Lights … Camera … Action! From early-morning shoots on the beach for international print campaigns to weeklong shoots around the islands for national catalogs and feature films making Manatee County their home during filming, we’ve experienced it all.

The Isle of Destiny (1920) Our film history goes back to silent movies!

On An Island With You (1948) Featuring Esther Williams, Peter Lawford, Jimmy Durante, Cyd Charisse and Ricardo Montalban – what a cast!

Northeast Golf (1997) We’re not in the northeast, but golf pros found our beautiful courses perfect for this TV series.

Great Expectations (1998) Charles Dickens’ novel brought to life by Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hank Azaria, Anne Bancroft and Robert DeNiro. Originally the producers wanted to use the Powel Crosley Estate, but its rehabilitation had already begun. Finnegan’s home was in Cortez.

Palmetto (1998) Woody Harrelson and Elisabeth Shue steam up the screen in this Neo-Noir thriller, aptly named after one of the locales in which it was filmed.

Out of Time (2003) A crime/drama shot in Cortez featuring Denzel Washington, Eva Mendes and Dean Cain. (9 award nominations and 3 wins)

Second Chance (2008) Shindown, Atlantic Records recording group, filmed "Second Chance" on Anna Maria Island and around Cortez Fishing Village.

Workers' Comp (2011) - Still in production.  Starring Morgan Fairchild, David Proval and Robert Carradine, filmed at Pinnacle Park in Bradenton. Read what the producer of Workers' Comp has to say about filming in the Bradenton area.

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (2011)  Food Network's Guy Fieri filmed this  "Southern Flavor" episode at Jose's Real Cuban Food in Bradenton.  

Breaking Up with Rosie (2012)  A 2DB Productions feature, "Breaking Up with Rosie" was filmed in Sarasota. In the movie, a recently divorced romance novelist schemes to keep his success a secret so he doesn't have to share his earnings with his ex-wife. Watch the trailer here.