Governor Scott Appoints Yvonne Boice to the Florida Film and Entertainment Advisory Council

Yvonne Boice (www.yvonneboice.com) was recently appointed by Governor Rick Scott to serve as a member of the Florida Film and Entertainment Advisory Council. As part of an elite 17 member team, Boice will focus on developing, marketing and promoting Florida’s entertainment industry. As the former chair of the Palm Beach International Film Festival (PBIFF), her leadership garnered the event’s ranking as “one of the top ten destination film festivals in the world” by MovieMaker Magazine. Boice will serve on the Council from June 2015 through August 2018. For more information about the council, http://www.filminflorida.com/ABOUT/FEAC.ASP

“It is a tremendous honor to be selected by Governor Scott for this prestigious appointment,” said Boice. “For over two decades with the PBIFF, I have championed Palm Beach County’s leading role in the film industry and have advocated for increased educational opportunities. With this new appointment, I am enthusiastically looking forward to working with the council on expanding the industry’s growth throughout Florida.”

The purpose of the council is to serve as an advisory body to the Department of Economic Opportunity and to the Florida Office of Film and Entertainment to provide these offices with industry insight and expertise related to developing, marketing, promoting, and providing service to Florida’s entertainment industry.

The key objectives that Boice and the council will be focused on include:

To aid in the development of plans to address the needs of Florida’s film and entertainment industry.
To improve the quality of life for all Floridian’s through the support and enhancement of a business climate that is conducive to the State’s film & entertainment industry.
To provide a broad and consistent base of industry related demographic, economic, and informational support to the Office of Film and Entertainment.
To advise in the development of an educational system that promotes a seamless K-12 through college digital/film education track, occupational skills training, and incumbent worker re-training, for the film & entertainment industry in Florida.
To strengthen film & entertainment industry planning and cooperation among public sector agencies and private sector organizations.
To assist governmental institutions and legislators in obtaining the resources necessary to proactively plan for the rapidly changing needs of the digital entertainment medium.
To be inclusive and work with special communities, minorities and diverse organizations in order to develop innovative ways of addressing their unique needs and challenges.

The Florida Film & Entertainment Advisory Council was formed as a result of legislation signed into law by the Governor Jeb Bush, July 1, 1999. Created in accordance with Chapter 288.1252 of the Florida Statutes, the Florida Film & Entertainment Advisory Council consists of 17 members, seven appointed by the Governor, five appointed by the President of the Senate, and five appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Film Commissioner, a representative of Enterprise Florida, Inc., a representative of CareerSource Florida, and a representative of the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation (VISIT FLORIDA) serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the Council, and are in addition to the 17 appointed members of the Council.