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Film Commission Honors Nordstrand with a Star!
Osceola
Refetoff
Photo
Selected for
Museum
Congratulations to Monterey
County Film Commissioner
Karen Nordstrand for
receiving a "Walk of Fame"
replica plaque from the
Monterey County Film
Commission Board of
Directors in honor of her
30 years working for the
nonprofit organization.
Nordstrand was hired
in 1990 by the original
executive director, Julie
Armstrong. Since the film
commission was created in
1987 by the Monterey County
Board of Supervisors, more
than $118 million has come
into local communities from
on-location film production
spend.
Nordstrand promotes
countywide locations
for filming and assists
productions with local
location ideas, resources
and crew. From feature
films, international BBC
documentaries, car
commercials, music videos,
to the recent TV series
Ratched and Big Little Lies,
she has been a vital resource
for scouts and filmmakers
who come to the county
for its scenery and breath-
taking coastline.
"I've found it so satisfying
to be of help to filmmakers
trying to accomplish their
creative productions,
and seeing the positive
economic impact that they
make in Monterey County,"
Nordstrand said.
The Commission has long
been an LMGI business
partner, and the Guild
thanks Nordstrand for her
professional commitment
and support!
The Museum of Art and
History in Lancaster, CA,
has just acquired a second
photographic work from
LM/scout Osceola Refetoff/
LMGI for its permanent
collection. Refetoff's pinhole
camera work Blue Hopper—
Pinhole Exposure—Mojave,
California—2010 is currently
displayed in MOAH's current
exhibit "Golden Hour,"
featuring photography based
work from their permanent
collection, alongside work
on loan from the Los
Angeles County Museum of
Art (LACMA). The exhibit runs
through May 9. A virtual tour
of the exhibit can be viewed at
this link:
https://players.cupix.com/p/
iwKjUdn9?ct=t%28A+SH
OW+A+BOOK+ANTARCTI
CA_COPY_01%29
Refetoff is also a finalist for
the Los Angeles Press Club's
first-place awards, including
Photojournalist of the Year in
2019. Winners will be
announced at a ceremony in
early April.
For more on Osceola Refetoff's
photography, please visit:
https://www.ospix.com/
13th Annual National Arts
& Entertainment Journalism
Awards for Best Feature
Photo, Best Photographic
Essay, and Photojournalist
of the Year. It's the fourth
time in a row Refetoff has
been nominated in all three
categories, earning him five
Photo
by
Kelli
Uldall
