Harbor Island Studios Finds Temporary New Life with One-Year Lease
The nonprofit will run the county-owned studio while seeking more bookings and a self-sustaining model, with over 160 productions already filmed there.
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Harbor Island Studios Has New Operators
Harbor Island Studios, the region’s only publicly-owned stage, has new operators. Kirk Nordenstrom and Kris Flink, the Executive Director and Director of Operations of the local film nonprofit CREATE48, will officially oversee facilities, operations, and productions. The news was officially announced on Tuesday morning by King County Executive Girmay Zahilay, providing another temporary reprieve for the studio. However, how long the duo can o…
Burien’s Kirk Nordenstrom helps secure future of Harbor Island Studios
King County Executive Girmay Zahilay announced Tuesday, July 7 that CREATE48 Media Network will operate Harbor Island Studios under a one-year lease agreement designed to keep the publicly owned production facility active while the county develops a long term strategy for the property. The agreement allows CREATE48 Media Network – managed by Burien's Kirk Nordenstrom – to use the 89,000 square foot studio for the next year, supporting film produ…
FOLLOWUP: King County Executive's two-part plan for Harbor Island Studios' future
(WSB photo, April) Some news today about the future of Harbor Island Studios, the county-owned film-studios facility in the old “grain silos” visible from the West Seattle Bridge. The facility was championed by former King County Executive Dow Constantine; under his successor, Girmay Zahilay, it was targeted for cuts last year. Today, Executive Zahilay announced that the county will proceed with “surplussing” the site in hopes of finding a buyer…
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