KSAT ABC QUOTES WIFT SATX+ ON “1923” PRODUCTION

KSAT ABC INTERVIEWS WOMEN IN FILM & TELEVISION CEO ABOUT 1923 PRODUCTION

The “Yellowstone” prequel “1923” films in San Antonio – WIFT SATX+ members advise on production

Read the full KSAT (ABC) article HERE by Julie Moreno, Executive Producer/Digital Content including quotes from her interviews with Women in Film & Television San Antonio CEO Ceslie Armstrong (CEO, Executive Producer of CESLIE Studios) and Krystal Jones, Director, City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture and  member of the Council of Commissioners of WIFT SATX

From KSAT.COM:

‘1923′ production in San Antonio creates full-circle moment a century after historic movie ‘Wings’ was filmed here

‘It’s a big deal’: ‘1923′ filming in San Antonio puts spotlight on city, women in local film industry

SAN ANTONIO – Hollywood is heading to San Antonio.

That’s the buzz this week as city officials announced that the “Yellowstone” prequel “1923″ will film in the Alamo City in September. The series is set a century ago, nearly the same time San Antonio first made Hollywood history as the filming location for “Wings” — the first movie to win the Academy Award for Outstanding Picture. The 1927 silent film was released by Paramount; Paramount+ is the network behind “1923.” It’s a full-circle moment if you ask Ceslie Armstrong, the CEO of Women in Film & Television San Antonio.

“The premiere (of ‘Wings’) was just steps away from where the production of ‘1923′ will be,’ said Armstrong, who worked as a liaison in the efforts to bring “1923″ to San Antonio. “It really takes a lot of moving parts and a lot of very interested, hard-working people to put these things together,” Armstrong said.

She credits San Antonio’s Arts & Culture Department and the San Antonio Film Commission for their work in landing the gig.

“San Antonio really can and is eager to service these kinds of major productions,” Armstrong said.

“The fact that this project has selected San Antonio as a filming destination speaks highly of all that our vibrant and thriving city has to offer television and film projects,” said Department of Arts & Culture Executive Director Krystal Jones. “San Antonio provides productions so many different looks and eras, lending itself well for any story to be told.”…..Read the full KSAT (ABC) article HERE

San Antonio landing “1923” production is being compared to “Wings” movie being filmed in the Alamo City in 1926-1927. (public domain/James Minchin, Wings poster – public domain/ “1923” image ©2022 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. 1923 and all related titles, logos and characters are trademarks of Viacom)