MPC Annual Message

Thank You for a Year of Impact!

Dear MPC Members and Supporters,

As we step into the first days of 2025, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude for your commitment and engagement over the past year.

To put it mildly, 2024 was a challenging year for our industry, with significant headwinds across multiple sectors. Yet in spite of this, you made our work together at MPC truly meaningful. By showing up to collaborate, learn, and participate, you helped us deliver over 15 impactful programs, educational initiatives, and events – serving more than 1,700 industry members to strengthen our community and support the industry from the ground up.

From quarterly Member Meetings and Workshops for industry professionals, to our growing range of workforce development initiatives such as Camera Bootcamp, Editors Bootcamp, and the PA Workshop, your participation has been the cornerstone of our mission. We hope MPC has been a source of connection, knowledge, and growth for you – as a platform where we collectively shape the future of our industry.

We also expanded our student programming, including the Student Film Showcase (in partnership with Independent Film Festival Boston) and the Student Media Summit (in collaboration with MPC's Higher Education Consortium), to support future filmmakers and media professionals.

These programs are only possible through the generous support of our Annual Sponsors and the dedication of our MPC Members and broader creative community.

This past year, we also welcomed two new members to MPC’s board of directors: Shaun Clarke, Chair of Emerson College's Visual & Media Arts program, and Scott Lebeda, Digital Account Manager at Talamas. They bring fresh perspectives and energy to our leadership. At the same time, we said goodbye to two dedicated board members, Don Packer and Anne Joynt, whose contributions have left a lasting impact on MPC and helped build a strong foundation for the work ahead.

To kick off the new year, we encourage you to renew your membership – or join us for the first time in 2025. Your support powers our work and enables us to continue serving as the hub for the film, television, and media community in Massachusetts.

We’re also launching our annual Member Survey to help shape our priorities and programs for the years ahead. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts, it’s an invaluable way for us to understand what matters most to you.

As we turn the page on 2024, we’re eager to embrace 2025 with optimism and determination. This year, we’re especially excited to explore new ways to support local filmmakers and media producers while advancing our workforce development and student initiatives to build skills for both emerging and established creative professionals. Your continued support will make this possible, and we hope you’ll be there with us.

Thank you for being part of our MPC community. Here’s to a new year filled with opportunity, collaboration, and success!

Warm regards,

David Hartman, Executive Director

Massachusetts Production Coalition, Board of Directors