WESTERN CONNECTICUT • NEWTOWN
Connecticut-only reporting and editorial briefs about film, television, production, venues, policy, incentives, and local crews connected to Newtown.
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CT FILM & TV DESK • January 21, 2026
The first trailer for Twisted highlighted a Connecticut-shot horror production led by Saw II director Darren Lynn Bousman and Newtown-based Chair 10 Productions.
CT FILM & TV DESK • July 20, 2026
The New Milford-based Gilmore Girls fan weekend returns September 4–6, bringing cast guests and television tourism back to the Connecticut town associated with Stars Hollow.
CT FILM & TV DESK • July 15, 2026
The feature film The Summer They Came put New Milford locations and local crew opportunities in the spotlight during its summer 2026 shoot.
CT FILM & TV DESK • July 15, 2026
Wishing Well Pictures filmed the thriller The One across three Fairfield County communities, working with local locations, businesses, cast, and crew.
CT FILM & TV DESK • July 2, 2026
The Connecticut Film & TV Alliance highlighted a 2026 filmmakers panel, another sign that the state’s production community is building its own rooms for learning and connection.
CT FILM & TV DESK • March 28, 2026
Watching Mr. Pearson, an independent film shot entirely in Connecticut, was scheduled for an April premiere at Scene One Playhouse in New Canaan.
CT FILM & TV DESK • March 25, 2026
A new short film about the 1970 Danbury bombings was set to premiere at The Palace Danbury near the locations where the events happened.
CT FILM & TV DESK • March 12, 2026
The 2026 Norwalk Film Festival announced an East Coast premiere, director and filmmaker conversations, student work, shorts, panels, and a filmmaking workshop.
CT FILM & TV DESK • August 22, 2025
Darien filmmaker Paul Sanchez brought a Bridgeport-shot art-horror film into the city’s fifth annual film festival.
CT FILM & TV DESK • July 28, 2026
Connecticut’s Office of Film, TV & Digital Media continues to direct producers toward current productions, incentives, locations, and the state’s film-production support system.
CT FILM & TV DESK • May 28, 2026
Connecticut’s 2026 budget added a two-year urban-focused film incentive opportunity for qualifying productions with principal photography in Bridgeport, Hartford, and New Haven.
CT FILM & TV DESK • May 12, 2026
Changes discussed in the 2026 budget process put Bridgeport, Hartford, and New Haven at the center of Connecticut’s next film-and-digital-media growth push.
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