About Us

Mission

The aim of the Berkshire Film and Media Commission (BFMC) is to promote and facilitate filmmaking and new media opportunities in Berkshire County, western Massachusetts.  In a state known great tax incentives, BFMC agregates area resources, locations and talent to:

  • attract film, television and new media productions;
  • maintain an online production guide and locations library;
  • network local industry professionals;
  • develop film-related educational programs.

The Berkshire Film and Media Commission serves as an economic and cultural engine for Berkshire County and surrounding areas. 

BFMC is a fund of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, a 501(3) public charity.

Executive Director

  • Diane Pearlman

Board of Directors

  • William Beautyman – Chair
  • Jenny O’Haver – Vice Chair
  • Ronald Frohne - Treasurer
  • Jayne Atkinson
  • Michel Gill
  • Lauri Klefos
  • Jeff Kleiser
  • George Minkoff
  • Barbara Newman
  • Mark Rhodes
  • Carl Sprague
  • Douglas Trumbull
  • Kelley Vickery

Board of Advisors

  • Karen Allen
  • Nan Bernstein
  • Joe Cacaci
  • Tim Lovett
  • Sandra Thomas
  • John Toole
  • John Whalan