West Virginia Film Office

08/31/2026

A farm-to-table dinner is coming to a West Virginia State Park near you, and tickets are selling out quick! 🍽️🎟️🌽

📍 Join us at Hawks Nest State Park
🗓️ September 5, 2026
📲 More info: wvstateparks.com/programs/farm-to-table-dinners

08/26/2026

Marshall University is excited to welcome home Joe Chrest, a 1986 graduate and star of the hit Netflix series “Stranger Things,” who will serve as grand marshal for the university’s 2026 Homecoming activities the week of Sept. 21-26.

Highlighting his role as grand marshal, Chrest will lead the Homecoming parade at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25. The parade is part of a full week of activities for this year’s Homecoming, “’80s Echoes: Come Back Curious.” The theme honors Chrest’s years at Marshall and draws inspiration from the nostalgic world of 1980s mysteries, as often referenced in “Stranger Things.”

Marshall University is excited to welcome home Joe Chrest, a 1986 graduate and star of the hit Netflix series “Stranger Things,” who will serve as grand marshal for the university’s 2026 Homecoming activities the week of Sept. 21 through Sept. 26. Highlighting his role as grand marshal, Chrest...

08/25/2026

CASTING CALL

Mark your calendars! Peake Street Pictures is seeking actors in the following roles for a pilot to be filmed in October:

PILOT: SCHMOOZE
SAG / AFTRA Ultra Low Budget Agreement
Pay Rate: $249/day
Filming: October 15-18th
Location: Charleston, WV
Written & Directed by: Chad Edmund Smith
Producers: Dustin Kerns, Ryan Dorsey, Ron Reedy, Chad Edmund Smith - Peake Street Pictures LLC
Email Submissions to: [email protected]

CHARACTER BIOS

UNCLE FRANK - A rustic sharecropper built on King James and Uncle Sam. He has a backwoods silver tongue that’s quick to draw a chuckle, and blue-collar brawn that keeps strangers at arms length

GRANDMOTHER - A sweet caretaker raised on TV Guide and Martha Stewart who’s quick with a hug; But don’t let her fool ya. This momma bear is quick with the claws if ya mess with those she cares for.

SABRINA - A kind, co-dependent stay-at-home mom whose personal identity was lost years ago when she became a wife and mother.

WAITRESS - A hardened, flirtatious single mom who’s quick with a sassy quip. She spent her formative years on the bar stool next to her ramblin’-gamblin’ father. Put together enough to raise her child right, but not enough to escape the “bar life” she resented her father for.

SUPERFAN MAN - Blue collar jolly guy with no social graces, zero self-awareness.

SUPERFAN WOMAN - Homemaker with no sense of personal space and bombastic nature.

SUPERFAN WOMAN 2 - A wannabe influencer with no tact, always looking for engaging content for the ‘gram.

08/24/2026

Brothers and West Virginia natives Robert Tinnell and Jeff Tinnell are founders of Allegheny Image Factory, which produced two of Netflix's biggest hits in 2026.

In March and April of this year, two of their films — “Gaslit by My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story” and “Bad Guardian” — were No. 1 and No. 4 on Netflix, respectively.

https://bit.ly/3Sm2wVB

Brothers Robert Tinnell and Jeff Tinnell grew up in West Virginia’s Marion County, but left the state to pursue careers in movie production. Their pursuits took them to the West Coast and beyond, where they established themselves in the film industry.

08/21/2026

Bob Ahmed's drama “Adam's Fire,” filmed in Lost Creek and north-central West Virginia, is hitting theaters this fall and will be streaming as well. The indie film premiers in Ahmed’s hometown of DC in September and afterwards will screen in West Virginia, so keep an eye out for showtimes!
https://diplomaticwatch.com/an-america-the-world-rarely-sees-adams-fire-a-film/

08/20/2026

Good morning from Almost Heaven! Today's daily304 features a hunting and fishing expo, a walking tour of downtown Charleston, and a look at one of WV’s most unusual rock formations. Read today's stories at daily304.com.

08/20/2026

ICYMI: Inner Action media is seeking local talent for another upcoming WV Lottery campaign. Think you have what it takes? Visit https://inneractionmedia.com/casting/ for details and contact information.

08/19/2026

At the West Virginia Film Office we love to see the explosion of film fests around the Mountain State. Head down to Beckley on Saturday, Aug. 22 as Freehub Magazine presents a Mountain Bike Film Fest and ride on Beckley Area Trails.



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08/19/2026

We're excited for the national release of West Virginia native NYC filmmaker Daniel Byers' creature feature, “Dark Hollow.” Byers won Austin Film Festival Best Horror Screenplay, beating out 11,000 other scripts with this dark and delicious mountain monster movie story.

Brainstorm Media has released a poster and trailer for writer-director Daniel Byers’ upcoming horror Dark Hollow. The film follows a young mother as she sets out protect her family by hunt down…

08/18/2026

In case you missed it ... Inner Action Media is seeking local talent for an upcoming WV Lottery campaign. For details, visit https://inneractionmedia.com/casting/.