Orlando, Florida

===Film===

In the mid-to-late 1990s, Orlando was known as "Hollywood East" because of numerous film production studios in the area, although such activity has slowed down considerably into the 2000s. Perhaps the most famous film-making moment in the city's history occurred with the implosion of Orlando's previous City Hall for the movie ''[[Lethal Weapon 3]]''. The same year, Orlando native [[Wesley Snipes]] starred in the film ''[[Passenger 57]]'', which was shot predominantly in his hometown. For the next decade, Orlando was production center for television shows, direct-to-video productions, and commercial production.<ref>"What Happened to Hollywood East?" ''Southwest Orlando Bulletin'', July 17, 2004</ref> In 1997, Walt Disney Feature Animation operated a studio in [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]] in [[Walt Disney World]]. The feature animation studio produced the films ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]'', ''[[Lilo & Stitch]]'', and the early stages of ''[[Brother Bear]]'', but shutdown in 2004 due to the company's newfound focus on [[computer animation]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.filmbuffonline.com/News/2003-2004/DisneyClosesStudio.htm | title=Disney Closes Florida Animation Studio }}</ref> [[Universal Studios Florida]]'s [[Soundstage 21]] is home to [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA Wrestling]]'s flagship show [[TNA Impact!]]. Nickelodeon Studios, which through the 1990s produced hundreds of hours of GAK-filled game shows targeted at children,{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}} no longer operates out of Universal Studios Florida. In the 2000s–2020s, [[entertainment industry|entertainment]] related operations have predominantly consolidated the city's tourism-related businesses — namely events, concerts, hotels, and [[trade shows]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/lawmakers-debate-repealing-floridas-film-and-entertainment-office-33799186 | title=Lawmakers debate repealing Florida's film and entertainment office }}</ref>

The [[Florida Film Festival]], which takes place in venues throughout the area, is one of the most respected regional film festivals in the country and attracts budding filmmakers from around the world. Orlando's [[indie film]] scene has been active since Haxan Film's ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]'' (1999) and a few years later with [[Charlize Theron]] winning her [[Academy Award]] for ''[[Monster (2003 film)|Monster]]'' (2003). A Florida state film incentive has also helped increase the number of films being produced in Orlando and the rest of the state.