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Yoni Bokser, Executive Director, NYS Governor’s Office of Motion Picture & Television Development (Moderator)
As Executive Director of MPTV, Yoni works with government and industry partners to facilitate film and TV production across New York State. MPTV serves as the primary liaison between NYS and entertainment production industry, coordinating with state agencies and marketing New York's amazing talent, locations, and incentives. In addition to managing MPTV, he focuses on New Media and the economic recovery of Broadway and theater. Mr. Bokser has been with Empire State Development since 2015, working to grow jobs and opportunities across NYS through industry outreach and education and the creation and implementation of targeted recovery programs. He has worked with unions, universities, media companies, local government, and legislators to craft programs and policies to ensure that New York has a highly trained workforce that represents New York’s diversity and is ready to meet the demands of the state's ever-changing and growing arts and media industry. Yoni Bokser is a lifelong New Yorker, with over a decade of experience working in government, politics, policy and economic development at the city, state, federal, and international levels.
Tim Clark was named Director of the Buffalo Niagara Film Office in 2006. He serves as Film Commissioner for the Western Region of New York State. In that role he is responsible for marketing the region to the worldwide film, television and commercial production industry.
He has assisted in bringing some of the biggest movie studios to the area including film productions from Universal Pictures, Paramount, Warner Bros., Disney and many others. In addition, he has helped to draw numerous independent feature movies with stars such as Bradley Cooper, Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Keanu Reeves, Kate Hudson, Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, and the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman.
Clark has also aided in bringing hundreds of television shows to Western New York including NBC’s “The Office,” History Channel’s “Top Gear” and ABC Television’s “Mega-stunt” program featuring Nik Wallenda walking live over Niagara Falls to a global TV audience.
In January 2020, he was elected Chairman of the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) a worldwide organization representing over 300 film offices on 6 different continents. In that role he served two years and worked closely with movie studio executives, screen sector professionals and colleagues around the world to develop global policy used in the making of motion pictures. He also helped lead the AFCI and the motion picture industry through the global Covid-19 pandemic.
Clark holds a BA in Communications from Canisius College, and he graduated from Canisius High School in Buffalo. He was awarded the degree of “Certified Film Commissioner” from AFCI University signifying achievement of the highest level of accomplishment in the profession. He is also a board member of Mercy Flight of Western New York and life member of the National Eagle Scout Association, Boy Scouts of America. As a life-long Western New Yorker, Tim Clark relies on a deep network of contacts to assist in servicing the numerous productions that shoot in our region.
Friday, October 27, 2023
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,
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,
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Director:
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Yoni Bokser, Executive Director, NYS Governor’s Office of Motion Picture & Television Development (Moderator)
As Executive Director of MPTV, Yoni works with government and industry partners to facilitate film and TV production across New York State. MPTV serves as the primary liaison between NYS and entertainment production industry, coordinating with state agencies and marketing New York's amazing talent, locations, and incentives. In addition to managing MPTV, he focuses on New Media and the economic recovery of Broadway and theater. Mr. Bokser has been with Empire State Development since 2015, working to grow jobs and opportunities across NYS through industry outreach and education and the creation and implementation of targeted recovery programs. He has worked with unions, universities, media companies, local government, and legislators to craft programs and policies to ensure that New York has a highly trained workforce that represents New York’s diversity and is ready to meet the demands of the state's ever-changing and growing arts and media industry. Yoni Bokser is a lifelong New Yorker, with over a decade of experience working in government, politics, policy and economic development at the city, state, federal, and international levels.
Tim Clark was named Director of the Buffalo Niagara Film Office in 2006. He serves as Film Commissioner for the Western Region of New York State. In that role he is responsible for marketing the region to the worldwide film, television and commercial production industry.
He has assisted in bringing some of the biggest movie studios to the area including film productions from Universal Pictures, Paramount, Warner Bros., Disney and many others. In addition, he has helped to draw numerous independent feature movies with stars such as Bradley Cooper, Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Keanu Reeves, Kate Hudson, Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, and the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman.
Clark has also aided in bringing hundreds of television shows to Western New York including NBC’s “The Office,” History Channel’s “Top Gear” and ABC Television’s “Mega-stunt” program featuring Nik Wallenda walking live over Niagara Falls to a global TV audience.
In January 2020, he was elected Chairman of the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) a worldwide organization representing over 300 film offices on 6 different continents. In that role he served two years and worked closely with movie studio executives, screen sector professionals and colleagues around the world to develop global policy used in the making of motion pictures. He also helped lead the AFCI and the motion picture industry through the global Covid-19 pandemic.
Clark holds a BA in Communications from Canisius College, and he graduated from Canisius High School in Buffalo. He was awarded the degree of “Certified Film Commissioner” from AFCI University signifying achievement of the highest level of accomplishment in the profession. He is also a board member of Mercy Flight of Western New York and life member of the National Eagle Scout Association, Boy Scouts of America. As a life-long Western New Yorker, Tim Clark relies on a deep network of contacts to assist in servicing the numerous productions that shoot in our region.
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