Location of the Month Jan 2016 |
|
|
Washington Filmworks uses our Location of the Month newsletters to showcase the diversity of unique looks and resources for production in a number of jurisdictions around Washington State. Find previous installments archived on our website and on the WF Blog.
|
CITY OF BELLEVUE
Bellevue is a vibrant, modern, and growing city. Bellevue's compact one square mile downtown provides a dense urban core with wide streets situated among the city's high-rise office and residential towers. Downtown also features dozens of hidden courtyards and plazas. The city's waterfront and hilltop neighborhoods provide views of Lake Washington and Seattle's skyline from scenic curving lanes.
While downtown is very urban, the surrounding city features a myriad of parks and outdoor options including manicured gardens, wooded hiking trails, beachfront parks and a slough for kayaking amidst old growth timber and wetlands.
Bellevue hosts a summer Arts Fair and the Wintergrass Music Festival takes place in February. With urban nature nestled among greater Washington, those traveling to Bellevue can have the best of both worlds.
|
|
BELLEVUE WEATHER
|
| |
Photo credit: Merrill Images
|
Bellevue offers visitors a mild climate where temperature extremes are moderated by the proximity to Lake Washington and the Puget Sound. Summers are dry and warm with average daytime highs around 73-80 degrees and low humidity. With a waterproof jacket you can be out and about in Bellevue almost every day of the year.
Average Temperature:
January - High 46.0 F, Low 35.0 F
July - High 75.0 F, Low 55.0 F
Precipitation:
January Rainfall - 4.49 inches
July Rainfall - 0.97 inches
|
|
PROJECTS FILMED IN BELLEVUE
Features
Television Series
- Celebrity Wife Swap
- Rugged Justice
Commercials
- Clarisonic
- Group Health
- Kia
- Toyota
Still Shoots
Web Content
|
|
KEY LOCATIONS OF INTEREST
- Bellevue Arts Museum
- Bellevue Botanical Garden and Ravine Bridge
- Bellevue City Hall
- Downtown Park
- Enatai Beach Park (rents canoes and kayaks to paddle on the lake)
- Hidden Valley Sports Park
- Kelsey Creek Park & Farm
- Mercer Slough Nature Park
- Meydenbauer Center
- Old Bellevue (features old-fashioned lamp posts, brick sidewalks and cafes)
- Weowna Park
- Zipline and Aerial Adventure Park
|
|
DISTANCE TO CLOSEST LARGE WASHINGTON AIRPORT
- Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is approximately 17 miles from Bellevue.
|
|
CLOSEST LARGE CITY ADJACENT
- Seattle is approximately 9 miles from Bellevue.
|
|
RELEVANT CONTACT NAMES AND INFORMATION
- Local Film Liaison - Sharon Linton, Director, Marketing and Communications Manager, Visit Bellevue Washington, (425) 450-3720, [email protected]
- Agency that issues permits and costs - Tony Cezar, Right of Way/Construction Supervisor, (425) 452-7835, [email protected]
- Police or Sheriff's Department or agency that handles traffic control - Brian Johnson, Blue Line Protective Services, (206) 915-8518, [email protected]
|
|
ACCOMMODATIONS
|
| | Photo credit: Visit Bellevue Washington |
|
|
About:
1411 Fourth Ave., Suite 420
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 264-0667
Washington Filmworks is the non-profit 501(c)(6) organization that manages the state film and production incentive programs. Its mission is to create economic development opportunities by building and enhancing the competitiveness, profile, and sustainability of Washington's film industry. We do this by creating possibilities for local and national filmmakers, offering comprehensive production support, as well as financial incentives.
|
|
