Bega Metzner started in film as a PA in NYC and spent 20+ years designing costumes for features, commercials, and print. After falling for Moab in the late ’80s, she eventually made it home — and since 2016, she’s led the Moab to Monument Valley Film Commission, the world’s longest-running - Now in it's 76th year.
Under her leadership, the Moab region has welcomed high-profile productions including Godzilla x Kong: Supernova, Marvel’s Thunderbolts*, Wild Horse Nine and Horizon: An American Saga. In 2025, Bega was honored with a Highly Commended recognition for Location of the Year at the Global Production Awards in Cannes, and recently received the Entrepreneurial Spirit Award at the Eastern Utah Economic Summit.

AFCI Board Member. Certified Film Commissioner. FilmUSA Member. LMGI partner. Rural film champion. Proud Moab local.