Thursday, February 10, at 7PM, Film Columbus and Cleveland-based Gravitas Ventures look at Columbus-based filmmaker Jon Sherman’s latest project They/Them/Us and uses it as a case study for how distribution works in the current environment. Bill Guentzler from Gravitas Ventures will be joining as the expert in distribution. Bill is…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Film Columbus and the Greater Columbus Arts Council (Arts Council) announce the winners of the Film It In Cbus Creation Awards, furthering their ongoing investment in local filmmakers and the film industry. There were two awards available to filmmakers this year: a $20,000 grant for production/post-production on…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Film Columbus and the Greater Columbus Arts Council (Arts Council) are investing in local filmmakers. Applications are now open here. With the new Film It In Cbus Film Creation Awards now open for applications, there will be two awards given this year: a…
They/Them/Us Wrapping Filming in Columbus (Columbus, OH) — Film Columbus is excited to show continued support for the new film They/Them/Us. Shooting will wrap at the end of August with post production starting soon after. Starring Joey Slotnick (The Blacklist, Too Big to Fail) and Amy Hargreaves (13 Reasons Why,…
The Senate Finance Committee will be holding public testimony on Thursday, May 23rd at 9:00 AM. The hearings are on tax and general government topics which includes the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit. Please consider attending! Testifying is not mandatory to attend; we hope to show the strength of our numbers…
Help us save the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit by writing your lawmakers…NOW! We have created a new letter template for you to download and copy/paste into an email. The letter along with email addresses is below or you can click on this link to download a Microsoft Word version…
Thousands of Jobs Could Be Lost With the Elimination of the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit (Columbus, OH) – The Ohio House of Representatives last week proposed the elimination of the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit. While the proposed budget has to still make its way through the…
Recent efforts are ramping up to expand the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit. We have spoken with other film commissions around Ohio and all of us agree that in order to continue to grow the industry the credit needs to be expanded. Thank you for your continued support! You can…
For full story click here. Business First covers the issues facing the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit, the need for expansion, and the need for ATL (above-the-line) caps.