The Greater Cleveland Film Commission

Staff

Ivan Schwarz
Executive Director

ischwarz@clevelandfilm.com

Jason Drake
Production Coordinator

jdrake@clevelandfilm.com

Jeanne Romanoff
Director of Development

jromanoff@clevelandfilm.com

Mary Crawford
Office Manager

mcrawford@clevelandfilm.com

Contact

Phone:	216.623.3910
Fax:	216.623.0876
812 Huron Road E, Suite 690
Cleveland, Ohio 44115 Map
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Happy Holidays from the Greater Cleveland Film Commission!

Thank you to everyone who made 2011 a great year of film in Cleveland! From everyone at the Greater Cleveland Film Commission, we wish you a happy holiday season and a joyous and prosperous New Year!

Ohio Film Tax Credit

The Ohio Film Tax Credit provides for a refundable credit against the corporation franchise or income tax for motion pictures produced in Ohio. The term "motion picture," as utilized within the context of the legislation, is broadly defined and means entertainment content created in whole or in part within the State of Ohio for distribution or exhibition to the general public.

More specifically, the following types of productions could be eligible for the Film Tax Credit:

Feature-length films
Documentaries (long-form, specials, mini-series, series and interstitial television programming)
Interactive web sites
Sound recordings
Videos
Music videos
Interactive television
Interactive games
Video games

Commercials
Any format of digital media
Any trailer, pilot, video teaser or demo created primarily to stimulate the sale, marketing, promotion or exploitation of future investment in either a product or a motion picture by any means and media in any digital media format, film or videotape provided the motion picture qualified as a motion picture

The tax credit is equal to 25% of non-wage and nonresident wage Ohio production expenditures and 35% of Ohio resident wage production expenditures.

Up to $5 million in credits is available per production.

A total of $30 million in credits are available in the FY 2010-2011 biennium, with $10 million of the total available in FY 2010 and $20 million available in FY 2011.

VISION: Achieve increased economic development in Northeast Ohio by using the artistic and culturally enriching activities of film and other media production to strengthen the workforce, support the media production industry and attract media production to the region.

MISSION: Promote the increase of media production in Northeast Ohio using effective strategies for attraction and workforce development including building an artistic infrastructure through film.

Road to the Red

Carpet 2012

www.RoadToTheRedCarpet.com

Message from Mayor Frank G. Jackson

Message from Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson to the film industry

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Filmography

2010 - present

The Avengers, Marvel Studios

Fun Size, Paramount Pictures

I, Alex Cross, QED International, James Patterson Entertainment

Boot Tracks

Freerunner, Vitamin A Films

Take Shelter, Strange Matter Films

The Taqwacores, Rumanni Filmworks

Lilith, Lilithfilm

2000 - 2009

The Soloist, DreamWorks
Spider Man 3, Sony Pictures
Christmas At Maxwell's, Laufer Film
The Oh in Ohio, Ambush Entertainment
Deep Attack, Silver Pictures
Against The Ropes, Paramount Pictures
Miracle Dogs, TAG Entertainment
American Splendor, HBO Films / Good Machine
Antwone Fisher, Fox Searchlight
Welcome To Collinwood, Warner Bros. / Good Machine
The Year That Trembled, Novel City Pictures
Proximity, Silver Pictures
Turn Of Faith, Boom Boom Productions
Nightowls On Coventry, Independent

1990 - 1999

Journey of Man, Sony Pictures Classics
Renegade Force, HBO / Triple Peak Productions, Inc.
Edge Of Seventeen, Luna Pictures
Air Force One, Columbia Tri-Star Pictures
The Dead Matter, Independent
Pieces, Russo Productions
The Rain Maker, Paramount Pictures
Telling Lies In America, Ben Myron Productions
House Arrest, Rysher Entertainment
Flattered, Silent H Films
Anywhere But Here, Every Footstep Films
Double Dragon, Imperial Entertainment
My Summer Story, MGM Productions
The Shawshank Redemption, Castle Rock Pictures
Chester & Irene, Chester & Irene Productions
Shooting Star, Cinevid Productions
Slaughter Of The Innocents, Shapiro Glickenhaus Entertainment
Men In Black, Fallout Shelter Productions
Noises Off, Disney / Amblin Productions
Paradise, Buena Vista Pictures
Diary Of A Hit Man, Continental Film Group

1980 - 1989

An Innocent Man, Touchstone Pictures
Major League, Paramount Pictures
Tango and Cash, Warner Bros.
Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael, Incorporated Television Company
An Unremarkable Life, Continental Film Group
Big Business, Touchstone Pictures
Light of Day, Taft Entertainment
Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Paramount Pictures
Tiger Warsaw, Continental Film Group
Stranger Than Paradise, Samual Goldwin Company
A Christmas Story, MGM / UA
All The Marbles, MGM / UA
The Escape Artist, Zoetrope

1970 - 1979

One Trick Pony, Warner Bros.
The Second Degree, Aselin Organization
Those Eyes, Those Lips, United Artists
The Instructor, American Eagle Productions
The Deer Hunter, EMI / Universal
Harry & Walter Go To New York, Columbia Pictures

I am a feature film, television, commercial, corporate video, music video producer

In addition to the things most film offices do -- free locations scouting, directories, permitting assistance and the like -- the Greater Cleveland Film Commission works to cut costs for producers and go above and beyond to provide an excellent environment for filming.

The Greater Cleveland Film Commission serves as a One Stop Shop for filmmakers, providing access to a local municipalities, private properties and more. The Greater Cleveland Film Commission is not only a central point for permitting and assistance with Federal, state, regional and local governmental agencies, we also have close relationships with many property owners in downtown Cleveland that can assist producers in location control.

I am an independent filmmaker

The northern Ohio area has an active independent filmmaking community. Please contact our office if we can assist your film.

Permits
Most permits have a nominal fee. For example, the City of Cleveland charges $20 for a permit per street for the duration of your shoot. Permits are required for obstructing the public right-of-way. Please either submit a Permit Form online or contact our office if you require a permit for northern Ohio.

I am an actor

Our organization does not list actors. Casting calls may be posted on our website from time to time, so please check our site under job postings. If you are interested in learning more about acting there are a variety of resources in town to contact.

AFTRA Office
216.781.2255

Cleveland Playhouse - Offers Classes and Workshops
www.clevelandplayouse.com

216.795.7000

Neohiopal Site - Performing Arts Email list
http://mailman.listserve.com/listmanager/listinfo/neohiopal
www.fredsternfeld.com

Karamu House - Offers a Summer Youth Camp (including drama), Youth Acting classes and Adult Acting classes
www.karamuhouse.org

216.795.7070

info@karamu.com

Talent Agencies:
CAM Talent Agency, Inc
www.camtalent.com

614.448.1122

D'Avila Model & Talent Management
216.240.6981

Docherty Agency
216.522.1300

Heyman Talent Agency
www.HeymanTalent.com

614.542.0882

Le Modeln, Inc.
lemodeln.com

330.758.4417

The Talent Group
www.talentgroup.com

Contact: Doug Snyder
216.622.8011

MTM Agency Cincinnati
www.mtmcincinnati.com

Contact: Lori Colwell
513.241.6100

Wilhelmina S2

www.s2mgmt.com

Contact: Stephanie Stein

614.294.0100

Or click here for a list of casting directors on our website.

I am a freelance crew member

We encourage you to register yourself on our website in the Crew section. Many times, UPMs or Line Producers search the listing for potential local crew, so be sure to keep your information up to date with us. We host quarterly Media Industry Mixers to keep people connected (details are included in our e-newsletter and on this site).

I am a vendor

Please register your business under the Vendor section on our website if you are interested in working with the production industry. There is no cost to list your business and we encourage you to update your listing with any new products or services you are able to offer.

I am new to the industry

We encourage you to network if you are interested in getting involved in the film industry. We host quarterly Media Industry Mixers throughout the year, which are always listed on our website and in our e-newsletter, which you can sign up for on this page.