Current Work
- Workforce Training and Development
- The GCFC has implemented a new workforce-training program in cooperation with a New York production company called Nehst Studios and local universities called “The Aspiring Filmmakers Boot Camp”. While many universities’ media programs have excellent curriculum regarding the creative side of filmmaking, this seminar is conducted by top film industry professionals and addresses the business side of filmmaking such as pitching (selling) a script, making a budget and a shooting schedule, hiring crew, production and distribution.
- Bringing New Business to Greater Cleveland
- The Film Commission recently attracted and assisted with a DreamWorks film titled The Soloist which used 850 hotel bed nights for their three-day shoot here, and employed several local crew, extras, and vendors, resulting in nearly $900,000 in direct spending. The Film Commission is also working with Nehst Studios, a New York production company, to bring their headquarters to Cleveland. Nehst Studios can potentially bring 125 million dollars in new spending and create up to 1,200 full-time-equivalent jobs within their first two years in Cleveland. The Film Commission has been assisting Nehst Studios in their negotiations with the local and state government to relocate here.
- Advocating on Behalf of the Film Community
- The Film Commission has made significant headway with advocacy for a state motion picture tax incentive, involving top production executives, independent filmmakers, and public officials to rewrite the legislation to make it more competitive with other states. The revised legislation has heavy support from legislators and government officials, and the plan is to push for the legislation to be included in the state budget for 2009 this December.
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