![]() Molloy said he’d expect those numbers to increase if Shaker Heights-based filmmaker Marquette Williams' vision for Cinema City comes true. The Greater Cleveland Film Commission told MovieMaker that roughly $140 million was spent on film productions in the area last year, and an additional $25 million was spent on television productions. Nick Jonas came to town to play the role of the Four Seasons’ Frankie Vall in a “Jersey Boys” adaptation. Oscar-nominated director Noah Baumbach (“Marriage Story”) filmed his latest feature “White Noise” in northeast Ohio in 2021, using not only downtown, but the surrounding suburbs to bring Don DeLillo’s 1985 novel to life. MovieMaker editor-in-chief Tim Molloy said Cincinnati is “having a huge moment,” drawing productions, like Oscar-winner John Ridley’s Shirley Chisholm biopic, and the upcoming Timothée Chalamet film “Bones and All.”Ĭleveland isn’t following too far, Molloy added. I couldn’t ask for more out of this community.” You don’t find that everywhere, especially in this business. “People across the industry acknowledge the talent of these people. I work with them not because it’s easy, but because they’re really, really good,” he told Film Cincinnati. “I found a team in Cincinnati - talented, good people. Those types of projects contributed nearly $80 million in economic impact in 20, the last years that figures are available, according to Film Cincinnati.Ĭinematographer Juanmi Azpiroz, who shot Hulu’s Frank Grillo action movie “Boss Level,” relocated from New York to live in the area. “The recognition is a testament to the talented cast and crew who live and work here, and who keep the film industry so strong in Greater Cincinnati.”įilm Cincinnati is a nonprofit dedicated to promoting Greater Cincinnati and northern Kentucky as a destination for film, commercial and television productions. “We are proud to return to the MovieMaker best places to live and work as a moviemaker,” said Kristen Schlotman, executive director of Film Cincinnati. In order, the rest of this year’s top five are Toronto, Atlanta, Montreal and Boston. That may come as a surprise to some, but the southwestern city has been the magazine’s top-ranked city each of the past four years. Cleveland is 12th.Īlbuquerque, New Mexico is the best place for movie-making this year, according to the list. The ranking puts the Queen City ahead of places such as San Francisco, San Diego, Miami and Washington, D.C. The annual rankings were released Tuesday by MovieMaker magazine, a publication dedicated to the art and craft of making movies.Ĭincinnati came in at No. MovieMaker magazine credits the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit with making Cincinnati, Cleveland, other Ohio cities attractive to filmmakers.Recent movies made in Ohio include upcoming Timothée Chalamet film “Bones and All" and Cleveland-shot feature “White Noise” by Oscar-nominated director Noah Baumbach.Albuquerque, New Mexico, was the top city on the list for the fourth year in a row.Cincinnati and Cleveland earned top-15 spots on this year's best cities in North America to live and work in film.
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