{"id":2003848,"date":"2025-09-07T11:28:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T11:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2003848"},"modified":"2025-09-07T11:28:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T11:28:02","slug":"theres-a-community-here-that-wants-to-make-movies-columbus-incentive-funds-local-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/theres-a-community-here-that-wants-to-make-movies-columbus-incentive-funds-local-films\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;There&#8217;s a community here that wants to make movies:&#8217; Columbus incentive funds local films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When the Columbus-based <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tribecafilm.com\/films\/poser-2021\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Poser film;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Poser film<\/a> made it to the 2021 Tribeca film festival, it proved something John Daugherty\u00a0has been preaching for years: Central Ohio is full of talented filmmakers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We just never had enough funding to go out and really sell Columbus as a destination that required a legitimate film commission,&#8221; said Daugherty, director of the Greater Columbus Arts Council&#8217;s Film Commission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Now, central Ohio is in its <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/showcasing-ohio-doing-funding-incentive-110033887.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:second year of a pilot program;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">second year of a pilot program<\/a> offering monetary incentives to local filmmakers who use a majority Franklin County-based crew and filming locations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>The Columbus Motion Picture Incentive entered the second year of its pilot program offering local filmmakers funding to produce Franklin County-based films.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Four new film and media projects received support through the Columbus Motion Picture Incentive (CMPI). Three of those also earned incentives from the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit (OMPTC), which has been in place since 2009.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Among the projects is a kids&#8217; mini-series with the working title, &#8220;Triple Dare&#8221; from production company <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elevatepictures.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Elevate Pictures;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Elevate Pictures<\/a>. The project received $40,000 from CMPI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jeremy Hughes, CEO of Elevate Pictures, which was established in 2008, said Columbus has long been a hub for creative innovation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;There&#8217;s no reason that we can&#8217;t build up an amazing base for filmmakers here and do the same things that are happening anywhere else in the world,&#8221; Hughes said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With the new funding, Hughes said his team will spend the next six months building an ongoing channel series that will highlight children&#8217;s musical talent and expand into other programming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Other projects awarded include &#8220;Funnybone,&#8221; a feature film from Loose Films, &#8220;Blueprint,&#8221; a series from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unincarcerated.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Unincarcerated Productions;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Unincarcerated Productions<\/a> that earned $40,000 from CMPI and &#8220;Gabriel and the Guardians,&#8221; an animated series from Colossul Studios and Angel Studios that received $15,000 CMPI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;There&#8217;s a community here that wants to make movies and its obvious there&#8217;s a market for this industry and its an industry that shows economic returns,&#8221; Daugherty\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The CMPI launched in October 2024, initially awarding three local filmmakers with $20,000 each to produce films with a Franklin County-based crews.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Columbus film commission initially <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gcac.org\/press-release\/greater-columbus-arts-council-awards-six-filmmakers-25000-grants\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:joined the GCAC in 2020;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">joined the GCAC in 2020<\/a> to help back efforts to increase funding in film. Despite recent <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gcac.org\/press-release\/update-on-gcac-funding-for-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:budget adjustments at GCAC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">budget adjustments at GCAC<\/a>, according to Daugherty, this cycle of funding remains in place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Trending features reporter Amani Bayo can be reached at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/mailto:abayo@dispatch.com\" data-ylk=\"slk:abayo@dispatch.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">abayo@dispatch.com<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/entertainment\/local\/2025\/09\/07\/columbus-filmmakers-receive-incentives-through-motion-picture-program\/85740363007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Columbus filmmakers receive incentives through Motion Picture program;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Columbus filmmakers receive incentives through Motion Picture program<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the Columbus-based Poser film made it to the 2021 Tribeca film festival, it proved something John Daugherty\u00a0has been preaching for years: Central Ohio is full of talented filmmakers. &#8220;We just never had enough funding to go out and really sell Columbus as a destination that required a legitimate film commission,&#8221; said Daugherty, director of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2003849,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[336476,361913,364886,364884,364885,364883,364887,364882,312641],"class_list":["post-2003848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-angel-studios","tag-central-ohio","tag-cmpi","tag-columbus-motion-picture-incentive","tag-film-commission","tag-greater-columbus-arts-council","tag-jeremy-hughes","tag-john-daugherty","tag-tribeca-film-festival"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Theres-a-community-here-that-wants-to-make-movies-Columbus.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2003848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003848\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2003849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2003848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2003848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2003848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}