** Thursday, April 28, 2022, 1pm-5pm at Gateway Film Center • Followed by networking opportunities **

Discussions will include the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit, local incentives in Columbus and how we grow the infrastructure and crew base, and setting up your project and business to succeed.

The term “film industry” has evolved into more than just film. For us in Columbus, “film” refers to not only the film industry but television, animation, gaming, and tech which includes post-production and visual effects (VFX).

Within all of these facets of the film industry sits an opportunity that we may not see again: an opportunity to kick-start the future of film in Columbus and Ohio. Let's start to look beyond a few large productions each year in Ohio. Let's look at an industry that provides thousands of jobs and millions of dollars across film, animation, VFX, AR, VR, post production, and gaming.

The film industry in Ohio IS NOT about Hollywood. It’s about local jobs, local support services, and a LOCAL sustainable industry fed by local talent, crew, and graduates of Ohio schools.

SCHEDULE

1:00pm-1:10pm: Film Commissioner update, John Daugherty

1:10pm-1:25pm: Keynote: Elizabeth Bell – Topic: Creating Opportunities in the Film Industry

1:30pm-2:15pm: Opportunity Panel (includes Q&A)

Elizabeth Bell – Producer; Co-Founder, Gateway Entertainment

Sterling Carter – Writer/director/producer; Carter Effect

Isaiah Jones – Student, Ohio University

Julianna Politsky – Producer

Eric Parmater – Producer; Co-Founder, Gateway Entertainment

Moderator: John Daugherty

2:20pm-3:15pm: Above the Line/Below the Line (Includes Q&A)

Amy Hargreaves – Actor; Homeland, 13 Reasons Why, Linoleum, They/Them/Us

Colin West – Writer/Director/Producer; Linoleum, Double Walker

Chad Simpson – Producer/director/writer; Linoleum, Free Ride

Otis Winston – Actor; The Plane, Venom, Greenland

Johanna McGinley - Actor/Asst Director/Crew; White Noise, Cherry, Outsiders

Moderator: Jon Sherman

3:20pm-4:05pm: Tax Credits/Audits/Banking (setting up LLC, financial credit) presented by PNC (Includes Q&A)

Alex Semerano – Pease & Associates

Chris Szuch – Pease & Associates

Kyle Lugg - PNC Bank

Kathy Masters - PNC Bank

Moderator/Panelist: Jon Sherman

4:10pm-5:00pm: Future of Entertainment and House Bill 599 (Includes Q&A)

Representative Laura Lanese - Sponsor House Bill 599

Angela Meleca – Ohio Citizens for the Arts

Joe Niedecken – Elevate Pictures/Gravitate Marketplace & Conference

Kyoung Swearingen – The Ohio State University Animation Department

Chris Volpe- Multivarious Games

Andy Myers - Good Deed Entertainment

Moderator: John Daugherty

5:00pm: Networking sponsored by Gravitate Marketplace & Conference