2022 Film Columbus Summit on Film and Entertainment
Date and time
Join Film Columbus and the Greater Columbus Arts Council as we present a lively discussion on the present and future state of film in CBus.
About this event
** 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