Oscar contender is one of the many films that have put Cincinnati on the map as a movie city. Production crews are currently here filming with Nicholas Cage and Gina Gershon. Ten movies are being produced here this year, including with John Travolta; with Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman; and ' with Ellen Page and Kate Mara. Other popular movies like and have been filmed in Cincinnati in the past.
Film Cincinnati, a nonprofit that promotes and cultivates filming endeavors in the city, connects filmmakers to local production crews and talent. Here to talk about Film Cincinnati and the short and long term economic benefits filmmaking brings to this region are Executive Director of , Kristen Schlotman, and WVXU Media Beat Reporter, John Kiesewetter.
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