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CSU Film School Chooses Frederic Lahey as Director

The Greater Cleveland Film Commission (GCFC) congratulates Frederic Lahey on his selection as the inaugural Director of the Cleveland State University (CSU) School of Film, Television and Interactive Media. The process to choose the Director was long and thorough, involving officials from CSU as well as GCFC President Ivan Schwarz. “Director Lahey is the right...

Where are they now? “Antwone Fisher”

We look back at movies that #FilmedInCLE and what some of the people involved are doing now. ANTWONE FISHER, Writer/Co-Producer A Cleveland native, Fisher’s screenplay, based on his memoir “Finding Fish,” tells the story of Fisher as a young man in the Navy and his struggle to master his temperamental nature, address past abuse as...

Where are they now? “The Avengers”

We look back at movies that #FilmedInCLE and what some of the people involved are doing now. JOSS WHEDON, Director – The creator of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Firefly” was helming only his second feature film, but his knack for snappy dialogue and meaningful character moments was on display throughout “The Avengers.” Recently, Whedon shocked Marvel...

McConaughey and Co. Seen Around Town

McConaughey Bowling at Mahall’s (facebook) As the Matthew McConaughey film known as “Untitled Detroit City Project” continues to shoot throughout Cleveland, more people have been spotting the Oscar winner on and off movie sets: Matthew McConaughey films scene for “White Boy Rick” in Cleveland’s Tower City – Cleveland.com Yep, that was Matthew McConaughey at Lakewood...

Assembling “The Avengers”, Five Years Later

Dear Friend of GCFC, Five years ago, Marvel’s “The Avengers” premiered and became the fifth highest grossing motion picture of all time. As many of you know, it was filmed in large part right here in Cleveland and surrounding areas. However, some might not know exactly how that all came about. In early Spring 2011, the...

New Site, Same Mission

Welcome to GCFC’s new website, complete with this new thing we’re trying that no one has done before: a blog. It is our hope that you will join us here periodically for insight into what we do here at GCFC day-to-day, to learn about what’s happening in the local media production industry, meet the people...