BONES AND ALL
Luca Guadignino and Timothee Chalamet have reunited for the new feature film, Bones and All.
Set in midwest America during the eighties, Bones and All is the story of a young woman, Maren Yearly, who sets out on a journey of self-discovery after being abandoned by her mother and living in exile for the bad thing she does and can't help but do. Maren meets Lee, a drifter, and the movie follows their road trip love story for answers from Maren's father as to why she has an innate instinct to kill and eat people.
Bones and All is the movie adaptation of the book by Camille DeAngelis. Maren Yearly is played by Taylor Russell and Chalamet as Lee. David Kajganich, a graduate of Ohio's Miami University, wrote the screenplay and has worked with Guadignino on his previous projects Suspiria and A Bigger Splash. This is Guadignino's first film shot on American soil.
Production is underway in the Greater Cincinnati Area.
"Our local crews are back to work in Cincinnati on feature films and we couldn't be happier," said Kristen Schlotman, Film Cincinnati executive director. "The film will shoot through mid-July and put hundreds of locals to work, not to mention book thousands of hotel rooms while on location. The impact will be significant."
The movie will film for approximately three months in the region and utilize over 115 locations.
“'I’ve been totally influenced by the American culture, American cinema and now, American landscape, so I’m very happy and proud that I’ve finally come to this shore...' 'The last few months have been amazing for me, getting to know this part of the country, which is beautiful and unseen,'" told by Guadignino to Deadline.
Bones and All also stars André Holland (Selma, American Horror story, 42, Moonlight); Jessica Harper (Suspiria, 7th Heaven, Minority Report, Ally McBeal,); Michael Stuhlbarg (Call Me By Your Name, The Shape of Water, Boardwalk Empire); Francesca Scorsese (HBO's We Are Who We Are, The Aviator); and director-producer David Gorden-Green (Halloween, Joe, George Washington).
LOOKING TO BREAK INTO THE INDUSTRY?
Film Cincinnati is excited to announce the launch of their new workforce development virtual seminar series.
The training series will take place 2021-2022 and examines the inner workings of filmmaking combing through each department and opening the discussion about diversity and inclusion. It offers a new way for film aficionados to learn how to break into the industry.
“Ninety-Eight percent of people in this industry will never walk the red carpet. Movies are made by hardworking tradespeople,” says Kristen Schlotman, executive director at Film Cincinnati. “The purpose of this seminar series is to educate a new audience that there is a space for them in this industry.”
Features and benefits of the training seminars include.
A breakdown of the industry department by department
Direct access to Film Cincinnati and local crew leaders
Attendance is free, and recaps of the sessions will be available online
Seminars will be hosted by Kristen Schlotman and start June 29, 2021, with the first topic of discussion being acting. The special guest will be Lynn Meyers of the Ensemble Theater, as well as the region’s leading casting director in the film industry, register here. For more information on the workforce development seminars, visit filmcincinnati.com
THE MOMENT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR
Backlot is back! Mark your calendar for October 23, 2021 and more details to follow
INTERN SPOTLIGHT
Quinn Haehnle attends The Ohio State University and studies political science with a minor in screenwriting. He dreams of one day being a screenwriter and during his time at Film Cincinnati worked as a location scout.
"It was an amazing experience learning hands-on what locations scouting is and how it fits into a larger production. I always felt very supported and was able to learn from and talk with many people in the industry," says Haehnle.
Film Cincinnati has an extensive database of photographed locations across the region. Our locations are organized by type- bookstore, gas station, church, etc. and further broken down into multiple sub-folders. We compile a file of location ideas for clients, which is ever-changing as the project evolves. A robust database is vital as it can often be the client's initial introduction to Cincinnati.
Quinn worked diligently to find additions that added to our collection.
"I spent a lot of my time finding rural white churches and finding streets that resemble mid-1900’s New York," says Haehnle. "Walking through all different corners of the city, I really grew an appreciation for how many different places and things Cincy has to offer."
The skills needed as a location scout are being able to work independently topped with vision as well as a creative eye to turn an abstract concept into reality. Skills and new ways of thinking that will benefit him in the future in this industry.
'I think it will be a fantastic jumping-off point where I can show that I was able to work with people in the industry and accomplish any task they gave me. Film Cincinnati supports their interns and wants them to succeed and knowing that will give me the confidence and credentials to keep moving forward."
Interested in continuing the work of Quinn? Email tassy@filmcincinnati.com
FILM CINCINNATI IN THE NEWS
WCPO's Tanya O'Rourke interviewed Film Cincinnati's Kristen Schlotman.
Get an inside look at the woman whose career has been spent growing the film ecosystem in Cincinnati.
Schlotman has been in the industry for the last 20 years, and has made it her professional mission to bring jobs and new revenue to Cincinnati through film production.
“I’m very blessed in the sense that I have two passions in my life: movies and Cincinnati, and I am able to combine them to make a difference here in our community,” says Schlotman, “I believe in what we do, and I wake up every day inspired to do more.”
In her tenure, she's attracted and serviced hundreds of movies, television shows, commercials, and music videos in Cincinnati.
A career-high for Schlotman was the inauguration of the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit, of which she played a pivotal role in its implementation. Schlotman became a registered lobbyist and dedicated herself to advocating and educating politicians why a tax credit for production was good business for Ohio. She worked closely with government to properly write such legislation. In 2011, it passed solidifying Ohio as a competitive location for filming.
The Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit, currently, provides a refundable, tax credit of 30 percent on production cast and crew wages plus other eligible in-state spending.
Since the implementation of the tax credit, filming of these productions has resulted in a local economic impact of approximately $250 million, an earnings impact of over $55 million, and an employment impact of over 2,500 jobs.
Thanks to the hard work of Schlotman and the thriving, robust film community in Cincinnati, the city has been named one of the top ten best places to live and work as a moviemaker by MovieMaker Magazine for the last four years.
Learn more about what sparked Schlotman's passion for the industry, the impact she's made, and the work she's bringing to town here.
Emilio Estevez gave Cincinnati and the film commission a shout-out in his latest interview.
Estevez was speaking with Vanity Fair about his new series, The Might Ducks: Game Changers, airing on Disney+. Estevez spent much of the conversation bragging about how wonderful Cincinnati is.
"...Between the breweries and the restaurants and the historical preservation of the architecture. It’s a really magical city. I call it the Paris of the Midwest. I didn’t coin that, but that’s how I feel about it," says Estevez.
He also thanked Kristen Schlotman for introducing him to the Queen City.
"So my mom was born in Cincy, my dad is from Dayton. I was on a national tour with my film The Way; our last stop was in Cincy and Kristen Schlotman, who runs the Film Commission, said, 'Hey, you should stick around and see what Cincy has to offer.' And I did. That began the love affair back in 2010. And in the last 10 years, the city has just exploded."
Estevez's interest in Film Cincinnati and the city continued to grow, and he even relocated his 2017 movie, The Public that he wrote and directed, out of LA to Cincinnati.
“In the case of getting this film (the public) made; it took a city and that city is Cincinnati. Kristen Schlotman, who runs the Cincinnati film commission–we would not be here without her," says Estevez.