CINCINNATI LEADS THE STATE AGAIN

ON MOVIEMAKER’S BEST PLACES TO LIVE AND WORK FOR MOVIEMAKERS

Film Cincinnati and MovieMaker magazine today announce that Cincinnati once again is on the magazine’s list of the best places in North America to live and work as a moviemaker in 2022, ranking 11th overall and best in the state.

Film Cincinnati is the not-for-profit organization that works to promote Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky as a destination for film, commercial, and television production. Productions shooting in the area contributed nearly $80 million in economic impact in 2017 and 2018, the last years that figures are available.

Cincinnati ranking of 11th in North America is up two spots from last year and puts the area ahead of Cleveland, San Diego and Miami, among others.

MovieMaker compiles its annual list based on surveys, production spending, tax incentives additional research, and personal visits, whenever possible. The full list of winning cities and towns is below.

“We are proud to return to the MovieMaker best places to live and work as a moviemaker,” said Kristen Schlotman, executive director of Film Cincinnati. “The recognition is a testament to the talented cast and crew who live and work here, and who keep the film industry so strong in Greater Cincinnati.”

"Cincinnati has moved up two slots since last year thanks partly to increasing productions, fueled by Ohio’s $40 million commitment to a 30% rebate on projects that spend at least $300,000,” says MovieMaker editor-in-chief Tim Molloy. “It’s having a huge moment, drawing productions like Oscar-winner John Ridley’s Shirley Chisholm biopic and the Timothée Chalamet film Bones and All.


The entire Top 25 list includes:

1. Albuquerque (repeating at #1 for the fourth year)

2. Toronto (up 10 spots from last year, joining the Top 10 and Top 5)

3. Atlanta

4. Montreal (up three spots from last year, joining the Top 5)

5. Boston (up four spots from last year, joining the Top 5)

6. Vancouver

7. Chicago

8. Austin

9. Philadelphia

10. Calgary

11. Cincinnati (up two spots from last year)

12. Cleveland (up two spots from last year)

13. Oklahoma City (up two spots from last year)

14. Baltimore (up four spots from last year)

15. Dallas

16. San Francisco (rejoins the list after being absent last year)

17. San Diego

18. Miami

19. Kansas City

20. Memphis

21. Portland

22. San Antonio

23. Washington D.C.

24. St. Petersburg (up one spot from last year)

25. Fort Worth (joining the list for the first time)


Read more about the selections in this week’s edition of MovieMaker:

http://moviemaker.com/best-places-to-live-and-work-as-a-moviemaker-in-2022