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Ohio can claim a rich heritage in the film industry starting with Thomas Edison who, with his staff, invented the Kinetoscope in 1891.

Great actors and pioneering legends like Clark Gable, Lillian Gish, Dorothy Dandridge, Doris Day, and Paul Newman are Ohioans. Contemporary actors like Halle Berry, Martin Sheen, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Janelle Monae have carried on this tradition. Directors like Steven Spielberg, Jim Jarmusch, Julia Reichert, and the Russo Brothers have all called Ohio home.

Ohio Goes to the Movies is the brainchild of Stephen George, who envisioned a statewide film festival while planning the 2003 Ohio Bicentennial. As executive director of the Ohio Bicentennial Commission, he traveled to each of Ohio’s 88 counties to learn about their history. “I always asked people what they were proud of in their community. They often brought up an actor or film connection from  their hometown… that’s when the idea struck me,” he explained.

Get the latest on Ohio Goes to the Movies, including plans to honor homegrown movie greats, an exhibit that brings sci-fi films to life, film commission success with films made in Ohio, a film festival profile, and more in the new issue of their digital magazine.

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