LUNAFEST, a national festival of women's films, comes to Dayton for the 7th time Sunday June 5 at from 3:00-5:00 pm at the Neon. The program features six award-winning short films for, by and about women that are international in…
FilmDayton is looking for volunteers to help build their location database. Photographing and writing short descriptions of Dayton area locations that could be used in filming movies. Some basic website knowledge required to upload photos to web-based database required. An orientation…
Academy Award-nominated, Yellow Springs-based filmmakers Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar debut their latest short film Sunday, April 17th at 5:15pm at The Neon, as part of the Dayton Jewish Film Festival. Featuring interviews and footage of the composer Ricky…
“ The Wexner Center for the Arts is honored to host Julie Dash and the world premiere of the new restoration of her groundbreaking Daughters of the Dust on May 20 and 21 (Dash visits only on May 20), on…
The Society of Camera Operators Presents The Art and Craft of the Hollywood Camera Operator at Northern Kentucky University on Saturday, April 9, 2016 from 3-6pm. Geoffrey Haley, SOC will lead a discussion and screening focused on the art…
State Sen. Tom Patton says the film tax credits pay for themselves. A bill introduced in the state Senate this week would quadruple the tax credits available to filmmakers shooting in Ohio. S.B. 289 was introduced by Republican Sen. Tom…
“I’ve had soundtracks playing in my mind for every moment of my life” Chinonye Chukwu is an accomplished filmmaker currently teaching at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Her films AlaskaLand, Bottom, and A Long Walk have won numerous…
CASTING: Male to portray TEDDY ROOSEVELT as both a young man (mid 20’s) & also older (in his 50’s; we’ll age actor if appropriate). Physical resemblance a plus, but more importantly, strong acting chops to embody his powerful, charismatic, albeit…
At our February board meeting FilmDayton welcomed two new members to our Board of Trustees. Jeffrey Senney and Allyn Conway will each serve a three year term on the board. Founded in 2008, FilmDayton works to advance the art, craft…
Sometime you see a film and you wonder where the inspiration for the story came from. And then there are times you see a film and it sparks a memory. This past fall I was one of hundreds in the…
