The Greater Cleveland Film Commission (GCFC) is a 501(c)(3) private non-profit organization, also known as the Greater Cleveland Media Development Corporation. Its purpose is to bring jobs and economic impact to Northeast Ohio through the growth of a sustainable media production industry. It attempts this through a program of attraction, advocacy, and workforce development. History The Greater Cleveland Film Commission was founded in 1998 by its first President, Chris Carmody. Early on, the city attracted several independent productions like Welcome to Collinwood, Antwone Fisher and American Splendor. However, in the mid-2000s, it became readily apparent that for Cleveland, and Ohio, to compete with other states, a tax incentive would need to be implemented to lure productions away from other more established production centers. In 2006, Ivan Schwarz was named the new president and CEO of GCFC. Schwarz began the long process of lobbying for some sort of financial incentive for the media industry in Ohio. In 2009, Ohio passed the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit, largely due to the efforts of Schwarz and GCFC. In fact, in the summer of 2011, Cleveland hosted four feature film productions at the same time: Marvel's The Avengers, Alex Cross, Fun Size and Tomorrow You're Gone. Since 2009, nearly 200 productions have filmed in Northeast Ohio. Notable Films/Television made in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio 25 Hill Against the Ropes Air Force One Alex Cross All the Marbles American Splendor Antwone Fisher The Avengers The Biggest Loser Captain America: The Winter Soldier The Charnel House Christmas at Maxwell's A Christmas Story Cleveland vs. Wall Street Dateline NBC The Deer Hunter Diary of a Hitman Double Dragon Draft Day Edge of Seventeen The Escape Artist Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Flattered The Fortune Cookie Freerunner Fun Size The Great Food Truck Race Harry and Walter go to New York Hoarders House Arrest House Hunters The Instructor The Kid from Cleveland The Kings of Summer Liberal Arts Light of Day Lilith Little Evil Made in Cleveland Major League Miracle Dogs My Friend Dahmer NBA on TNT The Nightowls of Coventry The Oh in Ohio One Potato, Two Potato One-Trick Pony Pieces Proximity The Rainmaker Renegade Force Running America The Shawshank Redemption The Soloist Spider-Man 3 Stranger Than Paradise Sugar Wars My Summer Story Take Shelter Tango & Cash Telling Lies in America The Fate of The Furious Those Lips, Those Eyes Turn of Faith Unstoppable Uptight Welcome Home,