The Filmmakers

Greater Cincinnati's filmmakers are more than just artists, post houses and equipment suppliers. They are community leaders. Business owners. Cultural catalysts. Their stories are Covington's story.

If you have a film about a unique Covingtonian filmmaker (yourself included) and their contribution to our community's collective artistry and/or economy, or are keen on making such a film, submit it to the Screen Test Film Project by October 15, 2009.

The Locations

Historic neighborhoods. Thriving commerce centers. Picturesque spaces. Each has its own unique appeal, and each provides a backdrop for the art, the business, and the home of many Greater Cincinnati filmmakers.

If you have a film about a unique Covington locale and its contribution to the story of Covington, or would like to produce one, submit it to the Screen Test Film Project by October 15, 2009.

The Collaborative Film

We'd love to bring some of our local talent together to showcase our creativity, our craft and our community. And what better way than a collaborative film project?

For inspiration, we've produced a seed for this story, a "Film Zero" if you will, that combines some of the people, places and things that make Covington... well, Covington. Watch Film Zero, entitled "Messages," here.

Go ahead. I'll wait.

Did you watch it? Great. We won't tell you what the film means to us, except to say that from our perspective, it is a decidedly Covington story.

Now it's your turn to tell your side of this story with a film that only you could make. Your talent, your style, your vision. Maybe you're inspired by what may have happened leading up to the events of Film Zero. Or by what happens after. Or who this unseen character is, or what's on the painting. Or maybe you just want to make a film about... peas. I think we'd all like to see that film.

Whatever inspires you about Film Zero, take that and run with it. Make a romantic comedy. Make a documentary. Make a Film Noir... film. Just make your film and submit it to us by October 15, 2009.

And since we're aiming for a truly collaborative event, we're not even limiting submissions to filmmakers. Anyone who can help tell this story-Artists, musicians, designers, interpretive dancers, mimes-anyone is invited to participate through any medium. But let's keep the mimes to a minimum. Mimimum?

On October 25th, we'll take all these unique pieces and bring them together at the Carnegie Center in Covington to tell one, unified story that could only happen here...

Register for the Covington Screen Test Film Project right now, and tell your side of the story.