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Columbus Film Office Expands Local Filmmaker Grant Program for 2026

The Columbus Film Office is proud to announce the continuation and expansion of its Local Filmmaker Grant Program (LFMGP) for 2026. The program, designed to nurture local talent and support independent filmmakers in the Chattahoochee Valley, has demonstrated significant success in its inaugural year, fostering creative projects that showcase the region's storytelling talent and production capabilities.

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Weekend Box Office Results: ‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ Burns ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ With No. 1 MLK Weekend

James Cameron’s Na’Vi sent Sony’s Infected running away from the top spot at the box office as 20th Century Studios’ Avatar: Fire and Ash pulled in $17.2M over the four-day fifth weekend while 28 Days Years Later: The Bone Temple came in below its $20M+ tracking projections with a studio-reported $15M (by the way no other studio sees it there). Sony is calling 3-day at $13M, which makes it the second highest opening in the Danny Boyle-Alex Garland franchise after last June’s 28 Years Later ($30M).

Premiere event held for 90s-themed horror feature film: ‘Southern Scares’ at historic Springer Opera House

Southern Scares is the second feature film put on by director and screenwriter Paul Rowe’s Last Caress Productions, in partnership with producer Andy Carpenter and Trey Walker’s Mud Films. The project debuted on Saturday, Jan. 10, at the Springer Opera House in downtown Columbus, which also happens to be one of the locations featured in the project. 

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The Columbus Film Fund is an incentive to provide funding to compensate producers for the additional costs associated with bringing crew to Columbus.

With incentives up to $300,000, the Columbus Film Fund can help dramatically cut production costs without sacrificing quality.

Please contact Joel Slocumb at the Columbus Film Office for assistance at 800.999.1613.

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