The Columbus Film Office has announced an extension of the application submission deadline for its Local Filmmaker Grant Program to March 31, 2026. The extension comes in response to overwhelming interest generated at last week's Columbus Creator's Mixer.
Founded by Motown legend Smokey Robinson, The Miracles produced an amazing 26 Top 40 songs, four of which are in the Grammy Hall of Fame – big hits including “Shop Around,” “The Tracks of My Tears,” “Tears of a Clown,” “I Second That Emotion.” “Ooh, Baby Baby” “Mickey’s Monkey” “Goin’ to A-Go-Go” and many more.
Some good news: the post-Presidents' Day weekend in U.S./Canada wasn’t that slow with all films grossing just over $79M, +2% from a year ago. The 2026 year to date B.O. stands at $1.05 billion, still ahead of 2025 by 7% per industry estimates.
The Columbus Film Office is having a creators mixer to “broaden the scope of film production” in the city of Columbus. Rather than solely traditional film production, the film office says they are expanding the horizon to gaming, music, podcasts and digital content creation.
Warner Bros is calling the global opening of Wuthering Heights at $82M, that’s $42M international and $40M domestic.
"Hidden Figures" production personnel discuss the surprisingly authentic 1960s locations used throughout Georgia. The NASA scenes, for example, were actually shot at five different locations, one of which was Columbus, Ga.
What can be as bad as a 2,000-mile snowstorm that shutters theaters? Why, Super Bowl weekend. And while it’s not the lowest weekend of the year, it came close.
Filmmakers in the Chattahoochee Valley aiming to bring local stories to life now have more time and resources to help get their projects funded. The Columbus Film Office has announced an expanded round of the Local Filmmaker Grant Program for 2026.
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