The Columbus Film Office brought together local creators from across the entertainment spectrum Feb. 19 at The Loft in Columbus for the Columbus Creators Mixer, an evening designed to connect storytellers, expand the office’s reach beyond traditional film production and spotlight resources available to the region’s growing creative community.
The mixer marked a public launch of the film office’s broadened scope, which now encompasses gaming, music, podcasting and digital content creation alongside traditional film. Columbus Film Commissioner Joel Slocumb said the shift reflects both national trends and the needs he has heard directly from local creators.
“We saw those doors begin to open, and the demand from what we were hearing from national and state levels,” Slocumb said. “After many conversations, we decided to encompass that into what we are doing.”…