Its purpose is to bring jobs and economic impact to Northeast Ohio through the growth of a sustainable media production industry.
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.
Schwarz began the long process of lobbying for some sort of financial incentive for the media industry in Ohio.
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.