Quarterly Mixers
Join our networking events and fundraisers in support of FilmToledo! Connect with filmmakers, actors and crew from all over NW Ohio and the region.
Next Event: July 2026 (Venue TBA)
FilmToledo Store
With every purchase of our branded merch, you can help support FilmToledo’s mission to bring more film jobs and educational opportunities to Northwest Ohio.
Open Now: store.filmtoledo.com
Glass City Screenwriters
A monthly screenwriters’ meetup to help local writers network and learn the craft of screenwriting. Join the GCSW every third Saturday of the month and get creative!
Maumee Film Festival
Now in its 8th year, Northwest Ohio’s largest film festival features three days of short and feature film screenings, workshops and panels featuring industry professionals.
Next Event: September 25-27, 2026
CommUNITY Film Fest
Now in its 12th year! An annual film festival featuring films from aspiring filmmakers with special needs, partnered with the Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities.
Next Event: August 2026
About
Founded in 2018, FilmToledo is the regional non-profit film commission representing the Toledo and Northwest Ohio area.
FilmToledo works with film production companies who are interested in filming in our region. We provide assistance with location scouting and permits, and work with regional businesses and property owners, making film productions possible.
FilmToledo also works with area filmmakers and organizations, sponsoring and hosting events that celebrate and help grow the Northwest Ohio film community.
Partners
City & Region
Film & Media
Businesses & Organizations
Schools
Events
Saturday May 23
- 7:05 pm – 10:05 pm
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The Paper Night /
Mud Hens vs. Indians Fifth Third Field
Friday September 25 6:00 pm – Sunday September 27 8:00 pm
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2026 Maumee Film Festival WeekendMaumee Indoor Theatre
News
- Toledo Truth Teller gets its own theme night at upcoming Mud Hens game
- Reel to Real: FilmToledo’s Next Act: New Offices Bring Big Opportunity
- Film Notes: May 2026
- Local filmmaker shines light on Toledo and neurodivergence in ‘Lone Wolves’
- Ohio Goes to the Movies – A Celebration of the Buckeye State on the Silver Screen
- Film Notes: February 2026
- Film Notes: January 2026
- Reel to Reel: FilmToledo: Bringing Lights, Camera, Action to Northwest Ohio
- Film Notes: December 2025
- Film Notes: November 2025
- Films made in 50 hours: Tree City Film Festival
- Filmmaker Amy Heller Zimmerman Sets Her New Film in Maumee
- Toledo Talent: Acting Classes & Community in Toledo
- Northwest Ohio actor and agent, independent filmmaker react to ‘AI actor’ Tilly Norwood
- ‘Dumb and Dumber’ and ‘Revenge of the Nerds’ actors come to Maumee Film Festival