Ingalls & Co.

The Next Chapter in Cleveland's Industrial History

Ingalls & Co. | Creative Spaces will transform Cleveland from an emerging and rapidly growing peripheral market into a nationally recognized production hub by providing large-scale, industry standard sound stages, production offices, and more just 15 minutes from Downtown Cleveland!

Our Campus is being developed on a 4.32 acre property, allowing for 8 full-size stages to be built before expansion requires additional land. Each sound stage will be a custom-built steel framed 15,000 square-foot structure, modeled after those of Universal Studios Los Angeles and Cinespace Studios Chicago. The exact specifications will be larger than 65% of either's offerings, allowing us to accommodate all but the most excessively large productions.

We will also offer production office space to be used by producers, directors, and other members of film crew in managing the business-side of filmmaking.

Our Preferred Vendors Network will ensure that productions using our facilities will work with only the very best companies that Cleveland has to offer. And our very own Prop & Production Design Warehouse will provide each film's art department with a vast array of objects and materials for use.

Looking to Join Our Vendors List?

Contact our Chief of Networking, Allan Velez:

AllanVelez@IngallsAndCompany.com
+1 216-682-5695

Our Story

Our executive team grew up in and around Cleveland, meeting at St Ignatius High School, where their shared love of filmmaking grew into a lifelong friendship.

After working apart in the media and film industries of Chicago and Los Angeles, they returned home to break into a new chapter of Cleveland's industrial history: the rise of the Cleveland film industry.

The Story of Our Stages

Initially intending to provide small to medium scale stages for local productions, our ambitions quickly grew as new resources and opportunities came about.

We are now modeling our stages after those of Universal Studios Los Angeles and Cinespace Studios Chicago. The exact specifications will be larger than 65% of either’s offerings, allowing us to accommodate all but the most excessively large productions.

The People Behind it all

James Ingalls

CEO & Chairman

As Chief Executive Officer, James will focus primarily on the internal operations, innovations, and growth of the company.

A member of the Ingalls family of Little House on the Prairie fame, James grew up in the Greater Cleveland Area, and has been in love with filmmaking since the age of six (when he made his first short film). He attended St Ignatius High School before graduating from De Paul University with a BFA in Film & TV Production.

Before founding Ingalls & Co, James worked for the multi Emmy Award winning production companies Spirit Juice Studios and Behold, with his projects earning two Emmy nominations in less than two years. He served in key positions making video content for international brands including Beam Suntory, Lennox International, the Emmy Awards, ISDA, and Knights of Columbus. He additionally has extensive experience shooting in Cinespace Studios Chicago sound stages.

Allan Velez

CNO & Board Member

As Chief Networking Officer, Allan will focus on the company’s external relations with clients and partners.

Allan grew up in Cleveland, and has been in love with filmmaking since attending St Ignatius High School. He graduated from John Caroll University with a BS in Business Administration in Marketing. Before joining Ingalls & Co., he served in key video marketing positions for Social Growth LA, and E3 Vehicles, and served as an Administrative & External Affairs Paraprofessional for the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, handling video marketing.

Upon returning to Cleveland to join Ingalls & Co., he received intensive formal training in film production from Cuyahoga Community College, to flesh out his experience beyond serving as a project's producer. He has also previously worked with Angela Boehm Casting for the film Cherry (2019) directed by the Russo brothers, and worked in the locations department for Superman: Legacy.

Our Advisors Include...

Katerine Moner

Hollywood Talent Manager

Ferenc Sanderson

Economist & Alternative Investment Consultant at FS Consulting Inc.

Isabel Rothberg

Head of Scheduling

As Head of Scheduling, Isabel will focus on the company’s day-to-day internal and client-facing scheduling and organizational needs.

Isabel grew up in Chicago, and graduated from De Paul University with a BFA in Film & TV Production. Before joining Ingalls & Co., she served as the Administrative Manager for various Chicago companies, managing all administrator, employee, and client scheduling. She also has extensive experience shooting in Cinespace Studios Chicago sound stages

Mary Costanzo

Investor & Board Member

Mary is the current proprietor and CEO of Costanzo FLP, a real estate holding company. She was also previously the proprietor and CEO of Revelations Salon & Spa, among the top 10 salons nationally in sales, before the company was sold.

Zeke Tucker

Stage Master

As Stage Manager, Zeke serves as the go-to for any and all client needs during their use of our facilities.

She has served as the production designer for various short films, and has extensive experience shooting in Cinespace Studios Chicago sound stages. Additionally, Zeke has worked as a Script Reader for Ken Sherman & Associates as well as the Austin Film Festival.