The Savannah Film Alliance hosted a well-attended gathering this week at Savannah Technical College, bringing together creatives, producers, festival organizers and industry leaders from Atlanta and all along the Georgia coast. || Reel || Photos ||
The audience heard valuable perspectives from a great lineup of speakers: Anthony Paderewski (48 Hour Film Project), Randy Davidson (Georgia Entertainment’s statewide and international events/initiatives) Pryce May (the upcoming Golden Isles Film Festival), Aaron Paderewski (recent successes and perseverance), Patrick Longstreth (Hindsight Film Festival), Jordan Angelastro (Outta The Park Music Festival slated for 2027), and Darla McGlamery (IASTE – the state of film and television nationally and internationally).
We were extremely excited to hear about the Outta the park music festival in Savannah that already has public and private support along with plans for the festival to have a significant film component to tap into the state’s incentive.
Of note was the presentation by Darla McGlamery of IASTE 491. She shared the information that was presented to their entire leadership recently at their meeting in Hawaii. The IATSE report confirms that content demand is not in decline, its evolving.
The data shows that traditional pipelines like basic cable are fading and the streaming wars have cooled. However, consumption itself continues to rise across digital outlets. The challenge is how production is structured and financed in this new era.
For Georgia and other production centers, that distinction matters. It means that opportunity is diversifying into indie films, streaming series, commercial content, games and new forms of storytelling.
This data underscores that workers and companies are navigating a diversification. That shift opens new paths for workforce development, policy planning and investment, positioning communities that adapt quickly as winners in the next era of entertainment.
