The Macon Film Festival is entering its 20th year and is seeking sponsors for its annual festival being held August 21 to August 24, 2025. Sponsors will enjoy more than 80 screenings shown over the course of the event that spotlight Georgia filmmakers, Fulldome immersive films and international films.

Warner Bros. decided to take a big swing on his next outing at a higher budget level. Unfortunately for stakeholders, the result isn’t going to cut it profit-wise, given the original sci-fi film’s $118M cost (not counting P&A). That’s the conventional P&L outlook from the studio perspective, anyway.

The film brings to life the song “Boys in the Street” written by Greg Holden and recorded by Calum Scott in 2022, but with a twist. “The song is definitely the DNA, but I had to come up with everything around the nucleus,” said Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and Aiken native Justin Wheelon, who wrote the script for the feature with the same name as the song about the relationship of a father and his gay son.

The community is encouraged to come out for the screening and to learn more about the weekend’s events. The festival has moved to Valdosta State’s North Campus across from the South Georgia Medical Center. With screenings and visiting filmmaker panels, there’s a full schedule of activities all weekend long.