Rural and South Georgia’s Creative Industries – In each of the meetings in Albany, Moultrie and Thomasville the theme was the same. The momentum to create more economic development around film and entertainment is a push, not a pull.
The 48th annual Atlanta Film Festival + Creative Conference (ATLFF) revealed key programming highlights, including the full lineup of selected works from more than 7,500 submissions.
Centennial Yards, the massive $5 billion mixed-use development rising across from Mercedes-Benz Stadium and State Farm Arena, has announced its next phase: “a world-class sports and entertainment district.”
President of Trilith Development Rob Parker leads a team of designers, planners, architects, engineers, and builders to construct the Town at Trilith. The goal…to be “a community where makers, thinkers, and dreamers feel at home.” Where creatives can “live, work, and find fulfillment in every way.”
Excellence is intentional, and a decade of excellence requires planning and implementation by many people over a number of years to achieve the same goal.
The first collaborative feature film coming out of the University of Georgia will finish shooting in May. Writer/Producers Di Quon Wilms and Sofía Ruiz are joined by producer Suzan Satterfield, Atlanta co-chair of the Producers Guild of America who has come on board.
Peter Provost is an Emmy-nominated Director of Design and the President of Provost Studio, an industry-recognized design firm with international reach. Provost Studio creates memorable, visually-stunning broadcast studios and on-camera branded spaces for Fortune 500 companies and industry-leading brands.
Her company provides luxury makeup artistry for tv/film productions and photography shoots with clientele in fashion, film, music, and more. The J. Ford Beauty Agency also represents a professional team of local makeup artists and hairstylists that serve Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
The team at AGG and Chris LeDoux, founder of global visual effects company Crafty Apes, are presenting a live complimentary webinar featuring an insightful discussion on the intersection of technology and art exploring the benefits and challenges of artificial intelligence.
Georgia continues to lead as the most multilayered economy in the country. While other states mull over how to keep pace, Georgia business leaders continue to innovate on multiple fronts – life sciences, fintech, agriculture, renewable energy, and the creative industries. Georgia’s mutual fund of industry segments has allowed the state to hedge against inflation and interest rate fluctuations while creating stable job opportunities for citizens across the state.