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Later this week, Georgia Entertainment will hold its “From Script to Screen” event series at the 41st annual Sundance Film Festival. These activations will spotlight the state’s locations, studio facilities, incentives and world class suppliers supporting production in Georgia.
As film and entertainment projects boom throughout Georgia, industry professionals say Forsyth County could become a hub for the “creative economy.”
Dunwoody gives filmmakers a combination of beautiful locations, top-of-the-line hotels and shopping, restaurants and all manner of amenities, world-class sound stages, expansive backlots, a bleeding-edge LED volume for virtual production, and every other type of professional service or production space a film team requires.
We’ll start off with an update carrying over from the fall 2024 season – Congratulations go out to the Truett McConnel Bears League of Legends team for their second place finish in the Fall NACE Open Plus Season – with that goes a shoutout to senior Landon Guthrie being named team Most Valuable Player.
As the 2025 legislative session gets underway, House and Senate leadership have confirmed appointments to key committees. The Creative Arts and Entertainment Committee members have been announced. The Creative Arts and Entertainment Committee is responsible for measures affecting Georgia’s entertainment industries and the jobs they create.
The Georgia Department of Economic Development team specialized in supporting arts and culture, Georgia Council for the Arts, today announced that 10 Georgia communities have been selected to host a curated traveling exhibition of works from Georgia’s State Art Collection.
Trilith Institute is joining Georgia Entertainment at the 41st annual Sundance Film Festival as a presenting partner of its “From Script to Screen” programming. These events are designed for filmmakers, producers and directors attending the Sundance Film Festival to spotlight the state’s locations, infrastructure, world class studio facilities and incentives.
Stranger Things creators the Duffer Brothers will receive the Variety Showrunner Award at the 13th annual SCAD TVfest next month. The university’s signature event celebrating the best in TV and streaming, SCAD TVfest will screen at the state-of-the art SCADshow theater in Midtown Atlanta Feb. 5–7, 2025.
The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (AJFF) has revealed the lineup for its milestone 25th anniversary edition, running Feb. 19 to March 16. This year’s festival will present 50 films – 22 documentaries and 28 narrative works – that celebrate the diversity of Jewish experiences around the globe.
“Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” leads across the television categories with nine nominations, including recognition for stars Hart, Don Cheadle, Jackson, Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard.