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Recent commentary, analysis and news:
The Senate Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence met last week in the Town at Trilith. Senator John Albers, Chairman District 56th and other committee members heard comments from Frank Patterson of Trilith Studios, Julie Feagin of Filmbook Media and Virtual IP, Alan Davis of the GDOT, and Brandon Branham of Smart Cities. The group also toured Trilith Studios.
Local historical researcher Daniel Bellware will give a presentation on Columbus natives who have made their mark on Hollywood at The Columbus Museum next week.
The Georgia Film Office, a strategic office within the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), reported that film and television productions spent $2.6 billion in Georgia during fiscal year 2024, a total of $11 billion over the last three fiscal years.
Afro-Cuban Celebration of Music, Dance and Drumming To Take Place September 14 at East Point City Hall
Atlanta-based Level 77 received six nominations for the prestigious Mark Awards this year from the Los Angeles-based Production Music Association.
Francis Ford Coppola’s divisive sci-fi epic “Megalopolis” will have its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
According to Amazon, the soapy drama “Divorce in the Black” has driven more sign-ups to Prime Video in the U.S. than any Amazon MGM Studios-produced movie to-date.
Renowned rapper, producer and record executive Jermaine Dupri will be the keynote speaker at the inaugural Ideas Festival Emory, a celebration of creative minds set to take place Sept. 20-22 on Emory University’s Oxford College campus.
The Kendrick Brothers’ latest release “The Forge” features Harris in a cameo amid an ethnically diverse cast starring Priscilla Shirer and featuring Karen “Miss Clara” Abercrombie and T.C. Stallings of “War Room” fame, as well as African American cast from other beloved films “Courageous” and “Overcomer.”
Deadpool & Wolverine this weekend crossed the $1B global box office milestone, a major feat and with swagger to spare. Impressively, a female-driven title that cost peanuts is making bank.