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The Georgia Regional Film and Entertainment Alliance (GRFEA) today released a white paper outlining initiatives to support a permanent, sustainable…
The dates for further meetings of the House and Senate tax credit review committee have been announced. As appointed by Lt. Governor Burt Jones and Speaker of the House Jon Burns the committee members are working on behalf of the Georgia General Assembly to review all Georgia tax credits, including Georgia’s film tax credit.
A creative culture attracts creative people, pure and simple. But how do we know that the state of Georgia is a “creative state”? And how does a state like Georgia go about establishing and maintaining such a culture?
Something else these cities offer: staggering economic and population growth since the pandemic’s close. In short, the North Fulton and Forsyth County areas are ripe with financial resources, an influx of creative city dwellers, entrepreneurs, and businesses—all within the vortex of the state’s multibillion entertainment industry.
Speaker of the House Jon Burns (R-Newington) joined with House Rural Development Co-Chairmen Rep. Gerald Greene (R-Cuthbert) and Rep. Mack Jackson (D-Sandersville) in announcing the dates and locations for the 2023 meetings of the House Rural Development Council.
Georgia Entertainment News has released the details of the next 2023 Georgia Unscripted Roadshow focused on North Fulton and Forsyth County. Highlighting cities including Alpharetta, Cumming, and Roswell, the event will take place on July 19th at Signature Production Group Southeast.
Georgia Entertainment News held the first 2023 Georgia Unscripted Roadshow in Athens last week. The Lewis Room at Tweed Recording…
The interview focused on the latest about film, gaming/esports, and entertainment in Georgia and the launch of the 9 city Georgia Unscripted Roadshow. The show can be heard weekdays at 9 a.m. on WDUN AM550 and WDUN FM102.9.
Unlike actors in the film industry, musicians have been pummeled by streaming and digital services that pay pennies on the dollar. Don’t let the extraordinary success of Taylor Swift fool you – it’s become exponentially harder for a musician to make a living since the sale of physical merchandise like CDs and vinyl records was decimated by digital streaming.
Steve Weizenecker of Barnes & Thornburg LLP talks about the rural component of the film, video game development, music, digital production and other areas of the entertainment industry.