Different city, different festival, same themes. Innovation, funding, technology and intellectual property. These are the topics we watched dominate Cannes, Sundance and SXSW earlier this year. It all comes back to storytelling and who controls it.
Georgia Entertainment will bring its Unscripted program to Cartersville on June 24, with Visit Cartersville-Bartow and Savoy Automobile Museum serving as presenting partners. The main event runs from 5 to 8 p.m. at Savoy Automobile Museum, followed by a VIP afterparty from 8 p.m. to midnight at Elevate in downtown Cartersville.
Georgia Entertainment marked its third consecutive year at the Cannes Film Festival with its expanded “From Story to Scale” event series, presenting programming along the Croisette from May 14-17, 2026. Panels, networking events and activations drew producers, financiers, executives and entertainment professionals from around the world.
Netflix has released the official trailer and premiere details for Color Book, the intimate black-and-white feature film from writer and director David Fortune, which will debut globally on June 19.
As much as Harris is excited about shooting near (and with) his family and putting other Georgia residents to work in the process, he is encouraged by the positive momentum he’s seeing in the industry following its recent years of hardship. And while this hardship was experienced everywhere, not just in Georgia, Harris is pleased to see the state turning a corner, navigating industry-wide changes and stepping out as a leader.
The decision to align Georgia Insider’s launch with Cannes is intentional and strategic. The festival draws the global intersection of creativity, capital, technology, and storytelling into one place for ten days each May. That intersection is precisely the ecosystem Georgia Insider exists to serve.
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup inches closer, counties across Georgia are gearing up for their own taste of the football frenzy.