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PhilanthroFilms will be recognized as the Honorary Nonprofit of the Year, and proceeds from ticket purchases will be shared with the organization. PhilanthroFilms creates career pathways through film, media arts education and workforce development, serving underserved and emerging communities across Georgia.

Georgia should be asking what it can do to encourage independent documentary filmmakers, develop documentary projects, connect emerging filmmakers with experienced professionals and create more opportunities for documentary films to reach audiences.

A Q&A with veteran studio head Robert Halmi, who’s bringing “Action!” to Georgia with zero reservations

Election commentary from Randy Davidson - Georgia’s creative economy has never belonged to one party, and I don’t expect that to change.

Michael Waldron, co-creator of the Hulu series “Chad Powers,” returns home to Georgia for the third project he has created that films in the state. An Alpharetta native who attended Milton High School and the University of Georgia, Waldron says making a series about Southern college football culture in the South is especially meaningful to him.

Nearly 15 years ago, a confident University of West Georgia freshman named Kelsey Matthews approached me in one of our dining halls where she was promoting meal plans as part of her student assistantship. Her enthusiasm and ability to engage anyone she met made a lasting impression, and I was thrilled when she later joined my radio production class, producing commercials and hosting her own show at our campus radio station.

Georgia Entertainment will host the 10th annual Signature Georgia Entertainment 100 on Thursday, Dec. 10, at Great Point Studios, Lionsgate Atlanta. The invitation-only evening gathers the partners, directors, producers, policymakers and industry leaders who shape the business of Georgia’s creative economy. This year marks 10 years of the event that closes out Georgia’s industry calendar.

Georgia Insider will host its next On Background virtual gathering on Thursday, November 5, from 1:00–2:00 p.m., bringing together executives and community leaders for a timely conversation about how places compete for investment, talent and attention in an increasingly connected economy.

The evening brought together artists, filmmakers, musicians, local business owners, elected officials and entertainment executives from Georgia and beyond to celebrate the creatives making their living in the region and the businesses that make their work possible.

Atlanta-based WW/SF Entertainment has two true stories in motion this fall. Producers James Suttles and Jason Winn are in production on "The Girl Who Disappeared," a Lifetime film shooting in metro Atlanta, and the company's Tribeca Festival premiere "Clean Hands" opens in theaters Friday.