In partnership with Influencer City and Kick Studios, a streaming collective with over 1.1 million followers, the event will trap 10 content creators inside Film Quality Services’s sound stages, where they’ll face puzzles, challenges and frights while audiences watch and influence the action in real time.
All of the locations in the film were shot in east Alabama, Columbus, or the Chattahooche Valley, including prominent locations such as the Chattahoochee RiverWalk and the Columbus “Rainbow Tunnel”. The film also received the top prize for the inaugural Columbus Film Fund Local Filmmakers Grant, and Rowe stated the team was “over the moon with it.”
The event will feature a luncheon, panel discussions, VIP experiences and networking opportunities, with additional programming to be announced. The summit is designed for entertainment travel planners, production professionals, tourism leaders and service providers supporting Georgia’s creative industries.
Heading into its third year in 2026, the flagship program provides Georgia-based filmmakers with housing in the Town at Trilith, $100,000 in production funding, a living stipend, mentorship, and access to world-class industry resources, supporting selected indie writers and directors from development through production and distribution.
Set for Friday, Nov. 14, the Drop-In event will be hosted by Company 3. The gathering will emphasize nationwide collaboration and support a strong, balanced film market across the United States, celebrating talent and skill from coast to coast. Sponsors will be announced soon.
Coming from a marketing background where he’s collaborated with agencies and production companies in the advertising sector, Paul Carpenter has observed the evolution of the platform. Carpenter notes the increasingly blurred lines between the entertainment industry and the marketing/advertising world, highlighting the intersection of these two fields.
The Golden Isles Film Festival (GIFF) proudly announces the return of its second annual celebration of film, arts, and culture taking place October 16-18, 2025, in Historic Downtown Brunswick, Georgia.
We lost a good one yesterday. For me and many others Craig Miller was an icon of icons in Georgia’s film and entertainment industry, a true champion for creatives and a huge advocate of tourism and economic development in the state. Universally respected and endlessly compassionate.
The complete schedule with festival passes (now available) and individual ticket options will appear at RIFFGA.com and through the Rome International Film Festival app.
Georgia Entertainment will welcome guests to the 2025 Rome International Film Festival with the RIFF Kickoff, presented by Georgia Highlands College and Southern Isle Pictures. The event will take place Nov. 6 at 4:00 p.m. at the historic DeSoto Theatre.