Cine Gear Expo kicks off its inaugural Hollywood-style event at the world-renowned Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette, Georgia on October 6-7, 2018. The 2-day Expo will offer the bustling Atlanta production community a relaxed venue to get caught up on techniques, tools and trade secrets.
The Savannah College of Art and Design held SCADFILM’s second annual SCAD AnimationFest, which attracted more than 2,000 attendees to its state-of-the-art theater SCADshow in the heart of Midtown Atlanta September 27-29.
Smallfoot, an animated comedy featuring the voice cast of Channing Tatum, James Corden, Common, and LeBron James, that launched in 49 territories and produced $14 million, for a worldwide total of $38.6 million. The overseas success was fueled by Latin America, where Smallfoot was the No. 1 title. Mexico alone produced $3.6 million.
Lorielle talks to us about their Pitch It! event they put on back in February and what their goals were for the event. One of their main goals were to bring content creators to Atlanta and they succeeded in that.
The Savannah College of Art and Design announced the 2018 honorees to be recognized at the 21st annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival, taking place Oct. 27-Nov. 3.
Jim talks to us about some exciting projects his company is working on, one of them being a film called God’s Gone Fishing. One of the people co-producing worked on many films including Animal House.
Bill Vassar shares a Wilmington, NC studios update. He offers a positive message for the local crew, vendors, Los Angeles studios and producers: “We’re grateful the studio had minimal damage from Hurricane Florence. Our entire staff is back at work and we’re fully operational.”
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. and Pandora Media, Inc. announced a definitive agreement under which SiriusXM will acquire Pandora in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.5 billion. The combination creates the world’s largest audio entertainment company.
Marian talks to us about how Savannah and Atlanta are different when working in the film industry. She also talks about her upcoming show she worked on called “Living the Dream” and how she used that opportunity to hire locally for stunts.
Gov. Nathan Deal announced that Georgia has been named the No. 1 state for business for the fifth year in a row by Area Development, a leading corporate site selection and facility planning publication.