The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) National Board of Directors met in a one-day videoconference plenary and approved the tentative agreement reached with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers

There was no monkeying around this weekend over at Fox Studios, as summer set piece War for the Planet of the Apes took off in the US and Canada with $56.5 million in first place. With the first battle over, this weekend’s box office champ has made a nice beachhead but there are still a lot of skirmishes left to win before it can call its campaign victorious.

The Commissioner met with companies that have made significant investments in the state including the Pinewood Studios Group. Pinewood Studios Group represents Georgia’s rise to the top as a film destination. 320 film and television productions shot in Georgia in the past year.

“It’s really a funny industry, because you might receive a call on Friday with a need for Monday, or even next day. These requests often seem spontaneous. The more we deal with the industry, the more proficient we have become in meeting the quick needs that arise last minute in entertainment.”

We chatted with Baena, who is known for his offbeat comedies Life After Beth and Joshy (and for co-writing I Heart Huckabees), on the plight of the clergy and the absurdity of British accents being used as a catch-all for historical adaptations.

US sales alone were worth $117 million, making it the second biggest opening ever for Sony without adjusting for inflation. Spiderman swung into 56 foreign markets and netted $140 million there in its first weekend abroad.

“Georgia’s growth in the film industry – from $67.7 million in direct spending in FY 2007 to $2.7 billion in FY 2017 – is unprecedented, not only in production spend, but also in the amount of investment that has been made in infrastructure.”
– Lee Thomas

The items end up going to homeless shelters, homes for women and children in dangerous situations, and others among the 5,000 non-profits in metro Atlanta.

The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (AJFF) announces the next two entries in its monthly film series, AJFF Selects: Menashe in July and Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George’s Creators in August.

If you’ve ever felt like you’ve been randomly pulled into a wildly elaborate inside joke that you ended up really liking, Art Sale will remind you of that time.