On October 17th, one of Georgia’s premier industry events was held at Trilith Studios. The State of the Industry summit, presented by the State of Georgia and Motion Picture Association, is one of the largest, most curated affairs for senior entertainment executives, elected officials and business owners. Georgia Entertainment produced the exclusive VIP social.
Feature: All In On Innovation
By Staff on October 21, 2024Culture/Arts, Features, Film & TV, Gaming, Music, News
By Paige Buzbee, Executive Director of the Georgia Foundation for Public Education
According to recent reports, “media industries employment is most significantly growing outside of the traditional Georgia city centers… and, heading into the pandemic economy, no state had generated greater percentage growth than Georgia in the creative sector.”
Glen Owen, the owner of State Line Films, exemplifies Georgia’s creative talent. A University of Georgia graduate, Owen has spent his career working for major media companies such as Turner Broadcasting, and producing branded content for iconic Georgia-based brands like Coca-Cola, Mercedes-Benz, and Delta Airlines.
Best is the founder and CEO of Seed&Spark, a platform she describes as helping make entertainment more diverse, inclusive, connected and essential.
When the art of costume design hit Atlanta over the weekend, even the weather turned cooler. Georgia Entertainment attended SCAD TVfest: Costume Design on the university’s Midtown campus on Friday, Oct. 11, and sat down with Stephani Lewis, costume designer on a famed hit series shot right down the road on lakes Lanier and Allatoona – “Ozark.”
In recent years, Fayette County, Georgia, has emerged as a thriving hub for the film and TV industry. A study conducted earlier this year highlights the county’s strengths and the Georgia Film Tax Credit’s pivotal role in bringing about the growth.
Last week, we had the opportunity to attend one of Entertainment Tourism Alliance of Georgia’s (ETAG) town hall meetings. The event was held at the Montaluce Winery in Dahlonega and is one of six town halls ETAG is hosting all over the state.
SCADpro and Georgia Entertainment have partnered on a dynamic project to redesign Georgia Entertainment’s Creative Economy Journal publication.
The founder and CEO describes his company, SUBSUME Media, as a creative technology studio that utilizes gaming and artificial intelligence to share new stories, solve social inequalities, and expand access to education for underrepresented communities.
There’s no doubt that the film and TV industry is undergoing a significant reset. Strikes, AI concerns, cultural shifts, labor and production costs, distribution challenges and international competition have created a difficult environment for production in Georgia and other states. Against this backdrop, Georgia’s Governor Brian Kemp plans to meet with studio executives in California next week.