Bartow County has emerged as a destination for film production and creative economy growth in Georgia. The Film Bartow brand signals the region’s deliberate push into film, gaming, entertainment, technology and innovation.
Boots Riley’s “I Love Boosters” never screened at the Cannes Film Festival, but the film’s marketing campaign drew repeated attention during an official financing forum there earlier this year, cited as a potential model for where independent film promotion may need to go.
On Friday, June 26, audiences in Atlanta will have a rare opportunity to experience one of the most celebrated independent feature films of the year when The Tropic Sun and His Eyes makes its Atlanta premiere at the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College.
The global entertainment industry is in the middle of a fundamental shift. Studios are consolidating, streamers are spending heavily, and the definition of content has expanded well beyond traditional film and television to include gaming, live entertainment and immersive experiences.
Georgia Entertainment joins those across the state in mourning the loss of Martha Zoller, the longtime WDUN talk radio host who died Monday at age 67.
The Entertainment Services and Technology Association (ESTA) is excited to welcome Mark Wofford to the team as the new manager of the Production Equipment Rental Group (PERG), ESTA’s film, television, and commercial production arm.
Students in Macon and across the region will gain direct access to hands-on training for careers in film, television and digital entertainment without having to travel hours from campus.
U.S.-based producer Autumn Bailey-Ford (On a Wing and a Prayer) and Simo Kubheka and Damien Brown of the South African-based NV Film Studios and Services have partnered to launch AfriNova Entertainment Group.
The film features Olivia Scott Welch, best known for her role in Netflix’s hit Fear Street trilogy. Her additional credits include Netflix’s Unbelievable, AMC’s Lucky Hank, and Amazon’s Panic.
Scott Votaw, Assistant Vice Chancellor for the University System of Georgia and head of the Georgia Film Academy, shares how the academy is evolving to keep students ahead of a rapidly changing entertainment industry.