Atlanta is planning to bid to be the new home of the Sundance Film Festival starting in 2027, according to Christopher Escobar, owner of the Plaza and Tara cinemas.
Georgia Entertainment held their Signature Georgia Entertainment 100 on April 22nd at Eagle Rock Studios. The event was presented in partnership by Explore Gwinnett and Gateway85 CID. The special invite only affair drew over 500 of the who’s who in entertainment including directors, producers, legislators, financiers, and other creatives. At the event, Tim Minard, CEO of Eclipse Gaming, was awarded Georgia’s Entertainment Entrepreneur of the Year.
The Backlight Student Film Festival drew in over 500 attendees from universities, production companies, studios, and other professional organizations across the state. The festival featured a panel of industry professionals, student short film screenings, a red carpet, a networking mixer, and concluded with an awards ceremony highlighting the student filmmakers and their work.
“Latinas in Media ATL: Keeping the Conversation Moving Forward in Film & TV,” promises to ignite insightful conversations on cultural storytelling, overcoming typecasting, and expanding opportunities for underrepresented communities in film and television.
Georgia’s film industry, with its promising trajectory, is poised to welcome more studios and new productions in the near future.
The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is pleased to announce that Bob Weis, global entertainment lead for Gensler and former president of Walt Disney Imagineering, has been named the university’s latest Executive in Residence.
RE:IMAGINE, the leading force behind nurturing emerging talents in the entertainment industry, is proud to announce its annual fundraising gala, Dreamfest, commemorating a decade of impact.
While seeking opportunities to develop industry skills, Gray was introduced to the Georgia Film Academy (GFA). By August 2020, she was enrolled in GFA courses through the continuing education program at Clayton State University, finally beginning her journey in the industry.
As part of the university’s TVfest series of programming for students and the public,
SCAD partnered with the LA-based Writers Guild Foundation (WGF) to bring a day of
scriptwriting wisdom and a world class pop-up library to SCADshow on April 19, 2024,
for an event called SCAD TVfest: Screenwriting.
The UK is home to several large film studios, such as Elstree and Pinewood, and has a leading global role in art, architecture, fashion and video games design.