Alpharetta-based startup, Imagination Square Studios, received multiple silver awards this past month of October, at both the 21st annual Davey Awards and the 20th annual W3 Awards. These wins are based on trailers, which conceptually promote two projects currently in production.
Sandy Peaches Productions announces commencement of production of Weewax, the company’s first foray into feature films. This is the story of Weewax, a struggling artist who discovers a mob has been murdering his peers to increase the value of their work – and he’s next!
The brightest creators and stars in film and television attended the 28th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival in Savannah, Georgia, Oct. 26 – Nov. 1. The fun of seeing these icons on the sidewalk or the red carpet was not the biggest bang the university’s festival had to offer. Instead, it was listening to professional insights at in-depth panel discussions and in one-on-one interviews that shone the biggest spotlight on the creation of stories for screen today. for example, actress/producer Dakota Fanning and screenwriter/director Michael Angelo Covino shared glimpses into the changing landscape of filmmaking.
The International Screenwriters’ Association (ISA) is proud to announce Sari Earl as the Grand Prize Winner of the Table Read My Screenplay: Hollywood Competition.
In this episode, host Angel Fabián Rivera sits down with Pablo Segarra —Trademark Attorney, Speaker, and Reinventor — to break down how creatives and entrepreneurs can protect their ideas, their brand, and their legacy.
Last night I attended a private dinner at Marcel in Midtown Atlanta with some remarkable leaders shaping culture and media right now. Around the table were Jennifer Palacios, Sami Pastron and Steve Cohen of UTA, Lina Polimeni, the Chief Marketing Officer at Lilly, Josh Harris, Chance Wright, Bo Flynn, Bryce Hall, Michelle Rubinstein, Richard Suckle and a few others.
This year, four film projects involved members of the Grady College community, including several alumni and mentors from the low-residency MFA in Screenwriting program.
DreamHack Atlanta continues to shine as a convention that brings together competitive gamers, casual fans and families. From live tournaments and free swag across booths from brands like Red Bull, Walmart and Kick to one of the region’s strongest cosplay communities capped by a $20,000 costume competition, the energy inside the hall was electric.
Commentary from Samuel Levine founder of Levine Partners / Levine IP: “Remember, all good IP deserves to be expressed somewhere, but great IP deserves to be expressed everywhere. It’s up to you as the steward and strategist to determine where it starts.”
The suspense as to who won one of the year’s lowest-grossing weekends has ended, and it was Universal/Blumhouse’s Black Phone 2 all along coming in with $8.3 million, off 35% from the frame before, after a Sunday of $2.36M, down 33% from Saturday.