Games Week Georgia returns to Atlanta this year October 1-6, 2024, to celebrate all aspects of the global video game and esports industry.
The Georgia Association for Career and Technical Education (GACTE), the Georgia Department of Education, Explore Gwinnett and the Media Education Foundation of Georgia (MEFGA) presented an industry panel for high school Audio Video Technology and Film (AVTF) instructors from throughout the state of Georgia. The event was part of the Annual GACTE conference being held at Gas South Convention Center.
Blumhouse, the film production company behind Five Nights at Freddy’s, M3GAN, and Imaginary, just announced a bunch of games as part of its new initiative to break into the medium, with Fear the Spotlight, a classic PS2-style horror, coming later this year.
The plan was developed in cooperation with what is now Create Gwinnett and nine municipalities as well as Gwinnett County Public Schools, Georgia Gwinnett College, four of the five Community Improvement Districts and Gwinnett County government.
The Creative Media Industries Institute (CMII) at Georgia State University proudly announces its official qualification as a Silver Level “Unreal Academic Partner” for its M.F.A. in Digital Filmmaking, Virtual Production, and Visual Effects Concentration. Administered by Epic Games, this prestigious recognition highlights CMII’s commitment to providing high-quality educational opportunities in the rapidly evolving field of digital media. It also underscores their dedication to excellence in education through a knowledgeable faculty, proven curricula, and top-notch technology.
Outstanding SCAD 2024 graduates will represent more than 40 top-ranked programs, including interactive design and game development, interior design, film and television, fashion, graphic design, and design management.
The convention brought in approximately 50,000 people to the Georgia World Congress Center and made an estimated $35 million in economic impact for metro Atlanta.
As the number of states offering entertainment tax relief has dwindled, Georgia has emerged as the clear regional winner, eclipsing otherwise active entertainment work in Louisiana, Florida and North Carolina.
If you usually walk the streets of Downtown Camilla, you might notice some changes as filmmakers saw a need to bring the entertainment industry to a small South Georgia town in hopes of creating exposure in the field.
Georgia Entertainment and The Entertainment Tourism Alliance of Georgia (ETAG) hosted the inaugural ‘Shaping Georgia’s Entertainment Tourism Future’ event at the Trilith Guesthouse in the Town at Trilith.