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Masýa Beyond Blackmon was pursuing a career in aviation when an unexpected introduction to the Georgia Film Academy changed his path.

From photography courses to an internship with WSB-TV, ABC’s Atlanta affiliate, Fusia began developing a foundation for her future career in the video production industry and channeled her passion any way she could.  

You don’t know until you know. But now, practically everyone does. Jeff Keating, an Atlanta native, writer, producer, and founder/CEO of the city’s Doghouse Pictures, made certain. 

Dog Man provided the first sign of life to the 2025 box office this weekend with an opening that now stands at $36M. That’s the second biggest opening for a January animated title of all time after DreamWorks Animation’s 2016 Kung Fu Panda 3 ($41.8M) and it’s the third consecutive No. 1 debut for DWA after Kung Fu Panda 4 and The Wild Robot.

Get ready to take off on an interstellar musical adventure with the launch of Star Forest’s new mobile video game, ‘Beam On: A Star Forest Quest.’

Together, Clabaugh and Thomas have shifted their expertise toward the film and television industry, with their first official entertainment project being Signing Day, a Georgia-based production.

Tonight the nonprofit Sundance Institute awarded the prizes for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Program at the Short Film Awards Ceremony & Party Presented by Vimeo. Filmmakers from across all 57 shorts selected for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival gathered at The Park in Park City, Utah, for a private event celebrating short-form storytelling.

This year’s event will take place March 7, 8, & 9 on the North Campus of Valdosta State University, with films from across the world with an emphasis on the art and industry growing here in the Southeast.

Georgia is “pot committed” to the creative industries. In the past decade, educational and workforce development programs have evolved to meet the needs of today’s employers.

Georgia film industry professionals gathered in Park City, UT, over the weekend to discuss the state’s film future at Sundance.