Eighth Street Middle School technology teacher Brian Tapscott has long been active in video games.

Hugh Jackman and director Jason Reitman brought what they called an “American political movie made by an Australian and a Canadian” back to the site of its filming Sunday night during the SCAD Savannah Film Festival.

Wynn Everett is an Atlanta native, but left after college to pursue her career in New York City and then Los Angeles. “Those were the only two places you could go if you wanted a life in the arts,” she says.

More than 90 films produced by moviemakers from over 30 countries will be featured in the 2018 Rome International Film Festival Thursday through Nov. 4. Seth Ingram told Rome business leaders Friday the event would kick-off Thursday night at the City Auditorium with the documentary “White Tide: The Legend of Culebra” at 7 p.m.

Homer Simpson gave the Georgia film and TV production community backhanded props in this season’s premiere of “The Simpsons,” telling prospective producers he had three conditions for permission to turn son Bart’s near-death experience into a movie: input on the script, tickets to the premiere, and, “I’m not thanking the Georgia Film Commission, no matter what.”

Most films schools cater to those who aspire to be auteurs or some other form of cinematic visionary. The Georgia Film Academy has a different goal that, while perhaps less lofty, is even more rarely achieved: to find its students gainful employment in the entertainment industry.

In recent years, the SCAD Savannah Film Festival has become a favorite Oscar season stop for stars and filmmakers. Unlike the Toronto Intl. Film Festival or Sundance, it’s not a frenzied hotbed of deals and world premieres, but it has its own quaint charms that reflect the historic 285-year-old city where it unspools.

Will Ferrell has Georgia on the mind.

Tee, a young visual artist from Atlanta who wants to break free from prohibitive circumstances, discovers that she has been undercutting the value of her own work. Through mentorship, training, and access to professional space, she breaks down her value into time, materials, and talent, eventually discovers her true worth.

Savannah has placed itself on the map as a competitive location for Hollywood filmmakers.