Marvel’s Black Panther has continued its record-setting big-screen run, with the film hitting the magic mark of $1 billion globally in only 26 days.
He later worked as a “hop” at the Crescent Laundry on Second Street. Customers would pull into the parking lot, and Jim Burnham would pick up their dry cleaning and give them a claim ticket.
The journey from words on a page to feature film became a triumphant one Saturday night, March 3, as a group of Walker County natives were able to share the world premiere of their movie with the community.
Evangelicals were introduced to a new level of faith-based filmmaking 15 years ago when brothers Alex and Stephen Kendrick released “Flywheel,” a $20,000-budget film using church members as the cast and production crew to convey biblical truth.
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $25 million in grants as part of the NEA’s first major funding announcement for fiscal year 2018. Included in this announcement is an Art Works grant of $15,000 to the Atlanta Film Society for Atlanta Film Festival.
Georgia’s annual Film Day — which on Feb. 27 celebrated the state’s $7 billion film industry — fell at an awkward time this year, as controversial legislation threatens business as usual.
President Donald Trump plans to meet with video game industry representatives as he considers responses to gun violence after the Florida school shooting that killed 17 people.
“We’re in a new, dynamic era for Georgia’s media industries. We’ve seen the tremendous results of state tax incentives already for film and television establishing Georgia as the number one destination for film production, and now we see the gaming industry primed for the same growth,” says Paula Wallace.
More controversial than which film earns the Oscar for best picture may be the benefit states receive in providing the movie industry tax credits.
A battle between state lawmakers and Delta Air Lines over the carrier’s decision to end a discount program for NRA members, and a pending bill that would allow adoption agencies to deny services to gay couples has again thrust the state of Georgia into the national spotlight.