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Atlanta mayor Andre Dickens, Invest Atlanta President and CEO Dr. Eloisa Klementich, Central Atlanta Progress President A.J. Robinson, and Showcase Atlanta Interim Executive Director Lamar Stewart held a joint press conference on Feb. 3 to discuss how small businesses can benefit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup this summer.

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) Board of Directors announced today that, in a unanimous vote held on Monday, it elected Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaro to become Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company.

Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns has announced that America’s first major national film festival exclusively for historical documentaries will launch March 4th-8th, in Savannah, GA.

Stephen Owen & Daniel Arita talk about CineFi, which has launched as the first fully digital credit union specifically serving entertainment industry professionals, including those in television, film, music, gaming, content creation, and influencer sectors, in Atlanta and nationwide.

The Georgia Department of Education is creating new fine arts pathways for high school students and advocating for an expansion of fine arts staffing at the elementary level along with the inclusion of AP, IB, and Cambridge fine arts courses for HOPE Rigor credit.

During Heart Month this February, Fortnite players around the world will step into a powerful, story-driven experience that blends gameplay, empathy and real-world impact. "Super Pet World," a free-to-play Fortnite island developed by Ghost Gaming, is launching a limited-time side quest, "Side Quest: Heartbeat on the Wind," created in support of Enduring Hearts, the only nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to funding pediatric heart transplant research.

Georgia Entertainment has announced plans to hold its signature "From Story to Scale" event series during the SXSW conference and festivals to spotlight the state's resources, infrastructure, world-class studio facilities and incentives.

Ken Merritt, CEO of Off the Rails Productions and renowned independent filmmaker, invites Georgia’s entertainment media to the premiere of his latest short film, The Filmmaker.

For decades, universities operated as default gateways: four years in, degree out, career to follow. That model assumed time, patience and a broadly shared belief that the credential itself justified the cost. That assumption is being questioned. More and more students and families are turning away from rigidity, time-to-value and debt without clarity.

Across sports, film, music, gaming, immersive entertainment and tourism, we are observing the same repeating pattern. Organizations that were built for one purpose are expanding into new, multipurpose arenas. Facilities designed for production are being reimagined as creator spaces. Stories once confined to a stage or a screen are becoming audience experiences.