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The 19-year-old Georgia native stars as Erica Sinclair, the wise-cracking younger sister of Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin), on “Stranger Things.” She also graduated from Fayette County High School earlier this year, refusing to miss out on real life teenage experiences. 

The weekend opening for James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash is slightly higher both domestic and worldwide respectively with $89M and $347M. Sunday came in better stateside with an estimated $24.5M than the $23M Disney called it at; yesterday holding at -13% from Saturday.

In November, Dunaway Gardens announced via press release that it would be the new home for the Sundance Institute’s Episodic Lab program, bringing a little piece of Sundance to Georgia.

Some metro cities and rural Georgia towns draw so many holiday productions they gain an aka designation, like “Holiday Headquarters” for film-famous Dunwoody or “Hallmark Town” for historic Dahlonega.

LinkedIn and Comcast NBCUniversal are collaborating to provide four nonprofits with marketing support through NBCUniversal's Creative Impact Lab and LinkedIn Ad Grants, with Atlanta’s film nonprofit RE:IMAGINE being selected as one.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and YouTube signed a multi-year deal that will give YouTube the exclusive global rights to the Oscars®, beginning in 2029 with the 101st Oscars ceremony and running through 2033. 

The Woodruff Arts Center—home to the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and High Museum of Art—welcomed five new members to its Board of Trustees during the Arts Center’s Fall Board Meeting on November 17

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) is deeply alarmed by President Trump’s Executive Order to sue and investigate state laws which regulate artificial intelligence (AI).

Georgia Entertainment sat down with Close, a 2o12 finalist on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” to learn more about the Earth Harp experience he has taken around the globe and Atlanta’s own upcoming holiday performance.

Georgia Entertainment held the Signature 100 at Trilith LIVE on Dec. 11. The annual gala drew over 800 guests to the exclusive, invitation-only gathering that convened the most influential entertainment industry leaders, including partners, directors, producers and key stakeholders who shape the policies and business landscape of Georgia's thriving creative industries.