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On Sept. 23, Georgia Entertainment and Universal Production Services, with Discover Dunwoody, presented the inaugural Indie Spotlight inside The Jewel Box at Assembly Studios. The evening brought together independent filmmakers, studio leadership and industry partners for a program focused on the creators driving Georgia's independent work. 

Presented by Ingles on November 13-15 at Lanier Islands Resort, the Songwriters at the Lake Music Festival promises three days of hit songs from the original songwriters and the stories behind them.

Presented by the City of Atlanta in collaboration with local colleges and universities, Avant South is an annual gathering focused on strengthening Atlanta’s position as a leading technology and entrepreneurial hub. This year’s theme, AI in Action, will move beyond predictions about artificial intelligence to examine where the technology is already delivering results, where challenges remain and what comes next.

A bipartisan bill introduced Thursday would add a national production incentive on top of state programs, and Georgia has a direct stake in how it gets written.

Created in Columbus honors the creatives making their living in the region — artists, filmmakers, musicians, performers, writers and independent producers — alongside the local businesses and professionals whose work makes their creative output possible. The evening will also serve as a recruiting moment, amplifying Columbus to decision-makers across Georgia and beyond who are looking for unique locations, capable partners and communities investing seriously in their creative sectors.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta can rest easy: A merged Paramount Warner Bros Discovery would already account for 36 movies on the release schedule for 2027.

This year's festival will feature 96 films during four days of live screenings, including independent horror features and 11 themed short film programs.

The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) announced the Opening Night presentation for the 29th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival.

Developed as a thesis project through the SCAD MFA program in Savannah and made with a Georgia-based cast and crew that grew to 83 people, anchored by an almost entirely female senior producing team, the film recreates a chapter of World War II aviation history with vintage aircraft drawn from Kermit Weeks' Fantasy of Flight collection.

The reality is that every successful creative treats each project as a financial project as much as a creative one. If your goal is to build a creative career that lasts, financial well-being is one of the tools that empowers creativity to flourish.