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Bartow County has emerged as a destination for film production and creative economy growth in Georgia. The Film Bartow brand signals the region’s deliberate push into film, gaming, entertainment, technology and innovation.
Boots Riley’s “I Love Boosters” never screened at the Cannes Film Festival, but the film’s marketing campaign drew repeated attention during an official financing forum there earlier this year, cited as a potential model for where independent film promotion may need to go.
On Friday, June 26, audiences in Atlanta will have a rare opportunity to experience one of the most celebrated independent feature films of the year when The Tropic Sun and His Eyes makes its Atlanta premiere at the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College.
The global entertainment industry is in the middle of a fundamental shift. Studios are consolidating, streamers are spending heavily, and the definition of content has expanded well beyond traditional film and television to include gaming, live entertainment and immersive experiences.
Georgia Entertainment joins those across the state in mourning the loss of Martha Zoller, the longtime WDUN talk radio host who died Monday at age 67.
Georgia Entertainment will bring Savannah Spotlight: Entertainment Amplified to the coast on Tuesday, July 14, with the Savannah Regional Film Commission serving as the presenting partner. The event is from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Old Savannah Distillery and will convene entertainment executives, creators and leaders from across the state and the region for a night of networking and conversation.
Horns cut through the computer speakers as Jose Hadathy, a SCAD alum, creative manager and graphic designer for Atlanta United, and I met over Zoom in early October. His name started making the rounds globally when he was chosen to design the official 2026 FIFA World Cup poster for Atlanta, one of the 16 host cities selected for the upcoming tournament.
Growing up in Washington D.C., Anna Vocino always wanted to be a performer. As a teenager, she would go watch Gross National Product (GNP), a local sketch and improv group, and yearn to be up onstage. But, in D.C., it felt like little more than a pipedream.
Over the next ten days (June 19 – 28), Decatur WatchFest ‘26 will show 28 World Cup matches and host ten free concerts on the Decatur Square. Plus, a 3v3 Kids Soccer Tournament at Decatur High School on Saturday, June 20.
The Entertainment Services and Technology Association (ESTA) is excited to welcome Mark Wofford to the team as the new manager of the Production Equipment Rental Group (PERG), ESTA’s film, television, and commercial production arm.