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An economic impact study commissioned by the New Mexico Film Office found the film industry directly spent $2.6 billion in the state over the past four years.

It was a diversified crop of family and adult films over the holidays that got us there, including Warner Bros‘ trifecta of Wonka (which is leading the four-day New Year’s box office with $30M), Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (4-day $23.5M), and The Color Purple ($15M 4-day), as well as adult movies like The Boys in the Boat ($11.2M 4-day) and even YA romantic comedy Anyone But You ($11M 4-day).

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, and he’s delivering the motion picture industry a $9 billion-plus year at the domestic box office, a feat many thought was unimaginable with the lack of a mega-tentpole over the holiday, coupled by a Q4 impacted by the double strikes.

We started the year with a glowing audit by the state of the video game development tax credit program. The Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts praised the program not only for its economic impact - almost $400 million of economic output in the audited period.

The film industry in Georgia has been booming in recent years. This growth is in part due to the Georgia Film Tax Incentives the state offers for filming in Georgia, but also because of the Georgia Film Academy, which was created to build a robust group of working crew members in Georgia.

State Representative Al Williams of House District 168, accepted his nomination to join the Coastal Entertainment Alliance in an Advisory role. Launched in the summer of 2023, the Coastal Entertainment Alliance represents businesses, educational institutions, and local governments along the coast that support Georgia’s growing creative economy.

CEO of Story Mill Entertainment John Mock met with Georgia Entertainment in Columbus to discuss what makes the city a perfect hub for the arts. Mock praises the creative community for its positive impact on the local economy and states how Columbus is the perfect place for the arts to grow.

The movie filmed all over the state, including Atlanta, Grantville, and Macon to name a few," said Katie Schuck, SRFC assistant director.

Television host and owner of Mom's Attic Productions Tess Hammock sat down with Georgia Entertainment before the Unscripted Roadshow in her hometown of Middle Georgia. Hammock shared how her experience working in politics gave her an appreciation for elected officials.

Gray Television, Inc. today announced that it has reached an agreement in principle with the NBC Network that extends and renews all of Gray’s NBC network affiliations, which otherwise would have expired at year-end 2023.