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Groundbreaking on the project, which will grow the production capacity at WBSL by more than 50%, will begin in the second quarter of 2024 and is expected to be completed in 2027. The expanded WBSL will become a primary production hub for DC Studios.
The event, in partnership with Film Columbus GA and presented in part by Valley Hospitality Group, will combine the Georgia Unscripted roadshow’s educational and informational state-of-the-industry offering with Georgia Entertainment’s signature 100 affair, which focuses heavily on high level networking.
Level 77 Music Founder and CEO Patrick Avard and his Atlanta-based team have been nominated for four Mark Awards from the prestigious Production Music Association in Los Angeles.
Cassie Chantel, CEO of Tribe House Records, believes Athens is a “Young Atlanta” and on the verge of being a major city for film and music.
Representative Al Williams, representing the coast for more than 20 years, spoke about Liberty County’s role and how the film credit has been so key for Georgia’s economy. “We need to be careful dabbling with the film tax credit and progress made in Georgia. Others like Louisiana dabbled and look what happened there.”
Producer Christos Hines talks about bringing the film community to Athens. It’s a positive for the economy and quality of life.
On October 4 a committee reviewing the Georgia Film Tax Incentive will meet in Athens to discuss the future of that incentive. The members of this committee need to know how proud the community is of this burgeoning film industry.
Major studio streamers are among the inaugural members of a new trade group devoted to advocacy for federal and state policies that impact their services.
The deal, outlined in the 2023 WGA Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), introduces remarkable pay increases and pioneering regulations on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in entertainment content creation.
Montu Miller, recording artist and Ambassador for Classic City Hip Hop, explains how great music is going on in Georgia beyond Atlanta in towns like Athens, Augusta, Savannah, and Valdosta.