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Game Tech Hub focuses on new companies making technology for game developers. Tools like the Unreal Engine, Unity 3D, Discord and others have shown the massive potential of these companies, but traditional accelerators do not cater to or understand their needs.
Kennesaw State is rolling out the red carpet for two former students who helped create one of the highest grossing films of all time, “Avatar: The Way of Water.”
This is a significant step in the negotiations between the WGA and AMPTP as there was a planned two-week break starting from the end of today, with the original idea to come back to the table for eight days beginning on April 17. However, sources have told Deadline that there seems to be a willingness to keep discussions going, in some form, after some common ground was found between the WGA and AMPTP.
“The present slowdown in production notwithstanding, Los Angeles cannot afford to lose its competitive edge when it comes to sound stages and other production infrastructure,” observed FilmLA President Paul Audley. “Local studio expansions and the California Film & Television Tax Credit Program are prerequisites for sustaining the high level of production we have in LA, and for growing it further.”
Films were judged by film professionals included Mavro Diamanti (Development Assistant at Tyler Perry Studios & Writer/Producer of Rockstar Brothers) and Javon Johnson (currently starring in Tyler Perry’s hit tv drama “The Oval”). Johnson took the stage to congratulate the students at the film festival and encouraged them to keep their peer networks as that’s how some great partnerships get formed.
The State of Esports Update: This week’s episode covers women in esports, an update on the Peach Belt Conference competition in Aiken, SC, highlights Kennesaw State’s & UGA’s success and Collegiate Valorant.
As Cinelease continues to expand in Georgia and beyond, company leaders discuss the connection with their parent company Herc and how this connection is part of the first class experience productions can expect. (Gannon Murphy, Jessa Grazioplene, Derek Elkins and Mark Lamberton)
Eclipse Creative, an Atlanta-based team of full-service storytellers, is proud to announce the April 1st launch of the third season of its hugely successful creation, “Homegrown,” on HBO Max, Magnolia Network and Discovery+.
The Minard Wong Foundation intersects with the entertainment industry on many levels. Tim is CEO of Eclipse Gaming Systems headquartered in Duluth, Georgia. The company focuses on select commercial gaming markets blending experience and agility to create captivating slot games. Besides being an award-winning keynote speaker and best-selling author, Didi is also a film and TV producer and financier.
Alabama took center stage at the 95th Academy Awards with Birmingham native Daniel Scheinert’s big wins for the movie he co-wrote and co-directed, “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”