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Entertainment writers are striking coast to coast. In the last decade, median weekly writer-producer pay declined 4%, or 23% after adjusting for inflation, according to the WGA.
As I sat next to George R.R. Martin chomping on hot dogs at the Braves Game and discussing the next collaboration between George and Moonshine Post-Production’s editor Patrick Perry, I was struck by a divine fly ball to the forehead, an epiphany, on how far Moonshine Post has come in the last 10 years to lead me to this moment of chillin’ with the man who brought Game of Thrones to our shelves and screens.
Business and entertainment professionals from all over Georgia attended the Columbus Film Commission’s quarterly meeting on Wednesday, May 10th. These events connect entertainment professionals, artists and local businesses together to hear from local officials and experts regarding the state of entertainment.
Today’s announcement recognizes filmmakers in 12 categories for their achievements and cinematic excellence.
This video was released a few hours ago. While the video tugs on emotional heartstrings of Texans – like how can we lose out to Oklahoma? Georgia and others? Those sentiments are only window dressing to rally popular support for current legislation.
What’s going on here? Don’t Texan politicians and economic development leaders know there’s no ROI from investing in incentivized spending on film productions? Don’t they know the direct beneficiaries of film credits generally are not Texas-based companies? Has the world gone crazy???
Olsberg SPI (SPI) has been commissioned by the Georgia Screen Entertainment Coalition to undertake a multi-year economic impact evaluation of Georgia’s Entertainment Industry Tax Credit.
The biggest role of Georgia Production Partners now is to make sure legislators know the value of the state’s film tax incentives, and the impact on job creation for Georgians.
Multiple new sound stages are planned at Tyler Perry Studios in southwest Atlanta. Seven building permits were filed Monday in Atlanta, each calling for a 20,000-square-foot precast concrete building for a sound stage and two-story offices.
The worldwide distribution division will see Amazon originals and MGM library titles, which number 4,000 film titles and 17,000 TV episodes.