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This year, the festival was presented as a virtual experience from SCAD Atlanta with screenings, Q&A’s, panels, and more. For 10 years, SCAD TVfest has honored and hosted the brightest stars and most groundbreaking shows in this golden era of television.
The Reel People Care Gala is taking place Friday, March 4, 2022, at Trilith Studios (Home of the MARVEL productions and more). The event will highlight 21 local charities cementing Trilith’s commitment to the community.
The Best in Georgia competition is returning for 2022! Each Global Game Jam location in the state nominated one team to receive professional mentoring and to compete for the BiG title. Each team got assigned game industry mentors to help them further develop their game and make plans to get it into distribution.
In Concert Productions (ICP), an Atlanta-based company, announced it is opening The ICP Production Centre, a 30,000 square-foot, one-stop-shop for all entertainment industry production needs. Featuring a group of global behind-the-scenes industry giants in set design, staging, dry-hire broadcast, and A/V rentals, ICP, All Access, ATOMIC and SoCal Rentals will come together under one roof and serve as a hub for the industry, giving way for large scale production and entertainment events in the region.
Studios and production companies often attempt to avoid significant liabilities (tax and otherwise) by classifying certain workers as independent contractors instead of employees. Indeed, much of the entertainment industry has been structured around using “gig” independent contractors rather than forming a traditional employer-employee relationship.
FilmHedge, a Georgia based fin-tech company offering financial products for Film and TV producers, says they have secured a commitment to provide up to $50 million in debt financing from Fallbrook Film Finance to be used to cash flow Georgia-lensed tax credits for film and television productions.
Bennett Thrasher, one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing certified public accounting and consulting firms, announces continued year-over-year growth and strategic investments in key practice groups and industry sectors, including wealth management and outsourced accounting.
ATL Comic Convention and Fandemic Tour, two of the country’s premier comic conventions, announced today a partnership that will combine resources and expertise to provide geek and pop culture fans with the ultimate fan experiences.
The amount of people making money playing esports like Fortnight, League of Legends, Rocket League, Smite, Halo, CS:GO or content creating via Twitch, YouTube, Azubu, etc. continues to grow at an extraordinary pace. According to a recent article on dotesports.com, the payout for the top 50 streamers from August 2019 to October 2021 was around $1 million a year to $10 million a year.
The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) proudly announces the lineup for the 2022 SCAD TVfest. Celebrating its milestone tenth year, the university’s annual signature event celebrating all things television and streaming will be a virtual experience taking place Feb. 17-19, 2022.