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The DeKalb Entertainment Commission (DEC) hosted their November 2020 Entertainment Expo virtually yesterday via Zoom and Facebook Live. Since their launch in 2017, the commission has committed to advancing and strengthening the creative industry.
As a result of the success of Georgia’s film industry and specifically the progress in Columbus, GA, the Columbus Film Commission will host its next quarterly meeting, called Focus Film Columbus Ga, that connects entertainment professionals, artists and local businesses. The
From GPP: Join us on Facebook TUESDAY, December 1st at 12pm EST for a discussion on production finance. A big part of filmmaking is securing financing and balancing your budget. Tune in for information on how to secure loans and the important steps to making sure your finances are in order!
It should come as no surprise that our region’s most photographed location, the Forsyth fountain, is the crowning jewel of the most popular filming destination in Savannah. With its famous fountain, majestic live oaks, and central location, Forsyth Park has been featured in at least 15 major film and television productions as well as numerous commercials, advertisements, and media campaigns.
Peter Bowden discusses the formation of the Columbus Film Commission, the Columbus Film Fund, and the impact of film and entertainment on the Columbus region. He also explains how he and his team work to promote Columbus to filmmakers in Georgia.
We all know the names of the greatest directors. You’ve got your Spielberg, Scorsese, Spike Lee, Nora Ephron, Agnes Varda, Fellini, Truffaut, Welles, Capra, Hitchcock, Kurosawa, Bigelow, and Fincher. We could make a list of hundreds of them, and we could argue the order back and forth.
For the film industry, the possibility of a newly constituted Statehouse raises the question: What changes could be in store for Georgia’s entertainment tax credit program, which handed out $870 million in subsidies in 2019?
Thomas Gentle, founder and CEO of video game streaming startup Shotcall, grew up with a stutter. But when he picked up a gaming controller, he said that no longer mattered.
A video game development company founder recently spoke with students from the Savannah College of Art and Design about the state of the gaming industry amid the pandemic.
SIEGE will include parallel tracks of workshops and presentations Nov. 13-15. The GGDA has begun announcing the session, and they include Will Wright’s keynote, the returns of past keynotes Erin Hoffman-John and Nick Laing, sessions on Unity, Unreal, Twine, Fusion and much more.