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Eatonton Georgia showcased their economic, workforce and political structure to producers, studio executives and other high level participants last Thursday evening at Barrel 118. Local and state officials joined leading local businesses to welcome gaming, music and entertainment executives to the city.
Over the past few years, Florida lost out on more than 70 major films and TV projects to other states costing $1.3 billion in lost economic activity and 110,000 potential jobs.
Areu wanted to be a cop. But as he likes to say, God had another plan. After taking on a job as a security guard at Warner Bros., he got the film bug.
Buzz Law is the President and CEO of Creative Financial Group, one of the leading wealth management and financial planning firms serving the entertainment industry. Year-end tax planning is very important for those in the film, music and gaming industry. Buzz talks about qualified charitable deductions from your required minimum distributions.
In a secluded valley in the foothills of Appalachia, American actor/entertainer Randall Franks hikes along a rocky ridge looking down on a pristine green field barely touched by the passage of modern time.
Gary Wheat, President and CEO of Visit Macon, talks with our friends at Middle Georgia CEO about Visit Macon taking over the Film Commission and the economic impact film has on the community.
This isn’t the first brush with cable movie fame for Dahlonega General Store owner Jay Stone. His business was heavily featured in The Hallmark Channel’s Christmas in Homestead which aired in 2016.
Interest in the location has grown due to its uniqueness compared to the rest of the state, its proximity to Atlanta and its architecture, said Aaron Buzza, camera ready liaison for the Macon Film Commission.
A packed theater of business owners and entertainment professionals attended the first Focus Film Columbus GA event last week at the River Center for the Performing Arts. This and future quarterly events will connect entertainment professionals, artists and local businesses.
A major Hollywood film studio has been beefing up its Atlanta presence this year. Warner Bros. has leased more than 500K SF for studio space in two warehouse buildings and is in talks to take on a third, all clustered in the Atlanta Industrial Parkway warehouse district, some 10 miles west of Midtown Atlanta