John Latenser is a location manager: when a director needs to shoot scenes with a particular backdrop, he’ll find some options, sign agreements with property owners, figure out safety measures and what to do if it rains.

The Orchard announced the company has acquired worldwide rights to indie-suspense drama, Still, starring Lydia Wilson (Star Trek: Beyond), Nick Blood (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and Madeline Brewer (The Handmaid’s Tale) out of the SCAD Savannah Film Festival. The film will be released in North America on Jan. 8 across digital and On Demand platforms.

Winning an Emmy award is not a typical accomplishment for scientists. However, for James Porter, a University of Georgia ecology professor, it was an extension of his work as a scientist and educator.

Oprah Winfrey hit the campaign trail on Thursday, but not for herself, as many had hoped. Instead she was stumping in Georgia for Stacey Abrams, the state’s democratic candidate for governor.

Hulu CEO Randy Freer announced Heather Moosnick will join the company as Senior Vice President, Content Partnerships.

Actor Michael B. Jordan has been surprising residents in Georgia by going door-to-door to encourage people of colour to vote in America’s upcoming midterm elections.

What do hit TV shows like FOX’s “The Gifted” and “Star” and Netflix’s “Stranger Things” have in common? Yes, they’re all produced right here in Georgia — but they also all feature props and set decoration from a Metro Atlanta business.

The entertainment industry’s battleground state in the pivotal Nov. 6 midterm elections just might be Georgia.

Roma, the black-and-white Spanish-language drama from Mexico, won over the South — or at least Savannah, Georgia — on Saturday night when a gala screening of Alfonso Cuaron’s film, followed by a THR-moderated Q&A with its stars Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira and producer Gabriela Rodriguez, kicked off the 21st SCAD Savannah Film Festival.