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With all the filming, building and educational changes, it’s no wonder that Atlanta is going from “Hotlanta” to “Hollywood of the South” or, as some are calling it, “Y’allywood.”
This year the festival has added animation as its own category and top winners in all categories will receive cash prizes as well as awards.
The president of the board of directors for the festival, Julie Wilkerson, says they chose to finish with that film as a way to transition into Bragg Jam.
The bill grants sound recordings made prior to 1972 federal copyright law protection to ensure royalty payments for legacy artists.
Deal to Add Full Libraries of Popular Programming Including How I Met Your Mother, M*A*S*H, NYPD Blue, Bones, Glee, Burn Notice and more to Hulu.
After four years taking place in Denton, North Carolina, award-winning bluegrass duo Dailey & Vincent are moving their annual Landfest in the Mountains festival to scenic Hiawassee, Georgia this year.
By the time Will Martin graduated from Savannah’s H.V. Jenkins High School, his juvenile diabetes was overtaking his future. “I was slipping into kidney failure, losing my eyesight and on dialysis,” he says. “Frankly, I didn’t know how long I would live.”
Productions with a budget higher than $100,000 may be allowed to waive fees for hiring off-duty police officers. Productions with a crew of more than 12 people and a budget of more than $30,000 could receive waivers for reservation fees at city parks, community centers and other public spaces.
In 2014, following the ISIS attacks on the Kurdish people and city of Kobane, Bazidi went to the Syrian-Turkish border to volunteer with relief efforts. He encountered a cause and a people group hurting. He took his camera and used it to bring the story of Evlin and the Kurdish people to light.
Visions of a boundless economic boost have led GCFC to push for an $80 million annual incentive. While the current credit has lured its share of movies and television programs, a larger incentive would attract more productions and allow for creation of soundstages, production offices and additional filmmaking infrastructure.