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Let’s face it, online streaming is a messy sea of endless titles that is both gargantuan and intimidating even to the most avid film buff.
Last week, Pinewood Atlanta Studios hosted British Ambassador to the US, Sir Kim Darroch, during his visit to the city of Atlanta.
The first two seasons were shot in Louisiana. This is the first time Georgia has ever nabbed a TV series from Louisiana. North Carolina, after it severely capped its tax credits, lost “Sleepy Hollow” in 2015, which aired for two more seasons here before being cancelled.
This timing difference was recently addressed in a Georgia letter ruling, where a taxpayer planned to purchase Georgia film credits to offset his income tax liability. The taxpayer had filed a valid Georgia extension for his 2015 Georgia income tax return to extend his deadline to Oct. 17, 2016 (Oct. 15 fell on a Saturday).
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Four-day figures are being projected at a dismal $93 to $95 million. In the wake of this abysmal August for the industry no new films were put into wide release, and The Hitman’s Body Guard took first place for the third time in a row with a meager $10.5 million.
In today’s video, Drew Sawyer of Moonshine Post-Production talks about House Bill 199 and how it will impact filming in the state of Georgia.
The title of the film is slightly misleading in that, at the end of it, all of our characters, who in the opening scenes were wildly unhappy with themselves and their romantic partners, somehow, miraculously, walk away congenial and happy and holding hands.
“When the six-second ads are placed in unique positions, it has the potential to gain even more attention than a traditional unit,” Eric Shanks, president of Fox Sports.
If you want to get into the back end of the film and television industry (the “crew” side) but don’t have the relevant experience or knowhow, be sure to check out the Georgia Film Academy.