On October 4 a committee reviewing the Georgia Film Tax Incentive will meet in Athens to discuss the future of that incentive. The members of this committee need to know how proud the community is of this burgeoning film industry.
In my last article I highlighted the need for “Cultural Clarity” in Creative Economies and described the need to better define which creative industries are considered in Georgia’s Creative Economy. In this article I will focus on our state’s investment in the arts, Georgia’s Rural Creative Economy, and how the Film Industry can be a foundation for Rural Economic Development in the state of Georgia.
Georgia Entertainment held the second 2023 Georgia Unscripted Roadshow in Roswell last week. (See the reel and photos.) The event focused on North Fulton and Forsyth County including the cities of Alpharetta, Cumming and Roswell among others.
A creative culture attracts creative people, pure and simple. But how do we know that the state of Georgia is a “creative state”? And how does a state like Georgia go about establishing and maintaining such a culture?
If it happens in Athens, it has mad creative energy, whatever the occasion. This was definitely the case for the first stop of the Georgia Unscripted roadshow late last week at Tweed Recording, where the event revealed the industry’s next steps toward more success in Athens and statewide.
Georgia Entertainment News held the first 2023 Georgia Unscripted Roadshow in Athens last week. The Lewis Room at Tweed Recording…
Georgia Entertainment News has released the details of the first 2023 Georgia Unscripted Roadshow in Athens. The first event will…
The 2023 tour will gather business executives, elected leaders and government officials to discuss the local creative economy and the impact of film, music, broadcast, digital production and gaming in each region.
In this article I will approach the topic of key constructs that hold the Creative Economy together and that must be nurtured to ensure full success. This will include how creative industries organize, are funded, and are measured to ensure success.
Georgia’s economy is rolling, stacked with diverse industries – like a mutual fund neutralizing risk, hedging against forces like inflation, interest rate fluctuations, and other slow down factors. At the core is the state’s investment over the years in the creative and entertainment space – film, digital production, music and gaming.