Universal Production Services’ Sign Shop at Assembly Studios Atlanta offers graphic design, printing, custom signs and prop packaging for the entertainment industry, local businesses and beyond. Onsite for productions working on the studio lot, the shop is also open to clients off lot who need a fast, convenient and cost effective source for signage and props.
Dragon Con is not only just about meeting famous creators or celebrities it’s always about the local talent in Georgia from the famous Dragon Con parade that airs on LIVE TV amassing over thousands of people showcasing their groups and organisation and amazing cosplays.
“Defiant Ones: The American Revolution’s Bravest Women” is a fully released, eight-part immersive audio drama that brings history’s most overlooked heroines to life with cinematic sound design, an original orchestral score and Dolby Atmos mixing.
The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is proud to announce the return of SCAD AnimationFest to SCAD Atlanta Sept. 23–25, 2026.
The Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Rogers, will relaunch Festival Street on King Street West for four days of free public programming celebrating the films, artists, organizations, and audiences that make up the world’s largest public film festival.
Guests will savor signature dishes from Midtown’s most talked-about restaurants, discover exciting new dining destinations, enjoy beloved favorites and meet the talented chefs shaping Atlanta’s culinary scene – all included with one ticket.
Trilith Foundation put researchers who study human flourishing on the same stage as the athletes, filmmakers and executives shaping culture. The premise was that both rooms get better when they talk to each other.
Fashion occupies an unusual place in intellectual property law because some elements central to a designer’s creative vision are not always protected in the way a designer might expect. Understanding those limitations can help designers identify what they can protect and where to focus their efforts as they build their brand.
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In this conversation with Jezlan Moyet, president of Georgia Entertainment, Bailey-Ford discusses her journey producing nearly 50 independent films, including Color Book, a project that premiered at Tribeca and later became a top 10 Netflix title thanks to its authentic portrayal of a Black father and representation of children with special needs.
Georgia’s meetings and conventions sector continues to generate record-breaking numbers year after year. In 2025, Gov. Brian Kemp announced the state had broken tourism records for the third consecutive year and ranked fifth in the nation for overnight visitation for the fifth consecutive year. Numbers like this cement the state’s position as a premier destination for corporate events and professional gatherings.
A Heartfelt Tribute to Love, Acceptance, and Community Bringing Together National Talent to Celebrate Big Dreams and Even Bigger Hair
Designed to connect and empower the independent music community, the two-day Summit will bring together music publishers, songwriters, producers, artists, attorneys, industry executives, entrepreneurs and emerging music-business professionals for a dynamic program focused on the opportunities and challenges shaping today’s rapidly evolving music industry.
Don Mandrik, co-chair of the entertainment practice group at Hall Booth Smith, discusses how the firm’s attorneys go beyond legal advising to actively participate in the entertainment industry.
Frances Valentine and The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) will bring the remarkable legacy of Mary Tyler Moore to life with The Mary Experience, an immersive exhibition celebrating her groundbreaking career, iconic personal style, and enduring advocacy.
As Atlanta’s fall arts season gets underway, a new addition is joining the city’s cultural calendar. The Other Art Fair Atlanta, presented by Saatchi Art, today shared a preview of the emerging and independent artists who will exhibit at the Fair’s inaugural Atlanta edition, Oct. 1–4 at Enspire Mercantile in Grant Park.
Discover Dunwoody has signed a new lease for office space at High Street, a mixed-use development in the heart of the Perimeter. The move places the organization alongside the restaurants, retail, and experiences it works to promote.
Georgia Entertainment has announced its continued partnership with the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and its SCADpro program to design the 2027 edition of “The Creative Economy Journal: The Innovation Issue.”
I am going to suggest that Republicans and Democrats get together, and immediately craft Legislation to save the Movie, Television, and Entertainment Business in America. Congress should approve, immediately, a Federal Production Incentive to create Entertainment Jobs in America. It can be done quickly, accurately, efficiently and, importantly, will benefit ALL of America.
Look across Georgia’s economy today and creativity is everywhere. It is changing agriculture and banking. It is reshaping healthcare, transportation, manufacturing, tourism, education and real estate. Technology has accelerated that transformation, giving people extraordinary new tools to turn ideas into companies, products, experiences and entirely new ways of doing business.
The Atlanta Opera announces the six artists selected for its 2026–27 Studio Artist program: singers Page Michels, Ashlyn Brown, Randy Ho and Harrison Hancock, and stage directors Ky Chassells and Madeleine Snow.
From Story to Scale arrives at a defining moment for the 2026 festival, the launch of TIFF: The Market, a new global content marketplace. The invite-only events will be hosted on the rooftop at Earls King St. West in Toronto, blending Southern hospitality with international influence Programming includes a panel discussion with industry experts followed by an exclusive networking reception, with guests including creators, directors, producers, film commissioners and financiers.
It’s just past 6 p.m. GMT on a late September evening in London, and Charing Cross Road outside the Phoenix Theatre in the West End district is buzzing beneath the glowing red marquee. You’re here to catch a 7 p.m. production of the stage play “Stranger Things: The First Shadow,” based on the globally acclaimed Netflix series “Stranger Things.”
One of Atlanta’s most popular live music venues is getting a new name. Tabernacle, located in Downtown Atlanta, will now be known as Tabernacle presented by iTHINK Financial, according to a press release.
Tyler Perry Studios has announced the launch of Maxscene, a new specialty division dedicated to expanding theatrical opportunities for filmmakers with distinctive voices. This new arm of Tyler Perry Studios will focus on creator-first and audience-focused projects that are unbound to any blueprint.
Universal Production Services’ Costume House at Assembly Studios Atlanta ranks among Atlanta’s largest costume rental facilities. The inventory spans men’s, women’s and children’s apparel from vintage to contemporary, plus specialty collections including gowns, law enforcement, medical and hospitality uniforms.
The final attendance numbers are in, and the City of Decatur officially reported today that 170,000 visitors celebrated FIFA World Cup ‘26 at Decatur WatchFest ‘26 on the city’s Square. On average, 5,500 people visited Decatur daily, with almost 11,000 on peak days, enjoying 72 World Cup matches and 34 days of music and other event activations.
East Hollywood Pictures will celebrate the official Atlanta red-carpet premiere of its award-winning psychological sci-fi thriller The Living Tree on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at AMC Madison Yards 8, bringing the film home to the city and filmmaking community that helped make it possible.
INTENNSE—a pro tennis league in Doraville—closed out its 2026 season on Aug. 1 at INTENNSE Arena at Assembly Studios, where the Freeze took home the league championship outlasting the Outriders 137-130.
Cape Fear brings its southern coastal story to life through the landscapes, crew and talent of Georgia. Filmmakers and cast describe how Savannah and Atlanta capture the texture, history and mythology central to the show, offering a coastal energy that suits the production’s tone.
In this conversation with Jezlan Moyet, president of Georgia Entertainment, filmed at Discover Dunwoody’s studio, costume designer, Beverly Saffier reflects on the instincts and philosophy behind her work, tracing her eye for storytelling through wardrobe back to childhood and describing how she immerses herself fully in a character’s world through research before ever making a design choice.
What a first-of-its-kind film festival for a national firm revealed about company culture, local identity and why creativity deserves a seat at the business table. Storytelling is not limited to entertainment. Creativity is not limited to people with creative titles. Both are essential to how organizations build trust, attract talent, strengthen culture and shape reputation.
Justin Kerenyi of Hall Booth Smith says new business development drives much of his work, whether with individual artists early in their careers or with mid-size and larger companies.
Anne Hathaway’s new dinosaur thriller “The End of Oak Street” filmed primarily in Metro Atlanta, with production spotted in Southwest Atlanta’s Wisteria Gardens neighborhood along Erin Avenue and Westwood Avenue, as well as Dover Boulevard and Howell Drive.
If you’ve visited Stonehenge in the UK, you know. A trilith is an amazing monument, one that stands above the landscape and simultaneously settles within it. Meaning “of three stones” in Greek, a trilith is made up of two upright stones with a third, called a lintel, resting across the top. It’s a gateway. A spiritual road sign. A once-in-a-lifetime destination. And Trilith in Georgia is like that, too.
Kelly Murphy, Director of Client and Production Services at Universal Production Services, joins Jezlan Moyet, President of Georgia Entertainment, to discuss what makes Assembly Studios a destination for filmmakers of every kind.
Captivating more than 3.5 million visitors across North America, Europe, South America, Asia, and Australia, the acclaimed exhibition The Art of Banksy Without Limits will make its return to Atlanta at Pullman Yards on September 25, 2026.
Fest features films with the remarkable ensembles of “Before I Do” and “La Bola Negra”; as well as work by Alan Cumming, Frances Fisher, Rachel Dratch, Michaela Jae Rodriguez; documentary on legend Billie Jean King; projects by Russell T Davies, Lilly Wachowski and more
The film was shot entirely in Georgia, in and around Augusta, with locations across Evans and Lincolnton, using a Georgia-based cast and crew and completing much of its post-production in the state. It follows the trilogy’s first chapter, “Holy Ghost,” which went on to international distribution, and it reflects the cross-cultural mission of SRHP Films, a Georgia- and India-based company that blends Indian storytelling with Hollywood-style filmmaking.
Atlanta-based writer and director Omar Derby is closing out the summer festival circuit on a high note. His short film The Good One recently won Best Dark Drama at the 2026 Georgia Shorts Film Festival.
Launching with students from Clemson University’s film and television program, the credit-bearing residency places students in the Town at Trilith, where they live, study and create within one of North America’s largest purpose-built production ecosystems.
Indie Spotlight began as a Georgia Entertainment interview series spotlighting independent filmmakers across the state. The Sept. 23 event brings that work off the page, celebrating the creativity, resourcefulness and impact of local filmmakers who are contributing to the state’s growing film ecosystem.
When Alexxiss Jackson was little, she loved playing with Polly Pockets. But God help you if you touched those dolls. “It was a soap opera, and nobody else could touch it. It was this whole elaborate set-up on my two dressers in my room, with a little paper bridge connecting the two parts of the town,” she remembered. “Nobody could touch it, because they had to be in their places for the next episode of the soap opera.”
INTENNSE—a pro tennis league in Doraville—closed out its 2026 season on Aug. 1 at INTENNSE Arena at Assembly Studios, where the Freeze took home the league championship outlasting the Outriders 137-130.
Heidi Boisvert has been named the chair of the School of Arts, Entertainment, and Creative Technologies at Georgia Tech. She begins the new role on August 1, 2026. As the experience economy (industries such as gaming, film, live performance, and music) converges thanks to the seismic effect of artificial intelligence, Boisvert says this new school will prepare students to think well beyond the technologies and tools available today.
The private sector needs an environment where companies, entrepreneurs and investors can thrive. The public sector benefits when that activity creates employment, investment, corporate growth and a broader tax base capable of supporting the communities where that growth occurs.
Atlanta’s luxury real estate story has traditionally centered around Buckhead, Tuxedo Park, Chastain Park and the city’s established estate neighborhoods. But one of the most interesting development stories of 2026 is unfolding in a different direction.
AFM’s 47th edition will take place November 10–15, 2026, in Los Angeles, with headquarters at the Fairmont Century Plaza and screenings held at AMC Century City 15.
David Ellison, the chairman of Paramount, which is trying to buy CNN parent Warner Bros. Discovery, is reportedly threatening to move its headquarters from Los Angeles to a city in a state that is not suing his company, according to reports from multiple media outlets, citing unnamed individuals.
SCAD now offers the first Bachelor of Design in Applied AI, along with a minor available to students across every discipline, from fashion design to filmmaking. The university is betting that the future of AI will be shaped not just by engineers in Silicon Valley but by artists, designers and storytellers who understand what makes technology feel human.
Set in a small Georgia town, “Party USA” follows Taylor, a fireworks store employee whose father dies unexpectedly. When she’s unable to get her shift covered, a deadly mistake sends her spiraling into red, white and blue-collared chaos. The film explores working-class America, the emotional cost of customer service labor, and the pressure to maintain politeness even as personal tragedy unfolds.
The Foundation has partnered with researchers from Harvard University and Baylor University whose groundbreaking five-year, 200,000-page Global Flourishing Study explores what it truly means for individuals and communities to flourish. Their research demonstrates that flourishing is not simply a feeling or philosophy—it is measurable, teachable, and achievable.
Set in Savannah, Ga., “Holy Father” is a horror-crime thriller starring Oscar nominee Eric Roberts as Father Isaac Wales, an exorcism specialist investigating ritualistic murders while battling an ancient demon who possessed his colleague.
As part of today’s schedule launch, TIFF is announcing this year’s iconic In Conversation With… series, expanding the Festival experience beyond the screen through in-depth onstage interviews with Festival artists in front of a live audience. A Festival favourite, this year welcomes Lee Min-ho, Rachel Morrison, Chris Rock, Andrew Scott, and Hudson Williams to the stage for intimate conversations about their creative journeys, craft, and careers.
The country’s proposed Kenya Intellectual Property Bill, 2026 would consolidate patent, industrial design, copyright and anti-counterfeiting functions that currently sit across separate laws and agencies. At the same time, Kenya has developed a draft National Intellectual Property Policy and Strategy designed to harness IP as a driver of innovation, creativity and economic growth.
studioG, Provost Studio, and its Content Kitchen division today announced a creative production alliance operating from within the Biltmore Innovation Center at Georgia Tech’s Tech Square, one of Atlanta’s most storied landmarks now reimagined as the city’s leading hub for innovation, entrepreneurship, and the creative industry.
Many entertainment and creative professionals feel torn between saving and investing. On the surface, it appears to be a financial decision. Underneath, it is often a question of purpose that comes with more feelings than what we want to deal with.
A new business summit designed to bridge the worlds of capital, culture, and stewardship is coming to Metro Atlanta this fall. SAGE Business Counsel has announced the launch of the inaugural Capital & Culture Summit, a three-day executive gathering taking place September 16–18, 2026, at Trilith LIVE in Metro Atlanta.
Each month we bring you a list of ongoing productions in Georgia. This information is provided by Georgia.org and reproduced by Georgia Entertainment to bring you the latest, verified productions.
Peter Provost can see things that aren’t there—yet. And he’s getting a name for it in the world of immersive entertainment and branded content, where companies are seeking him out for a taste of his expertise in designing architecturally inspired digital sets for virtual production.
Through this program, presenting partners—including independent theaters, community cinema houses, universities, museums, libraries, and other nonprofit organizations—host public screenings of feature-length documentaries paired with filmmaker-led conversations with their communities.
Pioneering “Dirty South” Rap Group’s Entry into Film Reflects Hip-Hop’s Growing Investment in Independent Filmmaking
Shadowbox Studios has taken on management of Kaufman Astoria Studios in New York.
Writer-director Matthew Simpson sits down with Georgia Entertainment to discuss “Before Me,” a feature that explores retroactive jealousy, the obsessive fixation on a partner’s past. Made in Carrollton with a fully Georgia cast, crew and post-production team, the film is a portrait of what local artists can build on a small budget.
Like many children in the 1980s, Gladys Edeh had an affinity for music videos. She also loved watching movies with her father and dreamed of one day being in the entertainment industry. However, she was living an ocean away in her native Nigeria.
Georgia Film Academy adjunct professor Nick Ragazzo has something his students absolutely want. It’s years of real-world experience as a professional property assistant and prop manager in film and television. Alongside it, Ragazzo brings top-level prop craftsmanship skills which he is passionate about teaching to his students.
As technology lowers barriers to creation, the market begins placing greater value on qualities that cannot be downloaded or automated. Taste. Judgment. Authenticity. Creative problem-solving. Empathy. Trust. The need to belong. Those have always been human advantages. They are becoming economic advantages.
Georgia’s film industry received encouraging news this week as the Georgia Film Office announced that productions generated $2 billion in direct spending during Fiscal Year 2026 across 280 productions, even as the global entertainment industry continues to navigate reduced budgets, increased competition and a rapidly evolving marketplace. The state also saw a 14 percent increase in total projects, including an 83 percent surge in independent productions.
If you miss this animation festival this August 21-22, you may have to wait another two years to attend! Held every 2 years, ASIFA-South International Animation Society is back with its 5th ASIFAC Animation Festival and Conference, bigger than ever. Join our two-day animation festival and conference hosted at Georgia State Creative Media Industries Institute and Cinefest Theater, made free to the public possible thanks to our sponsors and community.
Multihyphenate Georgia native Danny McBride is set for a hero’s welcome when he attends the state’s Rome International Film Festival (RIFF) in November. The festival, based in Floyd County’s biggest city, will present The Righteous Gemstones writer and actor with its 2026 Flannery O’Connor Award during the festival’s 23rd edition running from November 5 to 8.
On August 15th, 2026, Criminal Records will host a free and all-ages block party in historic Little Five Points.
How a Small Georgia Arts Town Built One of the Southeast’s Most Engaging, Audience-Driven Independent Film Festivals.
The festival runs Sept. 10 through Sept. 20. TIFF is still announcing sections, which means the Georgia count is a moving target. Here is what is confirmed so far.
I know dozens of innovators, entrepreneurs and creators across Georgia who continue to stand out despite rapid advances in artificial intelligence, changing consumer behavior and an increasingly crowded marketplace. Many have become trusted mentors over the years, and one trait consistently sets them apart: they embrace change without losing sight of what makes them uniquely valuable.
Inside SCAD Atlanta’s Industrial Design and Game Development building, creativity runs from sketchpad to sneaker sole. Students hunch over benches, sketching designs that will transform into 3D models by sunrise, while printers hum and prototypes cool on steel racks.
Award-winning filmmaker, nonprofit leader and longtime LGBTQ+ advocate joins Atlanta’s Oscar®-Qualifying LGBTQ+ Film Festival as nonprofit prepares for its 39th annual 11-Day Event, Sept. 24-Oct. 4
Most people think of Atlanta’s airport as a place to pass through. They hurry from parking lots to terminals, from security checkpoints to departure gates, often unaware that beyond the runways exists one of Georgia’s most dynamic economic districts. Yet the area surrounding Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has evolved into far more than transportation infrastructure.
Georgia Entertainment returns to Toronto this September with From Story to Scale, a slate of strategic gatherings and engagements during the 51st Toronto International Film Festival, Sept. 10-20, 2026. The series returns for a second year.
The four-day festival brings more than 100 indie films from 14 countries, industry panels, and the high-stakes 100-Hour Film Race to the historic Strand Theatre this August.
The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) announces a new Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in music production, launching at SCAD Atlanta in Fall 2026.
Last year’s event drew a capacity crowd of finance executives, legal experts, accounting professionals and filmmakers for an afternoon of networking and cross-coast conversation.
Rome’s next chapter won’t simply be “more visitors.” The smarter target is higher yield, better seasonality and deeper community benefit.
World Premieres include: Peter Farrelly’s I Play Rocky, Sue Kim’s Always Lalisa, John Madden’s Onwards and Sideways, Hans Petter Moland’s Growth of the Soil, Chris Rock’s Misty Green, Yeon Sang-ho’s Paradise Lost and Mina Shum’s Whatcha Want
Produced by WW/SF Entertainment together with brothers Jake and Conor Allyn, “Clean Hands” made its world premiere at the 2026 Tribeca Festival on June 7 at Village East by Angelika in New York. Within days, it landed a North American distribution deal with Vertical.
Why the next chapter of Georgia’s economic growth may depend less on attracting companies and more on becoming the place where ideas, intellectual property and innovation can live.
It’s an indie world in 2026. So if your budget is tight and your team is lean, you can still tell a big story. And you can find excellent, small studios to help you do it, ones with professional services from which you can pick and choose.
Tyler Perry has learned to adapt and evolve when it comes to production. His Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta was among the first to restart filming during the pandemic with Covid protocols. Now it is joining the rise of virtual production with a new facility.
The Atlanta-filmed CBS daytime soap “Beyond the Gates” received 15 Daytime Emmy Award nominations on Tuesday, solidifying the groundbreaking series’ popularity in its first season of award eligibility.
The conversation examined how Savannah is evolving from a production destination into a broader center for talent development, workforce and intellectual property creation.
Designed for aspiring filmmakers, writers, directors, actors, artists and other creative professionals, the courses combine hands-on instruction with direct access to industry experts actively working across film, television and digital media.
The most useful way to think about tourism’s economic impact is as a local demand generator.
Humanitas announced the nominees for this year’s ten Humanitas Prizes, and revealed that Discover DeKalb’s “Beyond Unstoppable” written by Valerie Alexander received a nod for Best Short Film.
For many theatre students, the bright lights of Broadway are the ultimate goal. But for Columbus State University alumni Richard Frazier-Sostillio ’11 and Nicholas Sostillio ’12, ’21, the most important stage isn’t in New York City—it’s the one in the classroom.
ARRI, a leading global premium manufacturer of camera and lighting technology for motion picture and live entertainment, has entered into an agreement to sell its global rental activities in Europe, the United Kingdom, and North America to H2 Equity Partners. Illumination Dynamics will remain part of ARRI and is not included in the transaction.
Producer Eric Tomosunas, founder of Atlanta-based independent media company and studio Swirl Films, is a filmmaker focused on helping other independents rise and monetize their work. It’s a mission that’s personal because he’s in the trenches himself, an independent filmmaker who has also produced more than 60 feature films and made-for-TV movies throughout his career.
Immersive entertainment is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the global creative economy, and Georgia is becoming a key part of that story. Just as film incentives helped make the state a production powerhouse, the same creative talent and infrastructure are fueling a new wave of experiences that blend technology, storytelling and interactivity.
Periods of transition are when relationships are built, perspectives are shared and future conversations begin. By the time legislation is introduced, committee meetings are scheduled and decisions are moving through the process, the organizations that have invested in consistent engagement are already part of the conversation.
One of the world’s pre-eminent LGBTQ+ film festivals, Out On Film runs this year from September 24–October 4
Soccer Legend from the 1970s Will Be Guest of Honor on Consecutive Nights as Part of Post-Film Panel Discussion. The event will also be in partnership with Soccer in the Streets organization based in Atlanta.
There is a particular kind of electricity that runs through Atlanta. You feel it the moment you land at Hartsfield-Jackson in the music spilling out of car windows, in the murals that turn entire city blocks into galleries, in the way strangers greet you like family.