The Georgia Studio & Infrastructure Alliance, the state’s only organization dedicated solely to representing local investment in Georgia’s film and television production industry, announces eight new members today, doubling its size since its creation four years ago.
“WE SHOW UP” will launch its first pilot entertainment workforce and business development program on Monday, September 10, 2018, in Clayton County, GA (located within the Metro-Atlanta area).
Georgia College Assistant Professors of Communication and Music, Angela Criscoe and Dr. Dana Gorzelany-Mostak, recently won an “Award of Excellence” from the Broadcast Education Association.
This year Macon Film Festival and Bronze Lens Film Festival brought amazing programming to their audiences via Don’t Be Nice, a documentary about the 2016 Bowery Slam Poetry team from New York.
Dragon Con, the Atlanta convention and parade, has always been a mystery to me.
Sony Interactive Entertainment, in collaboration with Ideas United and its creative collective, We Make, announced the release of five pilots produced for the PlayStation Emerging Filmmakers Program.
Out On Film, Atlanta’s LGBT film festival, has announced its programming for Out On Film 31, the 31st annual LGBT film festival.
The GHS Film program has cause to celebrate this week as they have received a $1,000 donation from the Georgia Theater Company, owners of Mountain Cinemas who held a special day for them in June at their grand opening.
Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly’s superhero sequel finally landed in China, with a strong $68 million. And that alone was good to conquer the global top spot. Ant-Man 2 also ranks as the fourth highest debut in China for a Marvel release and the third highest by a US film for 2018.
Fayette County students will be featured on the big screen as extras in the film “Beast Beast” that is being filmed in Fayette County this summer.
Join us for our monthly meeting at KSU to learn what duties are available at SIEGE how to volunteer to be a part of the event. In addition, Lee Morin will discuss how to create your own game studio and what is involved.
Matthew Weiss, the award-winning filmmaker behind “Man in the Red Bandana,” will be in Atlanta to address EO Atlanta Sept. 5 at Coco Studios.
Despite the dusty and rather unadventurous assumptions associated with a title like “The Bookshop,” “The Bookshop,” surprisingly, isn’t a story entirely without thrills.
Production on Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 has been put on hold after Disney and Marvel fired director James Gunn over years-old lewd tweets.
In January of 1998, Laurens County deputy Kyle Dinkheller was murdered in the line of duty.
Walt Disney Animation Studios has more than 50 classic films to its name, including “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” “Pocahontas” and “Aladdin.”
For the 13th year, the Jim Blanchard Leadership Forum, hosted by the Leadership Institute at Columbus State University, will bring a lineup of the best and brightest minds in the world to Columbus.
Columbus State University is embarking on some exciting endeavors to increase opportunities for students interested in film production. Flat Rock Studio, a former warehouse owned by W.C. Bradley Co. and the new home for the Columbus State University’s television and film production program.
Spotify announced last year that it will recognize the songwriters, producers and engineers behind some of today’s biggest hits with an annual awards program called Secret Genius, and now it announced the second annual nominees for the prizes.
Support the Girls played at SXSW, the Macon Film Festival and opens at Midtown Art Cinema this weekend.
Over the course of the next five years, Seven Arts continued work on the project and submitted three cost reports with expenses totaling nearly $12 million dollars. After going through a slew of auditors, their scheme finally caught up with them.
Looking for something to do this weekend? Stop by a comics convention that celebrates African-American artists and filmmakers.
The call of “lights … camera … action” is heard as regularly in Savannah these days as “beer here” is at a big league ballpark.
Driving in some parts of Bulloch County will require you to take a detour for the next seven days.
The re-imagined film, “The New BIG Plane Trip,” shares a behind-the-scenes look at a Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to its final destination in London’s Heathrow Airport.
It has been five years since film producers showed up in Columbus, closing the 13th Street bridge downtown for several days to shoot one dramatic car crash scene for the 2014 movie, “The Need for Speed.”
A Pennsylvania video game manufacturer is suing Pace-O-Matic Inc. and Miele Manufacturing Inc., both based in Georgia, alleging trademark infringement.
Esports, a near billion dollar industry, is sweeping the tech and digital media industry by storm and Atlanta is no exception.
With Amazon.com expected to soon name its site for a second headquarters, Atlanta’s mayor said a colossal development planned for downtown represents a once-in-a-lifetime shot to transform the city.
Savannah Film Office officials on Monday introduced several potential changes as well as an extension for the Savannah Entertainment Production Incentive, which offers cash rebates and relocation expenses reimbursement for qualified productions in the Hostess City.
A temporary closure of Georgia’s State Route 46 between Sinkhole Road and Nevils-Groveland Road in Bulloch County won’t be for construction or repairs, but for filming segments of a movie – filming that doesn’t involve the stars.
BronzeLens Film Festival Executive Producer Kathleen Bertrand didn’t dream up what is arguably Atlanta’s largest gathering of black filmmakers and creators.
Warner Bros.’ Crazy Rich Asians took the number one spot in a historic coup. The movie was the first romantic comedy in three years to beat the competition and take the top spot since the Amy Schumer vehicle Trainwreck. It took in $26.5 million from 3,384 locations over the weekend, to a five-day total of $35 million.
Celebrate the next generation of storytellers in Atlanta by attending the re:imagine Atlanta 2018 gala with a dinner, auction, and a line up of live entertainment.
On August 3, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia entered a default judgment against now-defunct microcap issuer and former movie studio Medient Studios, Inc., also known as Moon River Studios, Inc.
The annual Macon Film Festival is back in town this weekend and the screenings are in full swing.
AMC Stubs A-List, which was designed to stimulate moviegoing across all age groups including millennials, is already delivering on its promise and potential.
Nearly 500 films and television productions were filmed in Georgia this year and Columbus played a big role in bringing in those productions.
Georgia’s’ reign as the No. 1 filming location in the world may have come to an end, according to a report Monday in the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
With a gubernatorial nomination in hand, Republican Brian Kemp has begun sharpening his approach on a few key issues. Call them course corrections, if you prefer.
As Georgia continues to grow its entertainment industry, the number of Georgia-made productions featured at Dragon Con, Atlanta’s internationally known pop culture, fantasy, science fiction, and gaming convention, grows right along with it.
The Savannah Music Festival Executive Committee and Board of Directors announces the hire of David Pratt as Executive Director following the recent resignation of Rob Gibson from the Executive & Artistic Director position.
Four Valdosta State University students took home wins from the American Youth Film Festival held at The Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta earlier this year.
If you love the movies, you’ll love the new additions to the Macon Film Festival. The festival’s 13th year kicks off this week, and each year they add more ways to enjoy the shows.
The global ambitions of Georgia’s emerging filmmakers were front and center at the World Affairs Council of Young Leaders event “Reeling Out Georgia Film to the World” held on Aug. 9 in Buckhead.
One of Netflix’s newest series “Insatiable,” which was filmed in Newnan, has met with both national criticism and local praise.
From age 16 to 24, Amanda Tarvis worked as a waitress in food service. She never imagined a life in the film industry.
Gov. Nathan Deal announced that Georgia-lensed feature film and television productions generated a total economic impact of $9.5 billion during FY 2018.
Hi-Rez Studios announced the next phase in its company evolution and growth from self-publishing studio into multi-game publisher with distinct studios as well as esports and art services available to third-parties.
Creative Mammals, a studio focused on creating top-notch design and animation for the entertainment and marketing industries, continues to grow.
The NBA 2K League announced that affiliates of four National Basketball Association teams – the Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves – will join the league for its second season.
Columbus State University was approved by the Board of Regents to offer the first ever nexus degree in film production.
How would you like to be a stand-in for the sequel to one of the most legendary horror films of all time? Well, here’s your chance.
TV One announced that production is underway in Atlanta, GA on a new original holiday film, Coins For Christmas.
Aside from the infectious energy, watching the live taping of hip-hop improv show Wild ‘n Out isn’t much different from watching the show itself. While TV viewers get commercial breaks, the live audience waits as cast and crew run around the stage preparing for the next segment.
Sit at the back of the movie theater, and it’s possible to see the appeal of ScreenX, the latest attempt to drag film lovers off the sofa and away from Netflix.
Savannah is riding a Hollywood money-making wave. This year the money spent by entertainment crews in the Hostess City has surfed past what was earned all of 2017.
Tyler Perry Studios has hired veteran production executive Michelle Sneed as president of production and development, a post that will encompass both film and television.
The Meg, starring Jason Statham, took the weekend with a whopping $50.3 million coming from China. This movie was huge in China and also in other Asia markets. With the Meg’s success, Mission Impossible and Christopher Robin dropped a sizeable amount in the box office.
Content Creators of Atlanta, Inc, a non-profit organization for Atlanta’s Independent Scriptwriters and Content Creators host its’ 2nd annual gala this Sunday at the Historic Hammond House in Atlanta’s West End, the event benefits aspiring writers with grants to enhance their career.
Jennifer talks to us about the services her firm provides and how they help clients. She also goes over some ways you can attract investors,
Join GGDA for an overview on how to be a playtester or game QA engineer, and then try out fun games you have never seen before.
This August stop by EDBI to get the different perspectives on how to maintain visual continuity all the way through production.
The budget may be low, but the level of scares and imagination are lower still in “Along Came the Devil,” a feeble indie horror film that sometimes seems like a straight retread and other times feels like a movie aimed specifically at Christian audiences.
A Douglasville woman is getting attention at film festivals for a project two years in the making that focuses the lens on three women with traumatic childhoods as they navigate life.
Bloomberg Philanthropies announced that 45 cultural organizations in Atlanta have been selected to participate in the Arts Innovation and Management program.
Thousands of people showed up at the Savannah Civic Center on Saturday to attend a casting call for an upcoming Disney film being shot in Savannah.
Sherwood Christian Academy welcomed back 400 students on Friday. And this year students will become a little more tech savvy!
Football will disappear. Maybe not tomorrow, but at some point, football will practically vanish from popular culture.
The 13th Annual Macon Film Festival is right around the corner and board members say they are in need of volunteers.
Husband-wife film and television producers and south Fulton residents Camy “Cameron” Arnett and B.J. Arnett have wrapped a new movie filmed on location in Union City.
Robert Molloy sees similarities between Major League Baseball teams and movie productions.
Movies by Moonlight, Leadership Sandy Springs’ 14th annual series of three outdoor films, is bringing a diverse lineup of flicks to its new home, City Springs.
ATLFF ’18 was one for the books and some our favorites from the festival will be getting a theatrical run at the Plaza Theatre! If you missed out at festival, here’s your second chance to catch A Prayer Before Dawn, Along Came the Devil, and Hearts Beat Loud.
FilmL.A. has released a new report prepared by its research division. The 2017 Feature Film Study analyzes the 100 highest-performing U.S. feature films released theatrically last year, identifying where these films were made and how much was spent to produce them.
The Spy Who Dumped Me opened Friday August 3rd, and it will probably close soon. The movie leaves a lot to be desired.
Official selections for the 2018 Macon Film Festival have been announced and will be screened at the following venues throughout the Festival, August 16-19: Museum of Arts and Sciences, Theatre Macon, Douglass Theatre, The Grand Opera House, and Hargray Capitol Theatre.
FEW THINGS more dramatically show the nature of modern U.S. politics than the upcoming battle for the Georgia governor’s mansion between Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp.
The Columbus State University Department of Communication is hosting the Columbus premiere of the movie, Still, on August 23 at 7 p.m. in the Rainey-McCullars School of the Arts Auditorium.
Mission Impossible – Fallout had a very auspicious drop: in the US, just 42.8% and a second outing that generated $35 million. It’s a lower drop than any other film of the Mission Impossible franchise, in line with the drops of films such as Black Panther and Wonder Woman. That number tells us that the film could end up being bigger than The Fate of the Furious.
[Savannah], known for its antebellum architecture, has recently become a hub of Hollywood’s latest film sets, including Will Smith’s upcoming Gemini Man and The Poison Rose, starring John Travolta and Morgan Freeman.Everything We Know About Disney’s Live-Action Lady and The Tramp Remake Starring Justin Theroux
Let’s go back to the 90s; it was a simpler time in many regards, and the setting for The Miseducation of Cameron Post. Desiree Akhavan and Cecilia Frugiuele adapted the Emily M. Danforth novel into the 2018 Grand Jury Prize winner at the Sundance.
2018 marks the 37th Annual Savannah Jazz Festival, the Lowcountry’s only entirely free week-long music festival featuring regional, national and international world-class jazz.
What happens in the space between desperation and impulse? Jonathan Watson’s directorial debut “Arizona” teaches us that absolutely nothing good happens in that space. And worse than nothing good, the thing that’s most likely going happen is murder.
The Macon Film Festival will open Thursday, August 16, with a unique musical optical dome experience (M.O.D.E.) at the Museum of Arts and Sciences.
Although the film has previously been linked to London as its home for production, it now appears that the movie will be filming in Atlanta.
A Disney movie filming entirely in Savannah is expected to impact some downtown locations later this year.
Keep an eye out for shoots and production signs as you’re out and about. Here are some of the signs you may see and what they mean.
In late August, crowds will gather outside the Earl Smith Strand Theatre in anticipation of the Marietta International Film Festival.
Time Magazine’s Aug. 6 special issue focuses on the American South. One of the articles is about Georgia’s film production incentives, entitled “How Georgia Became the Hollywood of the South.”
Axis Replay, a new kind of entertainment and event venue for video gamers, eSports, and tech industry professionals, announces a partnership with Georgia State University’s Panther Gaming Club.
Kimberlin shares with us her three favorite movies. Two childhood favorites: Parent Trap and Matilda, and one other: The Devil Wears Prada.
The GABBYs announced the finalists who will receive either a GABBY or Merit award for broadcasting excellence in various categories.
The Springer Film Institute held an open house to show what they are working on for fall.
The idea came to Jason DeVan early one morning.
Activision Blizzard has sold an Atlanta expansion slot in its Overwatch League to a group funded by Georgia-based conglomerate Cox Enterprises, league sources told ESPN.
The city of Johns Creek will host its final installment for Movies at Newtown Park on Saturday, Aug. 11. Load up the car with your family and head over to the park to check out “Paddington 2,” the final film in the city’s 2018 series.
MoviePass, the discount service for movie tickets, is raising prices by 50 percent and barring viewings of most major releases during the first two weeks.
What makes the film office special is the fact that everyone working there has actual experience in filmmaking and everyone understands the needs of a film production company as well as how things work in our business.
A live-action remake of “Lady and the Tramp” will be filming in Savannah this fall, with the production title “Goodbye Stranger.” Filming is scheduled to begin Sept. 10, and end Nov. 7.