New York Times best-selling author, motivational speaker, and evangelist Priscilla Shirer took to Instagram Wednesday to alert her fans that she was going to be at Lifeway Christian Bookstore in Columbus Park Crossing for a meet and greet.
Ultramarathoner Karl Meltzer, who speed-hiked the Appalachian Trail with the help of beer and bacon, is celebrated in a new…
If it were a Hollywood motion picture, the suspense would be building slowly as to whether or not Columbus can…
Jim talks to us about the many advantages and benefits Eatonton offers his company and why they moved to there from Tybee Island. One of the huge reasons is the proximity to Atlanta. Another huge benefit is that compared to Atlanta and Savannah, Eatonton boasts plenty of parking spots.
Originally approved last year as the Founders Studio project along Ga. Highway 74 in Tyrone, plans have transformed the project into the “Founders District” development, a studio and mixed-use development now under state review.
Award-winning actor and director Burt Reynolds will be in Valdosta this week for the city’s first RKDS Film Festival, an event celebrating the region’s contribution to the Georgia film industry.
Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood is to be the location of a new Dream Hotel Group property.
The City of Hapeville invites television, music, and film productions to pursue opportunities provided by its artfully historical city.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams took a break from talking about education, health care and taxes Wednesday night to discuss romance novels, “Supernatural” and Maxine Shaw.
A new publishing firm called one77 Music announced its launch this week, with a 6,000-song catalog and $27 million in assets backed by private equity firm Virgo Investment Group.
On August 24th, celebrate the future of Atlanta’s entertainment industry with a delicious dinner, auction, and evening of live entertainment with re:imagine/ATL! The gala is critical to raising the funds needed to offer free and reduced programs throughout Metro Atlanta.
The flashback sequence turned Saint Julian Street, The Olde Pink House and Reynolds square into an Argentinian plaza, while Factors Walk became a South American marketplace. A few shots were also filmed in Forsyth Park.
Owner Kraig Torres hopes to capitalize on Georgia’s growing film and television industry by opening a fourth Atlanta location in the development located across from the state’s largest film production studio, Pinewood Movie Studios.
When people think of art museums, they think of paintings. Classic films and novels don’t often come to mind.
If you live in Georgia you know how big Georgia film has become. Ant-Man and the Wasp just opened with nearly $80 million and the box office and it was primarily filmed in the peach state.
Most thought the weekend’s box office would be dominated by the newest Marvel project Ant-Man and the Wasp. In a surprise upset, Dying to Live took the prize thanks to a massive $200 million showing. Ant-Man and the Wasp opened with only $161 million.
Columbus State University will host the third annual Columbus Interactive Media Fest on Saturday, July 14. The event will feature keynote speakers, networking, and lunch with professionals in the gaming industry and those interested in a career in the field.
Local fans of Marvel can rejoice.
New Jersey recently passed tax credits for film and TV production companies that are even more generous than those in Georgia.
There’s a lot of talk about the growing movie industry in the state of Georgia, but “Rock-A-Bye” the movie is unique in that it’s local to Harris County.
The Garden State is back in the production tax credits game.
When two diminutive heroes team up on an urgent mission against a powerful new enemy in Marvel Studio’s Ant-Man and The Wasp, the result is action-packed comedy and outsized economic impact in Georgia.
Savannah Music Festival has accepted the resignation of Rob Gibson, its Executive & Artistic Director of sixteen years.
The BET Awards, which have been held in Los Angeles for 16 years, could be headed for Atlanta.
For the first time since California expanded its film and television tax program to draw runaway production back to the state, a television show has opted to leave Georgia and its rich incentives for the Golden State.
Prominence Films is excited to share some of what they’ve been up to recently. They are working on a long-term project to help grow a solid film industry in the Southeast.
AMC Theatres announced that AMC Stubs, the Company’s loyalty program, has grown approximately six-fold since its relaunch nearly two years ago, from approximately 2.5 million household members then to more than 15 million household members now.
Athens’ only nonprofit cinema recently reached its fundraising goal to buy its home on Hancock Avenue, a former tire recapping plant turned art house movie theater that has left its mark on downtown Athens since its opening in 2007.
Summer filming is well underway in Atlanta, and no amount of rain seems to be slowing it down.
He’s starring opposite Clint Eastwood in his new film The Mule.
Sundance Institute and Skywalker Sound announced the composers and directors selected for the Sundance Institute Film Music and Sound Design Lab, which returns to the legendary Skywalker Sound Facilities for the sixth year.
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the Music Modernization Act, comprehensive legislation, including the CLASSICS Act, that updates music licensing laws for the modern streaming era.
Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed legislation extending California’s film and TV incentives to 2025.
Shelbia Jackson has been named Director of the DeKalb Entertainment Commission. The Commission is the primary driving force charged with attracting and expanding businesses supporting the film, television, music and digital entertainment industry in DeKalb County.
Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, who faces Secretary of State Brian Kemp in the July 24 runoff election, wants people to boycott the work of Judd Apatow after the filmmaker posted a tweet disparaging President Donald Trump.
In celebration of the 10th year anniversary of the passage of tax credits that brought in a flood of TV and film production into the state of Georgia, here are the top 60 domestic grossing films since 2008 shot (at least in part) here.
While Jurassic World’s US debut was less than stellar, it was enough, linked with its amazing international openings, to push it to the brink of the billion-dollar club. Incredibles 2 enjoyed another great weekend but fell to #2 behind Jurassic World.
EM’s liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site is harnessing the power of virtual reality to help prevent slips, trips, and falls.
Gray Television, Inc. and Raycom Media, Inc. jointly announced that they have entered into an agreement to combine their companies in a transformative transaction that will create the single largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets in the country.
The first ever Rejected Reels Film Festival was Saturday June 9th at Cinevison, and featured 12 films- both shorts and features.
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Southeast Chapter, announced the winners of the 44th Annual Southeast Emmy Awards at a special ceremony at the Grand Hyatt Buckhead in Atlanta on Saturday.
Tweed Recording Academy has arrived in Downtown Athens, GA. Tweed Recording Academy combines Athens’ two most prominent traditions: Music and Education.
Bryan gives us some information on his two great partners. Jeff Brown saw some work as the Head of the Greens Department at Universal Studios. Carlos Martinez is a renowned plant specialist who has done a ton of work with large company in LA and has great experience with dealing with customers who demand perfection.
Mariah Parker, a 26-year-old doctoral student at the University of Georgia who also records and performs as the rapper Lingua Franca, has won a seat on Athens-Clarke County’s commission, where she’ll represent District 2.
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. announced it has completed a $53 million transaction to sell and simultaneously lease back a single AMC theatre in a major U.S. metropolitan area.
SAG-AFTRA announced a tentative agreement has been reached with the four major television broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox) and other producers on terms for a successor agreement to the National Code of Fair Practice for Network Television Broadcasting.
Majority of media professionals love the arts, but forget about the importance of knowing the legal side of the business. So, why should they care about entertainment law?
Lula is preparing for the camera.
The commute to work for the average local film crew member has grown significantly longer in recent years.
A short film being made from Minnesota author Lorna Landvik’s “Oh My Stars” fits into new directions for the state’s nonprofit film commission, Minnesota Film & TV.
Chris talks to us about the outstanding volume of films that are being made in Savannah. He also talks about how Savannah is growing it’s crew base and the attractiveness of Chatham County’s tax rebate.
The third annual Columbus Interactive Media Festival is quickly shaping up to be the best yet.
Word spread like wildfire Tuesday that legendary film icon and director Clint Eastwood and Bradley Cooper would be filming at the old Douglas County Jail that afternoon.
AMC Theatres is excited to announce that beginning Tuesday, June 26 the Company is adding a new tier to its AMC Stubs rewards program: AMC Stubs A-List, which rewards guests with up to three movies per week.
Another faith-based film has found its filming location in the Chattahoochee Valley.
Oscar nominees James Cromwell and Bruce Dern have signed on for Emperor, joining previously announced star Dayo Okeniyi in the Civil War-abolitionist film directed by former Lionsgate exec Mark Amin.
John Travolta is in Savannah filming his new movie “Poison Rose” this week, and he hasn’t been hiding from fans.
GameStop announced Walmart Stores, Inc. merchandising veteran, Dawn Henry, will join the company as vice president of its ThinkGeek division.
A major TV show is expected to start filming in Rhode Island soon and may have helped persuade lawmakers to sweeten the state’s motion picture incentive program.
MTV’s young audience bestowed its biggest MTV Movie & TV honors Monday night to “Stranger Things” and “Black Panther,” both Atlanta-based productions.
International visitation to Atlanta increased 5 percent in 2017, resulting in a total of 1.25 million visitors to the metro area. Between 2012 and 2017, arrivals rose to 1.2 million, a cumulative increase of 20 percent in five years.
The future of high school sports in Georgia may soon take a high-tech turn.
Bravo’s “Top Chef” contestants have cooked wild boar in the snow in Telluride, Col. They fed judges in the outfield of Boston’s historic Fenway Park right in front of the Green Monster.
Despite the risk of opening together, Jurassic World and Incredibles 2 have both garnered much success on opening weekend. Tag had a meager opening and Gotti premiered horribly. Solo continues to struggle, with it’s only hope being the opening in Japan next week.
Frazier & Deeter, a nationally ranked top 60 CPA and advisory firm, was named one of the 2018 Best Accounting Firms for Leadership Equity by the Accounting MOVE Project.
The Void, a location-based virtual reality experience company founded in Utah, will open a location in Atlanta and eight other cities around the country.
Drew talks about the success and growth Moonshine is experiencing so far this year. The influx of local and senior talent is a big part of that. Another is the addition of more audio, edit, and color suites.
After AT&T closed its $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner on Thursday, the wireless giant immediately appointed John Stankey, a 30-year veteran of AT&T, to oversee the part of the business that includes CNN, HBO and valuable film franchises such as “Harry Potter.”
Atlanta may indeed be the “Hollywood of the South,” but rarely does the city show up in the film as a viable star.
There’s a new addition of ways film lovers can enjoy right here at the springer opera house and today they brought in award-winning animation producer, Jeff Scheetz.
“The timing of this event could not be better,” says Peter Hoffman. “It coincides with World Refugee Day, designated by the United Nations as an expression of solidarity with people who have been uprooted from their homes by war or persecution.”
It seems like every city is searching for its niche as the “Silicon Valley of…” But what cities may not immediately realize is that rather than trying to emulate the very specific and unique Silicon Valley culture, they might be better served to use what they’re already good at to bolster their tech cred.
Taking a break Friday from production of his latest film, “My Brother’s Keeper,” now being shot in Columbus, Ty Manns expressed confidence that the city can become a thriving mecca of movie-making in the coming years.
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.
This year’s award will be shared by Shay Griffin, Wilbur Fitzgerald, Melissa Goodman and Ric Reitz. This group was instrumental in securing tax credits that have propelled Georgia into a leading position for network television production.
High school athletes in Forsyth County could soon take to the digital playing fields.
California’s share of overall U.S. film production has dropped by a third, declining from nearly 40 percent in 2007 to just over 26 percent in 2017. Georgia’s has soared from 2 percent of overall U.S. film production to more than 15 percent in 2017.
The Federation Internationale de Football Association announced that the 2026 World Cup will be played in North America, with games in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Gwinnett Technical College is beginning to shut down an academic program that overhauled its curriculum last fall and recently experienced a spike in enrollment.
Beck Media & Marketing, the Santa Monica-based entertainment and technology PR and marketing firm, has established an office in Atlanta, Georgia.
State Representative Terry Rogers (R-Clarkesville) was recently appointed by Governor Nathan Deal to serve as a member of the Georgia Film, Music and Digital Advisory Commission.
Due to the upcoming World Cup, Universal delayed the US Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom opening and instead released it internationally. The movie will release in the US June 22nd. This move was a success as the international opening brought in over $150 million even without China, who is set to release it in a few days.
The event includes both an educational and social forum to connect, learn and grow with a workshop: How to Package Your Film for Funding, so content creators can bring their stories to life while putting Georgia talent to work and leveraging the infrastructure that has made Georgia the #1 state for filmmaking.
Atlanta is now the top film location in the nation. Want to get in on the action?
Music Midtown, the two-day festival set for Sept. 15 and 16 at Atlanta’s Piedmont Park, has announced its 2018 lineup.
Imagine Music Festival added Bassnectar and Kaskade to the lineup of its 5th annual event, which will be held September 21 through 23 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
“Entertainment” is a roughly $2 billion industry in DeKalb County.
On Saturday, June 16, Georgia’s film community will pack Atlanta’s Plaza Theatre for the third annual Women in Production Summit.
Columbus State University students were recently recognized on stage at the Atlanta Film Festival for their work on the production of an award-winning film.
Rising Actress Cassandra Hollis portrays a character based on current Fulton County Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Jan Gorniak, on the upcoming television series, “ATL Homicide,” premiering on the TVOne network on July 9, 2018.
Two of LA and Atlanta’s finest actors, Drew Waters and Erin Bethea, are set to lead an audition intensive weekend for Atlanta actors at Actor Boutique – Atlanta’s premier acting studio owned by Emmy Award Winning Actress Natalia Livingston.
Made 15 years after The Room turned them into cult stars, their irreverent new buddy picture capitalizes on their pop culture personas to craft a satisfyingly strange adventure about a mortician and a homeless man looking to turn their luck around.
Lorielle talks to us about WIFTA and all the great things they do to empower women in the film and TV industry. They are the 3rd largest Women in Film organization behind LA and New York. They offer content, provide workshops and programs, host mixers, and encourage women to network.
Kansas City will soon become the center of a dystopian society, divided by a Berlin Wall-esque line that separates liberal and conservative states.
A new film currently being hot in Columbus is fusing familiar Hollywood faces with locals to tell a story about faith and loss. “My Brother’s Keeper” by writer and executive producer Ty Manns is on location in Columbus over the next three weeks.
The HBO series based off of the Watchmen comics finally began filming their pilot episode Wednesday in downtown Macon.
n real estate, location is everything, and that’s equally true of the TV business, where tax incentives, production costs and travel logistics can make the difference between whether a series set in Boston is actually shot in Boston or on a Paramount Studios soundstage.
The Atlanta Film Festival is pleased to congratulate writer/director Eimi Imanishi and Suzanne Andrews Correa as they have been selected for Sundance Directors and Screenwriters Labs, Class of 2018.
Two-time Oscar winner Dianne Wiest and Michael Pena have joined Clint Eastwood and Bradley Cooper in Warner Bros.’ crime drama The Mule.
“Chief Movie Buff” Carrie Burns talks about how she started out 6 years ago just giving tours to friends for large events and mostly Walking Dead events. After a while this hobby bloomed into a successful business!