As Hulu continues to scale its subscriber base, add thousands of new hours of content, develop award-winning original series, increase its premium advertising offerings and expand its footprint in the live pay television space, Hulu is re-organizing its business to more effectively serve and delight consumers and drive overall growth.
Summer filming is heating up with projects across the state right now.
Dozens of people gathered Wednesday morning on Broad Street to watch film crews shoot scenes at First Community Bank for Clint Eastwood’s new movie The Mule.
Filming is now underway on the live-action feature film Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase, directed by Katt Shea (Poison Ivy).
Chris talks about how the film tax credit has helped his clients and in turn helped his company. This tax credit makes Georgia a top target for productions and causes the state to stand out from other areas like New Zealand and Canada.
With the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2018 drawing large crowds June 12-14 and the gaming industry bringing in over $100 billion per year globally, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2018’s Best Cities for Gamers.
Aprio, LLP, a full-service CPA-led business advisory firm, has entered into an agreement to acquire HPC, a technology-driven, cloud-based accounting firm with a global footprint.
The 13th Annual Macon Film Festival will shift from its previous spot on Macon, Georgia’s July calendar to the following month this year, opening Thursday, August 16 and running through Sunday, August 19, 2018.
Over the years, Macon has been home to some pretty big productions for Hollywood, from ‘The Fifth Wave’ to ‘I, Tonya.’
The city of Johns Creek’s summer programming is in full swing, and residents are invited to bring their families down to Newtown Park on Saturday to enjoy a free movie on an inflatable screen.
The Fountain City is the set of a new movie called “My Brothers Keeper.”
California legislators have moved forward on extending the California Film and Television production tax credit for five years beyond its 2020 expiration.
While Deadpool 2 continues to claim the top spot on the charts, Solo more than likely will not surpass its sister Star Wars spinoff Rogue One. The bad reception of Solo is leaving Disney scratching its head and rethinking their strategy.
My Sudden Sight Productions announces the world premiere of Depth Perception, a recent addition to the 2018 Atlanta Fringe Festival.
Brennen Dicker, a film and video professional with 20 years of experience, has been named executive director of Georgia State University’s Creative Media Industries Institute (CMII).
Cumulus Media Inc. announced that the Company has successfully completed its financial restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11 having reduced its debt by more than $1 billion.
As a TV writer, comedian and independent filmmaker, Lamar Woods is a triple threat in Hollywood.
Joanie Lamb believes fate brought her to Augusta.
Let’s face it. It’s really cool that Georgia is known as Y’allywood. In addition to Will Smith and Emily Blunt, Georgia is host to Mel Gibson, Dwayne Johnson, Naomi Watts, Mark Wahlberg, and many more A-List celebrities, all thanks to our booming film industry.
Burt Reynolds is set to attend the first RKDS Film Festival hosted by RKDS Entertainment and Media July 12-14 at Mathis City Auditorium.
People who know DeKalb County well may recognize the eerie Hawkins National Laboratory in the Netflix series “Stranger Things” as the former Georgia Mental Health Institute on Emory University’s campus.
Bright Screen Studio is Atlanta’s newest Photography, Filmmaking and Music Video Production rental facility. Located in West Midtown Atlanta, they strive to make your production a complete success.
Columbus is making a concerted effort to become the third movie hub in the State of Georgia, behind Atlanta and Savannah.
Drew talks to us about how the abundance of resources in Georgia makes it an attractive choice for independent film-makers. He is a great example of this, moving his company from LA to Atlanta.
Star Andrew Lincoln, who has played beleaguered former sheriff Rick Grimes since the show’s premiere, will exit the AMC zombie drama in its upcoming ninth season, sources confirm to The Hollywood Reporter.
U2 brought more than inspiring rock ‘n’ roll to Infinite Energy Arena on Monday night.
The band also set the record for the highest-grossing event in the arena’s history (which had actually just been established with the May 11 Justin Timberlake show at the venue).
IronE Singleton opens doors to his new acting school, IronE School of the Arts, offering private and group training in the arts for actors and aspiring actors of all ages, worldwide and FREE acting workshops to underprivileged youth.
It’s no secret that Georgia’s film industry has exploded in recent years. As a result of the tax credit the state offers filmmakers, Georgia has become the world’s largest producer of film.
Gov. Nathan Deal is making his annual journey to Los Angeles to court Hollywood executives for the state’s booming film business.
This is a rolling list of TV shows that are in production in Atlanta, recently wrapped production or will be production soon.
The American Youth Film Festival will celebrate its 4th Annual Festival in Atlanta, Georgia at The Westin Peachtree Plaza June 13 – 16, 2018. The theme is “Lights. Camera. Action! – It’s Your Time to Shine!”
Aaron is old school when it comes to movies. When asked, most of his choices for his favorite movie are John Wayne films. He truly is an old soul in that department!
This spring, spotting Tom Hanks became sort of a game among locals. Social media accounts revealed enthusiastic sightings of the megastar at eateries like City Pork, Galatoire’s Bistro and The Velvet Cactus, and shops like Cottonwood Books.
Thanks to generous tax breaks, robust infrastructure and experienced crews, the state of Georgia has grown into the third-largest production hub in the U.S. Features, TV series, animation, music videos, commercials and games all qualify for credits of up to 30%.
The 42nd annual Atlanta Film Festival had both more films than ever, but also more attendees than ever! With nearly 28,000 festival-goers, it took us quite a while to count those ballots and declare our Audience Award winners.
The Force was not with Solo: A Star Wars Story after all, not as much as Disney and Lucasfilm were expecting. Solo may recover but it will face soon new competition. Universal’s gigantic beasts of Jurassic World: The Fallen Kingdom will start roaming overseas theaters on Junes 6 and will hit US shores on June 22.
Does your kid like video games? Heck, do you like video games? Well, you can earn a very good living in the gaming business.
The film production program offered by the Department of Communications and certified by the Georgia Film Academy is poised for expansion and a business stands ready to offer a helping hand.
On Wednesday night, a capacity crowd gathered at Moonshine Post-Production for the Georgia Entertainment 102 event. It was an evening of networking, but also a time to celebrate Georgia’s dynamic entertainment industry.
Chad talks to us about American President and Savannah Smiles. Those are Chad’s two favorite movies. Chad loves how you go through almost every emotion in Savannah Smiles.
The Mall of Georgia is inviting residents to help it celebrate the 10th anniversary of its “Movies Under The Stars” series this summer.
If Matt Hullum, CEO of Austin-based entertainment network Rooster Teeth, and Gray G. Haddock, the head of the company’s animation studio, spend much time battling insecurity about their place in the wider media landscape, they don’t show it.
Georgia high school students will now be able to take dramatic writing for film, television and theater as an English language arts course.
The break room was buzzing at Skillshot Media. The new eSports production company, a subsidiary of video game developer Hi-Rez Studios, is already hosting its second tournament since opening in early May.
For five years now, Southern-Fried Gaming Expo (SFGE) has provided the southeast with an amazing event filled with arcade games and pinball, but as the event has grown, so has the list of things you can do while attending.
Deadpool 2 opened last weekend with $300 million, a huge release but not quite as successful as the original Deadpool. Deadpool 2 and Avengers: Infinity War will have stiff competition coming up with the new Star Wars and Jurassic World movies coming out.
This year, the Atlanta Jazz Festival is teaming up with one of the fastest-growing new social media apps called SpokeHub, a platform that allows users to connect and chat in real-time around topics and events.
Lynn talks to us about how the company came about and how they started dipping their feet into the film industry. They are licensed in insurance in most states so they can help clients about anywhere in the country.
Season 2 of IFC’s “Brockmire” premieres tonight, with the show shifting ballpark locales for ’18. Season 1 saw Luther Williams Field in Macon, Ga., serve as the home for the fictional Morristown (Pa.) Frackers.
Sci-fi thriller Anon sees Clive Owen play a detective in a near-future where everyone’s life is recorded down to the millisecond.
CBS was the biggest beneficiary of the state’s film and TV tax incentive in 2017.
Two Josh Brolin-led Marvel movies dominated the domestic box office this weekend, led by 20th Century Fox’s “Deadpool 2.”
Jeff Stepakoff, executive director at Georgia Film Academy, discusses legislation that the state of Georgia is set to pass that will make dramatic writing a core part of high school public school curricula.
Valdosta State University Continuing Education has once again partnered with Black Rocket Productions LLC to help area children between the ages of 8 and 14 launch their creativity this summer.
Bryan talks to us about the company’s main facility in Hampton that includes a 13,000 square foot greenhouse. They also have a large farmhouse that is available for filming and will soon host weddings and events there as well.
The three employees running Kentucky’s film office spent the last week of January watching emails roll in.
Reinforcing Hulu’s position as one of the world’s top 10 direct-to-consumer entertainment brands, the company announced that it has surpassed 20 million U.S. subscribers.
The world-famous eccentric master gardener designed the yards of Atlanta’s elite (including Anne Cox Chambers), once owned a beloved garden shop in Buckhead, opened his own flowering wonderland in Decatur for tours, and could be seen about town donning umissable colorful tunics, hats, and jewelry.
On a muggy May evening in 1981, a group of musicians pulled up to the curb across from the Fox Theatre and started lugging their instruments into a nightclub where the Georgian Terrace parking deck now stands.
The National Infantry Museum Foundation and the Muscogee Moms will be bringing back the NIM Kids Summer Film Fest.
A television show is set to film its pilot in Downtown Macon next month.
Georgia film is as busy as ever, and coming off the heels of The Avengers: Infinity War blowing up the box office the state has gotten even more publicity for being a great place to film.
Chris talks to us about Network-his favorite movie. He is fascinated by how the movie portrays mass media and how it can control narratives.
Georgia Entertainment News sits down with Head of Communication, Media & Journalism Dr. Jeff Marker to preview the upcoming Georgia Film Festival hosted by the University of North Georgia from May 18-20.
190 SCCPSS students from 16 schools at all levels were awarded District recognition and advanced to state-level competition in the Georgia Student Media Festival this month. Charles Bowen, of The Bowen Law Group, will serve as the event’s emcee.
Michael sits down with us and takes us on a verbal journey of how and why his company moved to Atlanta and how Atlanta’s culture was a part of that. Another part is the fact that crews and studios are moving to and originating from Georgia.
How does a local kid with dreams of creating movies get his foot in the door of Georgia’s billion-dollar film industry? Darrius Tucker of McDonough found a way.
This year, the global eSports industry is projected to grow to more than $900 million in revenue, a year-over-year growth of 38 percent. This fast-growing media empire holds promise of fame and fortune, involving big sponsors, sold-out tournaments and fan followings in the millions around the world.
The 14th annual MomoCon, a multi-genre convention for fans of all ages, celebrating gaming (video, board, live-action role playing (LARP)), music, costuming, comics, visual arts and voice acting, will take place May 24 through 27 at the Georgia World Congress Center and Omni Hotel in downtown Atlanta.
Thanks to a huge opening in China, Avenger Infinity War sits on the top of the charts for a third straight week. With the release in China, Avengers is now up to $2 Billion in worldwide sales.
Next month, on June 9th, the inaugural Rejected Reels Film Festival will take place at Cinevision. The programming committee is excited to announce the 14 films the festival will showcase during the one-day event.
A slew of television series were cancelled late last week, and Atlanta-filmed shows were not immune.
U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., joined a bipartisan group of senators to introduce a major music license reform bill to bring outdated music licensing laws into the 21st century and create a fairer marketplace for songwriters and other content creators.
After criticizing his predecessor’s use of tax incentives as an overused tool that yielded questionable returns, Gov. Phil Murphy is poised to bring back a film credit program that could lose up to $425 million.
Chris discusses something that makes Sapelo a very unique insurance company. They are very involved in the film industry and offer services such as actor’s insurance. They also insure productions.
Join GGDA for the second episode of the “Game Dev News Network” 7:30 pm EST May 22 on YouTube, Twitch and Mixer!
Tim Hightower, a pinball enthusiast and set dresser for Georgia-filmed television and motion pictures, this week launched a Kickstarter campaign looking to raise $250,000 to open Atlanta Pinball Museum.
Mermaids are coming to Mississippi in a new movie set to be released this summer.
The award winning, historically renovated building that houses Ciné is now up for sale, and Athens Film Arts Institute has launched a new crowdfunding campaign to buy it!
The real-life Georgia setting is both a popular spot for vacations and film crews. It needed no props or backdrops to create an earthly taste of heaven.
Gamer World News Entertainment officially debuted as an ambitious new, free and completely independent 24/7 multi-platform network, featuring eSports and gamer news, information, entertainment and original programming exclusively dedicated to professional, competitive and casual gamers.
Rick talks about training within his security business and the implementing of this training at Paradigm Security.
The AMC Classic Summer Movie Camp is set to kick off in June.
The Georgia Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the New York Indian Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, India China and America Institute and the Indian Consulate in Atlanta is is proud to present the Atlanta Indian Film Festival.
Gentleman Jack is kicking off its second-annual Real to Reel local film screening tour in Atlanta, Georgia. In collaboration with Codeblack Entertainment, Gentleman Jack looks forward to helping uplift the voices of the next wave of Black film creatives and showcase their works to local and national audiences.
The idea is simple enough: Be the last person standing. On an island. Where everyone is trying to kill each other. This is the concept behind Epic Games Inc.’s “Fortnite: Battle Royale,” a campy survival video game that has swept the country.
Georgia-filmed Life of the Party, which premieres in theaters on Friday, May 11 generated more than $15 million in local economic activity.
A first-of-its-kind event that marries movies, immersive art installations and food, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is pleased to announce Cinebash, translating literally to a “film party,” that celebrates Jewish cinema through multimedia art forms.
Alpharetta, Ga.-based Hi-Rez Studios is launching an esports production company.
Nicole talks to us about her hobby outside of work. She happens to have a theater degree and puts it to good use! She loves performing in community theater and being around the theater scene.
In 2016, the state became the nation’s leading producer of feature length films, and last year, production studios large and small made an economic impact in the state of more than $9 billion.
The Aurora Theatre’s expansion in Lawrenceville could include an exterior design that seemingly echoes famous performing arts venues such as the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center.
The historic Fox Theatre, an Atlanta institution since opening its doors in 1929, has announced its lineup of shows for the rest of spring and summer 2018.
For the second time in the University of North Georgia’s (UNG) history, the Georgia Production Partnershipnew window (GPP) will open itself to the public for questions and answers regarding the film and television industry on UNG’s Gainesville Campus.
The two-story brick home looks no different than any other in the quiet Gwinnett County subdivision. The grass is manicured, pruned shrubs line the walkway to the front door, and luxury SUVs are parked in the driveway.
Last week’s box office report was all about the dominance of Avengers: Infinity War, and the many records it won on its first outing. This week is about … pretty much the same story. At the end of Sunday, Avengers had collected an extra $112.5 million domestically, for a total so far of $450 million. Internationally it added $162 million, for a total of $713.3 million.
The “first phase” of Atlanta’s fast-growing electric dance music festival is complete.
The game development landscape in 2018 is vast, with handheld devices, consoles, PC, and even mixed reality. With so much out there, it can be staggering to get started, even if you’re a veteran.
Augusta is being considered for a feature length film carrying a lot of name recognition.
Hollywood blockbusters looking to shoot in Australia will have access to a new $140 million pot of taxpayer funds over four years from July 1.