In a recent conversation, Seth Ingram, Film Chair at Georgia Highlands College and Executive Director of the Rome International Film Festival, shared his perspective on how state-of-the-art facilities like Assembly Atlanta are shaping the next generation of Georgia filmmakers.
Commentary from Samuel Levine founder of Levine Partners / Levine IP: “Remember, all good IP deserves to be expressed somewhere, but great IP deserves to be expressed everywhere. It’s up to you as the steward and strategist to determine where it starts.”
The suspense as to who won one of the year’s lowest-grossing weekends has ended, and it was Universal/Blumhouse’s Black Phone 2 all along coming in with $8.3 million, off 35% from the frame before, after a Sunday of $2.36M, down 33% from Saturday.
The Global South Film Festival (GSF2) has opened submissions for its Youth Short Film Invitational, offering high school students across South Fulton and the greater Atlanta area a chance to showcase their creativity on the big screen. The competition will be held as part of the festival on December 4th & 5th, 2025, at the Southwest Arts Center.
The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) team specialized in empowering arts and culture, Georgia Council for the Arts, today announced the recipients of fiscal year 2026 Vibrant Communities and Cultural Facilities competitive grant awards to support organizations across the state, including in rural communities.
After film production dried up in Georgia, Dan Cathy wants to fill his empty soundstages with a new generation of digital creators.
SAGE Business Counsel and Glass Door Studios are forming a strategic partnership to drive SAGE’s next phase of growth by translating the firm’s values and vision into compelling media. Through this collaboration, SAGE and Glass Door Studios will translate the firm’s principles of ethics, innovation, and leadership into dynamic storytelling and visual experiences.
The Georgia Sports Innovation Coalition (GSIC), in partnership with SEICon, today announced the inaugural GENEXSIS 2025. The event, which will be Georgia’s premier sports innovation summit, will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, at the Garage at Tech Square ATL in Atlanta.
Co-hosted by Georgia StoryLab, this hands-on workshop will teach participants how to create a complete short film using cutting-edge generative AI tools, from initial concept to final production.
Featuring Meta Take One, winner of Atlanta Film Festival’s Viewer’s Choice Award; the U.S. Premiere of Kidnapping Inc.; The Eternal Song, voted Best Documentary at six International film festivals; and the World Premieres of five films by South Fulton high school students.
Monument Motion Picture will host a free VIP screening of THE VANISHING: The 60-Year Unsolved Disappearance of Mary Shotwell Little on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at SCADshow in Midtown Atlanta.
Brandweek, Adweek’s flagship event for the world’s top marketers and creative minds has chosen Atlanta for a special live session on November 4 at Georgia-Pacific’s global headquarters, hosted in partnership with the American Marketing Association (AMA) Atlanta Chapter.
The 28th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival kicked off Saturday with a dynamic day of screenings, Q&As, and red-carpet celebrations honoring cinematic excellence.
Georgia Entertainment takes a sneak peak of Trilith Institute’s latest Emerging Creativity Residency for Writers and Directors program and provides behind the scenes images of the filming of “Cobb County Country Club” — the program’s first television pilot.
Set in the Deep South, the film follows Coach Walt McFadden, played by Michael Mosley (Ozark), a talented but idealistic assistant coach at Louisiana University who’s out of second chances. After failing to land a top recruit the previous year, Walt is given one last shot at redemption: signing the nation’s number one defensive end, Tony Raymond — or losing his job.
More than a festival, AAFF is a launchpad—connecting independent filmmakers with real investors, co-production partners, and distributors ready to acquire new projects. The market offers a rare chance for creators to turn passion into profit by pitching directly to industry financiers and production companies.
The 2025 SCAD Savannah Film Festival announced in partnership with Gold Derby that actor Regina Hall will receive the Spotlight Award, recognizing her performance in Warner Bros. Pictures’ One Battle After Another, the critically acclaimed new action comedy from writer/director/producer Paul Thomas Anderson.
Sony and Crunchyroll know how to speak to their followers directly. They kicked off the campaign at Anime Expo Los Angeles in July which included a MAPPA panel (they produced the movie) and activations on the expo floor with MAPPA and Crunchyroll booths and Pochita walkabout and photo ops.
The climactic episode, titled “The Rightside Up,” will premiere on Netflix and in more than 350 movie theaters on Dec. 31, starting at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET, playing through Jan. 1, 2026. This appears to mark the first time an episode of a Netflix series will also be exhibited theatrically.
Presented in partnership with SAGE, United Talent Agency (UTA), and Women in Film & Television Atlanta (WIFTA), “Reimagine Her” offers an inclusive, interactive evening of conversation, creativity, and community designed to inspire and empower women to take control of their creative futures.
The Park City Legacy program will take place from Tuesday, January 27, through Friday, January 30, during the second half of the Festival. This year’s lineup represents a cross section of the stories that reflect the Sundance Film Festival’s tradition of programming bold narratives.
Decatur WatchFest ‘26 will offer 34-days of free music, games, activities and food and beverages on and around the newly renovated Decatur Square as fans watch the world’s top soccer matches. All matches will be shown in Decatur’s Official WatchFest Soccer Pubs and Restaurants
In partnership with Influencer City and Kick Studios, a streaming collective with over 1.1 million followers, the event will trap 10 content creators inside Film Quality Services’s sound stages, where they’ll face puzzles, challenges and frights while audiences watch and influence the action in real time.
Todd Patience, Senior Account Executive, says they use LED screens in unconventional ways. The company has built LED floors with protective cages so actors can walk on them, mounted screens on condor lifts, and transported setups across parking lots.
Relationships are at the heart of what production Travel Coordinator Ashley Saunders does. By building connections with people in the hospitality industry, Saunders has not only managed to survive in a role with notoriously high turnover but also to thrive.
All of the locations in the film were shot in east Alabama, Columbus, or the Chattahooche Valley, including prominent locations such as the Chattahoochee RiverWalk and the Columbus “Rainbow Tunnel”. The film also received the top prize for the inaugural Columbus Film Fund Local Filmmakers Grant, and Rowe stated the team was “over the moon with it.”
This 2025 edition will be the biggest DreamHack Atlanta yet, bringing America’s largest Halloween costume contest with $20K in prizes; more than 20 esports tournaments, including 7 world championship titles; over 1000 guests include more than 30 voice actors and hololive VTuber Group; a special Student Friday; as well as concerts, cosplay competition, indie games, LAN parties, and all-ages entertainment, all under one roof.
“The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans” is organized by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta. Generous support is provided by The Dorothea and Leo Rabkin Foundation. This exhibition is made possible by Premier Exhibition Series Sponsor Delta Air Lines, Inc.
The Innovation Hub will spotlight cutting-edge creative and business technology tools that support the development, financing, and production of content. Designed as both an exhibition and ideas forum, it will showcase companies at the intersection of creativity, commerce, and technology, connecting AFM attendees with innovators from across tech, media, and entertainment.
Blumhouse bounces back with a solid sequel to a beloved fan original with no overpriced gimmicks ala M3GAN 2.0. Finally, a year where every other studio has rallied in some form or shape with horror, Blumhouse rightly gets its due.
The event will feature a luncheon, panel discussions, VIP experiences and networking opportunities, with additional programming to be announced. The summit is designed for entertainment travel planners, production professionals, tourism leaders and service providers supporting Georgia’s creative industries.
Becoming Love Fest features an inspiring lineup of creators and thought leaders. Attendees will experience immersive workshops, visionary panels, and cinematic film screenings that explore how storytelling can heal, empower, and connect us.
In a new wide-ranging deal, video for The Bill Simmons Podcast as well as The Ringer’s NFL, NBA, Fantasy Football, and F1 shows will live on Spotify and Netflix.
Out on Film Festival Director Jim Farmer said. “We set records roughly about two-thirds of the way into the festival. We had sold-out shows every day of the 11 days. It was tremendous.”
Perhaps nobody appreciates Georgia and its metropolitan area more than location managers and scouts, travel coordinators, and television series production supervisors who say the Peach State delivers precisely what they need.
A creator of production music for sync and licensing, Level 77 Music’s work appears in films, television series, gaming, commercials and branded media content.
Heading into its third year in 2026, the flagship program provides Georgia-based filmmakers with housing in the Town at Trilith, $100,000 in production funding, a living stipend, mentorship, and access to world-class industry resources, supporting selected indie writers and directors from development through production and distribution.
Miller was for eight years co-president of the Georgia Production Partnership, responsible for establishing and maintaining the Georgia Film Tax Credit, an incentive to attract productions to the state.
Set for Friday, Nov. 14, the Drop-In event will be hosted by Company 3. The gathering will emphasize nationwide collaboration and support a strong, balanced film market across the United States, celebrating talent and skill from coast to coast. Sponsors will be announced soon.
Coming from a marketing background where he’s collaborated with agencies and production companies in the advertising sector, Paul Carpenter has observed the evolution of the platform. Carpenter notes the increasingly blurred lines between the entertainment industry and the marketing/advertising world, highlighting the intersection of these two fields.
Reuniting the virtuoso musicians behind last spring’s sold-out castle residency, the live production blends cinematic storytelling, genre-spanning anthems, and theatrical surprises designed to blur the line between audience and adventure.
LOOP is helping Georgia Tech expand its role in Georgia’s creative industries by launching art-design-tech degree programs, transforming campus sites into creative spaces, and partnering with Atlanta’s arts community.
The Woodruff Arts Center has launched Georgia’s NeuroArts Lab. The initiative explores how the arts influence brain function and overall well-being.
“The South got something to say, and we are building the infrastructure in The City of South Fulton to help filmmakers say it” – Mayor Kobi “In a time when our stories are being erased, here, in the Blackest City in America, it is our duty to preserve and uplift the truth.”
The Women In My World has experienced remarkable growth, establishing itself as a leading voice for Christian women seeking to make their mark in entertainment while maintaining their faith foundation.
The Golden Isles Film Festival (GIFF) proudly announces the return of its second annual celebration of film, arts, and culture taking place October 16-18, 2025, in Historic Downtown Brunswick, Georgia.
Dad’s Garage was founded in 1995. It moved into a former church building on Edgewood Avenue in the Old Fourth Ward in 2013 after its original location was repurposed.
Song Sung Blue is the festival’s Centerpiece Gala screening, with director Craig Brewer to receive the Spotlight Director Award. The festival will close with director Rian Johnson receiving the Outstanding Achievement in Directing Award.
Our series was produced here in the one and only Atlanta, Georgia. This place has everything that Southern California does-dedicated crew, and amazing locations.
We lost a good one yesterday. For me and many others Craig Miller was an icon of icons in Georgia’s film and entertainment industry, a true champion for creatives and a huge advocate of tourism and economic development in the state. Universally respected and endlessly compassionate.
This is our 22nd year of doing the festival. Most people, a lot of people in Atlanta don’t even know that we’re happening, but it’s, it’s a great opportunity.
The audience didn’t expand on this 43-year old Disney sci-fi franchise to the young-ins. That said, people chose to see the movie in a premium format with 67% coming from PLF screens, Imax, 3D, ScreenX or DBox.
Called the Arts + Health Laboratory: Georgia’s NeuroArts Coalition, this initiative is designed to harness the transformative power of the arts, grounded in neuroscience, to improve health and well-being.
The complete schedule with festival passes (now available) and individual ticket options will appear at RIFFGA.com and through the Rome International Film Festival app.
James Hall and the Ladies of… join Athens rock band Five Eight for a special night of music at Smith’s Olde Bar on Friday, Dec. 12.
Georgia Entertainment will welcome guests to the 2025 Rome International Film Festival with the RIFF Kickoff, presented by Georgia Highlands College and Southern Isle Pictures. The event will take place Nov. 6 at 4:00 p.m. at the historic DeSoto Theatre.
I’ve spent my career where creativity meets business in television, production, and now advocacy and I’ve learned that the only defense I ever truly mastered was heartfelt hope. Hope, belief, and passion are what drive creators to bring something new into the world. But as technology evolves, protecting that spark has become both more complex and more critical than ever.
This episode is packed with practical insights and inspiration for filmmakers who want to understand what happens after their film is complete. Marco’s perspective bridges the gap between creators and audiences worldwide.
DeKalb County Commissioner Ted Terry and the City of Avondale Estates transforms the Town Green into an open-air stage for world-class performances, live music, and free community programming.
US Executive Creative Director for Amazon’s Brand Innovation Lab, Joseph Delhommer, notes that as Amazon diversifies beyond e-commerce into entertainment and media content, the company has been discovering Georgia’s advantages for brand production. His team produces video content, podcasts, and digital experiences designed to connect with audiences in new ways.
Her on-set experiences and education through the Georgia Film Academy (GFA) allowed Dillard to find passion in her work, something she severely lacked in her office role ahead of the pandemic.
Creative Industry Connect offers an exclusive evening of conversation and celebration, bringing together decision makers, innovators and community leaders to advance collaboration across the creative industries.
Kiah’s passion for performing began early in Cincinnati, where she eagerly took the stage at every opportunity, from playing instruments as a child to performing in plays at the Cincinnati Black Theatre. That love for storytelling continued at Howard University, where she majored in journalism and minored in theatre.
By dedicating a month to IP awareness, Georgia is sending a clear message: protecting creativity is essential to sustaining and growing the industries that make us a global entertainment powerhouse.
Under the three-year agreement, Hanna Brothers will provide all food and beverage services at Trilith LIVE, including concessions for concerts and family shows, and catering for live productions, conventions, meetings, and social events.
Presented by the Savannah College of Art and Design, the SCAD Savannah Film Festival is filled with cinematic creativity from award-winning professionals and emerging student filmmakers. Each year, more than 75,000 people attend the eight-day festival.
The SCAD Savannah Film Festival celebrates the work of established and emerging filmmakers, from feature-length films to shorts. The juried competition showcases the best of professional, animated, and student films selected from more than 2,100 entries annually.
It’s a feat to make any motion picture studio envious. Not even Disney in all its brand wattage has ever attempted to do a theatrical release on a big IP like this, with only two weeks of thrifty promotion.
Georgia Entertainment’s Carol Badaracco Padgett is in London as part of her annual arts pilgrimage, and one highlight was attending Stranger Things: The First Shadow at the Phoenix Theatre in the West End.
At least seven game shows have shot here in the past year including “Family Feud,” “25 Words or Less,” “Flip Side” and the Fox prime-time program “The 1% Club.”
This year’s honorees will participate in awards presentations, moderated conversations, and master classes with SCAD students, offering a unique opportunity to connect with some of the most celebrated individuals working in the entertainment industry.
For nearly a century, imaginative tales of terror and the supernatural have kept viewers on the edge of their theater seats, foisting their iconic villains on eager audiences and into pop culture legend. SCADFILM In Focus: Horror welcomes the spooky and scary to SCADshow for a thrilling one-day celebration of fear, suspense, and the art of horror storytelling.
For Quarter 3 of 2025, Discover Dunwoody is proud to honor Kalynn Littleton with the Distinguished Production Associate Quarterly Award, recognizing her outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry and her continued excellence as a Travel Coordinator.
It’s very fast-paced. I want to say that maybe the only person that’s probably as fast is Tyler Perry Studios here in Atlanta, as well. We shoot up to six episodes a week. So that took some getting used to.
“This year’s opening, centerpiece, and closing night selections capture the breadth of cinema’s power to entertain, move, and challenge audiences,” said SCAD Savannah Film Festival executive director Christina Routhier. “Together, these films reflect the extraordinary artistry shaping the contemporary landscape.
The evening will feature Monica Kaufman Pearson as the keynote speaker. Pearson is a trailblazing journalist and the first woman and first minority to anchor the daily evening news in Atlanta, Georgia. With a distinguished career spanning 37 years at WSB-TV and 33 Emmy Awards to her name, Pearson’s legacy continues through her current show, Monica Pearson One on One on Peachtree TV.
As Chief Marketing Officer for Discover Dunwoody, Galvin sees a direct connection between the new facility and his town’s economy. Located just 12 minutes from Assembly Atlanta, Dunwoody is perfectly positioned to benefit from film crews who need places to eat and stay.
Titles involving the Superman character also saw spikes in viewership immediately before and after the movie began streaming. During the week of Sept. 15-21, “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” saw a 670% increase in streaming compared to the week before. “Superman: The Movie” jumped by 155%, “Superman Returns” jumped by 120% and “Man of Steel” jumped 40% during the same window.
Combined with state incentives, local infrastructure and a festival that puts them side by side with Disney legends and blockbuster franchises, Georgia is quickly becoming a breeding ground for the next generation of animation.
The Atlanta Opera plans to release 18 new filmed operas on its streaming platform. The 18 opera films include “Madama Butterfly,” “Don Giovanni,” “The Barber of Seville,” “Bluebeard’s Castle,” La bohème,” and the first three operas of Richard Wagner’s “Ring Cycle” – “Das Rheingold,” “Die Walküre,” and “Siegfried.”
Georgia Entertainment will host an invite-only VIP Social Mixer on October 23 immediately following the State of the Industry Summit at Trilith Studios, one of Georgia’s most significant annual gatherings for leaders in film, media and entertainment.
This year’s series will feature a record-breaking number of women directors and the first-ever animated short to participate in the roundtable discussion. The panel discussion will take place on Monday, Oct. 27.
Last week in Savannah, I had the opportunity to engage in three important gatherings that together show how entertainment, tourism and policy are shaping Georgia’s future. Being there recharged me, with friends and colleagues rallying around jobs, economic development and the vital role of the creative industries.
Jason Drakeford is a professor of practice at Georgia State University’s Creative Media Industries Institute where he has spent the last six years utilizing his knowledge of the film industry to teach advanced courses that help strengthen connections between arts and media students and the region’s creative industries.
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“Electronic Arts is an extraordinary company with a world-class management team and a bold vision for the future. I’ve admired their ability to create iconic, lasting experiences, and as someone who grew up playing their games - and now enjoys them with his kids – I couldn’t be more excited about what’s ahead,” said Jared Kushner, Chief Executive Officer of Affinity Partners.
At the time, I was a little bummed to go to Atlanta because I was hoping for a grey, cold movie, and Atlanta is the hot South. I was like, ‘Well, I want this to look like Prisoners,’ then I found out they shot Prisoners in Atlanta. We had to do some scouting, and I ended up finding these locations that perfectly suited the story. I hit the jackpot with my crew. The crews in Atlanta were the most lovely, skilled, joyful people.
“The true story I’d love to play is (Rudolf) Nureyev when he stopped dancing, because he was such a misunderstood and lonely character throughout his life. Being a Russian who was homosexual, he was on the outs with all of society. It was a real issue for him, but he was one of the greatest artists of his kind to ever grace the stage,” he said.
President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Monday he will be imposing a 100% tariff “on any and all movies that are made outside of the United States.”
The film has more going for it, evident in its A CinemaScore and 74% definite recommend. Oh, and males 18-25 who showed up at 32% gave One Battle After Another a big A+. PostTrak is 4 1/2 out of 5 stars. Beat that, anyone.
The Savannah Film Alliance hosted a well-attended gathering this week at Savannah Technical College, bringing together creatives, producers, festival organizers and industry leaders from Atlanta and all along the Georgia coast.
Governor Brian P. Kemp today joined the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) in announcing that the state broke tourism records for the third consecutive year and ranked No. 5 in the nation for overnight visitation for the fifth year in a row.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest nonprofit HIV/AIDS healthcare organization, hosts the event which raises more than $1 million each year for 12 metro-Atlanta-based HIV/AIDS service organizations. The day will start with a 5K walk/run and culminate with a music festival featuring a performance by CeeLo. Past AIDS Walk Atlanta artists have included Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Monica, Sevyn Streeter, Ashanti, Wale, and Trina.
Hosted at The Loft, the evening featured panel discussions, a fireside chat and an after-party, drawing creatives and community leaders from across the region.
Georgia ranked in the top five in 10 categories and claimed the overall No. 1 ranking. The Top States for Doing Business Survey is the 16th in the annual series. Building on this recognition, Georgia continues investing in future opportunities through the Rural Site Development Initiative, which helps local communities prepare development-ready industrial sites.
The evening will feature a neighborhood-style celebration with games, food, and drinks, along with an exclusive “BiRDY” exhibit showcasing props, wardrobe, and original artwork from the film created by the film’s Production Designer, Bronson Castro of Magnolia Arthouse. Guests can purchase raffle tickets beginning at 5 p.m., with the raffle kicking off at 8 p.m., a live auction at 9 p.m., and last call for food and drink sales at 9:45 p.m.
The gaming executive’s comments come as Georgia continues building on its reputation as an entertainment powerhouse, with industry leaders now working to extend that success from film and television into gaming and digital media.
A follow-up to Holy Ghost (2025), Holy Father continues exploring tense, emotionally resonant storytelling within a haunting, cinematic framework. Though plot details remain under wraps, fans can anticipate a gripping narrative in line with Shravan Tiwari’s signature style and Sandip Patel’s production vision.
Fulton Films will host its 5th Annual Red Carpet Series on Thursday, October 16, 2025, from 7–10 p.m. at the Aviation Museum. The annual gathering brings together local and regional film partners, industry professionals, elected officials and creative talent who collaborate with Fulton Films throughout the year.
Last chance to submit your project for the Pitch-A-Thon! Roadshow as part of the annual State of the Industry Summit. The live competition will take place on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, GA.