Robyn Lively and Shanola Hampton will star in Through the Glass Darkly, a psychological thriller written by Lauren Fash and Susan Graham and directed by newcomer Fash.
Freida Pinto and Tony-winning Hamilton star Leslie Odom Jr. are set to star in Only, written and directed by Takashi Doscher.
The Savannah Film Alliance will lead a delegation of film and television professionals from the Savannah area to participate in Film Day at the Capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday, Feb. 27.
Chris talks about how Sapelo helps and serves their clients in the film industry. A lot of this depends on the size of the productions. He also speaks on the importance of getting film insurance as soon as possible.
When writer-producer Holly Sorensen pitched Step Up: High Water, the new offshoot of the 2006 film Step Up, she set the fame-hungry dancers in Oakland, California.
The Georgia State University Alumni Association has named the honorees in its first class of distinguished alumni under the age of 40.
Over the past 10 years, Rusty has expanded from a one-man operation to three full-time employees, one part-time employee and four trucks. The team has worked on nearly 400 productions.
The first day of SCAD’s seventh annual aTVfest in Atlanta included a schedule packed with workshops, panels and press junkets. One of the panel discussions included “The Evolution of Content Development.”
Georgia Entertainment News is proud to bring you this special profile on the music side of Georgia’s booming entertainment industry. We sit down with Brian Brasher, Co-Owner and President of Atlanta-based Pitch Hammer Music to learn about his boutique music production company.
In 2017, film and television productions in Illinois generated $423 million for the local economy and close to 14,000 jobs.
The same week that hundreds of people auditioned for a movie set to be filmed in the old Albany High School building, production has been suspended.
Brynn tells us about her company and what they do. Crew 22 is a pipeline for film companies seeking crews in Georgia. It is a much better option than bringing in a crew all the way from New York or LA.
Here’s a deal: For every dollar you spend, you can make almost $9 back. Kentucky filmmakers become empowered to tell…
The Atlanta Film Festival announces the quarterfinalists in the 2018 Screenplay Competition chosen from over 1,000 submissions.
Andrew Henry’s impressive artistic resume now incudes murals for the fictional town of Wind Gap, Missouri, the town in the upcoming HBO series “Sharp Objects,” starring Amy Adams.
Brandon Casale is a student at Cranston High School West and is a third year student in the Cranston Area Career and Technical Center’s Interactive Digital Media program.
GPP announces their special guests for their upcoming meeting Tuesday: Tenderfoot TV and Angela Miele.
The 2018 ScreenCraft Writers Summit, in partnership with the Atlanta Film Society, announces new panelists and sponsors.
Georgia State University has named the rosters of its inaugural varsity esports teams, part of the expanding field of competitive gaming at the collegiate level.
New York taxpayers reimbursed 38 shows and movies $155 million from July through September, including the most ever awarded to one production.
On Jan. 1, Georgia hit start on a digital entertainment incentive program to stimulate creation of even more video games and interactive productions.
2017 was a big year for collegiate eSports. The list of U.S. colleges offering varsity eSports programs grew to at least 56 institutions.
A full plate of agenda items were placed on the discussion table for Columbus City Council.
The University of Georgia French Film Festival will be showing a different French film every Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Tate theatre for the entire month of February.
This event is sure to be an incredible opportunity for your church body to experience a powerful life-affirming film. Not only that, but because the film is a faith—friendly romance, it is also a compelling outreach tool for others to come and be a part of a night that will offer healing and hope.
Surge TV and Jebi Films hosted a private gallery event at Kuja Studios to promote the release of season one of original docuseries, Klique.
The Association of Film Commissioners International announced its 2018 Board of Directors, as well as the latest crop of film commissioners worldwide to earn AFCI Certification.
Craig tells us how important it is to have Georgia-based content developers. This includes positions like writers, producers, and directors.
The Georgia Department of Economic Development is currently seeking public comment on the proposed amended regulations which will govern the Musical Tax Credit.
Was Atlanta as a whole owning its moment? Hip-hop and R&B are now the most popular genres in America. These songs and artists are driving the music business. And who is driving hip-hop and R&B? I can’t see a stronger argument than Atlanta.
In PrinceNapped, the first mobile game from Atlanta-based developer Ker-Chunk Games, it’s Prince Edwin who needs to be rescued and the heroine Clara who must do the saving, vaporizing water and clearing the path for Edwin to escape.
The nominations for the 90th annual Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning, Jan. 23. Many of this year’s SCAD Savannah Film Festival films, guests and honorees were nominated.
The growth continued in 2017 with the industry contributing $137 million in economic impact to Chatham County, spread across 260 projects, including 12 feature films, 23 television projects, 13 commercials and 161 student projects, according to the recently released annual Savannah Area Film Office report.
Here’s a deal: For every dollar you spend, you can make almost $9 back. Here’s a scoop: Kentucky filmmakers become empowered to tell Kentucky stories, ensuring that the next generation of young Kentuckians stay put, adding to the economic impact and artistic flavor of the place we call home.
In 2018, re:imagine/ATL is launching a new series of Saturday “Crash Course” workshops to train Atlanta-area students in film and media production while connecting them with local media industry professionals.
The Savannah Music Festival and Southbound Brewing Company are partnering for the fourth straight year to release a springtime IPA for the 2018 festival developed over a shared love of live music.
Drew tells us the main reason he moved his company to Georgia was independent film-making. He thinks independent film-making is the heartbeat of film. It does not rely on Hollywood.
The GGDA’s Best in Georgia Competition encourages teams from the Global Game Jam to continue working on their games after the jam is over. The competition not only looks at what they bring to the jam, but what they can do in the weeks following.
Apple selected three teams of young filmmakers for a month-long workshop that connected the students with Apple’s professionals with creative talent.
The House of Delegates engaged in a vigorous debate about the value of West Virginia’s film tax credit and then left off on a cliffhanger.
GreenScene of Coastal Georgia is accepting short film submissions for its annual Green Screen Environmental Film Festival. The Festival will…
Last March, the first-ever tax incentive for Georgia’s music industry was passed by the state legislature. The Georgia Music Investment Act officially went into effect with the new year and now the state of Georgia is open for business.
The mother of a stuntman who fell to his death on the set of “The Walking Dead” in Georgia has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the show’s network and other parties, saying unreasonably low budgets led to inadequate safety precautions.
Bryan McBrien discusses some exciting trends he is seeing in Atlanta. One of these is studio development. More and more studios are making Atlanta their home. Another is the growth of sound stages.
Kennesaw State University, Georgia State University, SCAD-Atlanta , Georgia Tech and SCAD-Savannah/Guild Hall have already registered sites for the 2018…
The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) announced its lineup for the sixth annual SCAD aTVfest, Atlanta’s only TV festival attracting industry-leading producers, directors, writers and actors to SCAD’s award-winning buildings in Midtown Atlanta.
For its 18th year, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival returns to local cinemas with a robust lineup of movies that showcase such themes as Jewish-American life, the Holocaust, Israeli cinema and, particularly this year, the realm of arts and entertainment.
If you’re in the mood for catching a movie or other specialty program in a cinematic setting, you’ve found the right column. Each week Film Scene takes a look ahead at the next seven days’ worth of alternative cinema events taking place around the greater Savannah area.
Georgia is now a top location for film and television production, and aspiring film workers are flocking to Atlanta for a chance to get in on the action.
“With a record economic impact of $60.8 billion, Georgia’s tourism industry is a powerful economic development tool for local communities and our state as a whole,” said Deal. “This impact goes well beyond direct spending by visitors, as the industry provides job opportunities for more than 450,200 Georgians, accounting for approximately 10.6 percent of the state’s non-farm workforce.
Jess talks about the new post production tax credit. Previously films had to be shot in Georgia to receive a post production credit. Now films shot outside the state can qualify for credits if the company is located in Georgia.
As Eatonton, Putnam County and all of Georgia, begin to tap into the film industry, the PDA contacted GDEcD film specialists for suggestions about how local officials can attract film producers to Putnam County as well as prepare to accommodate what was once a predominantly west coast industry.
The American film and television industry continues to be a key driver of the U.S. economy, adding high quality domestic jobs and paying out $49 billion to local businesses across the country, according to the most recent economic figures released today by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).
The federal government shutdown – aka the Trump Shutdown or the Schumer Shutdown, depending on your perspective – continues apace, as Senators head into yet another day of talking, arm-twisting and finger-pointing as they work to strike a deal.
Do you enjoy cartoons? Do you want to know what it takes to create your own animation? Join us and ASIFA-SOUTH for a hands-on 2D & 3D animation experience!
This is an athletic conference (competitive league) within Div II. It’s headquartered in Georgia (hence the peach name), and has 12 member schools across Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina.
An impressive cadre of artists including Carole King, Carly Simon, Melissa Etheridge, Dionne Warwick, Mary Wilson (the Supremes), the Isley Brothers, John Densmore (the Doors), Judy Collins and many others recently added their names to a groundbreaking legal filing in California seeking compensation for pre-1972 recordings from digital radio services like SiriusXM and Pandora.
The 2013 lawsuit filed by Darabont, the show’s co-creator and first executive producer, is still very much active, and the parties are eagerly awaiting a judge’s summary judgment decision determining if that $280 million case goes to trial.
There are top-rated programs in film at the state’s public and private universities along with a full-fledged film production program at schools such as Salt Lake Community College, a rarity among two-year schools.
How did this happen? After all, globalization marches forward, and staying competitive is harder than ever, right?
Proud Mary also stars Danny Glover, Billy Brown and Neal McDonough. The film is predictable and average at best; it leaves something to be desired.
Golden Globe winners and prominent nominees saw an immediate boost from their well-deserved prizes, while the last blockbusters of 2017 had a surprising reversal of fortune with their second forays into the new year.
“Just 10 years ago, this industry generated $241 million in economic impact for the state,” Deal told lawmakers Thursday at the Capitol in Atlanta.
New Echota was the capitol of the Cherokee Nation from 1825 until the forced removal of the Cherokees in the 1830s. Abandoned for over 100 years, New Echota now serves as an important landmark and testimony to the rich history of the Cherokee people, including their persecution.
“I think sometimes people look at Atlanta and don’t think of it as a music town. They know about the film and television side of the entertainment business, but may not realize how much music Atlanta has been producing for a number of years. I don’t think we are that far behind cities like Los Angeles or Nashville in musical impact, if we are behind at all.”
Compare that to West Virginia’s $5 million cap, and there’s stiff competition for films. Because of the increased competition, Ruby said, eight states have recently eliminated their film tax credits.
Unlike his band the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, which generally shuns the Crowes’ catalog, the overriding focus of As the Crow Flies will be to perform those old Crowes favorites like “Jealous Again,” “Twice as Hard,” “Thorn in My Pride” and “She Talks to Angels,” among many others.
The company’s announcements included new deals to add more premium TV series and films to Hulu in 2018, as well as the premiere date of the highly-anticipated second season of The Handmaid’s Tale.
USTR report makes clear, online content theft undermines America’s creative economy. Illicit streaming devices (ISDs), specifically, represent a considerable and growing threat to the film and television community.
Long time TWD writer Angela Kang is taking over from Scott M. Gimple with the latter shifted over to a newly designated Chief Content Officer of the mothershow, its Fear The Walking Dead.
Finding your next big gig on a film or TV show can be difficult, but few consider the opportunities in the commercial industry.
Current studies show that more than half of all 16-24 year olds worldwide have illegally stream-ripped songs from YouTube or other streaming sites, and research firm MusicWatch has estimated a 50% increase in the number of Internet users in the U.S. who stream-ripped music in just two years.
Andrew Greenberg has been executive director of the GGDA since 2012, but he has been a game designer since 1990. Join us for a wide-ranging interview on the state of the industry, his own career, game education, and his upcoming games.
“Lady Bird” was designated as Best Picture, taking home four awards in total: Best Picture, Best Director (Greta Gerwig), Best Actress (Saoirse Ronan) and Best Supporting Actress (Laurie Metcalf). Jordan Peele won Best Original Screenplay for “Get Out” and the Breakthrough Award.
Group said state is losing out to Georgia and Texas for Florida-based films, television shows and novellas.
From another great game jam to helping implement the best video game incentive program in the world to starting the Georgia Esports League, it was an amazing year for the association and our members.
Catherine Bell is an engineering PhD student working in the Virtual Experiences Lab at the University of Georgia. She works with various VR headsets and the Microsoft Kinect to build virtual experiences using Unity.
Winners for each of these categories will be announced on Friday, January 12, 2018. Additionally, the winner of the Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema—a special prize for a film made in Georgia—is to be announced.
Russell Bobbitt is Marvel’s Head Property Master. He has spent more than thirty years in the industry, working as an actor, director, producer, and writer. He currently resides in Peachtree City, Georgia.
“I, Tonya” is also up for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy at the Golden Globes. It faces steep competition from “The Disaster Artist,” “Get Out,” “The Greatest Showman” and “Lady Bird.”
Bennett said the county is learning how to streamline the ability for filming in the county, and is eyeing ordinance revisions to streamline filming necessities, such as construction and certain permitting areas to be more fluid when the industry does come to the county.
Later this week, Chris Schueler will be teaching his Documentary Filmmaking Workshop at STCSavannah Technical College. Chris’ documentary films have received over 25 Emmy Awards and he has taught classes all over the world.
The primary cause of the anticipated increase is the elimination of deductions for things like agent commissions, acting classes, and not incidentally, union dues.
Mathews is hoping to take the lessons Billups will share at the meeting to bolster support for the South Georgia Film Festival hosted by Valdosta State University’s mass media department in March.
“We want to get more of that post here in Georgia,” said Lee Thomas, deputy commissioner of the Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office. “We want to be able to compete with the Vancouvers and the Los Angeleses of the world.”
“This tragedy should serve as a wake-up call for the entertainment industry,” OSHA’s Atlanta regional administrator, Kurt Petermeyer said. “The entire industry needs to commit to safety practices for actors and stunt people involved in this type of work.”
Darkest Hour is one of the best films of 2017. It has drama and comedy; it’s subtle yet quite bold, poignant, deliberate and beautiful. The acting, directing, writing and editing are all top notch.
The Georgia Film Academy in Fayette has a two-year program and graduates can get jobs making $80,000, Bonner said.
By Christina Nicole, Staff Writer The painfully neurotic Woody Allen is back in all his lackluster glory to tell another…
The report follows a five-day tour of Hong Kong and China – Rivkin’s first in the region as head of the MPAA – during which he met with top industry leaders, filmmakers, and government representatives.
This selection comprises 15 works in both feature length and short form across narrative, documentary, pilot episode, music video, animation, puppetry, experimental and virtual reality categories.
Don’t be fooled by the tranquil scenario below. If these trees could talk, they’d whisper of frantic horse races, Revolutionary War soldiers at camp, and Navy Seals stalking terrorists–at least in the story lines filmed here in Wilmington, NC.
In today’s video, Buzz Law discusses how to give financially to nonprofits and charitable causes. There are smart ways to do this including using appreciated assets.
She shares her passion for the business and Georgia’s success, and her determination to cast, crew, film, write, direct, produce, post….all of it here in Georgia
With esports viewership rapidly accelerating, and esports revenue is expected to more than double by 2020, DreamHack continues to both support and help bolster industry growth.
SGFF is accepting 15-minute films, where everything is less than 15 minutes and there are three categories to enter – high school, college and other.
The acquisition is expected to yield at least $2 billion in cost savings from efficiencies realized through the combination of businesses, and to be accretive to earnings before the impact of purchase accounting for the second fiscal year after the close of the transaction.
For nearly 40 years, SCAD has helped change the face and future of Georgia. Through entrepreneurialism and innovation, community-facing events and charitable endeavors, the university’s students, faculty, staff and alumni have increased the economic vitality of SCAD’s hometown communities.
The annual three-day fest showcases a wide-ranging mix of established and up-and-coming, under-the-radar musical talent. Next year’s event takes place March 8th through 10th at various venues throughout Savannah.
Behind every great executive is an assistant that keeps the trains running on time. That is no different at EUE/Screen Gems Studios in Atlanta, where Margaret Joiner is tasked with not only making sure the train is on time, but that it also remains on the tracks.