New York gives $420 million in film tax credits a year, with 48 productions receiving $180 million between April and June. Three CBS shows—Madam Secretary, Elementary and Person of Interest—received the largest tax credits, a combined $79.6 million for four seasons in the most recent state records.
During our time together, Peters shares his passion, commitment and onsite service in medical safety at drag strips, music concerts, festivals, production sites and more within Georgia’s entertainment arena.
Behind the Movement is a unique and fast-paced retelling of how Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her seat launched the history-making Montgomery Bus Boycott. The film will reveal the untold story of how a group of everyday people decided this incident was the right time to take a stand for their civil rights and demand equal treatment.
We want to see you at our 4th annual festival and share the work of our innovative burgeoning Southern Filmmakers with your audience!
An aggressive incentive program thoroughly backed by the state government has boosted Georgia in recent years to become one of the world’s largest production centers. In the U.S., only California and New York can claim more film and television activity – and Georgia is growing fast.
Purchasing Georgia film credits only requires a simple contract with the seller. The purchaser should ensure the seller’s credit calculation is evaluated by a third party and the credits are guaranteed. While there is no recapture provision for film credits, the validity of the credit being transferred can be challenged if the original credit computation is incorrect.
Atlanta concert promoter Lucy Lawler-Freas has been appointed as director of programming for the Fox Theatre, a newly created position at the historic Atlanta concert hall.
According to a confirmed memo sent to legislators by House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, he listed “film credit expiration fix” as an item for consideration.
During our time together, Rastatourova, Burroughs and Von Gravely share their excitement about the official Creative Mammals studio launch that happened on September 8th, as well as their unique niche in motion graphics, animation and design within the entertainment arena.
“As the head of RIAA, Cary has worked tirelessly on behalf of the recording industry, and he has done so during some of the most challenging times in the history of the music business,” said James Donio, President of Music Biz.
Directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring Colin Firth, Taron Egerton and Julianne Moore, Kingsman is on the verge of reaching the $200 million benchmark. It had a very strong opening in Korea, with a record $16 million debut, three times bigger than the original Kingsman: The Secret Service, also bigger than this year’s Transformers: The Last Knight and of The Fate of The Furious.
“Each year the festival takes on new and interesting dynamics,” said Audrey Thomas, CEO. “We have an exciting roster of films to screen, and we have the support and participation of industry professionals who are eager to share information with our filmmakers.”
A taste of Hollywood will be coming to Columbus in mid-October, with a film festival and a speaker series presentation scheduled in the city’s downtown area.
The 2017 Rome International Film Festival (RIFF) is pleased to announce Opening and Closing Night Presentations that will bookend the 14th annual festival, taking place November 9-12, 2017.
Jennifer Ann’s Group’s use of game through its “Gaming Against Violence” program is an evidence based approach to abuse prevention shown to change unhealthy attitudes about relationships in a single game session
Since 1993, Tropfest has grown to attract more than 90,000 people at its annual event in Sydney, Australia, providing a significant platform for emerging filmmakers to showcase their talent.
Meaningful tax reform, as reflected in this framework, will promote our nation’s global competitiveness and encourage more domestic production and jobs in American industries, including film and television.
StoryFirst has agreed to buy Pinewood-Shepperton Studios’ 50% interest in Pinewood Television, which was founded in February 2016 as a 50/50 joint venture between StoryFirst and Pinewood-Shepperton Studios.
The speaker series began in September 2014. The Department of Communication brings topics of interest and leading public relations, business and media professionals to Columbus to share their knowledge and experiences with students and the community.
At first glance, it’s just another patch of grass and mud in the middle of a heavily forested slice of Georgia. But for the people who make The Walking Dead, it’s holy ground in more ways than one.
The Georgia Film Industry is booming to say the least. Every week all over this great state, people are making films – from shorts to indies to blockbusters. This past week Full Count starring John Paul Kakos and Jason London wrapped.
Now that it’s after Labor Day, most students and teachers have found themselves in their various school routines and habits, which is why we figured that there’d be no better time to chat with University of North Georgia’s Communication, Media and Journalism Department Chair, Jeff Marker.
“There are not a lot of leads that come to us directly unless they are indies that don’t go through the Georgia Film office.” Smith also said there’s no question that additional staffing is needed to work on behalf of seeking films and developing leads.
The new report is the first to include data from a full fiscal year (July 2016 through June 2017) of funding at $330 million in available tax credits.
Film director Michael Patrick McKinley approached Zimmerman after hearing him do a TED Talk and share his story in that venue, which Zimmerman said was much more nerve-wracking than sitting in front of a single camera for the movie.
The movie filmed all over Atlanta; from Turner Chapel AME Church in Marrietta to Auburn Avenue. Lead actress, Kim Fields also chimed in on why she feels the bustling city is quickly becoming more and more attractive to production teams.
You’re seeing, sort of like World War I, some great powers emerging. California is always going to be huge, New York is always going to be huge and now Georgia.
By Cameron McAllister I first encountered Brantly Jackson Watts at the sold out encore screening of her debut feature, “AKA…
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Last year, the former BC Liberal government moved to scale back the province’s film tax credit regime, which it said was getting too expensive in the face of the growing number of productions.
Our story continues to be one of great promise, but our footing is fragile, and a sustained, durable recovery is jeopardized by a fundamentally uneven playing field.
Trish Taylor of the Georgia Production Partnership talks about the Camera Ready program in Georgia and how it has been key not only to Atlanta’s success but all of Georgia.
It’s a competitive environment for businesses to recruit and retain employees. Nowhere is that more true than in the entertainment industry. Buzz talks about how they work with employers to offer a planning perk to key employees, providing valuable advice on all types of personal financial issues.
“One thing we do that is different, is that we really consult with each client and ask questions to identify what their real needs are. Our focus encompasses the whole picture. As security experts, our goal is to supply our client with what they actually need, not what they think they need.”
Composed of a mix of Atlanta-based critics working in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, the newly launched Atlanta Film Critics Circle helps to solidify Atlanta’s status as a Top 10 film market with a robust media presence and a booming film production industry.
Local sources claim both locations are sets for the film, “The House with a Clock in its Walls,” starring Cate Blanchett and Jack Black.
Within a year, CSU’s film program has placed 40 students on movie sets across the state.
Matthew Head is a well known film composer, music producer and arranger. Today he talks about how we need to strive to retain musicians, composers and producers in the state.
Film making may seem romantic to those who dream of a glamorous job, but with the glamour often comes sitting in the hot sun all day or freezing through cold nights on film sets around the world.
At Georgia State University, Hollace Bain is a senior neuroscience major who’s been hooked on gaming since he was in first grade.
Detroit Crossing is directed by Nirmal Sahadev and tells the story of a large immigrant community in Detroit, including Tamil gangs, street gang members from India and Sri Lanka.
“We are indeed very fortunate to have teamed up with Liquid,” said EUE/Sokolow Creative Director Jeff Cooney. “It will be a true privilege to collaborate with such energized creative black belts.”
“We are honored to have received the top state for business ranking from Area Development for the fourth year in a row,” said Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) Commissioner Pat Wilson.
On its second weekend, the Stephen King horror novel adaptation added an extra $60 million in the North American market, topping the box office once again and bringing its domestic total to $200 million after only 10 days out in theaters.
A venue regularly used to host beauty pageants is now being used as a filming location for a Jennifer Aniston comedy about a beauty pageant.
Allman’s cover of Bob Dylan’s “Going Going Gone,” the emotional and musical climax of the album, is a song about feeling oneself slipping from the world. Had Allman written the song for the album, it would have been a narrative about his coming death.
Tech Sound began in 1985 as the first professional MIDI studio in Atlanta, with a corresponding label distributing roots reggae music via cassette tape.
It’s time for New Jersey to reclaim the hundreds of millions of dollars in TV and film production. That was the theme of a panel eager to off tax credits to the industry.
Robert (Robbie) Bennett, MPA, CECD, Executive Director of the Development Authority of Columbia County and Jennifer Bowen, Film Liaison with Film Augusta will be our featured guests.
The songs biting lyrics landed Najafi a death sentence (fatwa) from Ayatollah Safi Golpayegani, a Shia cleric in the Iranian city of Qom. In addition, a $100,000 reward was offered to anyone who kills Najafi.
In April of 2017, Athens’ own nonprofit and arthouse cinema Ciné announced the kickoff of its fundraiser that aims to purchase the building in which it currently resides. To do this, the board of the Athens Film Art Institute needs to raise $2.5 million.
Even though he was first to see opportunity in the 1,150 miles of shoreline in the Lake of the Ozarks, created in 1932 by St. Louis-based Union Electric’s electricity-generating Bagnell Dam, Bateman’s partner, Bruce, never made it to episode two.
Greg Crawford is am audio engineer living and working (nearly non-stop) in Georgia. He’s worked on movies like “Lincoln” and “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and television shows like “The Walking Dead” and “Stranger Things.”
Several states, including New York and California, are currently entertaining similar proposals. The Illinois Film Services Tax Credit requires companies to make a “good faith” effort to hire minorities and to submit a diversity plan to the Illinois Film Office.
“Customers will love watching stunning 4K HDR movies from an impressive catalog on iTunes, while also getting automatic upgrades of 4K HDR movies already in their iTunes library and enjoying 4K content on services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, coming soon.”
CineDrone has become the trusted drone team for Hollywood’s most recognized franchises like Captain America: Civil War, Fear the Walking Dead, and 24… to artists like ‘Maroon 5’, Jared Leto’s ‘30 Seconds to Mars’, and Kevin Hart.
Now those in Wilmington’s film industry are waiting for the next production to make it to the state, while others are seeking film jobs with projects in cities with a steadier market.
Nielsen Esports will provide sponsorship valuation, fan insights, custom industry research and consulting services to rights holders, media platforms and brands around the world that are moving this fast-growing market forward.
These sites were responsible for the illegal reproduction and distribution of a massive library of popular and pre-release music files. Sharebeast alone averaged 14-16 million visits per month at its height in 2013.
The international legal action brought by organizations representing record companies in the U.S. and UK against YouTube-mp3.org detailed the egregious illegal nature of stream ripping and serves as a strong warning to other similar sites.
Just when it seems that everyone with the ability to create video games has tried it out, researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have introduced a totally new, first of its kind developer. In a research paper published online, the Georgia Tech team showed how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to make a video game.
The film went through seven years of development hell before New Line settled on Argentine director Andy Muschietti to take the helm. Cary Fukunaga was previously attached but New Line wasn’t comfortable investing in his more unorthodox and reportedly sexually graphic vision for the film.
The Christian rapper enlisted a bevy of hot producers, acclaimed guest artists and up-and-comers for the diverse All Things Work Together, including Atlanta’s Metro Boomin’, who produced the track “Hammer Time” featuring young Lithonia, Georgia-based inspirational hip-hopper 1K Phew.
Reel One Entertainment along with Buckhead Film Group brings feature film Full Count to Watkinsville, GA. Filming began on August 25, 2017. The Pastures of Rose Creek heads into week number two as they host the cast and the crew of the film.
Producer Roy Kirkland learned Mathis City Auditorium would be tagged as a shelter for residents needing assistance during Irma. The movie was scheduled to play three evenings at Mathis in the coming week.
Jason London, a long-time actor who had his first big break with the 1993 movie “Dazed and Confused,” was among the cast and movie crew members filming scenes for the feature film “Full Count.”
When asked about the challenges of producing an independent film, Downey says, “Being completely independent limits you in terms of budget, but frees you in terms of how you tell your story.”
SAG-AFTRA members are eligible to apply for the Hurricane Relief Fund if they are currently active and have paid their dues through April 30, 2017, and have been affected by either Harvey or Irma.
Florida, which was wracked by hurricane winds and rain Sunday, has had virtually no film and TV productions shooting there since the state ended its film tax incentives program in June 2016.
The Hawai‘i Film Office says productions receive a 20 percent tax credit on O‘ahu, and a 25 percent tax credit on Kaua‘i, Maui, Moloka‘i and Hawai‘i Island, provided they spend between $200,000 and $15 million and attempt to hire locally. They must also support education for the local production industry.
Preliminary judging for the Videogame Writing Award will be conducted by panels comprised of Videogame Writers Caucus and/or Writers Guild members active in the videogame writing arena.
Let’s face it, online streaming is a messy sea of endless titles that is both gargantuan and intimidating even to the most avid film buff.
Last week, Pinewood Atlanta Studios hosted British Ambassador to the US, Sir Kim Darroch, during his visit to the city of Atlanta.
The first two seasons were shot in Louisiana. This is the first time Georgia has ever nabbed a TV series from Louisiana. North Carolina, after it severely capped its tax credits, lost “Sleepy Hollow” in 2015, which aired for two more seasons here before being cancelled.
This timing difference was recently addressed in a Georgia letter ruling, where a taxpayer planned to purchase Georgia film credits to offset his income tax liability. The taxpayer had filed a valid Georgia extension for his 2015 Georgia income tax return to extend his deadline to Oct. 17, 2016 (Oct. 15 fell on a Saturday).
Current rates are as low as $34.95 for the entire weekend of panels, networking, workshops, parties and more. Get your pass before rates go up.
Four-day figures are being projected at a dismal $93 to $95 million. In the wake of this abysmal August for the industry no new films were put into wide release, and The Hitman’s Body Guard took first place for the third time in a row with a meager $10.5 million.
In today’s video, Drew Sawyer of Moonshine Post-Production talks about House Bill 199 and how it will impact filming in the state of Georgia.
The title of the film is slightly misleading in that, at the end of it, all of our characters, who in the opening scenes were wildly unhappy with themselves and their romantic partners, somehow, miraculously, walk away congenial and happy and holding hands.
“When the six-second ads are placed in unique positions, it has the potential to gain even more attention than a traditional unit,” Eric Shanks, president of Fox Sports.
If you want to get into the back end of the film and television industry (the “crew” side) but don’t have the relevant experience or knowhow, be sure to check out the Georgia Film Academy.
The bank, known for its commitment to the entertainment industry, is donating the backpacks filled with supplies to 69 elementary and middle schools, and nonprofit organizations in California, Nevada, New York, Georgia, Tennessee, Minnesota, Washington State, and Washington, D.C.
In addition to raising over $40,000 for the cause, most of the 250 attendees, including representatives from Turner and the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, made a commitment to mentor, host job shadows or internships, or speak at schools across Atlanta to expose high school students to careers in the film and media industry.
“So many of my friends that I met through Dragon Con are working in the film industry here in Atlanta because when it started to grow, they were looking for people who could make costumes and do makeup, so Dragon Con was a great breeding ground for that.”
As the film industry and landscape changes in Georgia, students are realizing they don’t have to move to New York or Los Angeles to be successful in film. “Now we have Georgia natives who are realizing they can stay at home and do what they love.”
Kennesaw State has become the new home for The Georgia News Lab, an investigative reporting collaborative that has received multiple awards for the training of young investigative journalists.
Beyond receiving instruction and how-to advice in each class, students will roll up their sleeves and collaborate with the instructor and each other with creative brainstorms, process and content critiques and real-time discussion following in-class viewing of movie examples.
Theater owner Michael Furlinger announced in a statement that the theater will be sold next month to Atlanta Film Society executive director Christopher Escobar.
The TWC ghost-hunting team has built its reputation on doing thorough, professional investigations of such reported sightings, and they followed that template in Savannah.
Unlike the rest of the convention, the Dragon Con parade is 100 percent free to watch.
Texas floods and the Mayweather – McGregor super fight did their part to eat into viewership for what was already a lackluster offering of new films. While these factors may explain this weekend’s drop, earnings for August are down 15% compared to last year, and the year to date is 5% off of 2016.
As many production companies don’t call Georgia home and have little tax consequence here, those film credits may be sold for 60-95 cents on the dollar to wealthy Georgians with significant tax liabilities, or bundled and sold as a tax shelter to larger groups of smaller taxpayers.
Johnston’s serves as a broker for entertainers who travel between Atlanta, Los Angeles and Miami and are in need of luxury rentals, home purchases, and even shoots. She also talks about her mid-century modern Ridgewood House that has been used in numerous Georgia film and TV series productions – it has also served as home to some of Hollywood’s favorites while on set.
Ballots for the union’s two largest locals, Los Angeles and New York, were also tabulated Thursday. Jane Austin was re-elected president of the Los Angeles Local and Mike Hodge was re-elected president of the New York Local.
Film-makers and financiers also fear that Brexit could see the UK’s role in European co-productions threatened because Britain will not be eligible for support from a huge EU funding pot designed to support films across the continent.
“We at Church’s Chicken have been in this community for decades and we believe the narrative here continues to unfold. So, we commissioned our own documentary to help tell the story of the people who live here day in and day out.”
Producers spent five weeks filming in the town of Ball Ground, 50 miles north of Atlanta, which was dressed to look like 1980s Arkansas.
In August 2017, CATMEDIA Entertainment, headed by Catherine Downey and her creative team wrapped post-production on its first full-length film, Mnemosyne. The process of producing this film began in February 2016.
“North Carolinians should not have to travel to places like Georgia to get jobs in film.”
The maximum investment in any project does not exceed $2,500,000 and is targeting the non-studio production in the $500,000 to $5,000,000 range.