Jim discusses the advantages of filming in Georgia beyond tax credits. The locations within the state are unmatched – from the city, the country and the coast.
Many entertainment industry professionals often miss the Section 199 deduction for domestic manufacturing deductions. This is over looked because tax preparers think it applies only to traditional manufacturing. It is specifically for film and music production industries and allows an additional deduction of 9% against their taxes.
The 17th annual Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (AJFF) kicked off with a bang on Tuesday, January 24, 2017. While the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre has been the opening night venue for the last several years, this year’s gala and film presentation brought forth a mixture of AJFF tradition and new elements.
“I pray but You are Silent. Or am I just praying to nothing?” This question, asked in a whisper, hovers throughout Silence as we, and our lead character, attempt to grapple with the answer.
Using precise mathematical calculations, the real women behind the Hidden Figures use a man in a rocket to shatter the glass ceiling in 1960s America. Hidden Figures is a magnificent movie in the vain of Stand and Deliver and it’s more than the sum of its parts; it’s an instant classic that teachers will use to inspire their student for years to come.
Raoul Peck brings to fruition, the goals James Baldwin had for the book he never finished, chronicling the journeys of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr., Remember This House.
Driving anywhere in metro Atlanta, it’s hard to miss the mustard yellow signs with blocky black text affixed to electric poles and street signs. Random words and arrows point toward roads lined with trailers and sets that come down as quickly as they go up.
A new $100 million film and television complex planned in Covington will be an amenity-filled “Google-esque” campus.
Marketers are locking in their plans for Super Bowl LI on Fox from Houston’s NRG Stadium on Feb. 5. Many recent regulars are back, but Doritos is out for the first time in 10 years. Unexpected newcomers are taking slots, and others are planning surprising executions.
While Georgia’s film industry continues to expand in all directions, it is only natural that we see an increase in the presence of Georgia productions on end-of-the-year lists and in award presentations.
IGNITE! fire + ice has been created as a premiere, invitation-only event serving Georgia’s film industry. We believe 2017 is the year that the industry will come together to learn, grow, network and collaborate.
“The idea came from weeks of strategy sessions with the City of Savannah, the Savannah Area Film Office, local service providers, and the unions and guilds.” Bo Bowen.
Copy your heroes, get it out of your system. What’s left is what you are the most obsessed with, and becomes part of your own style.
Bell has worked as a freelance line producer, production manager and production co-ordinator across film and television on a host of independent productions, including the award-winning British films, My Summer of Love, Brothers of the Head and Moon.
In 1978, Paula Wallace paused her elementary school teaching career to found the Savannah College of Art and Design, selling her Volkswagen Beetle to help cover the costs.
Representatives from the tourism industry presented Deal with a check representing the $3 billion in state and local tax revenue generated by tourism-related expenditures.
SRQ sat down with Jeanne Corcoran, director of the Sarasota County Film and Entertainment Office, to talk film incentives and why Sarasotans should care.
“We have seen Georgia’s film industry make tremendous gains over the last several years in terms of an increased number of projects being filmed in our state, job creation and growth, and an overall economic impact to our state.” Rep. Taylor.
Full list of nominees for the 89th Academy Awards…
Georgia Film News, the leading business publication covering Georgia’s entertainment industry, announced today the acquisition of Reel Georgia. Reel Georgia was founded in 2011 by Cameron McAllister and is a leading outlet for film professionals covering festivals, movies and news.
All those key settings in “The Founder” were built or photographed in the state of Georgia, where tax incentives, milder weather and less expensive labor attracted the budget-conscious producers.
The bill would provide a tax break on royalty income paid to musicians – with an eye on keeping Georgia musicians from moving elsewhere to make their music.
The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) announced today its lineup for the fifth annual aTVfest, drawing in industry-leading producers, directors, writers and actors to SCAD venues in midtown Atlanta.
Frank Patterson, President Pinewood Atlanta Studios, chaired the presentation and networking event in partnership with the GFA’s Jeffrey Stepakoff according to Deadline.
The deal reinforces Hulu’s continued efforts to double down on film programming and will bring new titles to the streaming service later this year.
The FBI is reviewing the case. At this point, we do not have any reason to believe the cyberattack was targeted towards a specific film.
A portal for casting directors will soon be rolled out, as will an updated version of the popular Production Center. Additionally, White said that online reporting and filing is now available to field staff.
Atlanta-based SouthCrest Bank announces the closing of a special loan under the Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act to support the new Sprockerfeller Films and 2020 Productions comedy “The Divorce Party,” which has completed filming in Savannah.
Although bittersweet, the time has come to see some pivotal programming team members off as they enter into new professional chapters.
AFCI Executive Director, Kevin Clark applauded the results of the election. “Once again we look forward to working with a diverse, experienced and capable group leading our organization.”
See the most anticipated films from this year’s Sundance Festival… according to No Film School.
Shanghai Film Group and Huahua Media have agreed to co-finance the studio’s slate of films over the next three years, the companies said in a statement Thursday. Financial terms were not disclosed but the partnership will be worth as much as $1 billion.
The proposed budget for FY 2017-18 includes a three-year extension, through 2022, of the state’s production incentive program.
“The biggest advantage to making these low-budget films versus the big budget studio films is the creative control I have. I can make these films exactly as I envision them, as long as I stay within the budget and on schedule.”
Savannah attorney talks about the value of the film industry in the state and the creation of the Savannah Film Alliance.
Savannah is the returning champion of our Small Cities and Towns list—not bad for a population of just 145,674!
Georgia Film News sits down with Katherine Albert, Director of the Telluride Mountainfilm on Tour Savannah, to discuss their unique film festival model, and its first tour stop in 2017 in Savannah, Georgia on January 19-21.
Deal focused on accentuating accomplishments over his tenure as governor while discussing his recommendations for the upcoming year, invoking Georgia songwriter Johnny Mercer’s 1944 single, “Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive,” in his speech.
SAG-AFTRA and its members worked hard to successfully advocate for the enactment of California’s AB 1687, a law that requires subscription-based entertainment casting databases like IMDbPro and IMDb.com to remove subscribers’ date of birth information upon request.
The People’s Choice Awards 2017 are just around the corner. Chances are big that projects filmed in Atlanta and entertainers who have shot motion pictures in Atlanta will own the glory on January 18.
For years, the jury of public opinion has cast their ballots for the annual AJFF Audience Awards. In addition to the existing Audience Awards for Best Narrative, Best Documentary and Best Short, there will be new Jury Prizes in these same categories.
The Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) was created in 2011 with the intention to promote film criticism and the film industry within the state of Georgia.
In a funny and refreshing new take on the automaker’s “Real People, Not Actors” campaign, a focus group of animated Lego minifigures are asked what kind of person would drive Chevy’s all-new Lego Batmobile.
SCAD has appointed actor D.W. Moffett chair of the school’s film and television department. Moffett began his tenure last week.
The film spent 146 days on location, including 54 days of shooting, primarily in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, with a significant portion of the production’s spending going toward a wide array of in-state businesses and industries
It’s one of the most famous scenes in cinema history. Michael Corleone, the son of a Mafia don, commits his first act of bravery as a gangster hopeful by killing two men who present a threat to his family’s stability.
“The arts are for all of us, and by supporting organizations such as ATLFS, the National Endowment for the Arts is providing more opportunities for the public to engage with the arts,” said NEA Chairman Jane Chu.
It’s awards season and Pinewood is proud to congratulate our very own Ian Tapp who is amongst the team nominated for Best Sound on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, alongside Sound24’s Glenn Freemantle and Niv Adiri.
There’s an undeniable power in visualizing faraway places and lifestyles that are different from your own. It can open your mind to a sea of possibilities in concrete ways that are otherwise difficult to conjure, if not downright impossible.
Despite all the editorials and the speeches and the handwringing, things aren’t getting better for women in Hollywood. They’re getting worse.
In the middle of the rainy winter of our discontent, with both a mega-storm and an impeding inauguration in the horizon, it was another day of sun for the 74th Golden Globe Awards.
Atlanta-area native Donald Glover gave several huge shout-outs to the city after winning best actor in a comedy or musical for his role in the FX show bearing the name of his hometown.
Movie set in Ybor, but shot in GA, premiers in Tampa “I am very excited because of the history of Ybor that it covers,” said Shawn Menendez. But there is still an uneasy feeling, given the movie about Ybor City was shot in Brunswick, GA.
The February 4 event includes a concert by Grammy-nominated Chicago blues guitarist Lurrie Bell, and beer samplings including Rollin’ & Stumblin’, a limited release double IPA and the big brother to the popular festival IPA.
Georgia Film News recently spoke with Kris Bagwell, Executive Vice President at EUE/Screen Gems Studios Atlanta. During our time together, Bagwell shared the history of Atlanta’s first full-service “physical” production studio spanning 33 acres with 300,000 square feet of furnished office and production space.
This is not the first time Marvel will be shooting at both Atlanta and The United Kingdom, and in fact, they have been producing films in both locations plenty of times.
Scott Jacobs, President of Tytan Pictures provides new details of the new studio the company is building in Eatonton, Georgia.
The drama will focus on FBI profiler Jim Fitzgerald, whose old-school linguistic skills eventually helped catch Ted Kaczynski, a recluse known as the Unabomber who sent explosives through the mail over the course of nearly 20 years.
People across the nation and internationally will get a chance to see contestants in Howard Gilman Memorial Park, strolling along the St. Marys River and enjoying the park fountain.
“But then there’s the issue of cost. You’ve got to juggle what’s worth more to you: Do you want another 10 cars and 200 extras or do you want one less shooting day? There’s that kind of math that goes into it. We were as close as the Georgia tax rebate away.” Ben Affleck
The launch of Georgia’s Undead Trail was Dec. 29. A brochure will take visitors on a 93-mile journey through urban landscapes and trendy downtowns that have all been the backdrop of television series depicting zombies and vampires.
During each month of the spring semester, a film related to an anthropological topic will be screened. The Society plans to screen films of interest to a broad University audience that will encourage viewers to think about what it means to be human.
Atlanta Producer Ed Richardson is now in active development on a feature film adaptation of Georgia native Flannery O’Connor’s A Good Man Is Hard To Find. Richardson, also the owner of Atlanta based R&R Productions Worldwide, is producing with Mike Sears and David Zander.
The students of Words in Motion studio – kids ranging from fifth grade to seniors – are learning how to act as an ensemble. In the meantime, their adult supervisors are learning about Hollywood-style special effects, costuming, set decoration, scheduling and logistics.
In little less than a decade, more movies and TV shows are filming in the Peach state than most places around the world. In fact, a recent study has put Georgia as the third largest film industry in the world only behind the United Kingdom.
Dale Gordon, Tampa Hillsborough Film and Digital Media Commissioner, calls it a devastating blow. Gordon again called on state lawmakers to fund a state incentives package to lure major motion pictures to the area.
SouthCrest Bank is providing partial production funding for qualified movie-makers under the Act, which was passed in 2008 to give limited tax credits to production houses shooting in Georgia.
The festival will kick off on Thursday, January 19 at 7:00 p.m. at Trustees Theater with the screening of Life, Animated, a feature length film by Academy Award-winning director Roger Ross Williams. Life, Animated follows the story of Owen Suskind.
Gwinnett Tech’s 46 Georgia Film Academy students completed their on-set internships on a total of 11 television and movie productions, including The Walking Dead, Spiderman, Krystal, Finding Steve McQueen, Adult Swim, Stan Against Evil, Life of the Party, Step Sisters, and Media.
After the 40th annual Atlanta Film Festival (ATLFF) in April of 2016 saw record-breaking numbers of works submitted, festival attendees…
Ewan McGregor and Jennifer Connelly star in “American Pastoral.”Ewan McGregor made a bold choice in his directorial debut with “American…
Editor’s note: I’ve been begging Alexandra James to write for Reel Georgia for months and months. Recently, Alex joined the…
‘Tell the judge I love my wife.’ Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga star in “Loving.”Jeff Nichols shows a solemn, moving…
“We are really excited to release a first wave of films that represents every category of our festival programming,” said ATLFS Executive Director Christopher Escobar. “ATLFF isn’t just one thing, and by including short films, pilots and virtual reality alongside features, we are presenting a greater picture of what to expect this year.”
Thomas shares highlights from her 20 years of work for the State of Georgia focused on building the infrastructure and long-term support for Georgia’s success in the entertainment industry. Learn about Georgia’s tax incentives, Camera Ready Program, and why so many producers, location scouts, directors, editors and other industry professionals choose Georgia.
The show has been described as a Los Angeles crime saga in the vein of Heat and is scheduled to begin production in Atlanta, Georgia on January 9.
In part two of this special two-part series, Bowen shares more about the Savannah Film Alliance and how its preparing to support Savannah’s rise to fame in the entertainment industry, as well as his insights about the unions, and future.
Is financing an indie film more difficult than ever? There’s so much content out there and so few companies that can pay real money to distribute films that we moviemakers need to get realistic… and creative.
As new Actors’ Equity rules go into effect today that require small theaters in Los Angeles to begin paying their union actors at least minimum wage, some small non-union venues, it turns out, aren’t paying their actors anything at all.
It can be tricky trying to find the right gift for that special filmmaker in your life (even if that special filmmaker is you), but this holiday gift guide should give you plenty of ideas regardless of your budget.
More than 150 members of the SCAD community donated items on children’s holiday wish lists and will set up a holiday shop for Union Mission clients to pick out gifts for their loved ones.
Back in 2010, the Psychotronic Film Society of Savannah launched a lengthy series of critically acclaimed indie and foreign features that would otherwise not have played theatrically in our market.
Georgia fared well, with Stranger Things, Atlanta, Hidden Figures and Confirmation all getting nods in at least one category. Presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the award ceremony airs January 8 on NBC with host Jimmy Fallon.
Organizations representing the full spectrum of the music community – from artists and songwriters to producers and labels and more – sent a letter to President-Elect Donald Trump in advance of his meeting today with several top technology executives.
Nominees for the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® for outstanding individual, cast and ensemble performances in film and television of 2016, as well as the nominees for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles were announced this morning
Every screenplay should be set somewhere. Forget that maybe you’ll be shooting it yourself and that you will know where everything is—all the more reason to paint a picture for the reader based on what you actually do know about the locations you’ll be using.
In part one, Bowen shares his background, how The Bowen Law Group is meeting the legal needs of Savannah’s entertainment industry, and his founding of the dynamic year-old Savannah Film Alliance.
Casey shares how he got his start in the transportation business, his pride in Atlanta and the service he provides, and how his company has laid the foundation to support Georgia’s booming film industry, providing transportation services to entertainment professionals who travel to and through Atlanta on business.
At THE GATHERING filmmakers will presented a brief clip of a film are working on; and if the film is still in production they can use this event as a platform to find actors, songwriters and crew to help complete their film project.
Last week, Craig Miller served as a panelist for Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Business of Entertainment: Focus on Film breakfast at the Fox Theatre, an event that brought together Atlanta’s biggest leaders in the film and business industries.
SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris made her debut on The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Power 100 List this week and helped honor a group of mentees at the magazine’s annual industry breakfast Wednesday.
Perhaps more than a lucky roll of the dice, Georgia’s return-on-investment on the industry’s 70% spend in the state far exceeds the 30% lost revenue. According to Georgia’s Department of Economic Development, the production of several hundred feature films, commercials, and television shows were reported to have had an overall economic impact of $6 billion to the state in 2015.
Joanna McIntosh, executive vice president for Global Policy & External Affairs of the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., comments on the first policy proposal of the copyright review from House Judiciary Committee.
In creating the look, Fontaine shadows the narrative with an unobtrusive camera that blends fact and fiction, depicting Jackie’s public and personal life without apology.
“The 17th annual Atlanta Jewish Film Festival will feature a record 75 feature-length and short films from around the globe,” says Kenny Blank, Executive Director for AJFF.
The last time anyone heard about movie producer Daniel Adams he was on his way to prison. In 2012 he became the first producer ever to be convicted for tax credit fraud following the making of a little known project called “The Lightkeeper.”
Actor Don Cheadle, Laura Dern, and Anna Kendrick were joined by the Miss Golden Globe trio — Sophia, Sistine, and Scarlet Stallone — Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Lorenzo Soria, and Barry Adelman, Dick Clark Productions’ executive VP of television, in revealing the nominees.
With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story looming on the horizon no big movies came out this weekend and Moana ruled the domestic box-office for the third weekend in a row.
Much of Georgia’s success has been attributed to the financial incentives provided through the Georgia Entertainment and Industry Investment Act (GEIIA) also known as the film tax credit passed in 2005. However, diversity in landscape has played its own important role in Georgia’s success.
The companies noted that integration planning is substantially complete in a number of areas. Starz’s home entertainment and television distribution operations are being consolidated into Lionsgate’s worldwide home entertainment and television distribution businesses.