Indie Spotlight began as a Georgia Entertainment interview series spotlighting independent filmmakers across the state. The Sept. 23 event brings that work off the page, celebrating the creativity, resourcefulness and impact of local filmmakers who are contributing to the state’s growing film ecosystem.
The private sector needs an environment where companies, entrepreneurs and investors can thrive. The public sector benefits when that activity creates employment, investment, corporate growth and a broader tax base capable of supporting the communities where that growth occurs.
David Ellison, the chairman of Paramount, which is trying to buy CNN parent Warner Bros. Discovery, is reportedly threatening to move its headquarters from Los Angeles to a city in a state that is not suing his company, according to reports from multiple media outlets, citing unnamed individuals.
SCAD now offers the first Bachelor of Design in Applied AI, along with a minor available to students across every discipline, from fashion design to filmmaking. The university is betting that the future of AI will be shaped not just by engineers in Silicon Valley but by artists, designers and storytellers who understand what makes technology feel human.
The country’s proposed Kenya Intellectual Property Bill, 2026 would consolidate patent, industrial design, copyright and anti-counterfeiting functions that currently sit across separate laws and agencies. At the same time, Kenya has developed a draft National Intellectual Property Policy and Strategy designed to harness IP as a driver of innovation, creativity and economic growth.
Peter Provost can see things that aren’t there—yet. And he’s getting a name for it in the world of immersive entertainment and branded content, where companies are seeking him out for a taste of his expertise in designing architecturally inspired digital sets for virtual production.
Writer-director Matthew Simpson sits down with Georgia Entertainment to discuss “Before Me,” a feature that explores retroactive jealousy, the obsessive fixation on a partner’s past. Made in Carrollton with a fully Georgia cast, crew and post-production team, the film is a portrait of what local artists can build on a small budget.
Georgia Film Academy adjunct professor Nick Ragazzo has something his students absolutely want. It’s years of real-world experience as a professional property assistant and prop manager in film and television. Alongside it, Ragazzo brings top-level prop craftsmanship skills which he is passionate about teaching to his students.
As technology lowers barriers to creation, the market begins placing greater value on qualities that cannot be downloaded or automated. Taste. Judgment. Authenticity. Creative problem-solving. Empathy. Trust. The need to belong. Those have always been human advantages. They are becoming economic advantages.
Georgia’s film industry received encouraging news this week as the Georgia Film Office announced that productions generated $2 billion in direct spending during Fiscal Year 2026 across 280 productions, even as the global entertainment industry continues to navigate reduced budgets, increased competition and a rapidly evolving marketplace. The state also saw a 14 percent increase in total projects, including an 83 percent surge in independent productions.