The City of Atlanta, alongside the Mayor’s Offices of Technology and Innovation, Film, Entertainment & Nightlife, and Cultural Affairs will join Georgia Entertainment at the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. Georgia Entertainment’s signature “From Story to Scale” programming expands its global platform to further position Atlanta and the state as a leader in film, music, technology and the broader creative economy.

With a current Local Hire Rate of 72%, Georgia has meaningful headroom, and each 1% increase in local hiring equates to approximately $8.3 million in wages retained within the state.

Georgia Entertainment is returning to the Cannes Film Festival for the 79th edition of the world’s most prestigious film market, bringing its signature “From Story to Scale” event series to the south of France as part of a continued effort to position Georgia on the global stage for film and entertainment.

Georgia-based filmmaker Alexander Kane is redefining the microdrama with a dual-format production method that pairs vertical mobile content with feature film shoots, bringing A-list talent and cinematic polish to a genre that grew from a $3 million to a $3 billion industry in four years.