The Georgia Studio & Infrastructure Alliance, the state’s only organization dedicated solely to representing local investment in Georgia’s film and television production industry, announces eight new members today, doubling its size since its creation four years ago.

Georgia College Assistant Professors of Communication and Music, Angela Criscoe and Dr. Dana Gorzelany-Mostak, recently won an “Award of Excellence” from the Broadcast Education Association.

Sony Interactive Entertainment, in collaboration with Ideas United and its creative collective, We Make, announced the release of five pilots produced for the PlayStation Emerging Filmmakers Program.

Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly’s superhero sequel finally landed in China, with a strong $68 million. And that alone was good to conquer the global top spot. Ant-Man 2 also ranks as the fourth highest debut in China for a Marvel release and the third highest by a US film for 2018.

Fayette County students will be featured on the big screen as extras in the film “Beast Beast” that is being filmed in Fayette County this summer.

For the 13th year, the Jim Blanchard Leadership Forum, hosted by the Leadership Institute at Columbus State University, will bring a lineup of the best and brightest minds in the world to Columbus.

Columbus State University is embarking on some exciting endeavors to increase opportunities for students interested in film production. Flat Rock Studio, a former warehouse owned by W.C. Bradley Co. and the new home for the Columbus State University’s television and film production program.

Support the Girls played at SXSW, the Macon Film Festival and opens at Midtown Art Cinema this weekend.

The re-imagined film, “The New BIG Plane Trip,” shares a behind-the-scenes look at a Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to its final destination in London’s Heathrow Airport.

Warner Bros.’ Crazy Rich Asians took the number one spot in a historic coup. The movie was the first romantic comedy in three years to beat the competition and take the top spot since the Amy Schumer vehicle Trainwreck. It took in $26.5 million from 3,384 locations over the weekend, to a five-day total of $35 million.