The convention brought in approximately 50,000 people to the Georgia World Congress Center and made an estimated $35 million in economic impact for metro Atlanta.
The idea behind aligning Georgia’s entertainment tourism efforts is this: if individual communities, municipalities, and key players prioritize getting their procedures and focus in line, everyone across the state will benefit.
As the number of states offering entertainment tax relief has dwindled, Georgia has emerged as the clear regional winner, eclipsing otherwise active entertainment work in Louisiana, Florida and North Carolina.
Georgia Entertainment and The Entertainment Tourism Alliance of Georgia (ETAG) hosted the inaugural ‘Shaping Georgia’s Entertainment Tourism Future’ event at the Trilith Guesthouse in the Town at Trilith.
Reporter Blake Devine reached out to gather more information about the confirmed Georgia cities selected to potentially land the Sundance Film Festival – Athens, Atlanta and Savannah. The news story also covers Georgia Entertainment’s presence at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in France intertwining the importance of film, festivals and economic activity.
Atlanta and Athens are contenders to land Sundance joining Savannah according to Pat Mitchell. Of the 90 cities that submitted proposals 15 were selected. She made the remarks today at the Entertainment Tourism luncheon at Trilith Guesthouse in the Town at Trilith.
TIFF announced that it is launching a new official content market at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival. Envisioned as the North American hub for buying and selling screen-based projects, intellectual property, and immersive and innovative content across all platforms, the market will elevate Canadian and international talent while driving global distribution and sales.
Georgia Entertainment was thrilled to be a part of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, the largest film festival in the world to help spread the word about what is happening in the Peach State.
This commentary is originally from the daily posts on LinkedIn about our events and programming at Cannes.
Cinelease Studios Three Ring in Covington will start the 2024 Georgia Unscripted roadshow series of events on June 13th. These events highlight entertainment opportunities in the region with a focus on workforce development and local businesses participating in the growth of the creative economy.