Interestingly, the issues the writers and actors faced in 1960 are similar to those they face today when negotiating with, for lack of a better term, employers. Both then and now, the issues the writers and actors are striking over relate directly to new and emerging technology.
The Georgia Regional Film and Entertainment Alliance (GRFEA) today released a white paper outlining initiatives to support a permanent, sustainable…
The Hill is a movie about an underdog, but Celentano’s journey to getting it filmed has all the earmarks of an underdog story as well. It’s set for an Aug. 25 nationwide theatrical release, and the details for an Augusta regional premiere, tentatively scheduled for Aug. 23, are being worked out.
Cassie Chantel is CEO of Tribe House Records located in Athens, Georgia. Cassie talks about being mentored on her way to being successful and how she is involved with mentoring and working with kids on career awareness and opportunities in the music business.
Besides lighting, Turner credits GFA for teaching him camera skills and filling in the knowledge gaps by getting him on set, where he could learn and network.
The dates for further meetings of the House and Senate tax credit review committee have been announced. As appointed by Lt. Governor Burt Jones and Speaker of the House Jon Burns the committee members are working on behalf of the Georgia General Assembly to review all Georgia tax credits, including Georgia’s film tax credit.
Despite our team’s dedication to advocating on your behalf, the AMPTP has refused to acknowledge that enormous shifts in the industry and economy have had a detrimental impact on those who perform labor for the studios.
The emerging Georgia-based production company has engaged a diverse group of filmmaking talent to create socially relevant documentaries around inspirational narratives.
A creative culture attracts creative people, pure and simple. But how do we know that the state of Georgia is a “creative state”? And how does a state like Georgia go about establishing and maintaining such a culture?
Something else these cities offer: staggering economic and population growth since the pandemic’s close. In short, the North Fulton and Forsyth County areas are ripe with financial resources, an influx of creative city dwellers, entrepreneurs, and businesses—all within the vortex of the state’s multibillion entertainment industry.