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Atlanta Esports Summit Names Presenting Partners

Esports Summit will connect global business leaders and educators across the esports ecosystem across the two-day event with the goal of connecting play with learning.  The conference event is followed by the three-day, immersive, gaming lifestyle festival DreamHack Atlanta.

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Planet Earth Rec Update

You might not be aware of the Palomino Duck concept. It’s unique. 3 albums, 32 original compositions. It all started with “The Swan,” composed and performed by Atlanta musician, Beth Michaels. More on Beth later in the newsletter.

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What makes Columbus attractive to filmmakers?

Peter Bowden, president and CEO of Visit Columbus GA and the Columbus Film Commission, and Randy Davidson, president of Georgia Entertainment, discuss some factors that make Columbus an appealing locale for filmmakers and production companies.

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Will AZ Film Tax Credit Revive Film Production in State?

“Legislators have agreed in principle on the tax credit. It’s based on state initiatives in places like Massachusetts and Georgia. There’s still work to be done – tailoring the program to Arizona, getting the film office ready – but it’s going to be law as of January 2023.”

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World Box Office: Don’t Worry Darling

In the end, all that drama may have helped Don’t Worry Darling. No one needed to have worried, darlings: Olivia Wilde’s second directing feature after her well-received Booksmart topped the box office with $19.2 million.

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SIEGE Goes In-Person Oct. 9

Join us noon-6 pm Oct. 9 at the Doraville Digital Studios (5999 New Peachtree Rd, Doraville, across from the Doraville MARTA station) for networking, playtesting, boardgaming, a portfolio review, and our annual Silver Excellence in Indie Game Development (Silv-E) award ceremony.

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SIEGE2022 Schedule Announced

Since 2007, the Georgia Game Developers Association has produced the largest video game industry trade show in the southeastern United States. This event is known as the Southern Interactive Entertainment and Games Expo, or SIEGE.As the South’s leading gaming and interactive conference, SIEGE brings together professionals, academics, executives, government officials and more from across the region to celebrate the world of gaming.

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“Lifemark” movie shot in Columbus opens nationwide

This weekend marks the debut of another Kendrick brothers film called “Lifemark.” It was shot in Columbus. The seed for this latest movie was planted in their minds three years ago. Alex recalls, “We had just finished “Overcomer” in 2019 and we got a call from Kirk Cameron.

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Georgia creative studio, Ideas United, changing the way stories are told

What if I told you that a single creative studio was behind the marketing for the PGA of America, the Smithsonian Institution raising $1.88 billion (the most in history for a cultural institution), the capture of stories in 28 countries in one day forStarbucks,, and Disney’s Women in Film program in addition to dozens of other diverse, top-line global brands?

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Q&A: Stacey Abrams talks Georgia’s film industry and education

So in 2019 when the abortion ban was put in place, a number of industry leaders called the governor and did not receive a return phone call. It was so egregious and urgent that I was asked to fly out to California, and I met with studio heads. I met CEOs for a number of not only the largest studios but deepest investors in the state of Georgia.

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News From Planet Earth Recording Co.

Hi Friends and Family, greetings once again. Can you believe that we’re fast approaching Autumn? This year is “Zooming” by. To quote Johnny Nash, “I Can See Clearly Now.” We’ve made a great deal of progress in so many ways.

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California to Add Diversity Rules to State Film and TV Credit

Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign a bill, SB 485, that will extend the tax credit through 2030. On Wednesday night, the bill was amended to require productions that receive the credit to set hiring goals that are “broadly reflective of California’s population, in terms of race, ethnicity, and gender.”

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Where Do Georgia Music Festivals Go From Here?

Attorney Matthew Wilson of Arnall Golden Gregory LLP is among those who say the issue of whether promoters can continue to use public property to host live events after the 2019 gun ruling is real and could lead to a significant economic hit for the state.

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Film festival rolls out red carpet in Albany

“We had a whole session last night about learning how to love people. Whether you’re just loving your crew, as you’re taking good care of them on a set and loving the audience that is sitting in the seats that you want to bless their lives with the art that you’re producing,” said Kendrick.

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Tourism: Georgia’s Share of Domestic Travel in 2021

Presented by Explore Georgia, the tourism division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), the three-day conference is the premier annual event for the state’s travel and hospitality industry. This year’s conference drew more than 400 tourism industry professionals from across the state.

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World Box Office: Bullet Train Top Speed

With $662 million in domestic ticket sales, the Top Gun sequel looks like it will also dethrone Avengers: Infinity War, which earned $678 million, and become the sixth highest grossing movie of all time in the United States and Canada.

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Lights, Camera, Action: Workhorse Films Comes to South Georgia

For the past three weeks, production has set up shop in Tifton for filming of “The Holiday Dating Guide,” a film that Fitzgerald actor and producer Alexander Kane describes as the “Hitch” meets “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” of Christmas films, bringing in the whole “Christmas in July” spirit.

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PAM Studios Hires New CFO

Atlanta-based PAM (Playa Azul Media) Studios, LLC and Rome PAM Studios, the first Latina-owned production company in Georgia, is excited to announce PAM Studios has hired Martha Parker as its new CFO.

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Planet Earth Recording:

Over 5 generations, we’ve seen the wax cylinder, the 78 rpm (revolutions per minute), the 45 rpm, the cassette, the 8 track, the DAT, the 33 rpm vinyl LP, the CD, and now, “air.”  Music and other programming are streamed or downloaded worldwide with only a picture of the selection to identify it.

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How to Break into Game Dev and Esports

Game development and esports remain two of the fastest growing forms of entertainment in the world, with Georgia turning into a leading state for both. Join our panel of experts from Hi-Rez Studios, Skillshot Media and more as they share tips and secrets to help you join these amazing fields.

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Georgia film industry helping Macon grow

Georgia’s film and TV industry is a $4.4 billion a year. That’s according to Governor Brian Kemp; he says that’s their biggest year ever. However, how much is Macon taking in from Hollywood productions?

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Role Playing: UWG Theatre Alum Stars in Oprah-Produced ‘The Color Purple’

University of West Georgia theatre alumnus Terrence J. Smith ’14 thought this to himself many times during his first day on set for “The Color Purple.” In this musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel about the struggles of an African American woman living in the South during the early 1900s, Smith plays Adam, son of protagonist and narrator Celie.

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How to Break into Game Dev and Esports

Game development and esports remain two of the fastest growing forms of entertainment in the world, with Georgia turning into a leading state for both. Join our panel of experts from Hi-Rez Studios, Skillshot Media and more as they share tips and secrets to help you join these amazing fields.

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Georgia-Lensed Productions Snag 46 Emmy Nominations

Streaming episodic and limited-series productions continue to choose Georgia for hit programming. Evidence came this year in the form of 46 Emmy nominations, including those for Season Four of Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” which reached an all-time Neilson streaming record for its more than 7 billion minutes of viewing time during the first half of the season.

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