
In part one, Bowen shares his background, how The Bowen Law Group is meeting the legal needs of Savannah’s entertainment industry, and his founding of the dynamic year-old Savannah Film Alliance.
In part one, Bowen shares his background, how The Bowen Law Group is meeting the legal needs of Savannah’s entertainment industry, and his founding of the dynamic year-old Savannah Film Alliance.
Casey shares how he got his start in the transportation business, his pride in Atlanta and the service he provides, and how his company has laid the foundation to support Georgia’s booming film industry, providing transportation services to entertainment professionals who travel to and through Atlanta on business.
At THE GATHERING filmmakers will presented a brief clip of a film are working on; and if the film is still in production they can use this event as a platform to find actors, songwriters and crew to help complete their film project.
Last week, Craig Miller served as a panelist for Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Business of Entertainment: Focus on Film breakfast at the Fox Theatre, an event that brought together Atlanta’s biggest leaders in the film and business industries.
Perhaps more than a lucky roll of the dice, Georgia’s return-on-investment on the industry’s 70% spend in the state far exceeds the 30% lost revenue. According to Georgia’s Department of Economic Development, the production of several hundred feature films, commercials, and television shows were reported to have had an overall economic impact of $6 billion to the state in 2015.
Joanna McIntosh, executive vice president for Global Policy & External Affairs of the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., comments on the first policy proposal of the copyright review from House Judiciary Committee.
“The 17th annual Atlanta Jewish Film Festival will feature a record 75 feature-length and short films from around the globe,” says Kenny Blank, Executive Director for AJFF.
Much of Georgia’s success has been attributed to the financial incentives provided through the Georgia Entertainment and Industry Investment Act (GEIIA) also known as the film tax credit passed in 2005. However, diversity in landscape has played its own important role in Georgia’s success.
A new hardback coffee table book, Pinewood – The Story of an Iconic Studio celebrating how Pinewood has helped create movie magic for 80 years, is now available.
The free Roku channel, PeachFlicks, features shorts, documentaries and series all connected to Georgia in some way. Local filmmakers are delighted to have their content featured and excited to have viewers from around the world.