ATLANTA – State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said today that 2019 was another banner year for Georgia with increases in jobs, work force and employed residents. In fact, the year-end numbers in all three categories were record highs, preliminary numbers showed. At the same time,...
Despite a state audit critical of Georgia's popular film tax credit, Gov. Brian Kemp has no plans to rush into making possible adjustments. Kemp said any decision involving changes to the film industry tax credit should require a "very methodical" approach. The audit by the Georgia Department...
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp swore in 18 appointees from various facets of the entertainment industry to be a part of his new Georgia Film, Music, and Digital Entertainment Commission. The move is not unprecedented; previous Georgia Governor Nathan Deal had a similar commission. The appointment...
Atlanta is in the midst of an unprecedented boom in media. After introducing up to 30 percent in tax credits to production companies in 2008, film and television production in Atlanta exploded. In 2018, the industry generated an economic impact of $9.5 billion. With nearly...
The Georgia film tax credit has worked as intended and built an industry that spends nearly $3 billion per year in the state and employs tens of thousands of Georgians in high-paying jobs, the Georgia Screen Entertainment Coalition said today in response to the state of Georgia’s audit. “The film tax credit is a...
There are roughly 100 sound stages across the state; and nearly 100,000 workers who have moved to Georgia to work in the booming entertainment industry, along with more than 90 companies; since 2008. Georgia has emerged as one of the top filming locations in the...
Watson Bryant and Bobi Jewell, who are portrayed by Sam Rockwell and Kathy Bates in the new film “Richard Jewell,” photographed by The Times on Nov. 20, 2019, in West Hollywood.(Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)...
Georgia is second only to California in movie production, and Dunwoody continues to have a seat at the table, serving as locations for films including Richard Jewell, Baby Driver, Trouble With The Curve, Mothers Day, Spider-Man Homecoming and more. When Hollywood comes to Dunwoody, City Hall...
Homer Simpson gave the Georgia film and TV production community backhanded props in this season’s premiere of “The Simpsons,” telling prospective producers he had three conditions for permission to turn son Bart’s near-death experience into a movie: input on the script, tickets to the premiere, and, “I’m...