Georgia Film News Newsletter

For over 20 years, the Georgia Production Partnership has been educating and lobbying for the film industry in Georgia. The organization hosts meetings that are ‘go-to’ events. Last week the organization held a virtual Summit with panel discussions, keynote speakers, one-on-one sessions, and networking opportunities covering presentations from some of the brightest minds in film, music, and gaming.

From GPP Co-Presidents Patricia Taylor and Aneesah Bray. “We have joined forces with partners to provide resources and relief to an industry that has been severely impacted, and we’re also one of the first industries to reopen and bring Georgians back to work. However, in order to continue our mission of protecting Georgia’s production tax incentive we need help. GPP was also impacted financially by the shutdown so supporting this Summit will also be a lifeline to help with our mission.” Find out more here.

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Recent Coverage

Netflix premieres movie about Columbus native, ‘The Mother of Blues’ Ma Rainey- The play is a fictionalized portrayal of the recording of Rainey’s song of the same name and part of Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle, a series of ten plays that tell the stories of African Americans throughout each decade of the 1900s. …

Hi-Rez Studios Reveals Competitive Map Updates, New Characters For its Esports Titles- Georgia-based game developer Hi-Rez Studios revealed several major content updates for its three competitive esports titles Rogue Company, SMITE, and Paladins. …

Morris Brown Receives $160K Gift To Establish ESports Center- Pharaoh’s Conclave (PCX), Georgia’s leading organization for diversity and inclusion in competitive video gaming, and the Thomas Family Fund are proud to announce a contribution of $160,000 to Morris Brown College in honor and memory of the family patriarch, Ronald Floyd Thomas (MBC 2002). …

Film industry should be part of Florida’s economic recovery, Commentary- Florida is the only state in the Southeast without a program to compete for film and television projects, which puts us at a major competitive disadvantage. Our regional neighbors included the film and television industry as part of their post COVID-19 economic recovery. …

Columbus State’s first nexus film production grads set to enter booming job market- Columbus State University’s “drive-in” commencement ceremony wasn’t the university’s only first in its history. The Dec. 12 ceremony also celebrated its first two graduates of its new Film Production nexus degree program, which was approved by the University System of Georgia in 2018. …

IATSE: Marty Walsh will be a strong voice for workers as Labor Secretary- IATSE joined the AFL-CIO and working people across the country Friday in praising the appointment of our union-brother and Mayor of Boston, Marty Walsh, to serve as Secretary of Labor in the Biden Administration. …

Georgia Production Partnership Inaugural Georgia Production Summit- The two-day Summit, presented by NBC Universal, was virtual, immersive experience for viewers to enjoy panel discussions, keynote speakers, one-on-one sessions, and networking opportunities covering presentations from some of the brightest minds in film, music, and gaming. …

Georgia Tech-Savannah To Offer Georgia Film Academy’s On-set Production Course- With a mission to put Georgians to work in all aspects of the state’s multi-billion-dollar entertainment industry, all across the state, the Georgia Film Academy (GFA), in coordination with Georgia Tech-Savannah, recently announced plans to offer a course in Savannah that would introduce students to on-set film production. …

GSEC Legislative Update: Session has started- Georgia’s legislative session began, with 36 freshman legislators and new leadership in several key committees. While the calendar seems to still be up in the air due to COVID, passing the budget and addressing voting rights are the main issues of focus. …

Our digital resource guide is a collection of supporting companies that go above and beyond to provide superior service. This digital guide is delivered to thousands in the industry in Georgia and beyond. Take a look at the complete list. This week’s feature company:

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Accounting and Tax Credits	Aprio CPA
Airline	Delta
Animation	Available
Art/Storyboards	Storyboards & Animatics
Audio / Visual	Available
Banking	Available
Body Painting	Marjorie Kouns – Body as Canvas
Cameras, Lights and Lenses	PC&E
Casting	Available
Catering – Atlanta	Available
Catering – Savannah	Available
Corporate Housing – Atlanta	Available
Costume Rentals	Available
Dailies	Available
Draperies & Upholstery	The Sewing Studio
Education	Georgia Film Academy
Electrical Contractor – Columbus	Ritch Electric
Engineering	W&A Engineering
Equipment Rental	PC&E
Event Planning	Sup Creative Group
Event Rentals/Design	Available
Expendable Sales	Barbizon Lighting Company-Atlanta
Extras Casting & Payroll	Central Casting
Festival	Available
Financial Advisor	Buzz Law, Creative Financial Group
Financing/Placement	Entertainment Partners
Foley	Available
Food Truck	Available
Furniture – Rental	Brook Furniture Rental
Hotel – Atlanta	Available
Hotel – Columbus	Extended Stay Columbus Airport
Hotel – Columbus	Extended Stay Columbus Bradley Park
Hotel – Macon	Extended Stay
Hotel – Savannah	The Westin
Housing – Luxury	Minty Living
Insurance: Film Production, Atlanta	Williams, Turner & Mathis
Insurance: Film Production, Savannah	Sapelo Insurance
Insurance: Personal, Auto, Home, Renters	Available
Insurance: Life	Hudson Pendleton Financial Group
Investing	Hudson Pendleton Financial Group
Legal – Savannah	The Bowen Law Group
Legal – Atlanta	Taylor English Duma LLP
Legal – West Georgia	Tisinger Vance
Lending	Available
Lighting	Universal Production Services
Location Consultant	Available
Logistics/Transportation	XPOLogistics
Marketing/Media	Beck Media & Marketing
Medical Safety & Services	Arthroscopy
Medical/Wellness	2UMedical, Robert S. Kaufmann M.D., Linda McIver FNP-C
Mergers/Acquisitions	Available
Motion Capture	Available
Music: Creation, Recording Studio	Available
Music: Audio Post / Process Management	Available
Pest Control	High Priority Pest Services
Plant/Decor Rentals	Available
Post Production	Moonshine Post-Production
Post Facility Rental	Eclipse Creative
PPE Distributor, Entertainment	Zen Rising Enterprises
Product Placement	Available
Production Design & Art Direction – Atlanta	Available
Production Design & Art Direction – Savannah	Parker Beck
Production Film	FilmTribe
Production Payroll & Incentives Services	Available
Product Rentals – Truck, Trailers, Supplies	Adventure Coast Rentals
Production Services	Available
Production Video	KRD Collective
Production Stage	Available
Professional Makeup	Available
Props – Atlanta	RJR Props
Props – Savannah	Available
Public Relations	GEM Public Relations
Real Estate – Atlanta	Debra Johnston, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices GA Properties
Real Estate, Commercial – Savannah	CBC Platinum Partners, Kim Iler
Rehearsal/Production Studio	Crossover Entertainment Group
Rentals – Full-service	Herc Entertainment Services
Rentals – Furniture	Brook Furniture Rental
Security – Atlanta	Risk Management of Atlanta
Security – Savannah	Security Associates of Coastal Georgia
Set/Entertainment Design	Available
Social Marketing	Vroooom
Sound – Atlanta	Atlanta Sound Guy
Special Effects	crafty apes
Storyboards	Storyboards & Animatics
Studio Space – Atlanta	Bright Screen Studio
Stunts	Jennifer Badger
Stunt Coordination	Theo Kypri
Talent Agency	Available
Tax Accountant	Fricke & Associates, PC
Tax Credits, Accounting	Aprio CPA
Tax Credits: Buy/Sell	Ornstein-Schuler State Film Tax Credits
Technical School – Atlanta	Atlanta Technical College
Technical School – Savannah	Savannah Technical College
Technology	Exchange Communications
Transportation	Available
Travel	Available
Vending and Starbucks Coffee	Savvy Vending
Venture Capital	Available
Visual Effects, VFX	crafty apes
Voice Over	Marjorie Ocho Kouns
VFX Cleanup & Rig Removal	Jump!
Wardrobe Resource/Wardrobe Stylist	The Style Sanctum
Water and Ice Purification	Savvy Vending
Wealth Management	Hudson Pendleton Financial Group
Web Design	Vroooom

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