Georgia Film News Newsletter

Today, we officially announce the partners for next week’s Lake Country Entertainment 100 event. Our statewide partners continue to support our efforts to step outside these digital pages to physically engage with entertainment executives across Georgia. And as with our events in Atlanta, Columbus, Savannah etc, local organizations in Putnam County and the region have come together to welcome producers, directors and companies interested in the region. Take a look.

The Lake Country Entertainment 100 will be held on December 12th to highlight their growth as a film destination. It is being presented by Putnam County and the Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce. It’s not too late to support or request an invitation to attend. Plus, you will not want to miss the incredible venue we have selected to host – Barrel 118. Please let us know if you would like further details of this event.

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Recent Coverage

Jim Stone discusses Lake Country Entertainment 100 event- Jim Stone is the CEO of Tytan Pictures. In this video, he talks about the beautiful Eatonton and Lake Country area that serves as the back drop of the Lake Country Entertainment 100 event. The event will be held on December 12th at a marvelous venue - Barrel 118. …

SAG-AFTRA Goes to Capitol Hill- SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris and Executive Vice President Rebecca Damon visited Washington, D.C., during the week of Nov. 11 in a successful effort to draw policymakers’ attention to the issues faced by working creative professionals and to discuss the continued economic benefits of the film and television industry across the United States. …

Fall Update from the Savannah Regional Film Commission’s Newsletter- Fall has been a busy season in Savannah, with local events such as the much anticipated annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival, the premier of several prestigious projects filmed in the Savannah region, and the launch of production of a major network series. …

Leading Organizations Join to Show Support for the Entertainment Industry in The Lake Country- Is Putnam County and the Lake Country a viable place to film? Is the economic, workforce and political structure in the region strong enough to support a gaming or esports venture? Are there suppliers in Eatonton that can handle the needs and complexities of music, film and gaming companies? Yes. The Lake Country Entertainment 100… …

RIAA Names K. Kim Atterbury as Senior Vice President of Media Relations- The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced that it has named K. Kim Atterbury as Senior Vice President of Media Relations, effective immediately. …

Georgia Council for the Arts Awards More than $570,000 in Grant Funding- The Georgia Department of Economic Development's Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) announced the recipients of the Vibrant Communities Grant and the new Cultural Facilities Grant. Seventy-nine entities in 58 counties received more than $570,000 in funding. …

World Box Office: Frozen 2 stayed hot over the Thanksgiving weekend- Frozen 2 stayed hot over the Thanksgiving weekend taking first place in the global charts with $249 million worldwide. It dropped just 35% in North America, staying in the top spot with $82.5 million and reached a domestic cumulative gross of $287.5 million. …

Macon: Iconic Southern rock recording studio is revived in Georgia- Capricorn’s historic Studio A is reopening this week, after years of work by Mercer University and other supporters to restore and equip it with state-of-the-art technology. …

Savannah: Effects worker faces prison for explosives on Travolta movie- Prosecutors say Bailey provided pyrotechnic effects for the movie “The Poison Rose” despite a prior felony conviction that kept him from having an explosives license. …

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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Direct Connect is an exclusive resource directory of select businesses. These companies provide special services for the entertainment industry. Contact us to find out how your company can be seen by thousands of executives each day.

Accounting	HA&W \| Aprio CPA
ADR	Available
Airline	Delta
Animation	Available
Art/Storyboards	Storyboards & Animatics
Audio / Visual	Available
Banking	Atlantic Capital Bank
Body Painting	Marjorie Kouns – Body as Canvas
Building Supplies	Available
Cameras, Lights and Lenses	Available
Casting	Available
Catering – Atlanta	Grecian Gyro
Catering – Savannah	Available
Color Grading	Available
Concierge Services – Atlanta	Available
Corporate Housing – Atlanta	Available
Costume Rentals	Norcostco
Dailies	Available
Dollies	Available
Draperies & Upholstery	The Sewing Studio
Education	Georgia Film Academy
Electrical Contractor – Columbus	Ritch Electric
Equipment Rental	BigCity Leasing
Event Planning	Available
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	Monarch Tax Credits
Firearm Training and Armorer	Available
Foley	Available
Food Truck	Available
Furniture – Rental	Brook Furniture Rental
Hotel – Atlanta	Available
Hotel – Savannah	The Alida
Insurance: Film Production, Atlanta	Williams, Turner & Mathis
Insurance: Film Production, Savannah	Sapelo Insurance
Insurance: Personal, Auto, Home, Renters	Available
Insurance: Life & Health	Available
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
Marketing/Media	Beck Media & Marketing
Massage Services	Available
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	Rafasan Music
Music: Audio Post / Process Management	Endeavor Sound
Pest Control	High Priority Pest Services
Plant/Decor Rentals	Available
Post Production	Moonshine Post-Production
Post Facility Rental	Eclipse Creative
Printing – Large Format	SpeedPro Imaging Marietta
Product Placement	Available
Production Design & Art Direction – Atlanta	Available
Production Design & Art Direction – Savannah	Parker Beck
Production Film	FilmTribe
Production Payroll & Incentives Services	Entertainment Partners
Product Rentals – Truck, Trailers, Supplies	Adventure Coast Rentals
Production Services	Available
Production Video	Available
Production Stage – Atlanta	Available
Production Stage – Savannah	Available
Professional Makeup	Norcostco
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
Signs/Signage	Available
Social Marketing	Vroooom
Sound – Atlanta	Atlanta Sound Guy
Special Effects	crafty apes
Stock Footage/Aerial	Available
Storyboards	Storyboards & Animatics
Studio Space – Atlanta	Bright Screen Studio
Stunts	Jennifer Badger
Stunt Coordination	Theo Kypri
Talent Agency – Atlanta	Available
Talent Agency – Savannah	Available
Tax Accountant	Fricke & Associates, PC
Tax Credits: Buy/Sell	Monarch Tax Credits
Technical School – Atlanta	Atlanta Technical College
Technical School – Savannah	Savannah Technical College
Technology	Exchange Communications
Transportation	Available
Travel	Available
University	Available
Vending and Starbucks Coffee	Savvy Vending
Venture Capital	Tri Star
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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