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  • As Film Festival Season Heats Up, Georgia Continues to Lure Dollars, Create Stars

    7/7/2010

      ATLANTA, July 7, 2010 – For decades, Georgia has celebrated and embraced local films and talent by hosting a variety of film festivals throughout the state. Today, at least 20 festivals bring together and celebrate homegrown creativity, culture and communities....

  • EUE/Screen Gems Opens Studios in Atlanta

    6/4/2010

            ATLANTA, June 4, 2010 – EUE/Screen Gems has opened a studio complex in the former Lakewood Fairgrounds site near midtown Atlanta. The new studio targets film, television and digital production communities and commercial agencies in the United States and...

  • Georgia Emerges as a National Leader in Digital Entertainment

    4/16/2010

        ATLANTA, April 16, 2010 – The State of Georgia is an emerging U.S. leader in both number and diversity of companies and technologies focused on digital entertainment – including the nation’s best tax incentives offer. A press conference will be held today at...

  • Georgia Films Top Box Office

    4/16/2010

      ATLANTA, April 16, 2010 – Movies filmed in Georgia have grossed over $415 million at the box office so far this year, cementing the state’s position as a leading location for filming. Both “The Blind Side” and “The Crazies” are still in theaters and have grossed a...

  • Georgia Film Incentives Hit Sweet Note for 'The Last Song'

    4/1/2010

      ATLANTA, April 1, 2010 – At least five high-profile productions filmed in Georgia are slated to hit movie theaters in the next few months, including Why Did I Get Married Too?, Get Low, Killers and Due Date. The Last Song, a Miley Cyrus vehicle, opened March 31. In...

  • Georgia Entertainment Incentives Attract $22 Million Investment to Atlanta Game Development Company

    2/11/2010

    ATLANTA, February 11, 2010 — Entertainment Arts Research, Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, has signed an unprecedented deal to develop a virtual world and console video games for China’s Shaolin Temple. The joint venture will create 50 jobs over the next two years and...

  • Canadian Video Games Innovator Establishes Atlanta Division

    2/10/2010

    ATLANTA, February 10, 2010 —The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced today that TransGaming, a leading developer of enablement technologies for the electronic entertainment industry, is establishing a division in Atlanta, housing operations...

  • Georgia’s Entertainment Division Wins Statewide Recognition for Customer Service

    1/22/2010

    ATLANTA, January 22, 2010 — The vast amount of recent film & TV production in Georgia has resulted in the state’s highest recognition of the team behind it. The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Film, Music and Digital Entertainment Division has been...

  • Nation’s First All-Digital Production Facility Locates in Georgia

    11/6/2009

    SAVANNAH, November 6, 2009 – Meddin Studios, LLC, is opening in Savannah with a $5.5 million investment in advanced digital media technology. The new studio, which will be the nation’s first fully digital production facility, will create up to 10 new jobs. Its...

  • Atlanta to Host Southern Interactive Entertainment and Game Expo

    9/30/2009

    ATLANTA, September 30, 2009 - The Georgia Game Developers Association (GGDA) has announced the theme for its third annual Southern Interactive Entertainment and Game Expo (SIEGE). Scheduled for Oct. 2 - 4, 2009, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel - Atlanta Perimeter NW...

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