South Georgia Film Festival

There is a growing chorus discussing new distribution and sales models for film. Michael Steven Robbins, Ted Hope, Emily Best … and many more voices. The old ways don’t work. Smaller, regional festivals like the South Georgia Film Festival are structured to connect audiences with filmmakers outside of traditional meat grinder. Filmmakers dependent on old tools are missing out on this new world. Those growing and finding their audiences have the world at their feet.

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Our submissions requests were delayed this year due to some internal issues. If you're interested in submitting to the 9th Annual South Georgia Film Festival (March 7, 8 & 9, 2025) - please visit the link below to find out more https://lnkd.in/dyCsTWeG

The economic value of film & media production is often overlooked. The direct spend in a community when a commercial, feature, or TV show comes to town is substantial mostly because there’s far less externalities involved. Support film, film jobs & film spending!

Film tourism continues to drive significant economic growth in Georgia. In 2022 alone, it attracted 851,757 additional visitors who spent $172M in the state. These figures are part of a comprehensive 2023 Economic Impact Study, showcasing the power of Georgia’s film industry to fuel tourism and boost local economies. To learn more about how film tourism benefits our state, visit: https://lnkd.in/gqxWin_c. #gafilm #gafilmindustry Georgia Department of Economic Development

Distribution Advocates, a collective that aims to reclaim power for independent storytellers, has launched the FilmADE Fund. The program seeks to support up to 30 independent film releases a year by offering financial support, skills training and industry collaborations for U.S. theatrical and non-theatrical releases. Read more about it via Variety. https://lnkd.in/gMHCsZVg

This was a great chance for our director Jason Brown to check in with some of the up and coming filmmakers in the state!

Come out to #TheHappening and meet our student President John Harris Sign up to volunteer & come to our interest meeting https://lnkd.in/ehc-gxcm

Netflix's “A Man in Full” production relied on hundreds of Georgia vendors like Cofer Brothers Studio Supply. In addition to purchasing goods and services from vendors across the state, the production hired more than 1,200 Georgia crew members, paying more than $40 million in wages. Read more about the family-owned building supply company and its work on hundreds of productions: https://lnkd.in/gX8_iJys

Kicking off the Macon Film Festival with our friends at the Georgia Entertainment ‘s Unscripted event with the Macon Film Commission at the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Good to see familiar faces like C Scott Votaw of Georgia Film Academy & Seth Ingram with Rome International Film Festival If you’re in Macon this weekend, come say hey and watch some great movies!