ATLANTA, April 11, 2021 —Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) Commissioner Pat Wilson issued the following statement regarding the news that SK Innovation and LG Energy Solution have reached a settlement agreement, which will enable SK Innovation to continue… Read More
ATLANTA, April 15, 2021 —Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that TeamViewer, a global provider of secure remote connectivity solutions and workplace digitalization technology, will invest significantly in opening a sales and business development office in Atlanta,… Read More
Met Clark is a Power Springs native from Thai immigrant parents, who never dreamed their son would be a medic on such productions as “Haunting of Hill House” and “Avengers: Infinity War.” In fact, Met retired early from the Austell Fire Department to work entirely in Georgia’s film industry. Today… Read More
Daniel Deckebach started working in restaurants to supplement income, but he found greater economic opportunities as a grip in Atlanta’s film community. By happenstance, he served crew members in a restaurant in East Atlanta and discovered the film industry appealed to him. Today, Daniel operates… Read More
As a swimming pool contracting business, Aquatic Environments has benefited from the numerous amount of water scenes in productions shot in Georgia. In fact, the upswing in business related to film has added 20 percent to their bottom line. Started in Jonesboro in 1984, Aquatic Environments has… Read More
Macon native Catina was drawn back to her home state after a stint studying film production at UCLA. As the industry acknowledged the incredible growth of the film industry in Georgia, she thought it would be a perfect time to head back to become a production coordinator for various studios and… Read More
Georgia prides itself on having locations to fit almost every film staging, and Clayton County native (and GSU graduate) Kyle Hinshaw knows them all as a location manager. Whether it’s Atlanta as a setting for a car chase in “Baby Driver” or rural Monroe County for “Greenland,” Kyle handles most of… Read More
Photographer Steve Dietl has been working in Georgia’s film industry for over 10 years, amassing credits such as “Ozark,” “Real Housewives of Atlanta,” and “Raising Dion.” Steve was drawn to the variety of film productions in Georgia when he moved to the state from New Orleans: “I’d work on a… Read More
Janice Scott found her way to working in film through church. A devout member of World Changer Church, she was able to network with congregants who worked in film to become a stand-in actor. Janice has worked on productions such as “Sweet Magnolias,” “The Resident,” and “The Haves and The Have Nots… Read More
Working in sports TV production, Rachel Fry found it difficult to raise a child and continue with extensive travel affiliated with her job. The Georgia film industry provided her with the stability to settle down and work as an office manager with EUE/Screen Gems. Atlanta was the only place she… Read More
