BPS Companies of East Point reinvented itself during the recession to cater to the growing entertainment industry in Georgia. The 64-year-old company with 95 employees initially focused on auto parts distribution and light manufacturing, but it bought an 800,000 square foot warehouse to rent out to… Read More
Navy veteran and Snellville resident, Kent Roland, always had an interest in film. He had various jobs in Atlanta after leaving the service. But it wasn’t until he took advantage of the resources with VGIFT (Veterans of Georgia in Film and TV) that he got his big break in Georgia’s film industry.… Read More
There is no greater success story than a production revitalizing a community. And that is exactly what happened in Covington. The long-running TV series “The Vampire Diaries” used many of the landmarks in downtown Covington, including an historic building located on the town square. After… Read More
Macon native, Alan Rawkins, started Gentleman Grips to supply trucking and grip equipment for productions in Georgia. Founded in 1988, the company has grown from one truck to six 40-foot trucks and five truckloads of equipment. Rawkins points to the thriving film industry in Georgia for growing his… Read More
Georgia.org Content: Mike Neal works as a marine coordinator for film productions in and around Savannah. His small business, Bull River Cruises, caters to film crews as they film off Georgia’s barrier islands and marshes, with film and TV work accounting for 50 percent of his business. “We don’t… Read More
Ellenwood resident, Jeff Nix, found a way to use his expertise of reptiles and exotic insects to make a living in the film industry in Georgia. Over the past couple of years, he has built a business off supplying reptiles and insects to productions. When he is not volunteering at Panola Mountain… Read More
Business owners, Maryelle St. Clare and Christine Nelson, breathed new life into an abandoned warehouse in Atlanta. The sisters, who owned a set decorating company called Oompalala, turned the space into a mini-mall for set decorators and prop masters: Abrams Creative Space. Today the facility… Read More
After the recession of 2008, Luke Welden was searching for work after his family’s construction business slowed down. He found an opportunity in the film industry as a location manager for an independent film. Luke thrived on check-lists (a necessity in film production), and it wasn’t too long… Read More
Savannah based Sapelo Insurance has completely embraced the film industry by taking advantage of a business opportunity: providing insurance for productions filming in Georgia. It has even added an entire division focused on the growing film industry. Insurance is something that is required for… Read More
Film “opened up a new market” for Hall Atlanta Wholesale Florist, a family-owned small business that has been around since 1921. The company has supplied arrangements to productions in order to meet every visual medium necessary. From flowers to foliage, Hall Atlanta Wholesale Florist has indeed… Read More
