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UGA officials made projections this week on how the nation and Athens area will fare in the 2024 economy.

In 2023, Atlanta's entertainment scene unfolded with a mix of legal dramas, triumphant moments, and industry shifts.

The Georgia Film Office celebrated its 50th year on set Wednesday.

After two years of construction, Athena Studios, the first sound-stage development in Athens, is now open for business, ready to accommodate productions of any scale.

A Georgia State University study released last week provides an aggressive defense of the state’s film tax credit that has fueled a massive boom in TV

“Black Butterfly,” a film written, directed and produced by Kelvin Summerhill (MFA ’22), has been selected as one of the narrative short films to premiere at the 47th Annual Atlanta Film Festival.

Georgia has the second most soundstage square footage domestically behind only Los Angeles County, according to FilmLA Research, a non-profit research

The UGA Master of Fine Arts in Film, Television and Digital Media is accepting applications with some exciting plot developments including a partnership with the new Athena Studios.

Athena Studios dedicated a 14,600-square-foot soundstage at its Athens movie and TV production campus for exclusive use by UGA film students.

On Friday, Nov. 4, Athena Studios presented a new sound stage to the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Georgia Film Academy.