Craig Miller, a Hardaway High School graduate who left Columbus to become one of the Georgia film industry’s most influential leaders but still helped his hometown develop into a movie production hub, has died.
The Atlanta-based company he founded and owned, Craig Miller Productions, announced his death Sunday on its Facebook page. “His vision, faith, and kind spirit touched many,” the post says. “He will be deeply missed.” The cause and location of his death wasn’t available before publication. Neither was his age, obituary nor funeral arrangements.
Craig Miller’s achievement in Georgia film industry According to his LinkedIn page and bio on his company’s website, Miller was for eight years co-president of the Georgia Production Partnership, responsible for establishing and maintaining the Georgia Film Tax Credit, an incentive to attract productions to the state.
Miller founded Craig Miller Productions in 1985. He produced feature films, TV pilots, documentaries and award-winning presentations for Fortune 500 companies. Clients included Coca-Cola, UPS, U.S. Army, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Georgia Tourism, CNN, Georgia Department of Economic Development, McDonald’s, The Weather Channel and World Wildlife Fund. Served on Georgia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. And he was executive producer of “The Neon Highway,” a movie starring Beau Bridges and Rob Mayes that was filmed in the Columbus area in 2021 and released in 2024.
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