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While large productions filming in Georgia qualify for various incentives on the state and local levels, small companies in Columbus face challenges as officials hope new grants will help stimulate the industry locally.

Producers and filmmakers see potential in Columbus as a filming location because of its ability to appear as both a mid-size city or a small town and offer support from the local business community.

Wild Robot posted the third best opening for an animated movie in September with $35M after an $11.3M Friday (including near $2M previews) and $14.2M on Saturday.

In an upset nobody saw coming, the third weekend of Warner Bros’ Beetlejuice Beetlejuice stole No. 1 away from Paramount and Hasbro Entertainment’s Transformers One, $26M to $25M.

Governor Brian P. Kemp today joined the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) in announcing that the state broke tourism records for the second year in a row and maintained its No. 5 market share ranking among all 50 states and Washington, D.C., for the fourth consecutive year.

Governor Brian P. Kemp today delivered the keynote address at the second annual Governor's Workforce Summit, during which he announced that Georgia has been named the No. 1 state for business for the 11th consecutive year by Area Development magazine.

The second weekend of September for all movies came close to the $100M mark for the first time since pre-Covid 2019 thanks to Warner Bros’ Beetlejuice Beetlejuice rally at the box office.

Bowden plans to retire Dec. 31 after 29 years working for the city’s convention and visitors bureau, VisitColumbusGA, including the past 21 years as president and CEO.

It is a sunny day at the David Zaslav-led Warner Bros Discovery today, for after a downer summer with Furiosa, Horizon, et al, the Burbank, CA lot is rising like a phoenix as Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice grossed $42M on Saturday

Georgia Entertainment today announced that its next Signature Georgia Entertainment 100 and Georgia Unscripted event will be held in Columbus on September 25th. The event will take place at The Columbus Museum. The special affair will draw hundreds of the who’s who in entertainment including directors, producers, legislators, financiers, and other creatives.