Movies and TV shows casting in Columbus, Georgia
Backstage compiled a list of projects casting right now in Columbus, Georgia, nearby cities, and nationwide, and which roles they're looking to fill.
Weekend Box Office Results: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Crossing $600M In $3.6 Billion Summer; Disney Dominates With $1.5 Billion
Disney, together with its 20th Century Studios label, led summer 2024 (May 3-Labor Day) with $1.53 billion thanks to a comeback in brands Pixar with Inside Out 2 and MCU with Deadpool & Wolverine, as well as its Fox brands of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and Alien: Romulus.
VisitColumbusGA President-CEO to Retire After 29-years of Service
VisitColumbusGA Board of Commissioners announce the retirement of CEO, Peter Bowden, effective December 31, 2024.
Weekend Box Office Results: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Pulling Feathers Off ‘The Crow’ & Putting ‘Blink Twice’ To Sleep As Summer Winds Down
Blame the lack of want-to-see fare in addition to the return-to-school as this penultimate weekend of summer is coming in at $94.5M for all movies, -33% from last weekend.
The Columbus Film Fund Announces Launch of Local Filmmakers Grant Program
The Columbus Film Fund has announced the launch of its Local Filmmakers Grant program, aimed at providing a funding resource to Muscogee County-based filmmakers.
Weekend Box Office Results: ‘Alien: Romulus’ $41M+ Scores Record Openings For Fede Alvarez & Cailee Spaeny; 2nd Best For Franchise
So much for the doldrums of August. Between Alien: Romulus and the near $100M-grossing Sony/Wayfarer Studios movie’ It Ends With Us, it’s clear we’ve shaken off all the strike jitters.
Georgia Looking Ahead to the Future of Film: $2.6 billion of direct spend in FY 2024
The Georgia Film Office, a strategic office within the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), reported that film and television productions spent $2.6 billion in Georgia during fiscal year 2024, a total of $11 billion over the last three fiscal years.
Weekend Box Office Results: ‘It Ends With Us’ Blooms With $80M Global Opening; ‘Despicable Me 4’ Tops $800M As ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Crosses $1B
Deadpool & Wolverine this weekend crossed the $1B global box office milestone, a major feat and with swagger to spare. Impressively, a female-driven title that cost peanuts is making bank.
FY25 Vibrant Communities Grant Applications Due by August 30
GCA is now accepting applications for the FY25 Vibrant Communities Grant, which will fund arts projects in Georgia counties in which no organization received a GCA FY25 Bridge, Project, or Arts Education Program Grant.
FY25 Cultural Facilities Grant Applications Due by August 30
Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) is accepting applications for the FY25 Cultural Facilities Grant, which will fund the construction, preservation, repair, or acquisition of an arts facility, as well as the acquisition of permanent equipment to support arts programs.