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Is Atlanta still the ‘Hollywood of the South’? A film boomtown faces a test
Film and TV production spending in Georgia dropped from $4.4 billion in 2022 to $2.3 billion last year amid strikes and studios shifting shoots abroad.
- After peaking in 2022, Georgia's film and TV production spending fell from $4.4 billion to $2.3 billion last fiscal year, while total productions dropped from 412 to 245.
- Streamers like Netflix are filming abroad as Marvel moved productions to the United Kingdom, while California and Texas boosted incentives against Georgia tax credits covering up to 30%.
- Now, many crew members report long gaps and reduced work, with Jen Farris facing two- or three-month lulls and Monique Younger saying her work is less than half what it once was.
- In November, Shadowbox Studios hosted about 25 Black college students for Backlot Academy while only one of its nine soundstages was booked, forcing deals and outreach to former clients.
- Lee Thomas, deputy commissioner of the Georgia Film Office, said business is up significantly from last fiscal year, crediting a new law expanding incentives to short-form and Tubi; trainees like Julian Williams and Backlot alumnus Joseph Jones praise local training and mentorship.
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