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Posted: January 26, 2008 By: Josh McGill |
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A Georgia Production Partnership Fast Forward Initiative
ATLANTA, Georgia -- The Georgia Production Partnership (GPP) is putting together an online database that will provide out-of-area film, television, and commercial producers with vital information about each county's filmic resources. Called the Georgia
County Registration, the Fast Forward initiative will be the first of its kind in the country, and could move Georgia counties closer to desirable film industry dollars.
At its basic level, the database is an online form that County officials fill-in with facts important to producers: "what are your current contact numbers?", "what unique structures, landmarks, points of interest, or locations are available in your county for filming?", "what is your proximity to a local or regional airport?", "could vacant county or municipal buildings be made available for short-term production office space as an incentive to producers?"
At a different level, the program has the potential of pumping film dollars into all Georgia counties, even those remote from the big cities. "A majority of production still tends to take place in or near Atlanta and Savannah," said Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office Director Bill Thompson. "But a lot of that is just lack of information about the outlying areas. This database could help change that."
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