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Last Updated: December 29, 2005
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Below you will find various news articles, feature stories, and other press clippings about Georgia incentive legislation as well as the Georgia Production Partnership (GPP) organization. Click on a link to read more. Articles may require subscriptions to read them in their entirety.

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2005 Archives

12.29.2005 : Governor Announces Georgia's Top Economic Impact Successes of 2005
...dramatic increase in amount of entertainment industry activity in the state. The state's film, video and music office has fielded almost 300 leads, a 65 percent increase...
The Weekly Online!
11.27.2005 : Hollywood, GA
...Georgia has many elements working in its favor -- the depth of its talent pool (in front of and behind the camera), its variety of locations and its airport...
The Sunday Paper, By Kevin Forest Moreau
10.05.2005 : Georgia On My Screen
...The work of Ray McKinnon and other Southern filmmakers, as well as state legislation passed in May, could signal a creative upswing in Southern film...
Creative Loafing, By Curt Holman
09.30.2005 : Georgia Aims For New Games
...Some government and business leaders are banking that Georgia could become a major player in the $9.9 billion U.S. video game industry...
Atlanta Business Chronicle, By Justin Rubner
08.07.2005 : Incentive Programs Spur Growth
"...Our goal is to get movies outside of metro Atlanta," Torre said. "That's something we were really looking at when we developed these incentives..."
Macon Telegraph, By Linda S. Morris
05.15.2005 : Film Industry Legislation A Smart Move
...Louisiana, for example, passed a bill similar to HB 539, and saw a jump in film industry revenue from $20 million in 2002 to more than $335 million in 2004...
Athens Banner-Herald, By Paula S. Wallace
05.10.2005 : Savannah And Rest Of Georgia Back In The Movie Making Competition
...Perdue visited the studios of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.) in Atlanta Monday to sign the Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act (HB 539)...
The Business Report & Journal
03.31.2005 : Tax Credit Aims To Reel In Filmmakers
...Georgia General Assembly to film producers: "Roll 'em!" With the Legislature's passage of a state tax credit designed to attract film producers to Georgia...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, By Donna Soper
03.25.2005 : State Senate Passes Film Tax-Credit Bill
...tax credits to the entertainment industry for producing films in Georgia sailed through the state Senate yesterday. House Bill 539 was approved by a 50-1 vote...
Atlanta Business Chronicle, By Steven Sloan
03.12.2005 : Bill To Lure Moviemakers Passes
...so anxious to get lights, camera and action back in Georgia that they are offering Hollywood some financial incentives. A bill that passed the state House...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, By Nancy Badertscher
03.01.2005 : Legislators Work To Attract Hollywood's Eye
...Rep. Larry O'Neal, R-Warner Robbins, introduced the bill in the House with the backing of Gov. Sonny Perdue. "A lot of other states have gotten..."
Savannah Morning News, By Vicky Eckenrode
03.01.2005 : Film Industry Tax Incentives Are Sensible
...the proposed legislation has attracted a number of co-sponsors. If passed, HB 539 would put the state back in the game in terms of its ability to attract...
Athens Banner-Herald, Editorial Opinion
02.22.2005 : Legislature 2005 : Political Insider : Hollywood Welcome
...Perdue is aboard. The legislation will start moving this week and looks greased... legislation would offer a rebate to film companies only after actual money...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, By Tom Baxter, Jim Galloway



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