By: Leah Fleming and Natalie Mendenhall
GPB
While a film industry strike continues in California, the Hollywood of the South is getting ready to celebrate filmmaking in Middle Georgia.
The Macon Film Festival gets underway this week with nearly 100 films showing over the next few days. The highlight of the festival is the presentation of the very first Georgia Film Impact Award that will be presented to a native son of Columbus film and music producer, Dallas Austin...LISTEN HERE
So happy to see Dallas Austin getting his flowers at the MFF. His contributions to music and film should be celebrated!
To clarify, it's not just California that is experiencing an industry shutdown. Thousands of Actors and Writers across GA, NY, NM, LA, etc. are standing strong with their unions in a history-making strike that will forever change how the industry operates and treats the very people that make it what it is. Hopefully at the end of this more gems like Dallas Austin will emerge and make their creARTive mark!