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How was your Groundhog Day? Ours was quite embarrassing and we owe some folks an apology. Yesterday Film Georgia published an inaccurate “alert” to our Facebook page, informing our followers that one of our State Representatives had introduced legislation which might negatively impact Georgia’s undeniably effective tax incentive for the film industry.

This report was absolutely

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Still from The Odd Life of Timothy Green

In case you missed the teaser for the Disney film “The Odd Life of Timothy Green” floating around the Internet for the past few weeks we’re posting the video here on FilmGeorgia.com (after the cut) – so take a look and be sure to tell your friends who worked on this film! This magical story about a special little boy named Timothy Green was filmed in various locations around Georgia and a bit in Tennessee. Without getting your

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Why looky what we just found, a brand new shiny trailer for the movie “Footloose”! The folks at MTV Films are hoping that you’ll be kicking off your Sunday shoes and breaking out your best #Footloose hashtags on Twitter leading up to the October debut of the Georgia-lensed remake of the classic 80s hit. Time will tell if Director Craig Brewer (Hustle and Flow) is able to catch lightning in a bottle the same way that the original film did, but we’re looking forward to cutting a rug to his new film this October. Congratulations to all of you who participated in this production! More photos and the video after the cut!

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Field of Vision - Television Movie

Did you know that Wal-Mart was in the business of making movies? Were you aware that the multinational conglomerate Proctor & Gamble had moved into Tinseltown? Would you believe that the two companies had joined forces with the grand old network NBC and partnered with Georgia to produce their 4th television movie? Well it’s all true, and you can see the result for yourself if you tune in tonight to see “Field of Vision” at 9pm on your local NBC affiliate. Described as an “all-new movie” in which “a high school quarterback faces a tough decision when a magic video camera reveals his teammates bullying the new kid in town”. Shot in and around Atlanta, this television movie (described as a “backdoor pilot” by Deadline.com)… don’t miss the video after the cut!

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Sara Rue and Barry Watson in a time-traveler romance

Get your VCRs ready! (do they still make those?) ABC Family is due to debut their latest Atlanta-lensed television movie about a time-traveler from the future who falls in love with a 21st century tabloid writer. “My Future Boyfriend” Sunday night at 8/7 Central! We’re proud to have ABC Family producing these fun little television-ready projects in Georgia (3 in the past 2 years) and we certainly hope that they’ll keep up the pace! We’ve linked to a great video interview of the stars of the film, Sara Rue and Barry Watson (after the break) and

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In a total scoop for Film Georgia we are pleased to report that a Franco-Egyptian Entertainment Consortium PDA has announced that it is bringing the popular romantic teen drama “Momies Jeunes Dans l’Amour” to American audiences and have selected Georgia as their preferred shooting destination. Originally rumored to be a Tim Burton project, this new series is expected to begin production in early April. The English translation of the title for the French/Arab project may sound silly…

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Building momentum with its competitive tax incentives and a growing consensus of its long-term viability in the marketplace, Georgia has cemented its reputation as the Mecca for horror-film television series with the pending June 5th debut of MTV’s new dramatic series Teen Wolf (official website). Springing into place beside its spiritual siblings “Vampire Diaries” and “Walking Dead”, the re-imagined world of Teen Wolf will center around a typical teen named Scott whose entire life has been changed…

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In case you missed the explosive* trailer featured during this evening’s Super Bowl XLV, a very sexy fifth installment of the popular Fast & Furious franchise entitled “Fast Five” is set to debut in theaters and IMAX on April 29th. Filmed in Georgia, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Arizona and California, Fast Five is expected to supercharge the franchise as producers reunite

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Hall Pass One Sheet

The staff of Film Georgia were excited to learn that the Farrelly brothers comedy “Hall Pass” has been announced for release on February 25, 2011 – mostly because we want to see the final edit of the scene we watched being filmed at Johnny’s Hideaway of actor Jason Sudeikis trying out pick-up lines on unsuspecting women. The trailer (video after the cut) displays the

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X-Men Come to Georgia

After weeks of whispered rumors that a “really big movie already in production over in London” was scouting coastal Georgia, the news has officially broken that the latest installment in the Marvel Comics X-Men franchise, entitled “X-Men : First Class”, should begin filming in Georgia in late 2010. While early reports indicated that Savannah or Tybee Island were likely contenders for a production office, the latest indications are that the production is considering

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