At the 50th annual Atlanta Film Festival, SaportaReport’s own Maria Saporta and Delaney Tarr hosted a conversation with two film industry veterans about what the next 50 years of film in Atlanta could look like, and what the festival needs to move forward. Amanda Kelso, former interim CEO of the Sundance Institute, started her career […]
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ATLFF: Craig Zobel and James Ponsoldt on the fight to make Georgia films
Craig Zobel knows it isn’t easy to make a movie in Georgia. At an April 28 Atlanta Film Festival Creative Conference panel, the director of “The Penguin” and “The Mare of Easttown” got candid about the difficulty of creating in his home state. “The world doesn’t want you to,” he said. “You have to fight […]
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“Idiots” brings laughter and sold-out crowd to 50th Atlanta Film Festival opening night
The 50th annual Atlanta Film Festival opened with a bang. Or more accurately, it opened with raucous laughter at the sold-out Opening Night presentation of “Idiots” on April 23 at the Plaza Theatre. “Idiots,” a 2026 Sundance Film Festival hit, follows two “unqualified bozos” played by Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson Jr., who are […]
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‘From Rails to Trails’ explores train tracks, tension and the American landscape
A new documentary tells the story of a grassroots movement, fierce pushback, national tensions, controversies and the transformation of the American landscape across 55 minutes. It showed at the Atlanta HIstory Center on Jan. 29 to a large local crowd. And it’s all about abandoned railroads turned to sprawling trails. “From Rails to Trails” is […]
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‘From Rails to Trails’ documentary highlighting Beltline to show in Atlanta
The new documentary “From Rails to Trails” will air in Atlanta on Jan. 29 at the Atlanta History Center, hosted by the Trust for Public Land and WABE, with a live panel discussion of local leaders afterward. Atlanta is key to the documentary. Across 55 minutes narrated by Edward Norton, the film tells the story […]
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Georgia State University releases report analyzing impact of local entertainment industry
From 2009 to 2019, Georgia had a 210 percent growth in its creative sector — the largest in the nation.
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Downtown’s Rialto Center for the Arts upgrades film screening equipment, connecting with its history as a movie house
The downtown venue recently installed a new digital film projector and cinema screen, the result of a nearly-completed, five-year fundraising effort.
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Atlanta History Center’s Stone Mountain film is right medium for a myth-busting message
“I think it’s an innovative approach to the museum working outside its walls,” said the Atlanta History Center president and CEO.
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Atlanta History Center to debut film about Stone Mountain’s Confederate monument
The Atlanta History Center is premiering its first-ever documentary film looking at the history of the Confederate monument carved on Stone Mountain.
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Film about Northside Tavern, Atlanta’s legendary blues bar, draws applause and tears
A documentary film about Northside Tavern, Atlanta’s legendary blues bar, drew applause and more than a few tears from a crowd of regulars at its Dec. 13 premiere.
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“10 in America” — 10 cities, 10 films, one America
French artist Valerie Massadian wants to see Atlanta — really see it — in all its glory and hardship, its beauty and filth.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Atlanta Mayor talks crime and COVID
School might be back in session, but that doesn’t mean the summer fun has to end! This weekend, the 85th annual Atlanta Dogwood Festival is coming to Piedmont Park. The festivities include a 5K race, booths from over 200 artists and a variety of live performances. On to other news around the metro area: Atlanta […]
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Georgia candidates start new round of campaigning with talk of jobs, values
After both parties (mostly) picked their candidate teams this week, Democrats were quick to make a pitch as the party of jobs in a business-friendly Georgia. And Republicans talked about jobs too, but the GOP kicked off its unified campaigning with a rally heavy on conservative values.
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Metro Atlanta Chamber’s Top 10 Atlanta & Georgia Rankings 2017
Metro Atlanta is making economic strides on a global scale, driving results across the industry sectors that are leading tomorrow’s innovation. Recent rankings have continued to reflect Atlanta’s position as an international competitor in fields ranging from cybersecurity, health IT, FinTech, IoT, and supply chain. Georgia and Atlanta’s rich culture is also reflected with our strong contributions […]
