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An amendment to a Georgia law will streamline the process of applying film and television tax credits in the state as officials said current rules have been outstripped by the explosion production in the state over the past decade. Gov. Brian Kemp last week approved changes to the Georgia Entertainment Industry…

In news that may bolster arguments against reopening school campuses soon, the Centers for Disease Control has reported that a Georgia sleepaway camp saw 168 kids contract the virus. The YMCA Camp High Harbour required masks for counselors, but was forced to close in June after the outbreak. In the gathering of 344…

Film and TV is back in action in Georgia, where the state's film commission says 14 projects are currently prepping for or are in production. Those are the ones it can name. Deadline has identified others, with most in early prep that’s ramped up sharply this week, a sign of progress for the industry and the Hollywood…

Days after local politicians and the MPA trumpeted that Georgia is reopening its busy film and TV production sector, the future of its lucrative tax credit incentive program suddenly appears cloudy. The state’s Senate Finance Committee has axed parts of wider legislation that would have expanded the program that’s…

Editors' Note: Deadline's Reopening Hollywood series focuses on the complicated effort to get the industry back on its feet while ensuring the safety of everyone involved. Our goal is to examine numerous sides of the business and provide a forum for leaders in Hollywood who have a vision for how production could…

Opposing sides of a controversial Georgia abortion ban that had Hollywood up in arms last year faced off Monday in a court hearing where reproductive rights groups asked a judge to make a temporary ban on the so-called Heartbeat Bill permanent. The legislation, signed last summer by Gov. Brian Kemp, was halted by a…

The office of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said today that "the major motion picture, television, and streaming companies plan to bring back and hire an estimated 40,000 production workers, who will be employed on an expected 75 production projects that will invest over $2 billion into the Georgia economy during the next…

Stacey Abrams didn’t pussyfoot around about the problems that plagued Georgia’s presidential primary this week. “It was an unmitigated disaster,” the state’s former gubernatorial candidate told Stephen Colbert on tonight’s homemade episode of CBS’ The Late Show. “What was it?” he asked her. “Why was it such a…

A month ago, Georgia became one of the first states in the U.S. to begin easing restrictions on businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic. Today, it became the first state to establish official safety guidelines for film and TV production to resume on its sets. The news comes as Tyler Perry is preparing for a July 8 pro…

President Donald Trump has taken aim at the Wall Street Journal for a Friday editorial saying he is “piling on” Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp for reopening the state for business, after earlier calling on governors to do just that. The paper’s editorial board called out Trump for “bashing” Kemp after he previously urged…

Even as Georgia became the first state to officially reopen some of its businesses, increasingly restive California residents defied lockdown orders to head to the beaches as temperatures hit the 90s. California Gov. Gavin Newsom pleaded for social distancing in any gathering. The state had 115 fatalities from…

Outside of California and New York, Georgia is the top film and TV production hub in the U.S. It also happens to be one of the first states to ease their COVID-19 shelter-in restrictions this weekend, with a number of businesses, including movie theaters, allowed to re-open on Monday, April 27. The order does not…