Metro Atlanta is home to more than 3 million square feet of sound stages for film and TV production and will more than double to 7 million square feet by 2024. In fiscal 2022 the state of Georgia received over $4.4 billion in direct spending from film productions, bringing in thousands of jobs to supporting crew and staff.
The Georgia Film Academy (GFA) builds a professional workforce able to meet increased production demand, in a joint effort from University System of Georgia (USG) schools and large production companies such as Disney, Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery.
SCAD Atlanta is one of a number of area universities with dedicated programs specializing in TV and Film production, design and other leading creative industry careers. They recently debuted a state-of-the-art extended reality (XR) stage for training in ground breaking innovation used in virtual productions.
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