Georgia film, video & music...you get the picture [Vol. 19, no. 2 (Mar./Apr. 2003)]

Volume 19, Number 2
DeKalb County Offers Production Space
Photo: CEO Vernon Jones
DeKalb County CEO Vernon Jones, in conjunction with the Georgia Production Partnership (GPP) and the Georgia Film, Video & Music Office, recently announced plans to donate the use of the Bruce Street Recreation Center and School in the Atlanta suburb of Lithonia to film, video and music production companies with qualified budgets in excess of $200,000. The GPP and DeKalb County leadership introduced the facility to the film, video and music community at an industry open house on April 1. "Attracting the filmmaking industry to DeKalb has the potential to generate additional revenue for the county and stimulate economic growth," DeKalb CEO Vernon Jones said. "DeKalb has so many resources that are ideal for film shoots." Shay Griffin, president of GPP, sees this community-based, collaborative effort as another reason to shoot in Georgia. "Members of the Georgia film community are finding exciting ways to lure producers and studios to Georgia
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March/April 2003
Rainforest's Motive
Rainforest Films, the Atlantabased production and distribution company, is gearing up with a new feature film Motive.
Vivica A. Fox (Independence Day, Batman and Robin) and Shemar Moore (The Brothers, The Young and the Restless) star in the edgy thriller that is filled with hidden agendas. In Motive the stakes are enormous and nothing is what it seems.
Rainforest Films has produced two films in the Atlanta area: Pandora's Box and Trois. Both films found success via independent theatrical distribution. The films were then picked up by Columbia TriStar.
Principal photography is scheduled to begin in late April.

27th Annual AFF Moves Downtown
The 27th Annual Atlanta Film Festival (AFF), a $750,000 nine-day festival, will offer 130 screenings, panel discussions, a VIP Opening Night sponsored by Crawford Communications, a Closing Night reception, nightly parties and the IMAGE Film & Video Awards Gala. This year the festival runs from June 6-14 and will move to downtown Atlanta with a number of screenings within walking distance of each other. Scheduled venues include the Rialto Center for the Performing Arts and the Fulton County Public Library. Additional screenings are planned for the Carter Presidential Center, the Dr. Martin Luther
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GEORGIA FILM, VIDEO & MUSIC
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Georgia Film, Video & Music... You Get The Picture is a bi-monthly publication. Deadline for article submission in the May/June issue is April 10, 2003. Articles can be mailed to Brenda Brayton, Georgia Film, Video & Music Office, Post Office Box 1776, Atlanta, GA 30301, faxed to 404.656.3565 or sent electronically to bbrayton@georgia.org. Visit our website at www.filmgeorgia.org.

SPOTLIGHT: Commission Member Pat Mitchell
Photo: Pat Mitchell
Georgia Film, Video & Music Advisory Commission member Pat Mitchell joined Public Broadcasting Service as its fifth president and chief executive officer in March 2000. PBS is the nation's largest broadcaster and the only non-commercial television service and is made up of 350 member stations. A former Time Warner Executive and network correspondent, Mitchell is also an Emmy and Peabody award winning producer and broadcaster. Recognized as a proven business leader and respected executive in the entertainment industry, Forbes magazine named Ms. Mitchell one of the Magnetic 40 corporate executives in America. With a history of activism in her community and in non-profit organizations, Ms. Mitchell serves on the Board of Trustees of the Sundance Institute, the Women's Leadership Advisory Council of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, the National Board of Girls, Inc. and is one of the founding members of the American chapter of Mikhail Gorbachev's environmental organization, Green Cross, and a founding member US/Afghan Women's Council. Mitchell serves on the Bank of America Corporation Board of Directors, Knight-Ridder, Inc. Board of Directors and Mayo Foundation Board of Trustees. A magna cum laude graduate of the University of Georgia with a master's degree in English literature, Mitchell received an honorary doctoral degree from Emerson College in Boston. A Georgia native, she is a resident of both Atlanta and Washington, D.C.
FEATURED LOCATION: Agrirama
Photo: Agrirama
Georgia Agrirama, the state's living history center first opened to the public on July 1, 1976. Located in Tifton, Agrirama consists of four distinct areas: traditional farm community of the 1870's, progressive farmstead of the 1890's, industrial sites complex and a rural town. Over 35 structures have been relocated to the 95-acre site and have been faithfully restored or preserved as they appeared at the turn of the century. Costumed interpreters are on location daily to explain and demonstrate the lifestyle and activities of the period. For more information visit www.agrirama.com or call 229.386.3344.

48-Hour Film Project Returns
The 48-Hour Film Project film making competition where filmmaking teams have just two days to write, shoot and edit a short film will return to Atlanta in 2003. The Atlanta competition featuring 33 teams will be held on the weekend of May 16-18. The films will be screened the week of May 19 at the Lefont Plaza Theater.
The 48-hour project was started in Washington D.C. in 2001 by independent filmmakers Mark Ruppert and Liz Langston. Rupert and Langston next took the project to New York and then to Atlanta last year. The Best of the Atlanta 48-Hour Films will screen as part of the Atlanta Film Festival in early June.
During the 48-hour competition, 22 to 44 teams in each city consisting of some of the industry's leading talents compete by writing, producing and editing short films ranging in length from five to 12 minutes. On Friday night at 7:00 p.m. each team pulls the required film elements from a hat including genre, line of dialog, a prop and a character. The finished film is turned in 48 hours later.
The 33 films shot the weekend of May 16 will compete against each other to be named the Best of Atlanta. The Best Film of Atlanta will go up against the Best Films from 12 United States and International cities. The 48-Hour Film Project 2003 cities will include Atlanta, Auckland, London, Boston, Minneapolis, Austin, Paris, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
For more information visit www.48hourfilm.com and click on the Atlanta page.

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Georgia Well Represented at Grammys

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Georgia's musical talent was recently showcased at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards. Georgia talent received recognition from industry leaders and peers at the annual awards show, along with New Jersey native Bruce Springsteen who was honored with three statuettes for his September 11th tribute album "The Rising" recorded over a nine-week period at Southern Tracks in Atlanta.
In addition to Springsteen, 2003 Grammy Award winners with Georgia connections included:
John Mayer for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Usher for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance India.Arie for Best Urban/Alternative Performance
and Best R & B Album Outkast featuring Killer Mike for Best Rap Perfor-
mance by a Duo or Group Alan Jackson for Best Country Song Third Day for Best Rock Gospel Album Susan Archie for Best Boxed or Special Limited
Edition Package Michael Bishop, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO)
engineer for Best Engineered Album - Classical Robert Woods ASO producer for Producer of the
Year- Classical Robert Spano ASO conductor; Norman Mackenzie
ASO chorus director and Thomas C. Moore ASO producer for Best Classical Album Robert Spano ASO conductor and Norman Mackenzie ASO chorus director for Best Choral Performance
Congratulations Boondogglers

King, Jr. National Historic Site and the Woodruff Arts Center.
During the 10-day festival, audiences will view over 130 new films, learn about the art of filmmaking from visiting industry experts during festival panels, attend networking events at area restaurants and parties at some of the best entertainment nightspots in Atlanta. New this year is "Dinner and a Movie" with eight downtown restaurants offering valet parking, dinners and tickets for two to a festival premiere.
The festival kicks off with the Awards Gala on June 5th at Turner Studios. Celebrities, noted filmmakers and supporters of the film industry in Georgia will be honored at the gala. Past Gala honorees have included Michael Stipe and Jim McKay of C-00 Film Corp, Victor Nuz, director of Ulee's Gold and Ruby in Paradise and Governor Roy E. Barnes for his help in the passage of tax incentives for film production in the state of Georgia.
The Atlanta Film Festival continues to launch new programming with the old standbys returning. AFF events include: Southeastern Media Market that connects a selection of works in progress with funding and distribution; Mediamakers Contest with over $100,000 in in-kind support to help filmmakers produce their film in Georgia and the Georgia Film, Video & Music Office sponsored Perfect Pitch where 10 filmmakers compete for an allexpense paid trip to Los Angeles to pitch their scripts to industry representatives.
For more information please visit www.imagefv.com or call 404.352.4225.

Photo: (L-R) Debbie Locker, Richard Sampson, Jon Hill, Leigh Hill and Robert Lee
The acclaimed short film White Bitch Down by Atlanta-based Boondogglers Productions recently won national honors being named "Best 48-Hour Film Project of 2002." The film short defeated more than 120 films from around the country, including top award-winning films from New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Atlanta and Austin, Texas.
Producer Richard Sampson teamed up with co-producer Leigh Hill and director Jon Hill to pull together the Boondogglers production team. Written by Atlanta-based screenwriters Robert Lee and Debbie Locker, White Bitch Down utilized state-of-the art editing techniques, including a "rewind" effect, to tell the story of a group of individuals who unexpectedly find themselves in a perilous situation. Only in the last scene is the dark comedic mystery solved.
Last year during the local Atlanta competition, White Bitch Down took home awards for Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Sound Design, Best Cinematography and Best Director, as well as an Atlanta Audience Award.
The crew incorporated a post-production team from Crawford Communications, that included editor Les Umberger, sound design editor Greg Crawford and colorist Dave Pickett. The film stars Leigh Hill, Jim Issa, Kenny Alfonso, Melissa Ponzio, Carol Tveit Clarke and Adam Holder. Other cast members include Camille Pacht, Buster Johnson, Carmen Shands, Chris Halloway and Javier as The Dog.
White Bitch Down has been accepted by the Sarasota Film Festival and the Cleveland Film Festival. For further information log onto www.whitebitchdown.com or visit www.48hourfilmproject.com.

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Creative Digital Group Produces BellSouth CD
Creative Digital Group recently produced a marketing CD that was distributed to four million homes in nine states to promote BellSouth "FastAccess" DSL service. The interactive CD includes 10 video segments that highlight the various Internet activities a person performs throughout a typical day that could benefit from the BellSouth "FastAccess" DSL service.
Creative Digital Group worked in tandem with BellSouth's advertising agency, Grey Communications, to ensure that the new BellSouth branding was reflected appropriately throughout the interactive experience.
Creative Digital Group provided all shooting, editing, graphics production and programming to create this video-rich, interactive CD. Shot in and around Atlanta, on-camera local talent were used throughout the CD as shooting occurred in homes, Piedmont Park and Little Five Points. To encourage public interest during production, a contest was held for local directors to submit a movie trailer that was included within the CD. Stealing Gnome was selected. It was produced and directed by David Moore of Eyekiss Films. Similar to the movie content on the CD, a local band, Opus, was selected to provide the music example on the CD.
For more information, please visit www.creativedigitalgroup.com.
Association Announcements:
Atlanta Urban MediaMakers Association, Inc. (AUMAi) reflects the new generation of mediamaking. AUMAi's mission is to empower people through cultural diversity in animation, film and video. For more information on AUMAi's monthly meetings, visit www.urbanmediamakers.com or call 404.287.7758.
GPP The Georgia Production Partnership is a statewide organization of filmmakers and film industry executives committed to keeping Georgia a film-friendly and competitive force in the film and video community. Meetings are generally held the first Tuesday of each month at noon. For membership information, call Matt Timmons at 404.609.9001 or e-mail at TheGPP@mindspring.com.
IMAGE IMAGE Film & Video Center offers filmmaking workshops and screenings. For more information, contact IMAGE at 404.352.4225 or check the website at www.imagefv.org.
MCAi (formerly ITVA) promotes the growth, quality and success of film, video and multimedia communications primarily in corporate and special interest production. For information, please visit their website at www.atlantamcai.org.
National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (The Recording Academy): Established in 1957, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. is dedicated to providing educational opportunities and improving the cultural environment and quality of life for music and its makers. For more information, please visit www.grammy.com.
NATAS/Atlanta NATAS/Atlanta, the local chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. For information please call 770.414.8777.
WIF/A Women in Film/Atlanta, a non-profit organization founded in 1974, is dedicated to the education, promotion, support and unification of women working in or studying film, video and related creative and business fields. For information check the website at www.wifa.org.

Crawford Sings With Norah
Photo: Norah Jones
Crawford Post Production recently completed creative services for "Norah Jones: Live in New Orleans," a live concert DVD by the acclaimed singer and musician. The DVD was released domestically by Capitol/Blue Note on February 25, 2003 and went to number one on the Billboard Video Chart the first week of its release.
Blue Note Records, a respected jazz label, wanted a one-hour concert for international broadcast for their new breakout artist, Norah Jones, eight-time Grammy winner including Best New Artist and Album of the Year.
Video producer Jim Gabour, founder of Moving Pictures in New Orleans, directed and produced the seven-camera, 56-minute concert for Blue Note Records. Gabour brought the raw materials to Tom Roche, an ardent music fan and long-time editor at Crawford.
For Crawford Post Production's role in the creation of "Norah Jones: Live in New Orleans," credit was given to the following personnel on the label: Tom Roche, editor; Greg Crawford, audio remix engineer; Kathleen Fitch, executive producer; and Chris Glass, coordinating producer.
For more information call 404. 876.7149 in Atlanta or toll free 800.831.8027. The company can be found online at www.crawford.com.

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MTV Selects TUBE for Celebrity Interview
MTV Networks recently brought all production at TUBE to a halt when R&B singer Toni Braxton stopped in to tape an hour-long interview for the network. The interview was shot in TUBE's main lobby and is scheduled to air on VH1.
TUBE's owner Chris Downs has been selected as one of three jurors for the shorts portion of the 27th Annual Atlanta Film Festival. Hosted by IMAGE, the festival runs from June 6-14 and includes over 130 screenings of independent films and videos from media artists around the globe, seminars and discussions about the industry, guest appearances by the filmmakers and video artists.
Recent projects at TUBE included an image video for healthcare technology provider NDC Health, in which Rory Carlton, creative director of Abovo Group, commissioned TUBE for the production and audio post for the project. TUBE services included an on-location video shoot at NDC Health, as well as audio post-production, which was completed by Casey Peery. Peery worked with Nadia Bilchik of CNN International to record the video's narration track.
TUBE wrapped post-production services for Briars in the Cotton Patch (www.briarsdocumentary.com). Based on Koinonia Farm, the true story set in Americus, Georgia, revolves around an interracial community struggling to stay unprejudiced in an era when racial injustices abound. The hour-long program has been three years in the making by producer, Faith Fuller. Post-production services included online editing and color correction, a graphics package, sound design with the final mix mastered in both stereo and Dolby Digital 5.1 formats, and designed and output on DVD for the film screening. Briars in the Cotton Patch debuts in Americus on May 30th and will screen at the Atlanta Film Festival in June.
Bittman Narrates Delta
Robin Bittman's video narratives are featured on board all Delta flights. Bittman (www.robinbittman.com) is represented by C.E.D. in New York and thanks to the marvels of modern technology she is able to utilize Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) to do voiceovers from Atlanta. Bittman was recently chosen by Nickelodeon's TNN to voice February's Mission To Win promos that aired on TNN. C.E.D. continues to book Bittman for CNN Headline News, the National Gallery of Art and commercials to studios in New York and Washington, D.C.

Harris Digital Media
Harris Digital Media (HDM) has moved into their new offices in Tucker, Georgia. HDM will be sharing space with Hands For Hire, Inc. (HFH), owned by Karen Lynn, the wife of HDM founder and president, Tim Harris.
"Karen and I share the same business philosophy regarding customer service, employee satisfaction and vendor relations," said Harris. "We see this as an opportunity to enhance and expand the services of both of our companies. HFH has also been using video as a training and marketing tool, so the presence of HDM will facilitate an increase in this important aspect of the HFH business model."
HFH provides vocational training and job placement for intellectually challenged adults and HDM has been employing a team of HFH workers for packaging and warehouse operations. HDM will take over the management and operations of the HFH the Bridge Print Shop that offers high speed duplicating of forms and other printed material.
Video tape duplication and CD/DVD authoring and duplication will continue as in the past. The new address is 2137 Flintstone Drive, Suite E, Tucker, Georgia 30084. The new phone number is 770.939.5803. Their web site is www.harrisdigitalmedia.com.
Meg Just Left One. Lenny Never Had One. Babe Just Shot One.
The Alliance Theatre enlisted local production company Post Modern Editorial, Inc. to write and produce a 30-second television spot and a 60-second radio spot to promote the opening of the Pulitzer Prize winning
production "Crimes of the Heart" which hit the Alliance stage from March 19 April 20.
"Crimes of the Heart," written by Mississippian Beth Henley, is a southern gothic, sometimes twisted and always touching comedy that centers around two dizzying days in the lives of the McGrath sisters of Hazelhurst, Mississippi. Alliance marketing director Jean Spivey and marketing manager Curt Little worked with the creative team of Matthew Gore, Rob Mottola and Steve Volpert from Post Modern. Gore and Mottola combined to write the spots and Volpert added his special touches to cut the television and radio versions.

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Green Valley Pictures Shoots No Witness

AIB Hosts Kurdish Media Visitors

Photo: Scene from No Witness
Rarely does a "nobudget" independent movie bring together a large, professional crew, seasoned actors and a wide array of top of the line equipment, especially when the project is that redheaded stepchild of the movie world, the "short film." But No Witness did just that. This project exemplified "run-n-gun" moviemaking. No Witness director Michael Valverde had heard about the DP Jon Hill and had been looking for an excuse to work with him. The first AD Todd Schaffer had known about Valverde for a while and had been hoping for an opportunity to work with him and of course Hill had wanted to work with the lead actress, his wife Leigh Hill. Cast members included local 99X morning DJ Steve Barnes and Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter (and now actor) Shawn Mullins. Valverde, Hill and Todd Schaffer secured all kinds of amazing deals from Atlanta's production and post-production community. Dark and relentless, No Witness utilizes creative storytelling to enhance an already raw, bad to the bone tale of cat and mouse. Based on a short story by coproducer Steve Antczak, the script featured a chase scene that included five murders, each of which had to look like either an accident or suicide.

Photo: AIB's President Collie Burnett (right) stands with members of the Kurdish Broadcasting Industry
In February Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters, Inc. (AIB) hosted six journalists from Northern Iraq representing the Kurdish Television Broadcasting Industry. After the initial greetings, AIB's President Collie Burnett conveyed to the visiting journalists AIB's mission and organizational structure. The group then toured the facility including the studio and production areas. O'Lynn Allen, AIB's director of operations explained the policies of AIB's `Interfaith' concept to the Kurdish visitors. The Kurdish visitors explained that while they are now enjoying more religious freedoms, they were still impressed by AIB's inclusion of many diverse faiths to its programming line-up. Jan Epstein, manager, marketing and communications for AIB, was contacted by the Georgia Council for International Visitors (GCIV) to arrange the visit of these international guests as well as the tour of the AIB facility. The journalists were selected by United States overseas embassies as being future leaders in their field who were interested in discussing religious broadcasting and interfaith cooperation. For more information please visit AIB at www.aibtv.com or contact Jan Epstein at 404.892.0454.

Okefenokee Goes Hi-Def

Photo: Okefenokee star.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (GDNR) has produced a High Definition video program to play in the Okefenokee State Park Visitor Center. Veteran GDNR cinematographer Jim Couch selected High Definition Television to immerse the audience in the spectacular landscape. GDNR producer/writer Becky Marshall tackled the difficulties of shooting with the most modern technology for this remote wilderness shoot. With over 25 years of experience shooting wildlife documentaries for the GDNR, Couch turned to the Atlanta postproduction company that has an even longer track record. For the past 34 years VTA, Inc. has completed some of the most challenging television and film projects in the broadcast industry and was honored to be selected to add the finishing touches to this important project. VTA downconverted the HDCam original tapes for offline editing by GDNR cinematographer/editor Tom Morris. VTA editor Bob Castro then conformed the original HDCam footage to the GDNR Avid edit decision list. VTA senior colorist John Yancey enhanced each scene's color, contrast, gamma settings and regions of treatment to give an already good-looking image its best appearance. The completed 15-minute program will be shown on a state-of-the-art High Definition projection system at the park's visitor center. The finished soundtrack was sent electronically from the GDNR to VTA's file transfer protocol (FTP) site for conversion back into audio. VTA senior editor David Turner output the Avid OMF file and it was recorded back to the HDCam master while remaining in an all-digital state. VTA's approach to having all the equipment and experienced specialists under the same roof allowed the Okefenokee project to move smoothly from GDNR offline to finished VTA online.

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Film US Conducts Annual Meeting
Georgia Film, Video & Music Office director Greg Torre represented Georgia at a recent Film US board and general meeting in Santa Monica, California. Film US is a coalition of nearly 200 state and local film commissions from across the United States with the common goal of preserving the US motion picture industry and providing an industry-wide voice at the federal level to curb the migration of production related work to outside the country.
The semi-annual general membership meeting was presided over by outgoing Film US Chair Dawn Keezer. The primary topic was the introduction of H.R. 715, The United States Independent Film and Television Production Incentive Act of 2003 in the United States House of Representatives. Re-introduced in February by Congressmen David Dreier (R-San Dimas) and Howard Berman (RVan Nuys), the legislation would provide wage-based tax relief for film and television projects produced in the United States. The bill is identical to legislation introduced last year and is targeted at the segment of the market most vulnerable to "runaway" production, independent and small television and film productions. Structured as a wage credit, the incentive would, in most cases, amount to 25 percent of the first $25,000 in qualified wages per employee. Keezer encouraged members to alert their congressional delegation to this legislation. As yet, there is no Senate version of the bill.
Film US serves as a clearinghouse for information on issues and topics from the frontlines of the production community. For more information please visit Film US at www.filmus.org or contact the Georgia Film, Video & Music Office.

Indie Filmmakers Excursion at Sea
The Atlanta Urban Mediamakers Association has partnered with the Atlanta Black Film Festival for the second annual Urban Mediamakers Film Festival (UMFF) a four-day, three-night independent filmmakers excursion at sea, October 16-19, 2003. Taking place aboard one of Carnival Cruise's floating resorts, UMFF will feature film and video created by independents from around the globe. The UMFF gives aspiring and professional mediamakers of all nationalities the opportunity to collaborate, network and further develop their skills in a creative and relaxed atmosphere," stated Cheryle Reynolds, founder and president of the Atlanta Urban Mediamakers and co-executive director of UMFF.
Joining UMFF as board members and/or workshop instructors are writer/director Malcolm D. Lee (Best Man, Undercover Brother); international media buyer Peggy Kinner; Sharon D. Johnson (Writers Guild of America West, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences); artist and film editor Victor V. Hogan, II; director/cinematographer Sylvia Jackson, financial analyst Dwayne N. Martin and technology consultant Victorino Concepcion.
The festival offers attendees an affordable opportunity to interact with peers during informative and careerenhancing panel discussions and workshops led by industry professionals. Topics will include acting, film production, film financing, distribution and marketing, and writing for television and film.
For further information on the UMFF cruise, call for entries, sponsorship or to volunteer, visit www.urbanmediamakers.com or call 404.287.7758. Deadline for cruise deposit of $50 is Friday, May 23, 2003.

Growth Brings Gonyeau To Atlanta
Photo: Thom Gonyeau
Mountain View Productions, a strategic production and communication consulting company, announced Vice President & COO Thom Gonyeau's relocation from the Schenectady, New York headquarters to the Atlanta office. Gonyeau's addition to the Atlanta office reflects Mountain View's continued growth in the Southeast. Since opening the Atlanta office in 1998, more than half of Mountain View's revenue is now generated in this region.
Gonyeau brings 15 years of experience in film and television, marketing, sales and direction of administration to Mountain View. As a former producer, Gonyeau serves as a mentor for Mountain View project teams. Gonyeau joined Mountain View in 1986 and has worked on more than 175 projects for clients that include General Electric, New York State, 3M and DuPont Tau Laboratories. His production credits range from television commercials, to an awareness campaign for SUNY Research Foundation, to marketing films for the IBM Corporation. Gonyeau has received national and international recognition for his work, including the Flame Award, Summit Award, Ad Club "Betsy" Award, Hugo Award and the CINDY Award. In 2001, he was voted one of New York's "Forty Under Forty" by the Capital District Business Review. For more information visit www.mountainviewproductions.com.

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Film, Video & Music Office on Location in LA
Photo: Don Daniel and Greg Torre
In April, Georgia Film, Video & Music Office director Greg Torre and location liaison Lee Thomas traveled to Santa Monica, California to represent Georgia at Locations Trade Show 2003. The annual trade show sponsored by the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) is the premiere opportunity for film commissions worldwide to show off their location resources to executive producers, producers, production managers, location managers, production coordinators and independent filmmakers based in and around Southern California. Held April 11, 12 and 13, the event marked the second year in a row that the show has been held at the Santa Monica Civic Center. As in years past, the Georgia Film, Video & Music Office partnered with the Savannah Film Commission for the show, expanding on the state's presence at the show. Locations 2003 provided the film, video and music office with a three-day opportunity to establish relationships with new, prospective clients as well as re-establish relationships with those producers and production personnel from recent made-in-Georgia productions who are now back in Los Angeles. In addition to the trade show component, the AFCI Locations 2003 offered informational seminars for production professionals regarding on-location shooting around the world and educational outreach to the industry and government about the importance of film commissions and on-location filming. For more information on the AFCI or the Locations Trade Show 2003, please visit www.afci.org or call 406.495.8040.

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during these difficult and competitive economic times," said Griffin. "Thanks to DeKalb County, this new rent-free production office space is just one of the many ways we're making this highly experienced production base attractive to both instate and out-of-state producers."
During 2002, the economic impact of the film industry on Georgia's economy totaled nearly $300 million. Georgia has most recently been the location choice for movies including Sweet Home Alabama, Drumline, Miss Lettie and Me and the soon-to-bereleased The Fighting Temptations.

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