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Filmed in Atlanta, Essence Atkins is set to make her directorial debut this holiday season on the TV One original movie “Christmas Dilemma.”

As an actor, Atkins’ TV One credits include original films such as “Girlfriend’s Getaway” and its sequel, along with “Coins For C...

Donald Glover isn’t holding back on expectations for Seasons 3 and 4 of his series Atlanta.

Speaking out via Twitter today, Glover – who created the comedy-drama series and stars in it – was over-the-top excited about the show, which is set to film back-to-back sea...

A Georgia nonprofit is about to launch a fundraising campaign for a planned GRAMMY Museum in downtown Atlanta that would help train Georgia college students for careers in the music industry.

Georgia Music Accord, which is co-chaired by Atlanta-based musician Chris “Lud...

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson surprised Children's Healthcare of Atlanta with the new Xbox series video game consoles along with specialized portable gaming kiosks, called "GO Karts."

Children's is one of 20 children's hospitals nationwide receiving this special gift from T...

The highly-anticipated release of the upcoming Aretha Franklin biopic starring Jennifer Hudson has been delayed.

According to Deadline, MGM Studios has delayed the premiere by seven months from Jan. 15 to Aug. 13. 

This is one of the latest shuffle of major movie release...

As film and TV jobs have migrated from Hollywood to production hubs all across the country, the industry’s reliably Democratic-voting union members could play a key role in the outcome of the presidential race between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. With razor-thin margins...

The fifth annual Latin American Film Festival is co-sponsored by the Consul Generals of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru.

There will be a Q&A session after each film screening. Every film has English subtitles and will be intr...

The Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut will showcase the film "Shared Legacies: The African-American Jewish Civil Rights Alliance" on Zoom, followed by a panel discussion.

The film’s link will be available for 72 hours, from Thursday through Saturday. A Zoom panel...

The Online Box Office Film Festival (OBO) hosts quarterly contests to give filmmakers another outlet to submit their work and win a number of awards and prizes, including cash. As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, most film festivals were postponed or cancelled, and a n...

An Atlanta native has already lived his own Hollywood success story. Now, he’s helping Cobb students launch film careers in their home state.

Jeffrey Stepakoff, a veteran screenwriter and tenured professor at Kennesaw State University, was tapped to lead the Georgia Fil...

Brian Tyree Henry, from FX’s Atlanta and upcoming Marvel film Eternals, has been cast in the action-thriller Bullet Train, joining Brad Pitt. Director David Leitch, known for Atomic Blonde and Deadpool 2, is at the helm of the project. The film is based upon Kôtarô Isa...

Andrea Savage, creator and star of the TruTV comedy I'm Sorry, will direct a movie adaptation of Catya McMullen's play Georgia Mertching Is Dead. The project, Deadline reports, hails from Star Thrower Entertainment, with Allan Mandelbaum and Mary Solomon producing....

Atlanta-based filmmaker and music video auteur, Bryan Barber, directed the 2020 BET hip hop awards performance with Atlanta-based rapper, 2 Chainz, featuring Lil Wayne. Barber and 2 Chainz paid respect to HBCUs throughout the states, and spoke out against the police wh...

The Telly Awards, the world’s largest honor for video and television across all screens, today opened its annual call for entries with a host of new and expanded categories that seek to spotlight the cultural change, social impact, and creative innovation that has defi...