Competition for entertainment projects has become increasingly competitive and the state legislature provided Georgia the tools necessary to attract these high-paying, creative, non-resource draining economic development projects. Our incentive package enhances an already strong slate of assets and we are seeing great results.

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There are a few (film) festivals in Georgia. One of the biggest is in Atlanta. Savannah has a big one. Rome has a small one. There are a few out there. ... They can recruit companies to Georgia. Bringing producers and directors in can expose them to the state and therefore encourage companies to come to Georgia. That's very important to us.

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Their incentives hurt us. They caught all of us — South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida — off-guard.

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Some percentage of the business will go back. But some percentage will be more cautious.

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