Hollywood in Atlanta is going back to work. At least at a couple of well-known spots. Tyler Perry Studios in southwest Atlanta began shooting the 22–episode second season of the BET dramedy Sistas on July 15 and finished in 11 days. Pinewood Studios in Fayetteville has been retooling its facilities with an eye toward safety…
The Cobb International Film Festival has been around for several seasons, but this year’s edition may have more eyes than usual on it, as organizers present a rare live event in the midst of Covid–19. The festival runs Thursday–Sunday (July 30–August 2). The event, now in its sixth year, uses the Strand Theatre on the…
Film producer Autumn Bailey-Ford has certainly made her 12 years in Atlanta count. She has more than three dozen films on her résumé, has started two production companies (Autumn Bailey Entertainment and Prominent Productions) and her own foundation, and sits on several boards. Bailey-Ford also is known for the monthly Get Connected networking events and…
As an artist, Raymond Carr goes by many titles — director, performer, shop owner, art director and puppeteer, among them. A prolific Atlanta presence with almost 15 years of theater, film and TV credits on his résumé, he thrives on having multiple projects. Going from warp speed to the relative quiet of a Covid-19 lockdown…
Atlanta composer–lyricist–librettist Haddon Kime — who’s been writing musicals since high school — didn’t have to wait long for a Covid-19 lockdown project. He’s partnered with Out of Hand Theater to create an original 10-minute, eight-song show titled LAG: A Zoomsical. It screens — on Zoom, naturally — at 8 p.m. Saturday (May 30) and…
For someone without professional training in the business of film, Molly Coffee has made a name for herself, mostly in the past decade as an Atlanta-based art director. Now, like everyone else in film/TV industry, she’s locked down by Covid-19. She had her next gig locked up when the pandemic hit, and having abundant free…
Chad Darnell was in the midst of one of the best periods of his life. He had just finished directing the biggest film of his career, the thriller The Undertaker’s Wife, had several projects in development and was casting several movies and TV series. Then, within a few weeks, the writer, producer, director, casting director…
Like many filmmakers, Giovanni Tortorici was in the middle of several projects when Covid-19 hit and left him unable to get fully to work. He didn’t quite know how to move forward, but eventually he and colleagues at his Potluck production company revamped their plans and decided to stream some of their work online. That…
Getting into theater didn’t just scratch an artistic itch for Atlanta actor Tonia M. Jackson. She says it saved her life and steered her in a positive direction when — as a teenager — she could easily have gone wrong. Jackson, now one of the city’s busier performers, was working at Trinity Rep in Providence,…
The Center for Puppetry Arts, like all metro theaters, has been shut down by COVID-19. Like Dad’s Garage Theatre however, it’s pivoted to make its work available online. The center officially closed March 16. Leaders huddled the next day to figure out how to reinvent what they do. Much credit goes to the center’s digital…
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