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Kerry Washington as Syrah in Shadow Force.

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‘I love this town’: Kerry Washington brings new action film 'Shadow Force' to Atlanta premiere

Actor Kerry Washington talks motherhood, action scenes, and why premiering Shadow Force in Atlanta means so much to her.

May 01, 2025
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  • Pamela Kirkland
A Plaza Theatre marquee photo for the Atlanta Film Festival.

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How real is the possibility of Sundance Film Festival moving to Atlanta?

After roughly 40 years in Park City, Utah, the Sundance Film Festival is looking for a new home – and Atlanta might be in the running. 

May 01, 2024
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  • Sammie Purcell
Doctor Karen Kinsell (right) meets with a patient in the film 'The Only Doctor'.

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Rural healthcare in the spotlight in Georgia director's film 'The Only Doctor'

A film set in southwest Georgia, The Only Doctor, profiles Doctor Karen Kinsell, whose Clay County clinic is a lifeline for poor residents of one of Georgia's unhealthiest counties.

April 29, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
Eddie Murphy, a cast member in "Candy Cane Lane," is interviewed at the premiere of the film at the Regency Village Theatre, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Los Angeles.

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Crew members injured in crash on Georgia set of Eddie Murphy Amazon MGM movie 'The Pickup'

Several crew members were injured when a car and truck collided on the Georgia set of the Eddie Murphy film "The Pickup." Amazon MGM Studios says in a statement that the accident happened Saturday and all safety precautions were taken beforehand.

April 23, 2024
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A scene from the documentary “We Will Speak.”

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‘We Will Speak’: South Arts educates audiences with inspiring Cherokee language documentary

On April 7, Atlanta-based regional arts organization South Arts showcased the 2023 documentary Dadiwonisi (We Will Speak  at the Plaza Theatre. 

April 10, 2024
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  • Holyn Thigpen
Cast member Benedict Cumberbatch works during the filming of "Avengers: Infinity War", Wednesday, June 28, 2017, in Atlanta. A Georgia state Senate committee voted Wednesday, March 20, 2024, to weaken a cap on the state's tax credits that the House had proposed.

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Proposed limit on Georgia film tax credit could become meaningless if studios are protected

Some Georgia lawmakers are having second thoughts about limiting the value of the state's lucrative film tax credit. The Senate Finance Committee voted on Wednesday to rewrite parts of a bill aimed at creating limits.

March 21, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Thelma Schoonmaker accepts the Oscar for achievement in film editing in 2007 for her work on <em>The Departed</em>.

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The pioneering women behind the invisible art of film editing

There would be no film without film editing. And yet, its practitioners don't often grace the cover of magazines.

March 09, 2024
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  • Marc Rivers
Cillian Murphy, winner of the leading actor award for <em>Oppenheimer</em>, poses for photographers at the 77th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024.

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'Oppenheimer' wins 7 prizes, including best picture, at British Academy Film Awards

Atom bomb epic Oppenheimer won seven prizes, including best picture, director and actor, at the 77th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, cementing its front-runner status for the Oscars next month.

February 19, 2024
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Cillian Murphy in “Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures). “Oppenheimer” won Best Film at the Atlanta Film Critics Circle.

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‘Oppenheimer’ wins big with Atlanta Film Critics Circle

The Atlanta Film Critics Circle (AFCC) has named Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer the Best Film of 2023.

December 08, 2023
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  • Sammie Purcell
View, in 2014, of Dealey Plaza and the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, Texas, where Lee Harvey Oswald, the presumptive assassin of President John F. Kennedy, found a perch above the plaza on Nov. 22, 1963

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Filmmaker examines the roots of mistrust of government with 'Inside the Warren Commission'

This week marks the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. A new documentary breaks down the legacy of the Warren Commission, which was set up to examine the circumstances of the killing of a president.

November 20, 2023
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  • Peter Biello
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Editor-in-Chief Leroy Chapman, Jr. poses with MC Shy D and Ernie Suggs at the premiere of the documentary The South Got Something to Say on Nov. 2, 2023 in Atlanta. Suggs, an AJC enterprise reporter and author, contributed to the film's story and narration along with culture reporter DeAsia Paige..

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Hip-hop documentary ‘The South Got Something to Say’ premieres in Atlanta.

A star-studded teal carpet preceded the film about Atlanta's music history directed by the Horne Brothers and produced by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

November 03, 2023
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Maya Hawke

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Ethan and Maya Hawke film to headline 2023 Rome International Film Festival

The Rome International Film Festival begins Nov. 2 in Rome, Ga, and will include a special screening of a new film from Ethan and Maya Hawke.

October 26, 2023
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  • Sammie Purcell
A photo from the Leland High School yearbook.

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Atlanta filmmaker explores racial integration of schools in his hometown

In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court declared racial segregation in schools unconstitutional. A new documentary explores what happened when one Mississippi community finally integrated its public schools in 1969.

September 07, 2023
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  • Peter Biello
Music Producer Dallas Austin

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Dallas Austin 'laid out a roadmap' for Georgia music. Macon Film Festival honors him this weekend

Leah Fleming chats with music producer and filmmaker Dallas Austin about receiving his upcoming honor at The Macon Film Festival, what's real in the movie Drumline and how a busted keyboard got him into music.

August 18, 2023
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  • Leah Fleming and
  • Natalie Mendenhall
Sarah Cunningham giving out "free mom hugs" as she advocates for the LGBTQ community in the film "Mama Bears."

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Atlanta filmmaker profiles LGBTQ advocates in 'Mama Bears' documentary

A new documentary tells the story of a group of mothers whose children challenged their views on what it means to be gay or trans.

June 20, 2023
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  • Peter Biello
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