Fast Facts

• In 2015, 248 feature film and television projects were shot in Georgia, generating $6 billion in economic impact. Atlanta is a leading city for film and television production. The metro Atlanta region is home to nearly 80 percent of the films produced in the state of Georgia.
• The influx of film and television projects in Georgia has catapulted the state to the 3 production location in the nation. In addition to the rise in production activity in Atlanta and the surrounding region, the area has also served as an incubator for filmmakers.
• Georgia production incentives provide up to 30 percent of Georgia production expenditures in transferable tax credits.
• Since 2009, 47 feature films including The Blind Side, Flight, Identity Thief, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Mockingjay – Part 1, The Divergent Series, Marvel's Ant-Man and Captain America: Civil War, have been filmed in Atlanta.

Film Festivals

Atlanta's film festivals showcase new and emerging talent from around the country. The longest running Atlanta-based film fest, The Atlanta Film Festival, engages more than 25,000 viewers annually. The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival draws 31,000 participants annually, making it the second-largest Jewish film festival in the U.S. Atlanta's Bronze Lens Film Festival is one of the nation's most comprehensive film festivals showcasing people of color, both in front of and behind the camera.

Popular Film Locations

Atlanta's landmarks have made several appearances in more than 700 films and 20 television shows filmed in the city since 1972. Atlanta's centerpiece, Piedmont Park in Midtown, has appeared in Anchorman 2 and What to Expect When You're Expecting. The Varsity, the world's largest drive-in restaurant featuring hot dogs, hamburgers and Frosted Orange shakes, made its big screen debut in Denzel Washington's Remember the Titans. Turner Field can be spotted in Jason Bateman's The Change-Up and Clint Eastwood's Trouble with the Curve. Atlanta's Castleberry Hill is known as Downtown's arts community and is headquarters to Atlanta Movie Tours, a perfect location as The Walking Dead films in the area regularly. The Atlanta Marriott Marquis made an appearance in the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. The Swan House at the Atlanta History Center served as President Snow's mansion.

For guided experiences, Atlanta Movie Tours gives visitors the inside scoop on the Atlanta Film Sites Tour, Big Zombie Tours 1 and 2 dedicated to the Walking Dead and the Victory Tour, dedicated to The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Mockingjay Part 1 and 2. The Swan House Capitol Tours at the Atlanta History Center's Swan House includes a guided tour through the Swan House showcasing rooms that were used during filming.

Tours and Conventions

Atlanta's emergence as a film destination spurred several conventions dedicated to popular movies and television shows. Dragon Con is the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming comics, literature, art, music and film. Attendees come from all over for the annual three-day convention over Labor Day weekend. Film and television enthusiasts will encounter celebrity-filled panels, and past participants include Patrick Stewart, Lou Ferrigno and Tricia Helfer. The Walker Stalker Convention started in Atlanta in 2013 by James Frazier and Eric Nordhoff. Walker Stalker is a three-day fan meet-up full of events, panels and experiences dedicated to the Walking Dead. Beginning as a kickstarter campaign, the convention has grown to seven additional cities and will host the first international convention in London in 2016.