News

Georgia Film, TV, Streaming Production Industry Is Open for Business

June 12, 2020

Governor Brian P. Kemp announced today that the major motion picture, television, and streaming companies plan to bring back and hire an estimated 40,000 production workers, who will be employed on an expected seventy-five production projects that will invest over $2 billion into the Georgia economy during the next eighteen months. This includes plans by producers to purchase goods and services from over 17,000 small Georgia businesses, according to the Motion Picture Association-America, which compiled the data from its members...

Kemp, State Officials Give Update on COVID-19

May 28, 2020

Governor Brian Kemp, Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey, Adjutant General Tom Carden, and Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency Director Homer Bryson gave an update on Georgia's fight against COVID-19.

Summary of Executive Order 05.12.20.02

May 12, 2020

On May 12, 2020, Governor Brian Kemp issued an executive order 05.12.20.02 addressing Georgia’s ongoing Public Health Emergency and furthering the Governor’s initiative on Reviving a Healthy Georgia. 

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Georgia Council for the Arts announces CARES Act funding to support Georgia arts organizations​

May 4, 2020

The Georgia Department of Economic Development's Georgia Council for the Arts today released guidelines and opened applications for the Resiliency Grant, a one-time grant funded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. As a State Arts Agency, the Georgia Council for the Arts was designated to distribute these funds from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to help sustain Georgia’s nonprofit arts sector......

Industry Specific Resources

Funds & Financial Assistance​

• NETFLIX Emergency Support Fund

• I.A.T.S.E Benefit Fund​

• SAG-AFTRA Disaster Fund

• Motion Picture Television Fund

• American Guild of Musical Artists' Relief Fund

• The Producers Guild of America Members Relief Fund
   

Information & Updates

• Industry-Wide Labor-Management Saftey Committee Task Force Guidelines

• State of Georgia Film & Television Production Best Practices to Reduce Contagion of COVID-19

• Georgia Film Office COVID-19 Resources

• Columbus Film Commission - COVID-19 Resources

• IATSE Local 479 COVID-19 Updates

• Taylor English Coronavirus Impact Updates

• Georgia Game Developers Association COVID-19 Resources

• Studio Business Continuity under COVID -19 Resource Compilation

• GPP COVID-19 Resources

Georgia Information & Resources

• Reopening the Economy Overview

• Georgia Chamber - COVID-19 Business Update Webpage

• Georgia Department of Economic Development Resources Webpage
   

• FAQs from the GA DOL Regarding Temporary/Partial Covid-19 Related Unemployment Insurance Benefits

• Department of Labor - Unemployment Assistance

  • How to File an Unemployment Claim

  • How Employers File Partial Claims 

  • Employer Filed Claims Desk Aid (including information on multi-claims upload and single entry)

  • Contact Points for Reemployment Service
     

• Invest Atlanta Business Continuity Loan Fund 

• Georgia Department of Public Health COVID-19 Daily Status Report

• Georgia Department of Public Health’s Volunteer Programs

Federal Information & Resources

• Summary: Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act

• Guide to PPP Loan Forgiveness

• Acceptable Use of PPP Funds

• Employer Rights in Screening Employees for COVID-19 and Protecting Other Employees and the Public

• Overview of Federal Stimulus Package Phase 1, 2, & 3

• Summary: SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan program and Paycheck Protection Program

• Small Business Guidance Overview​​​

• SBA Paycheck Protection Program Application & Instructions

• SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) Application & Instructions

• U.S. Department of Labor Families First Coronavirus Response Act 

• Coronavirus (COVID-19): Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources

• COVID-19 Resources for Businesses and Employers

past call recordings & webinars  

• Georgia Chamber Resiliency and Recovery Roundtable ft. Georgia's Film, TV & Digital Entertainment Industry

• Georgia Chamber Virtual Town Hall Series Ft. Georgia Speaker of the House David Ralston

• Georgia Chamber Resiliency and Recovery Town Hall Featuring Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan

• Georgia Chamber Resiliency and Recovery Town Hall Featuring Senator Kelly Loeffler

• Virtual Conference Call with Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger

• Virtual Conference Call with Insurance Safety Fire Commissioner John King

• Virtual Conference Call with Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black

• Virtual Conference Call with Attorney General Chris Carr

• Virtual Conference Call with Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Small Business Administration

• Virtual Conference Call with Georgia Superintendent of Public Schools Richard Woods

• Virtual Conference Call with Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner Mark Butler

• Virtual Conference Call with U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)