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IMPACT
THE IMPACT OF
The Film Industry in Covington
Local tax savings per household
$199
Productions over the years
160
Local IASTE members in the area
621
Direct spending in 2021
$102 Mil.
Visitors per year
96,000
THE IMPACT OF
BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER
Invested in the local economy
MILLION
$314
Earned in wages by 1,885 local workers
MILLION
$88
Lodging
MILLION
$13.8
Hardware and lumber
MILLION
$9
Catering
MILLION
$4.9
TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION
The Georgia Film Academy, affiliated with 28 institutions across the state
2,100
Students enrolled in 2022,
a 13% increase over 2021
10,700
Certifications
awarded
since 2016
1,100
Participants in the GFA
internship program who have
worked on more than 130
film and TV productions
in Georgia
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