Georgia reps vote to study minority participation in the Peach State’s film industry.
Georgia nearly lost their entire film industry following their “religious freedom bill” whereby, Netflix, Disney, Marvel, and several other major studios announced they will boycott the state if the bill was passed.
Luckily for Georgia’s film industry, Gov. Nathan Deal vetoed the bill and Georgia is on track to becoming the filmmaking capital of the world. However, House representatives are worried that the Peach State has a “diversity” problem and is now launching an investigation to study how diverse is Georgia’s film industry.
According to the AJC’s Nancy Badertscher, a House committee voted on Wednesday to determine how many minorities are participating in the state’s growing film and TV industry. From the AJC:
The committee vote came after witnesses, including the son of the late Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson, urged lawmakers to take on the issue for which Hollywood film-makers have been drawing fire.
House Resolution 1577 is calling for seven House members to examine the minority participation in Georgia’s $6 billion TV and film industry. Supporters of the new study said that with the film industry’s growing size, it’s important to encourage diversity, inclusion and promote minority participation in the film industry.
Via AJC
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