The Georgia Film Academy is a collaborative partner of The University System of Georgia and the Technical College System of Georgia, which is made up of more than 50 colleges and universities in Georgia. "I'm very excited about the opportunity to help build a program where Georgian's don't have to leave the state to work in the industry," Stepakoff says. So if you can bring your talent, you can bring your hard work, you can bring your desire to the film industry.then we can only do really really great things in this state," Carter-Cabell adds. "Everybody's not a 4 year college student. It's a program where the sky's the limit. They could be 19 and taking their first college classes or they could be 50 years old and looking for something new in life," reiterates Kelly. "It doesn't matter for students where they are in their life. "It doesn't matter how old you are, I had several people who were in my class that were in their 40's and 50's. You don't have to be an active student to see your name rolling in the credits of a major motion picture, you can do like Ward and take the classes through continuing education programs. "My son is now in the motion picture business out in Hollywood, I'm selling my business, and I wanted to start a new career and get back into it on the motion picture side," explains recent graduate Scott Ward from Roswell. We have students working on MacGyver now," adds Kelly.ΔΆ09 students were recently a part of the first graduating class of the Georgia Film Academy. "We have someone working in wardrobe on The Walking Dead, we have someone working in the A.D. The internships on working films and television programs can even lead to permenant opportunities. "Today's production assistant is tomorrow's producer and most really good producers started at the bottom," explains Dan Kelly, an instructor for the Georgia Film Academy. The course includes plenty of hands on training, including an internship on local productions. the NFL League office in New York City, NFL Films office based in Mt. There are a plethora of a jobs in the film industry," Patrick Carter says. Search NFL careers and job opportunities here. "The goal of being certified with the Georgia Film Academy is to get a job. "We want to make sure that we have enough crew to sustain all of this production and really bring it into the future," Stepakoff adds. And the new Georgia Film Academy is hoping to keep those many jobs, here in Georgia.
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