Today we’re featuring a YouTube video by Craig Miller, co-President of the Georgia Production Partnership, owner of Craig Miller Productions, and Executive Producer of C Pictures. Craig’s video “Film Tourism in GA” neatly sums up what professionals in the motion picture industry have long known: the unsung “ripple” effect of the movie business is that it can (and does) help drive tourism to filming locations. In the tourism business this is known as “Film Tourism”; a type of tourism directly driven by a desire to visit real life filming locations seen in movies and television shows. For 70 years the film “Gone With The Wind” brought visitors from around the world to try and catch a glimpse of Tara. Craig’s video “Film Tourism in GA” discusses the economic impact of other Georga-lensed films, like “Deliverance”, “Fried Green Tomatoes”, and “Forrest Gump”.

We’re obviously big cheerleaders of the motion picture industry and honestly hope that every citizen of the state of Georgia will support the work of our state’s motion picture professionals! Be sure to view Craig’s other videos and give them 5 stars!

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Actress Mo’Nique, best known as Nikki Parker from the UPN network sitcom “The Parkers”, is currently taping episodes of “The Mo’Nique Show” at Turner’s TBS Studios in downtown Atlanta. Shot in front of a live studio audience, the show currently airs weeknights on BET (Viacom) at 11pm EST, 10pm Central. Tickets are available by request from the program’s official website (link to tickets).

For the show’s October 5th premiere Broadcasting & Cable reported an audience of 1.5 million viewers, over half of which represented the coveted 18 year old to 49 year old demographic. This strong interest in a late night television program, combined with the speculation that Mo’Nique might be in the running for an Academy Award for her work on the film “Precious”, are spinning Mo’Nique up as a hot property on the Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX:MNIQU).

For an up-to-the-minute idea of who’s going to be on MoNique’s program just follow the show’s tweets over on Twitter (link to Mo’Nique Show’s Twitter page) or better yet, follow @FilmGeorgia/productiontweets as we add other productions who participate on Twitter.

We’re excited to have “The Mo’Nique Show” in production in Georgia and hope to play host for years to come!

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