Checking in with the Georgia Film Incentive

Them dang incentives.

The 245 feature film and television productions shot in Georgia represent $2.02 billion in direct spending in the state.

“It’s not only the fact that we have an incentive — it’s competitive. And it’s not the best incentive out there, but it is very competitive,” Lee said. “We have great locations… We have a lot of infrastructure. A lot of crew – and we’re trying to make sure that the crew base stays deep with the Georgia Film Academy. The ease of access of Hartsfield-Jackson [Airport].  And people just love being here… We  have so many repeat customers.”

I mean, even though economic impact numbers fall somewhere on the isthmus between primitive mathematics and superstitious hokey religion, that’s a respectable amount of twinkies.