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Georgia State Seeks Youth Disconnected From College For Program To Support Atlanta’s Booming Entertainment Industry

Georgia State Seeks Youth Disconnected From College For Program To Support Atlanta’s Booming Entertainment Industry

The film business in Georgia rivals that of Hollywood. In fact, according to the Motion Picture Association of America, the Georgia film industry “currently ranks third in the nation behind California and New York, with nearly 3,000 motion-picture and television industry businesses, including 1,957 production-related companies,” CNBC reported.

The state has unveiled a program to encourage more young people to get involved in the film industry. Georgia State’s new CINEMA Project is in support Atlanta’s booming entertainment industry. The Careers In New and Emerging and Media Areas (CINEMA) Project is a free 22-week program that offers classes in game design, interactive media, animation, virtual reality, film production, and more.

Georgia State University’s Alonzo A. Crim Center for Urban Educational Excellence is currently accepting applications for its new workforce development program that prepares local youth (ages 18-24) for careers in the booming film, media and entertainment industry in Atlanta.

“The CINEMA project is an innovative solution to two pressing challenges facing Georgia today: The growing number of young people who are disconnected from work and education and the need for a trained labor force,” said Brian Williams, Crim Center director.

The project’s goal is for participants to gain the skills necessary to secure entry-level positions that could lead to successful, long-term careers in corporate digital media departments, production companies, networks and post-production houses to strengthen the Georgia labor market.

The center’s mission is to optimize the life opportunities of children and families in urban communities by ensuring the availability of a prosperous and equitable school environment through community engagement, research, and educational development and support.

“We’re in the process of interviewing and have already accepted a handful of amazing participants grateful for the opportunity to learn new media skills,” said Elaine M. Brown, CINEMA program director. “We want many more young people to sign up, especially with the monthly stipend that makes the program even more appealing.”

For this venture, the Crim Center is partnering with the Atlanta Film Society, Georgia State’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, and the university’s new Creative Media Industries Institute to design the hands-on, project based learning classes for CINEMA, which is funded by JP Morgan Chase.

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