LOS ANGELES — SIM Group is helping to sponsors “Georgia Night in LA,” a special event developed by the Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office aimed at promoting film and television production in the Peach State. Georgia Night in LA will be held today — Friday, June 24th — at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Los Angeles. It will include an appearance by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, who will address the state’s commitment to support the production industry. Last year’s event attracted a crowd of more than 250 industry professionals.
Georgia has become a major center for film and television production, in part due to generous tax incentives offered by the state. It has developed a strong infrastructure to support production and seen a steady uptick in production activity.
SIM Group has been a strong contributor to that growth. In 2013, the company expanded its Georgia operations, which includes offices of SIM Digital, which rents cameras and other production gear, and Bling Digital, which provides dailies and workflow services. The two companies provide turnkey solutions for productions throughout the state and the region. SIM Digital and Bling Digital have or are currently providing rentals and support to the Georgia-based television series Brockmire (IFC), Stranger Things (Netflix), The Vampire Diaries (CBS) and Halt and Catch Fire (AMC).
“Georgia’s film market tax incentives have been an unqualified success,” says Ann DeGuire, president of SIM Group’s camera division. “We want to remind producers of the many benefits to shooting in the state, including the presence of strong brick and mortar support companies like SIM Digital and Bling Digital.”