CINEMA Project Podcast

LaRonda Sutton, (CINEMA Project Course Instructor, founding City of Atlanta Director, Mayor's Office of Film & Entertainment) speaks on how Atlanta became the #1 place to film in the United States,  the power of the CINEMA Project, and why Atlanta is a great place to start your career in the TV/Film industry. The CINEMA Project Podcast, hosted by Adell Henderson, is a film/TV production conversation series, which is an extension of Georgia State University’s workforce development initiative of the same name. The CINEMA Project is led by the Crim Center in affiliation with the Atlanta Film Society (AFS) and Georgia State’s Creative Media Industries Institute (CMII).

CINEMA Project Alumni Kerra Gibson shares how she found out about the program, the advantages she has after completing the program, and what she's been up to since completing the program.   The CINEMA Project Podcast, hosted by Adell Henderson, is a film/TV production conversation series, which is an extension of Georgia State University’s workforce development initiative of the same name. The CINEMA Project is led by the Crim Center in affiliation with the Atlanta Film Society (AFS) and Georgia State’s Creative Media Industries Institute (CMII).

Legendary former music exec Phillana Williams is now the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Film & Entertainment at the City of Atlanta. The industry vet stopped by to talk about her trailblazing music career journey (Jay-Z, Outkast, P!nk, Erykah Badu, Kanye West, Usher), her pivot into politics, and the City of Atlanta's commitment to facilitating employment of local talent, creating production-related educational and training opportunities, and safeguarding the interests of residents and businesses affected by film productions.   The CINEMA Project Podcast, hosted by Adell Henderson, is a film/TV production conversation series, which is an extension of Georgia State University’s workforce development initiative of the same name. The CINEMA Project is led by the Crim Center in affiliation with the Atlanta Film Society (AFS) and Georgia State’s Creative Media Industries Institute (CMII).  

Chris Escobar, (Executive Director, Atlanta Film Society/Owner, The Plaza Theatre) speaks on working closely with Georgia State University's Crim Center in the design and implementation of the CINEMA workforce development initiative.   The CINEMA Project Podcast, hosted by Adell Henderson, is a film/TV production conversation series, which is an extension of Georgia State University’s workforce development initiative of the same name. The CINEMA Project is led by the Crim Center in affiliation with the Atlanta Film Society (AFS) and Georgia State’s Creative Media Industries Institute (CMII).