Pro-Choice States Target Georgia’s $10 Billion Film Business
- Industry threatens boycott over ‘fetal heartbeat’ legislation
- State film commissions jockey to divvy up production dollars
Georgia’s passage of one of the country’s strictest abortion laws has triggered a nationwide competition to lure TV and film production from the state in the event of a boycott.
Production in Georgia was responsible for an estimated $9.5 billion in economic impact last year, according to the state, so there’s plenty at stake.