FILM SOCIETY REVISES NAME TO INCORPORATE BROADER AREA
ST. MARYS, GA—In an effort to more closely reflect their inclusive mission of “promoting film production throughout Coastal Georgia,” the St. Marys Film Society has changed its name to Coastal Georgia Film Society. According to Film Society Chair Doug Vaught, the board voted unanimously to make the name change during their recent board meeting.
“The new name, ‘Coastal Georgia Film Society,’ more accurately portrays our intentions to promote the entire region to filmmakers,” Vaught said. “And that means including some of our area’s greatest cinematic assets like the Okefenokee Swamp.”
Vaught went on to say, “Linking the film society to Georgia’s state efforts in luring filmmaking is being fast-tracked. The time to make decisions affecting long-term strategies is now.”
David Keating, Executive Director of the Camden County Joint Development Authority, supports the efforts of the film society in promoting the region as a great place for television and film production. “The State reports the economic impact of television and film production in Georgia was more than $900 Million last year. If we are successful in attracting just a small market share of that production activity, then it would yield big dividends for the community,” Keating said. “We are working with our state and local partners, including the film society, to promote the unique natural resources and economic assets of the area. Camden County is a great place for business, including television and film production.”
According to industry statistics, for every $1 spent in the promotion of filmmaking on a local basis, $7 is returned to the local economy.
The Coastal Georgia Film Society is located at 300 Osborne Street in St. Marys where Society organizers are setting up a mini film museum to be developed into an additional attraction for the area.
For more information, call 912-729-1103.
