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You’ve probably seen them before. They’ve become more frequent visitors to the area. They travel in a fleet of vehicles; they occupy buildings and pause traffic.

They carry heavy duty equipment. More often than not, they wear street clothes, and they’re notorious for bringing a celebrity or two with them in each of their visits.

Can you guess who? It’s film crews!

The film industry in Georgia is booming, and our community is witnessing the influx.

Much of the film activity is attributed to the State of Georgia’s Film, Television and Digital Entertainment Tax Credit, which provides a 20% tax credit for companies that spend $500,000 or more on production and post-production in Georgia, either in a single production or on multiple projects.

The State also grants an additional 10% tax credit if the finished project includes a promotional logo provided by the State, most often in the form of the big Georgia peach you see at the end of the production after the film credits.

As a result of the State Legislature’s commitment to the film industry, Georgia now ranks as the number three location for film production in the U.S., only behind California and New York.

Cherokee County is getting its share of the pie, too. Thanks in large part to the incredible team at the Cherokee Office of Economic Development, cities and properties all across Cherokee County are on the radars of film scouts, on the maps of site selectors and well-documented by the State of Georgia’s Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office.

Canton, in particular, is reaping benefits of film investment. In the past two years, two feature films and two top-rated shows have filmed in downtown Canton.

Canton’s first cameo on the big screen was Disney’s The Odd Life of Timothy Green, starring Jennifer Garner. This is a chronological exception to the four cinema projects we have welcomed since 2015.

The recent resurgence began with Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots filming extras at the 151 West Main building in April 2015. Two months later, the filming of The Founder brought Michael Keaton to Canton in a 1950s-1960s period film about Ray Kroc and the story of how McDonald’s grew to be an international powerhouse.

Earlier this year, the two former Board of Education buildings were used in Hidden Figures, bringing the Oscar-winning actress, Octavia Spencer, and Grammy-nominated singer, Janelle Monae, to Canton to portray the story of four African-American women who helped launch the first man on the moon.

Hidden Figures was followed by another Tyler Perry production, If Loving You is Wrong.

Film production creates a positive economic impact. Crews or adoring fans wanting to see their favorite actors in person often eat or shop at restaurants and stores near the film location, so the film industry has been a significant contributor to Canton and Cherokee County.

We hope that more activity will follow as more crews and producers discover our picturesque community.

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