Editing Georgia (U.S. state) (section)

===Film===
{{Main|Film industry in Georgia (U.S. state)}}
[[File:Captain America-Civil War filming in Atlanta.jpg|thumb|Filming of ''[[Captain America: Civil War]]'' in Atlanta, 2015]]

The Georgia Film, Music and Digital Entertainment Office promotes filming in the state.<ref>[http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-3521 Film Industry in Georgia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105224352/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-3521 |date=November 5, 2011 }}. (2004–2010). ''The New Georgia Encyclopedia''. Retrieved April 1, 2010.</ref> Since 1972, over eight hundred films and 1,500 television shows have been filmed on location in Georgia.<ref>[http://www.georgia.org/GeorgiaIndustries/Entertainment/FilmTV/Pages/FilmFacts.aspx Georgia Industries: Film Facts] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213175803/http://www.georgia.org/GeorgiaIndustries/Entertainment/FilmTV/Pages/FilmFacts.aspx |date=February 13, 2012}}. (2010). ''Georgia''. Retrieved April 1, 2010.</ref> Georgia overtook California in 2016 as the state with the most feature films produced on location. In the fiscal year 2017, film and television production in Georgia had an economic impact of $9.5 billion.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Simmons|first1=Kenna|title=GA GA LAND Georgia's film industry spurs big plans beyond production|url=http://www.georgiatrend.com/March-2018/GA-GA-LAND/|date=March 2018|work=Georgia Trend Magazine|access-date=March 1, 2018|archive-date=March 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302163833/http://www.georgiatrend.com/March-2018/GA-GA-LAND/|url-status=live}}</ref> Atlanta has been called the "Hollywood of the South".<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/29/how-atlanta-became-the-hollywood-of-the-south/| work = The Washington Times |date=August 29, 2015 |title=How Atlanta became the Hollywood of the South |author-last1=Stevens|author-first1=Tiffany|access-date=May 14, 2023}}</ref> Television shows like ''[[Stranger Things]]'', [[The Walking Dead (TV series)|''The Walking Dead'']], and ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]'' are filmed in the state.<ref>Khouli, Gabriel (July 21, 2009). "'Vampire Diaries' crew to film on square Thursday, Friday". ''The Covington News''. Retrieved October 20, 2009.</ref> Movies such as [[Passengers (2016 film)|''Passengers'']], ''[[Forrest Gump]]'', [[Contagion (2011 film)|''Contagion'']], ''[[Hidden Figures]]'', [[Sully (film)|''Sully'']], ''[[Baby Driver]]'', ''[[The Hunger Games: Catching Fire]]'', ''[[Captain America: Civil War]]'', [[Black Panther (film)|''Black Panther'']], ''[[Birds of Prey (2020 film)|Birds of Prey]]'', and many more, were filmed around Georgia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/5-oscar-nominated-movies-filmed-around-atlanta/495189611|title=5 Oscar-nominated movies filmed around Atlanta|first=Allie|last=Goolrick|date=September 12, 2017|publisher=WSB-TV|access-date=July 11, 2018|archive-date=July 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704153350/https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/5-oscar-nominated-movies-filmed-around-atlanta/495189611|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Walljasper, Matt (January 24, 2017). "What's filming in Atlanta now? Black Panther, I, Tonya, Stranger Things, and why MCU = ATL". Atlanta. Archived from the original on January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.</ref>