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, seven hundred film and television projects 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 location with the most feature films produced. In FY2017, film and television production in Georgia had an economic impact of $9.5&nbsp;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/|website=georgiatrend.com|publisher=Georgia Trend Magazine|access-date=March 1, 2018}}</ref> Atlanta now is even called the "Hollywood of the South".<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.washingtontimes.com| title = ''The Washington Times'' (29 August 2015). "How Atlanta became the Hollywood of the South" Retrieved 25 May 2016.}}</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 too, 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|access-date=July 11, 2018}}</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>