![]() Nelson said the Savannah area has much to offer for the entertainment production industry. ![]() We still have ground to cover, but this kind of progress is worth celebrating.” I am very proud of the team at SEDA who have been involved since day one, Brynn Grant and Ralph Singleton in particular, as well as the film office executive director Beth Nelson and her team Katie Schuck, Catalina Alcaraz-Guzman and Andy Young, who are the best in the business. “The numbers we report today are not an accident but the result of a well-executed strategy. Tollison said the results have also taken careful planning. “With the support of the SEDA board and engagement of so many key community partners pulling in the same direction, we have seen incredible growth.” “We set out five years ago to grow the film and television production industry and further diversify the regional economy,” Tollison said. Trip Tollison, president and CEO of the Savannah Economic Development Authority, said the growth is a result of many working toward a common goal. The 2018 numbers are up from last year, when direct spending was $65 million with an economic impact of $138 million. Total economic impact for the region was $254 million. The Savannah Area Film Office, soon to be renamed the Savannah Regional Film Commission, announced today that direct spending reached a record high of $120.1 million this year from the entertainment production industry. Direct spending by the film and entertainment production industry in Savannah hit a record high for 2018.
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