Atlanta — March 20, 2023
The College System of Georgia has named C. Scott Votaw as govt director of the Georgia Film Academy (GFA).
A 35-yr veteran of the enjoyment business, Votaw’s practical experience contains educational program and curriculum creation along with all over the world creation experience in movie generation, 2D/3D animation, specific Fx, motion seize and submit-output.
“Alongside GFA’s astounding workforce of pros, I hope to leverage yrs of world-wide field knowledge and interactions to extend partnerships and train far more Georgians for jobs in the rapidly shifting film, television and digital entertainment industry,” Votaw said. “I glimpse ahead to increasing collaboration with our lover establishments and marketplace stakeholders by using emerging systems to rework how material is produced and eaten – all when building revolutionary educational and mastering activities for pupils and grownup learners statewide.”
Votaw received his get started in Hollywood operating on sets for commercials, movie and episodic television, prior to operating for output providers including Saban, Fox, Lucasfilm Ltd. and other unbiased material development corporations.
Most a short while ago, he labored as an international advisor with CSV-Consulting to studio infrastructure suppliers, workforce advancement and emerging technology providers within the movie and leisure production sectors in the Asia-Pacific area.
Votaw, a Ga indigenous, also earlier served as vice president of output and growth for Vintage Amusement for seven many years and president of KidzVid Enjoyment for six decades, overseeing generation of programming for the U.S. and global markets.
He replaces former GFA Government Director Jeffrey Stepakoff, who stepped down from the position in July to type a expertise management and manufacturing business.
Due to the fact its founding in 2015, GFA has satisfied an raising need for academic and workforce requires within Georgia’s rising film and creative industries by bringing specialist teaching chances to 28 institutions across the point out – such as those in the University Method of Ga as properly as the Technological Higher education Program of Ga.
This involves movie production, put up-output and digital amusement certification applications, allowing for pupils the option to obtain serious-life practical experience as a result of internships working on the sets and in the offices of film and television productions and field submit-output services.
GFA also delivers large university teacher teaching in production, content material generation and submit-production in partnership with the Ga Office of Education and learning, giving access to qualified movie and tv ordeals as well as curriculum and sources for teachers throughout the state.
Ga has obtained major momentum as a chief in the film marketplace and is projected to build approximately 40,000 jobs with the average income of $84,000 for Ga film staff.
With much more than 100 sound phases and the biggest incentive method in the business, film and tv productions in Fiscal Year 2022 spent $4.4 billion in Georgia – a new business file.
For far more facts, stop by www.georgiafilmacademy.edu.
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