Lights. Camera. Return to Action? Savannah Looks to Indie Films for Revival.

Staff Report From Georgia CEO

Tuesday, January 13th, 2026

Perhaps no Hollywood starlet has felt the fallout from the U.S. film production slump more than this Georgia city-cum-silver screen icon.

From $200 million in film spending the year before the 2023 writers and actors strikes to less than $15 million in the two years since, Savannah has been largely abandoned as studios shift production overseas to save on costs.

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