Georgia is well-known for creating and providing locations for films such as “Black Adam” and “The Blind Side”. One local county will soon be able to boast the same level of production capability with its own movie studio.
This is some of the most exciting news coming out of Camden County, Georgia, as a film studio will be built right here.
Pigmental Studios announced in March that it will develop a $200 million movie studio in St. Marys Commerce Park, Camden County, Georgia.
Pigmental Studios is an animation and live-action film studio that is now co-producing “Household Pests” with Sergio Pablos, the co-creative director of “Despicable Me” and director of “Klaus.”
The movie studio will be located at St. Marys Commerce Park, which covers 160 acres of land. The studio will feature 18 sound stages and will provide 150 permanent employment.
According to James Coughlin, Executive Director of the Camden County Joint Development Authority, this initiative will help the county gain recognition.
“It generates significant revenue for the community. When one film ends, another begins. They have already begun contracting with some producers to set up. In fact, we have some location scouts coming in with some of the major production studios next month.
Coughlin stated that the founder of Pigmental Studios chose Camden County to avoid more expensive areas such as Atlanta and Savannah.
“So, they discovered us. They took advantage of the film tax credit – and still have resources like the airport close by in Jacksonville.”
Georgia provides state income tax credits for up to 30% of the total cost of a television or film production in the state.
This multimillion-dollar project is set to begin building in two years.
