City launches film industry partnership job training program (Atlanta: 2015, employment)

[LynnHarris]

Mayor Kasim Reed and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local (IATSE) 479 are launching the City of Atlanta Entertainment Training Program.

The program is the first job training program in the United States that focuses on helping the film industry build a talent pool of trained below-the-line workers with relevant experience, the mayor’s office said in a prepared statement.

n the film industry, below-the-line typically refers to crafts that include animation, cinematography, editing, makeup, post production, and visual effects.

“I am proud to support the Atlanta Workforce Development Agency and the Office of Entertainment's efforts to facilitate employment opportunities for Atlanta residents in the film and television production industry,” said Mayor Reed. “Providing a trained below-the-line workforce is critical to the film industry’s growth in Atlanta and Georgia. This program will ensure that our residents and young people have access to learn from world-class professionals and acquire vital skills.”
The program, which is a partnership of the Mayor’s Office of Film and Entertainment, IATSE Local 479, the film industry and the Atlanta Workforce Development Agency (AWDA), is currently in its pilot phase, Reed’s office said..."

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[samiwas1]

This is great. There are all sorts of good-paying jobs out there. Anyone good will be gobbled up pretty quickly, as there are some pretty mediocre people working a lot now.

[chiatldal]

I think by 2020 Atlanta is going to have a good foundation in the film industry.