Official film liaison for Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, part of the county's Communications Department and a member of AFCI. It reviews film projects, coordinates location permits and street/park closures, and maintains a local locations database via Reel Scout; the area is home to Athena Studios, a 200,000 sq ft soundstage complex opened in 2023.
Filming incentives
- Rate
- 30%
- Credit type
- Transferable Tax Credit
- Min. spend
- $500,000
Figures describe the Georgia program, not this office. Incentive terms change with legislation: confirm current rates, caps, and eligibility with the office before budgeting.
Checked against official sources 23 July 2026
Full Georgia incentive breakdown, estimator & comparisonThe local office administers no incentive of its own, but Athens-Clarke County is a designated Georgia 'Camera Ready' community and productions qualify for Georgia's statewide film tax credit (20% base plus a 10% uplift) administered by the Georgia Film Office.
Official incentive detailsContact & details
Filmed here
Productions recorded as having shot in the area Athens Film Office covers.
Athens Rising: The Sicyon Project: Volume One2018
Stranger Things2016
Title data and poster artwork from TMDB. Sources: each office's own credits page, and filming locations recorded in Wikidata.
Listings are not confirmation of where a production filmed. This website uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.
Production companies nearby
205 companies in our directory within 60 miles of Athens.
- Video BulldogAthens, GA
- Dominar FilmsAthens, GA · 1.1 mi
- LimocoAthens, GA
- Athena StudiosAthens, GA · 3.5 mi
- Barrow GroupLawrenceville, GA
- The Burns AgencyLawrenceville, GA
- Cinelease Studios - Three RingCovington, GA
- FrontlineDuluth, GA
- Legacy WorldwideDuluth, GA
- Get A GripNorcross, GA
- WaveGuide StudiosTucker, GA
- Frame 88 StudiosAtlanta, GA
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