Atlanta Film and TV

Atlanta Film and TV Executive Director and Entertainment Journalist Mandisa A. Johnson, M.Sc, M.F.A. will be moderating the “Mess of Memories” discussion during the Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival.

📅 Friday, September 25th

🕗 8:00 PM

📍 Bank of America Auditorium at the Shirley A. Massey Executive Conference Center

If you’re attending the festival, come and join us! We would love to see you there!

¡Feliz Mes de la Herencia Hispana! (Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!)

Hispanic Heritage Month is from September 15 through October 15, and Atlanta Film and TV celebrates all the incredible movers and shakers, creatives, filmmakers, actors, writers, producers, and entertainment professionals who are contributing to Atlanta’s creative community!

Over the years, we’ve had the opportunity to sit down with and highlight Hispanic creatives who are telling stories, creating opportunities, building careers, and making an impact in Atlanta and beyond.

Today, we’re celebrating each of you and the work you continue to do in our industry. 🎬

Thank you for allowing Atlanta Film and TV to be a part of your stories and careers. We see the work, we appreciate the contributions, and we’re proud to celebrate you during Hispanic Heritage Month!
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ATL indie filmmakers, actors, and creatives! 🎬

If you’re looking to meet more people in the local film community, network with other filmmakers, and check out a new production space in the Atlanta area. You42 Studios would love to invite you to the North Atlanta Film Festival at You42 Studios in Roswell, GA, October 2–3!

You42, is indie-filmmaker friendly, and It’s a working production facility with sets, studio spaces, creator areas, a theater, and a lot of potential for local filmmakers — and they want to help more of the Atlanta creative community discover it.

One of the festival’s judges Madi Hoover has been given 50 FREE tickets to share! So if you’re an indie filmmaker, actor, writer, producer, crew member, content creator, or just someone looking to connect with more creatives in Atlanta, she would love to get you into the building, introduce you to some people, and show you around!

📍You42 Studios — Roswell, GA
📆October 2–3, 2026

If you’d like one of the free tickets, email Madi Hoover at [email protected]

First come, first serve!

Atlanta Film and TV’s Executive Director, Mandisa A. Johnson, M.Sc, M.F.A is now offering Talent Management and Strategic Entertainment Consulting Services through DisaJ Management.

If you’re looking for thoughtful, strategic representation or career guidance, I’d love to hear from you.

📩 [email protected]

Disa J. Management
Strategic representation. Intentional growth.

PLEASE NOTE: This announcement is about Mandisa Johnson’s independent Talent Management and Strategic Consulting services through Disa J. Management. It is NOT a job posting, employment opportunity, or announcement that Atlanta Film and TV is hiring.

One of the things our Executive Director, Mandisa Johnson loves to do with Atlanta Film and TV is getting the opportunity to sit down with filmmakers and learn what goes into bringing their stories to life.

On July 25th, Mandisa had the pleasure of moderating a conversation with Writer/Director Rebecca Casselman Rebecca Casselman and Producer James Casselman about their feature-length film Next to North Pole, and later moderated a conversation during the private screening of T**s Out Tit’s Out Movie , hosted by the filmmakers for family and friends at the Tara Atlanta. Tara Atlanta

As an entertainment journalist and the Executive Director of Atlanta Film and TV, these are the moments that remind Mandisa as to why she loves what she does. “I get to ask questions, learn something new, meet talented creatives, and share their stories with our audience.”Johnson shares.

PLEASE BE ADVISED‼️

If you submit to our showcase, you are expected to complete payment once you submit. Not a day later, not next week. At the time you SUBMIT‼️

Please DO NOT submit if you have no intention of paying the submission fee.

If you were able to locate the submission link, you should also be able to review the submission requirements and complete the payment process.

Submitting does not mean you have secured a spot.

We are putting time, resources, and intentional planning into creating a professional opportunity for talent. That work has value, and we expect that value to be respected.

Going forward, unpaid submissions will not be held. If payment is not received within the stated deadline, the submission will be considered withdrawn.

This is a business. Please treat it accordingly.

Thank you to everyone who respects the process, follows the guidelines, and understands the value of the opportunities we create. ‼️

Atlanta Film and TV’s Executive Director, Mandisa A. Johnson, M.Sc, M.F.A.

Good Morning, and Happy Friday!

🗣️Just an FYI‼️

If you’re submitting for our Talent Showcase, your submission fee is due at the time you enter. If there’s no payment at the time of submission, your submission WILL NOT be considered.

Early Bird Submissions are $29 until Sunday, September 6.

Thank you for your cooperation. The Atlanta Film and TV team.

Be sure to tune in one hour, (12:30 pm EST) for an IG LIVE Conversation with Actress and Coach, Erin Elizabeth Burns.

Hope to see you soon!

Actors! Let’s talk about what it really means to be “career ready.”

Talent is important. But, is talent alone enough to build a career?

As we continue the conversation and prepare for the Atlanta Film and TV Emerging Talent Showcase, we’re going LIVE with actress and coach Erin Elizabeth Burns to talk about what actors need beyond simply being talented.

📆 Wednesday, August 19
🕕 12:30 pm
📍Instagram Live Atlanta Film and TV

We’ll talk about:

How to make the most out of a talent showcase

The importance of training and preparation

What separates talent from career-ready talent

And much more!

We want to hear from YOU:

👇🏾Actors, what do you think is ONE thing that separates a talented actor from a career-ready actor?

Training? Preparation? Professionalism? Confidence?

Drop your answer in the comments. 👇🏾 We may bring some of your responses into our conversation Wednesday!

Whether you’re participating in our Emerging Talent Showcase, or simply working towards your next opportunity, this is a conversation you’ll want to hear!

Talent gets you in the room. What helps you stay there? 🤔