Governor Sonny Perdue has named the following to the Film, Video and Music Advisory Commission:

Mike Akins has worked on numerous film productions in Georgia and is the business agent for IATSE local 479. Dallas Austin is a music and film producer, songwriter, and keyboardist. He produced more than fifty hit singles and roughly twenty albums. Kay Beck, PhD. is a film professor at Georgia State University. Dana F. Braun is a partner in Callaway, Braun, Riddle, & Hughes law firm. He created the Savannah Film Commission of which he is now Chairman. Ron Charles is President of the CUBIT Foundation, former writer for Crown Financial Ministers, and former President of FIBER Education Foundation. Dan Darling is the Senior Vice President of Entertainment Operations for Turner Broadcasting System and a member of the company's senior technology and operations team. Melissa Goodman is the Executive Director of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and Screen Actors Guild. Bart L. Graham is the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue. Michael T. Gravley, II is a member of Governor Sonny Perdue's Administration. Shay Bentley-Griffin is the President and CEO of the Chez Group and a preeminent casting director for the region. Griffin is also the President of the Georgia Production Partnership. Patrick Jones is the Executive Vice President and Executive Producer of Journey Productions. Joel Katz is the Co-Managing Shareholder for the Atlanta Office of Greenberg Traurig, LLP. He is the past Chairman of the American Bar Association's Entertainment and Sports Law Section and represents over fifty artists and Fortune 500 companies. Chris Klaus is the CEO of Klaus Entertainment and founder of Internet Security Systems. Diane Lewis is President and founder of Georgia nanoFAB and former Director of the Advanced Technology Development Center, in Savannah. Butch Parrish is a pharmacist and a member of the Georgia House of Representatives. Mitch Seabaugh is the State Senator for the 28th District and Majority Whip of the State Senate. Ed Spivia is the President of Filmworks USA. He served previously as Director of the former Georgia Department of Industry, Trade, and Tourism. In this capacity, he developed the idea for the Georgia Film Commission, which has brought hundreds of productions to the State of Georgia. Paula Wallace is President and co-founder of the Savannah College of Art and Design. Harriette Watkins is Vice President of Community Affairs for AGL Resources.

Now, let's get busy on some incentives for the production industry, and let's make some movies in Georgia!