The state of Georgia is typically known as “The Hollywood of the South.”
For many years, filmmakers have taken benefit of the state’s beneficiant tax breaks for movie productions, which has introduced the state’s distinctive identification to viewers throughout the globe. Whereas Tyler Perry has turned Atlanta into the undisputed capital of Georgia’s movie scene, the small metropolis of Covington —30 miles east of Atlanta—has turn into a hotspot for filmmakers trying to seize the true appeal of a homely, small-town America of their work.
Guests might bear in mind the racers barreling by means of the city in The Cannonball Run, whereas followers of court docket dramas might know the courthouse in Covington as the location of a lot of My Cousin Vinny or the tv adaptation of Within the Warmth of the Night time. And that’s only a few of this city’s claims to movie and tv historical past.
With all these display screen credit to its title, within the late 2010s, the city launched the Covington Movie Backyard at its customer’s heart, an eco-friendly artwork undertaking that honors the city’s (and Newton County’s) contributions to movie. By recycling previous street indicators, the city highlights a number of movies and tv exhibits that had been dropped at life in Covington; a enjoyable and environmentally-conscious approach to shine a lightweight on the town’s stardom.