A year later, executive director Jeff Stepakoff told us, more than 1,000 people had taken a course through the academy and more than 400 had completed an internship.

Next up: reaching out to high schools.

That process has begun with a pilot program this summer, when nearly 30 high school film teachers from across the state spent 10 days at the Georgia Film Academy.

 Wilkinson County (McIntyre) Middle School teacher Jan Kump, Fulton County teachers Allen Norwood and Aldo Bacallao and Kenneth Gibbs, Broadcast Video A/V Technology teacher at Stephenson High School in DeKalb County work on the frame for an 8x8 overhead during Georgia Film Academy training. Photo: Kyle Sudu

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