Lionsgate and Great Point Studios prep $200m film and TV studio in Atlanta

Lionsgate has announced its third partnership with Great Point Studios to build its latest film and TV studio complex in Atlanta, Georgia.

The studio will be partner again with Robert Halmi's Great Point Studios following developments in Yonkers, New York City and Newark, New Jersey. 

The company will become the anchor tenant in a $200m film studio complex in Atlanta Douglas County situated over 40 acres of land, with a grand opening scheduled for late 2023, Lionsgate said on Tuesday (April 4).

“Lionsgate Studios Atlanta becomes our third state-of-the-art production complex with proximity to a major metropolitan area, allowing us to continue to scale our film & television production operations, create hundreds of local jobs and invest in regional economic growth,” said Gary Goodman, the company’s EVP of Television Production. “In response to continued strong demand for our content, we’re pleased to partner with Great Point Studios and The State of Georgia to extend our studio facilities production footprint to metro Atlanta.”

The planned Atlanta facility will have 500,000 sq ft of production space spread over 12 soundstages, in addition to office and support space, a back lot and parking for 400 cars and 100 trucks. It will also provide on-site production services including grip and electric, equipment, props, set building, restaurants, location catering, cleaning service and security

The studio complex will be owned and operated by Great Point, a media-focused investment fund run by Halmi, president and CEO of Hallmark Entertainment, and Fehmi Zeko. 

“The state of Georgia has seen a record year in terms of film and television productions. With the rising demand for production facilities, a studio location in Atlanta was an ideal next step for our partnership with Lionsgate as we continue to bring best-in-class production facilities to the East Coast,” said Halmi.