25 August 2008 10:36 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news
Plans are afoot to turn Nashville, which calls itself "Music City," into a preeminent movie production center as well. The Nashville Tennessean reported today (Monday) that the city's 821 Entertainment and Woodland, CA-based Tower Investments have proposed that the 117-acre site of the Tennessee State Fairgrounds be developed into a "media village" that would include a film studio, a 5,000-7,000-seat auditorium, a film school, a hotel, and retail stores. "This is about creating a whole new industry in Nashville," 821 co-founder Eric Geadelmann told the newspaper. He said that the studio ideally would provide the kind of productions generally associated with Nashville country and Christian music. "Our goal is to plant the heartland flag, to dominate those niches and build a lasting brand," he said.
