The CEO of Moon River Studios said Tuesday they are eyeing an early 2015 start date for construction on a massive studio project slated for Effingham County. Jake Shapiro addressed a crowd at the Effingham Chamber of Commerce’s Lunch and Learn session — held at Springfield’s Mars Theatre — and said the recently-renamed studio will be moving its offices from Savannah to the 1,560-acre property in the next two-and-a-half weeks. The studio announced a name change late last month from Medient to Moon River, playing upon the song written by Savannah’s own Johnny Mercer that was featured in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”
A new name for studio, but focus remains same, CEO says

