Officials urge NC lawmakers to boost film production grants
Officials in Wilmington are urging North Carolina lawmakers to boost film grants as Hollywood productions go elsewhere for more lucrative incentives. Mayor Bill Saffo and other community leaders spoke...
View ArticleFilm industry supporters want NC’s new grant program expanded
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Supporters of the film industry said they plan to push North Carolina lawmakers to expand the state’s new grant program. The state’s film tax credit incentive program expired at the...
View ArticleSpecial Use Permits, Film Industry Fuel Discussion At Power Breakfast
BY CECE NUNN New Hanover County’s special use permit ordinance emerged as a topic of debate among local leaders at an event Thursday as they addressed the region’s strides toward achieving economic...
View ArticleFilm industry supporters shift tactics to attract productions
RALEIGH | Stung by last year’s failings during the short legislative session, the region’s film supporters this winter decided to change their tactics. Facts Current film incentive legislation...
View ArticleProductions get $10M in film grants from N.C.
Tim Clodfelter/Winston-Salem Journal Three productions will receive funds from North Carolina’s new Film and Entertainment Grant this year, state officials announced Friday. The grant, which took the...
View ArticleNorth Carolina doled out $60M in film tax credits in 2014 — here’s what...
Jen WilsonAssociate Editor/Online- Charlotte Business Journal North Carolina saw more than $240 million in direct spending from the film industry in 2014, according to new figures released Thursday by...
View ArticleHouse budget bumps film funding up to $40M
By Hilary Snow The N.C. House’s proposed spending plan for 2015-16 could be promising for the state’s film industry. Included in the House’s recently approved $22.2 billion budget for next fiscal year...
View ArticleWith $1M in tax credits (and more on the way), show filmed in N.C. leaves for...
Lauren K. Ohnesorge Triangle Business Journal “Secrets and Lies,” an ABC series that filmed its first run in Wilmington, plans to take its jobs and investments to California. That’s in spite of the...
View ArticleFilm industry leaving N.C.
JOSEPH RODRIGUEZ GREENSBORO — Dan Kelly loves his career and loves living in Greensboro. Until last month, he and his wife planned to raise their 5-year-old daughter here and enjoy their church...
View ArticleLights! Camera! Action! — N.C. film industry to get $60M boost
Lauren K. Ohnesorge It’s official: Budget writers in Raleigh have drafted legislation that would pour millions in additional funding into North Carolina’s film industry. The budget earmarks $60 million...
View ArticleFilm Production Set to Return to the Coast
By Brandon Shope WILMINGTON — Production companies will soon be able to apply for film grant funds to film in North Carolina. It is a move that would mean more jobs for state crews. The $30 million...
View ArticlePiedmont Triad Film Commission opens new office
Katie ArcieriReporterTriad Business Journal The Piedmont Triad Film Commission, a Winston-Salem based organization that works to recruit film productions to the 12-county Triad region, has opened a...
View ArticleFilm industry supporters want NC’s new grant program expanded
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Supporters of the film industry said they plan to push North Carolina lawmakers to expand the state’s new grant program. The state’s film tax credit incentive program expired at the...
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