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The North Carolina Film Office is now part of the NC Department of Commerce's Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development. Aaron Syrett (former Director of the Utah Film Commission) was hired as Director of the North Carolina Film Office in spring 2007; his tenure ended at the end of July 2014. [26] [27] While building upon North Carolina ...
Producer Dino De Laurentiis first came to Wilmington to film Firestarter, which was released in 1984. [3] He would later create De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG), build a studio complex (operated by a subsidiary called the North Carolina Film Corporation [4]), and found its headquarters in Wilmington; the film studio began releasing films ...
The governor of North Carolina, Jim Hunt, claimed that the filming increased economic activity in the state. Hunt used incentives and loans to allow De Laurentiis to buy a local warehouse to convert into a studio. In early 1984, De Laurentiis founded the North Carolina Film Corporation, with Martha Schumacher as president. [3]
But he'll still be the top locally based person as Wilmington's biggest film studio, which dates back to the 1980s, enters a new era. ... which represents film crew members in North Carolina ...
According to N.C. Film Office, movie and TV productions have already spent, or pledged to spend, about $180 million in the state so far in 2022. Film industry in Wilmington and N.C. puts up strong ...
Film crew sightings in Charlotte and the release of Where the Crawdads Sing have put a focus on North Carolina’s role in the entertainment world. Film crew sightings in Charlotte and the release ...
The facility became EUE/Screen Gems Studios. [4] [6] In May 2009, EUE/Screen Gems Studios opened Stage 10 in Wilmington, the third largest film and television production stage in the U.S. The studio is a 37,500-square-foot (3,480 m 2) columnless structure with a 60x60x10.5-foot, 186,000 gallon special effects water tank. [7]
Filmmakers Robert Rippberger and Devin Keaton have teamed with industrial contractor Nathan Edwards to break ground for Ascent Studios in North Carolina. The facility will be located on 200 acres ...