Archive for category North Carolina

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 film grant will be primarily geared toward attracting medium-sized projects such as television shows. Those programs have the […]

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 in grant funds over two years for qualifying productions, $30 million per fiscal year. Adding in the $4 million left over from the previous fiscal year that has […]

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 is $40 million for filming–a boost from the already-spent $10 million grant in the current budget, but a drop in the originally recommended $60 […]

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 the N.C. Department of Revenue. That includes more than $134.3 million in wage expenses to support the employment of nearly 8,400 individuals, plus roughly $71 million on qualifying goods and […]

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 place of the previous film incentives package, allocates a total of $10 million to the productions. It essentially depletes all of the existing annual funding dedicated to the […]

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 proposals Gov. Pat McCrory The governor’s proposed budget includes $10 million for the film grant program for each of the next two fiscal years. N.C. House Democrats, […]

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 development goals. “I will say one of the negatives with developing along U.S. 421 in New Hanover County at the moment is the […]

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 first of the year. It was replaced by a $10 million grant program that could provide up to $5 million per movie […]