Apr 17, 2016 | NC Film Incentive Effort, NC Indy News
MECKLENBURG COUNTY — Things are looking up for North Carolina’s film industry with some new productions back underway in the state. Shows like “Banshee” and “Sleepy Hollow” ran for the border two years ago when state lawmakers...
May 28, 2015 | ERMP News, NC Film Incentive Effort
Senator; I know June will be a busy month for Budget issues. I would like to express an outlook about the NC Film and Entertainment Grant Program. I know the House of Representatives slated $60 million to begin with and then through negotiations lowered it to $40...
May 22, 2015 | ERMP News, NC Film Incentive Effort
I was at the General Assembly today watching the House debate their budget. I was able to talk with Rep. Ted Davis at the midnight break. The Film Grant is now at 40 million – down from 60 million. Expected. The hurdle is the Senate. The House budget is about 6% over...
May 19, 2015 | NC Film Incentive Effort
WILMINGTON, NC – We are getting our first look at the North Carolina House budget bill, and if the numbers stay intact, the budget will be very good for the state’s film industry. The just-released house budget bill sets aside $60 million for film and...
May 18, 2015 | ERMP News, NC Film Incentive Effort
We are half way there!! Today the House released it’s version of the budget for the next 2 years. The part we are interested in is the NC Film Grant section. The House’s budget calls for $120,000,000 to go to the NC Film Grant Program over the next two fiscal years,...
May 1, 2015 | NC Film Incentive Effort, NC Indy News
Film and television productions shot in New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties claimed expenses of more than $137 million in 2014 and could receive more than $34 million from the state, according to an annual audit released Thursday by the N.C. Department of...
