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30304
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The North Carolina Film Office is projecting over two-hundred-million dollars in revenue for the 2007 North Carolina film industry. The state has a very competitive tax incentive package, and offers many qualified industry professionals and studios to make it easy for filming to take place. There are about twenty films done every year, and each film brings a lot of money into the state’s economy.
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Carolina Banker (HG 2153 N8 C66), Vol. 87 Issue 1, Spring 2008, p13-14, il, por
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27590
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The forthcoming film Joe, directed by David Gordon Green, has deep roots in North Carolina. North Carolina native and Duke professor Gary Hawkins adapted the screen play for the film and was the teacher of Green at the North Carolina School of the Arts. Hawkins discusses the process of adapting Larry Brown’s novel, working on the film, and working with Green.
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28472
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Film industry spending in North Carolina has declined significantly over the last five years. The industry has suffered after the General Assembly gutted a more generous incentive program three years ago. While North Carolina’s film infrastructure is one of the best outside of California, film production companies are lured elsewhere because of better incentives. Unclear is how the 2016 House Bill 2 or “bathroom bill” has affected the state’s ability to attract films.
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25596
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North Carolina is the fastest growing film industry in the nation. This can be attributed to the state’s low level of unionization, low costs of filming, aggressive efforts of the state government, long shooting seasons, and varied landscapes.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 2 Issue 18, Sept 28-Oct 11 1984, p3, 5, por Periodical Website
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42644
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A Greenville N.C. filmmaker changes course during the recent COVID-19 crisis. The independent film, "Freedom in North Carolina" began production at Somerset Place in Creswell, N.C. in 2019. According to Director James Jones, it has since relocated to Historic Hope Plantation in Bertie County.
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18633
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Books are a common source of stories utilized in the filmmaking process. Author George Hovis examines the rich literary history of North Carolina and selects 10 stories or books that he believes would make good feature films.
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18610
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Conceived and produced as an education movie to be shown throughout North Carolina's public schools, the 1921 silent film \"The Lost Colony Film\" was created by a group of Outer Banks residents led by educator Mabel Evans. The film depicts the violent interactions between the early English colonists and natives, as well as the mysterious loss of the colony.
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31266
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North Carolina's newest and most modern state agency is setting up to shoot the state. The North Carolina Film Board is working to provide a first-class film library of North Carolina life. They are currently producing a dozen films interpreting Tar Heel citizens and changes taking place in the state.
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