Author: Matt Artz

‘Honeymoon’ Reveals Creepy Teaser Trailer

Matt Artz
'Honeymoon' teaser poster

Filmed in and around Hendersonville, North Carolina, Honeymoon, from writer / director Leigh Janiak, is gearing up for its world premiere as part of the Midnighters and Short Film program at the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival happening in Austin, Texas this month, and we now have the first official teaser trailer to share with you. Starring Rose Leslie of HBO’s Game of Thrones and Harry Treadway of Showtime’s upcoming Penny Dreadful, you can scroll down to watch the teaser in the player below!

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Indie ‘Until the Bloody Reign is Over’ Premiere Announced

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'Until the Bloody Reign is Over' was filmed in Monroe, North Carolina.

We are all about supporting independent North Carolina filmmakers following their passion, which is why we had to share news of this month’s premiere screening of the homemade family-filmed feature Until the Bloody Reign is Over, filmed in Monroe, North Carolina. You can watch the official trailer for this ambitiously creative neighborhood project in the player below, and then scroll down to read the full press release!

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Aimee Garcia and Shanley Caswell Enter ‘Red Zone’

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Shanley Caswell will return to Wilmington, North Carolina for 'Red Zone'.

Filming in Wilmington, North Carolina in April, Red Zone will see the return of Dexter‘s Aimee Garcia (Robocop) to television, alongside Shanley Caswell of The Conjuring, also filmed in Wilmington. Garcia will play Vera Bradley, “a whip-smart, driven, and impatient case officer with the CIA’s Counter-Terrorism department”, while Caswell will play CIA Operative  Holden Weller’s daughter, “a cute but slightly awkward teenager with a lively interest in world affairs”, according to Deadline.

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Watch Stephen King Tweet from ‘Under the Dome’ Season 2 Set

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Stephen King on the Wilmington, North Carolina set of 'Under the Dome'.

Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, production on Season 2 of the hit CBS drama Under the Dome started today, and your first official look comes in the form of hilarious new video just released, featuring Stephen King, who wrote the first episode of the new season, finding a unique way to send a tweet from the set. You can watch the video in the player below!

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‘Honeymoon’ Debuts First Teaser Poster

Matt Artz
'Honeymoon' teaser poster

Filmed in and around Hendersonville, North Carolina, Honeymoon, from writer / director Leigh Janiak, is gearing up for its world premiere as part of the Midnighters and Short Film program at the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival happening in Austin, Texas this March 7-15, and the first official poster for the horror film was revealed today. Starring Rose Leslie of HBO’s Game of Thrones and Harry Treadway of Showtime’s upcoming Penny Dreadful, you can view the official teaser poster below!

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NC Secretary of Commerce Says Film Incentives Will Return!

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North Carolina Secretary of Commerce Sharon Decker says that the state’s film incentives will be expanded, at least in some form, beyond the current sunset at the end of this year, with plans to have legislation ready for the upcoming short session of the General Assembly, in hopes that there will be no gap in the incentive program, according to the Charlotte Business Journal. Decker spoke at the North Carolina Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Charlotte this morning, where she said she is “encouraged and optimistic” about ongoing film industry discussions regarding the state’s…

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NC Film Office Director Aaron Syrett Talks Incentives [Interview]

Matt Artz
NC Film Office

 The North Carolina film industry is in serious danger if the state’s film tax incentive program is allowed to expire at the end of this year as currently scheduled. As the debate heats up prior the next session of the North Carolina General Assembly in May, we caught up with Aaron Syrett, director of the North Carolina Film Office, last week to get to the heart of the issue, how we got here, and what the future holds. Read on for our full interview in Aaron Syrett!

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‘Secrets & Lies’ Adds Indiana Evans and More

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Indiana Evans will tell 'Secrets & Lies' for ABC in Wilmington, North Carolina.

ABC will film the pilot episode of its new series Secrets & Lies in Wilmington, North Carolina, and the cast keeps growing, with four more additions announced today, including Indiana Evans (pictured below) of Lifetime’s recent Blue Lagoon reboot. Also joining the cast are Charles Dutton (Roc), Steven Brand (Magic City), and Kate Ashfield (Shaun of the Dead), according to Deadline.

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