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The North Carolina Production Alliance and Wilmington Film Commission are hosting the 2nd annual NC Film Rally on Sunday, May 4. The rally will begin at 5pm at the bottom of Market Street on the River Walk, and will focus on the bipartisan support network of the film industry in North Carolina.
Read MoreEver want to tour the sets of hit North Carolina film productions like Sleepy Hollow and Under the Dome? Well you will get your chance starting this weekend when EUE / Screen Gems opens its doors for public tours of the largest film studio on the east coast, located in Wilmington. EUE/Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington announced this week that tours will resume at its production complex beginning this Saturday, April 26.
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Filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, the Lionsgate and Blumhouse thriller Jessabelle, from Saw VI and Saw 3D director Kevin Greutert and writer Robert Ben Garant (Reno 911), will arrive in theaters this summer, and we have a brand new image from the film to get you ready for the official trailer premiere this Thursday. From Blumhouse (The Lords of Salem, Insidious, Paranormal Activity) and Lionsgate Studios, Sarah Snook (Sleeping Beauty) stars along with Joelle Carter (Justified), Mark Webber (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World), Ana de la Reguera, and Amber Stevens in Jessabelle.
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MGM Studios, Sunswept Entertainment and Picture 8 Productions is bringing a new family movie inspired by true events to Charlotte, North Carolina, with Max set to begin filming this spring, with director Boaz Yakin (Remember the Titans, Uptown Girls, Safe) set to helm the drama. Today it was revealed that Thomas Haden Church (Spider-Man 3) and Jay Hernandez (Hostel, Grindhouse) are in negotiations to join the film, via The Hollywood Reporter.
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MGM Studios, Sunswept Entertainment and Picture 8 Productions is bringing a new family movie inspired by true events to Charlotte, North Carolina, with Max set to begin filming this spring, with director Boaz Yakin (Remember the Titans, Uptown Girls, Safe) set to helm the drama. Yakin also wrote the script along with Sheldon Lettich (Rambo III, Lionheart, Double Impact).
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MGM Studios, Sunswept Entertainment and Picture 8 Productions is bringing a new family movie inspired by true events to Charlotte, North Carolina, with Max set to begin filming this spring, with director Boaz Yakin (Remember the Titans, Uptown Girls, Safe) set to helm the drama. Yakin also wrote the script along with Sheldon Lettich (Rambo III, Lionheart, Double Impact).
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Curfew is the latest independent feature film from The INDEE, based in Gastonia, North Carolina. Filmed in Gastonia, it is the story of a woman who learns the hard way that no one should ever stay out past their curfew. We recently caught up with Curfew lead actress and North Carolina native Candace Blanchard to discuss making the film, the ongoing crowd funding campaign to help secure distribution, and the physical and emotional demands of her role. Read on for our full interview with Charlotte, North Carolina actress Candace Blanchard!
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Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids) was recently confirmed to star in The Heart with Sam Rockwell (Moon) and Allison Janney (Tammy), and we  now know that the comedy drama will begin shooting in Wilmington, North Carolina in May. To be written and directed by Jim Rash and Nat Faxon, pre-production on The Heart will begin next month in Wilmington, according to The Wilmywood Daily.
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Filmed in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina and starring Wilmington, NC resident Linda Lavin, a new trailer for the independent comedy drama A Short History of Decay has been released online along with the official poster. You can watch the new trailer in the player below, and then scroll down to view the poster!
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We were hesitant to publish this today for fear it may get lost amid the many fake April Fools Day stories, but this is no joke and it’s too serious to wait, as the much anticipated study by NC State University regarding the real impact of North Carolina’s film incentive program was released today, finding that allowing the incentives to expire at the end of this year could cost the state approximately 4,000 jobs. The study also finds that for every dollar of the film incentive credit that the state issues,…
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