While the pace of filming in the Wilmington region may have slowed in early 2022, be prepared for a “wild ride” in the second half of the year. That’s according to Guy Gaster, director of the N.C. Film Office.   Gaster was the featured guest at State of the State, the inaugural event in a series of four film forums presented by University of North ...

TW Cast and Recruit LLC Year founded: 2015   Number of employees: 3-7   Top official: Taylor Woodell, owner   What does the company do with regard to film? An extras casting company   How did you get into this business? Woodell: “Though I’ll be the first to tell anyone you don’t need a degree to get be in the film industry, I ...

50 States LLC 9265 Old River Road, Burgaw  Number of employees: 1   Year founded: 2007   Top official: Russell Davis, owner   What does the company do with regard to film? Davis: “I own eight trucks that I rent for film projects. They provide the driver and a signed rental agreement; they also cover the insurance while it’s in their ...

Strip away the glamour and the mystique, and the film industry is about people from a wide variety of crafts collaborating to create a product that the public will want. Since Dino De Laurentiis planted his studio in Wilmington about 40 years ago, the area has both attracted experienced film veterans and inspired locals with relevant skills to become part of film crews in ...

SouthEast PROPS 1901-D Blue Clay Road, Wilmington Number of employees: 2   Year founded: 2010   Top local officials: Matthew Sullivan and Adam Cameron, co-owners   What does the company do? Sullivan: “We provide props and set decorating materials for prop masters and set decorators for [feature] film and television projects. When Adam and I wor ...

Once again, Wilmington has made MovieMaker’s list of top places to live and work as a moviemaker. The list, which the magazine published Tuesday, shows the Port City as 8th among “Best Small Cities and Towns to Live and Work as a Moviemaker in 2022.” In his comments about Wilmington, MovieMaker editor-in-chief Tim Molloy wrote, “It sounds like th ...

For the second time within a few months, a Wilmington-shot film has topped the box office in both the U.S. and Canada. In its opening over the Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, Scream grossed about $35 million and dislodged Spider-Man: No Way Home from its perch atop the ratings. Since its Jan. 16 release, the slasher movie has sold more than $55 million in tickets worldwid ...

This year shaped up to be “the biggest year in our history” for filming in the Wilmington area, said Wilmington Regional Film Commission Director Johnny Griffin.   He also said that as a result of the increased activity in 2021, Wilmington- based film crews stayed busy.   Cash flowing into the state from the productions set a record. The N.C. Film ...

In its 27th year on the heels of the pandemic, Cucalorus Film Festival is back, with a refocused emphasis on film.   The multi-day festival launches Wednesday and will last through Sunday, with a selection of 126 films.  “This festival might even feel like a bit of a throwback. It’s the Cucalorus Film Festival ...

By all accounts, it’s boom times for film production in North Carolina and especially in the Wilmington area.   Guy Gaster, director of the N.C. Film Office, confirms that project spending in the state during 2021 is projected to reach at least $410 million, but it could likely be more.   “It’s a really banner year for the state,” Gast ...