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Sep 15, 2023

By investing two days of their time next month, area residents could get a whole new lease on a career.   The North Carolina Film Office has teamed up with two veteran film producers to offer a workshop on becoming a film Office Production Assistant. The workshop, held Oct. 14 and 15 at Wilmington’s Dark Horse Studios, is currently open for applications. &nbs ...

Aug 14, 2023

Film Workforce Training Program Continues Despite Strikes

By Jenny Callison, posted Aug 14, 2023

Despite the current film industry strikes, New Hanover County’s film workforce training program participants have stayed busy.   Twelve idled crew professionals agreed to work with the program interns on a project that would involve a whole range of skills, according to Susi Hamilton, chair of the Film Partnership of North Carolina.   “We paid the ...

Aug 4, 2023

Dark Horse Trots Out Its Expansion Project

By Jenny Callison, posted Aug 4, 2023

As the film industry navigates the actor and writer strikes that have shut down most productions, one Wilmington studio marked an expansion milestone this week. Officials hope the project will position the area for more production work once deals are reached in the national labor dispute. Busy shovels and flying dirt as well as dramatic film stunts regaled a large crowd ...

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Jul 25, 2023

Amid the current shutdown of much film activity because of strikes by scriptwriters and actors, there is still some good news in the local scene, according to Johnny Griffin, director of the Wilmington Regional Film Commission.   Some reality TV projects, for example, are still shooting. And although they usually go where their projects dictate, sometimes they scout ...

May 17, 2023

Although production of what’s called the Untitled J&L Series has paused in Wilmington because of the strike by the Writers Guild of America, two other film projects continue to shoot in other parts of the state. A romantic drama series, Untitled J&L stars Joshua Jackson and Lauren Ridloff. It was shooting on locations throughout Wilmington before stop ...

Apr 3, 2023

On Wednesday, 41 New Hanover County seventh graders will see what goes into making a film or television show.   In the final segment of the 10-month Career and Leadership Development Academy program launched this year by the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, students will visit Wilmington’s Dark Horse Studios, where they will get a taste of the many skills and c ...

Mar 20, 2023

With cameras ready to roll on the newly greenlit Untitled J&L Project, Wilmington is back in the film saddle again. Film commissioner Johnny Griffin is also “pretty hopeful” about the return of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” to shoot a third season in the area, and in discussions with studios about other possible projects. But he sees a possible c ...

Mar 15, 2023

New TV Series Ramps Up For Production In Wilmington

By Jenny Callison, posted Mar 15, 2023

A new television series from Starz will film in Wilmington, and word is out today to potential extras that they will be needed.   The romantic drama series is currently called Untitled J&L Project and stars Joshua Jackson and Lauren Ridloff. It is in pre-production here, but is filing permits to begin shooting in late March.   Jackson is known to Wilmingt ...

Dec 5, 2022

The owner of a new movie studio plans to add more soundstages to his complex at 301 Harley Road in New Hanover County. Kirk Englebright said Monday that Dark Horse Studios is expected to grow with upcoming additions to its current campus, including two new soundstages totaling 40,750-square-foot and made using tilt-up concrete. Dark Horse has two existing soundstages. ...

Dec 2, 2022

FILM FOCUS: Moving Needle Of Moving Pictures

By Jenny Callison, posted Dec 2, 2022

NAME: Lighthouse Films Inc. YEAR FOUNDED: 2004 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 12 TOP OFFICIALS: Brad and Andrea Walker, owners WHAT DOES THE COMPANY DO WITH REGARD TO FILM?  Brad Walker: “The heart of our company is we create content that inspires and moves the needle forward. We produce branded entertainment documentaries, national commercials, music ...

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