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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...