The North Carolina Film Office was created when new technology, audience demand for location authenticity, and film studios' need for lower production costs were driving filmmakers to search for new locations in the US to make movies.

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Mar 3, 2025 · Dino De Laurentiis formed the De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) in early 1984 after founding a studio complex in Wilmington, North Carolina. De Laurentiis subsequently purchased Embassy Films Associates from Coca-Cola.

For more than a century films have been drawn to the local scenery and production values found in North Carolina. Ranging from big box office mega productions to small cult-classic films and everything in between, much of the history of North Carolina is reflected in …

In 1921 North Carolina pioneered the use of motion pictures as an educational tool. Mabel Evans, superintendent of Dare County schools, believed that the story of British efforts to colonize the New World should be told, especially to the state's schoolchildren.

This comprehensive reference book provides a complete listing of every film, documentary, short, television program, newsreel, and promotional video in which at least some part was filmed in North Carolina, through the year 2000.

The N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh presented this blockbuster exhibit celebrating North Carolina’s films, television shows, cast members and production crews. On display through Sept. 7, 2015, visitors could see costumes and props from movies and television shows: Bull Durham, Last of the Mohicans, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dawson’s ...

In 1996, EUE/Screen Gems acquired Carolco Pictures' Wilmington, North Carolina film and production studios, after Carolco had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. The facility became EUE/Screen Gems Studios.

Mar 23, 2022 · But did you know the history of North Carolina’s film industry stretches back to the early 1900s? For a look back at the history of the industry, we compiled this timeline with the help...

Film & Television Archive. North Carolina has a long distinguished film history that continues to thrive. To view the archive, browse the left-hand menu.