AP – Forbes.com – NC governor signs film credit bill from lawmakers http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/08/27/business-specialized-consumer-serv ices-financial-impact-us-perdue-bill-signing-north-carolina_6822989.html News 14 Carolina – Perdue signs film production incentive bill into law http://news14.com/content/local_news/coastal/613873/perdue-signs-film-produc tion-incentive-bill-into-law/ Wilmington Star News – UPDATE: Gov. Perdue signs N.C. film incentive bill http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090827/ARTICLES/908279983/1177?Title =UPDATE-Gov-Perdue-signs-N-C-film-incentive-bill News 13 WLOS – Perdue signs film credit bill from NC lawmakers http://www.wlos.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.nc/22bfeba2-www.wlos. [...]
Gov. Bev Perdue signs an increase in film incentive into law; EUE/Screen Gems COO Chris Cooney predicts the studio will host new films and Stage 10 will be a beehive of activity in coming months. Raleigh, N.C. (Aug. 27, 2009) Today, in a public ceremony in Raleigh Gov. Bev Perdue signed legislation increasing the film [...]
From Carolina News 14 RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue signed the films incentive bill into law Thursday in an effort to bring more film productions to the state. “This is important stuff,” Perdue said. “This is big business. This is a lot of workers. It’s a lot of money for the state of North Carolina, [...]
Date: Thursday August 27, 2009 Who: Chris Cooney, COO and Co-owner of EUE/Screen Gems Studios, Wilmington will be in Raleigh on Thursday, August 27 for the signing of the film incentive by Governor Perdue. (Details on time and location will be forthcoming from the Governor’s office.) What: Film Incentive increase to 25% keeps the North [...]
From StarNewsOnline By Joe Johnson StarNews Correspondent Published: Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 10:38 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 10:38 p.m. Raleigh | Some last-minute work Thursday night to save the film industry in the state resulted in a new tax incentive for production companies to make motion pictures in the Tar [...]
From StarNewsOnline By Amy Hotz Amy.Hotz@StarNewsOnline.com Published: Friday, August 7, 2009 at 4:54 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, August 7, 2009 at 4:54 p.m. John Bankson is ready to come home. And now that Senate Bill-943 is on its way to Gov. Beverly Perdue’s office, he and many more film industry workers just might be on [...]
From Winston Salem Journal General Assembly approves higher tax break of 25 percent; Garrou says that the change will help bring jobs Sen. Linda Garrou pointed out that when movie companies come here, they need to hire local workers By James Romoser JOURNAL RALEIGH BUREAU Published: August 8, 2009 RALEIGH – Film companies making movies [...]
From WWAY News Channel 3 There was a major victory for North Carolina’s film industry. A bill increasing the state’s film incentives from 15 to 25 percent passed the Senate Friday after passing the House last night. All it needs now is the Governor’s signature. It has been a long-fought battle for members of Wilmington’s [...]
From News 14 Carolina WILMINGTON – State lawmakers have passed a bill meant to boost incentives for film makers. If the governor signs it, movies shot in North Carolina will qualify for a 25 percent tax credit starting in January, an increase from the current 15 percent incentive. “It gets down to the bottom line [...]
