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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, and it’s [...]
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 Carolina [...]
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 Heel State.
The House approved a [...]
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 in North Carolina will get bigger [...]
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 film community, [...]
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 with these [...]
From Hollywood Reporter
By Todd Longwell
July 29, 2009, ET
Chris Cooney had to make a move.
After a busy 2007, during which the nine EUE/Screen Gems soundstages in Wilmington, N.C., buzzed with up to 700 people a day working on such films as “Nights in Rodanthe” and “The Secret Life of Bees” and the CW series “One Tree [...]
From canadaeast.com
Lorinda Toledo And Ryan Nakashima, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES – A 25-year veteran of the film industry, William Gilpin lived in Los Angeles his entire life until he moved to New Mexico at the end of 2007. The construction co-ordinator works on cable network AMC’s hit series “Breaking Bad,” about a chemistry teacher who [...]
From The Times-Picayune
By Robert Travis Scott
Capital bureau
BATON ROUGE — Gov. Bobby Jindal pledged Monday to support a continuation of six Louisiana tax credits supporting movie making, the entertainment industry and private investments that were scheduled to be reduced or phased out.
The announcement was significant because the Legislature in the spring session will be addressing tax [...]
EUE/Screen Gems Produced Film Spotlights War On Terror (via NPR)
EUE/Screen Gems’ Digital Unit produced another viral video spot for the “Amp vs. Energy” campaign.
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