Wilmington-area productions fuel solid start to 2021 for film in NC
Crews with the horror movie "Scream 5" filming at Cardinal Lanes in Wilmington last year. (Source: WECT)
By WECT Staff | April 1, 2021 at 12:41 PM EDT - Updated April 1 at 1:29 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - After pressing pause on much of 2020 due to Covid-19, film production in North Carolina is back in full swing and is currently at a six-year high, according to a news release from Governor Roy Cooperâs office.
Six productions have recently grabbed a share of funds from the North Carolina Film and Entertainment Grant and those productions will spend more than $134.8 million in the state while creating 5,700 job opportunities, according to the release.