Screen Gems and North Carolina locations hosted production for the George Clooney-Renee Zellweger pic “Leatherheads” (which also lensed in South Carolina), the Richard Gere/Diane Lane feature “Nights in Rodanthe,” Fox Searchlight’s “The Secret Life of Bees,” Paramount-Vantage’s “The Marc Pease Experience,” Lionsgate’s “Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever” and Endgame’s “A Good Old Fashioned Orgy.”Ĭharleston, S.C., announced completion on Atlas Worldwide Syndication and Distribution’s film and television production studio. Television’s “One Tree Hill,” in production for its sixth season, occupying four stages and an additional 20,000 square-foot stage for several episodes and two HBO series, “Little Britain USA” and “Eastbound and Down.” Television productions lensed at EUE Screen Gems Studios include Columbia Pictures Television’s “Dawson’s Creek” CW Networks/Warner Bros. Productions should register with an Intent to Film form and give onscreen credit to the state. Wages up to $1 million will qualify and the cost of production-related insurance now qualifies. Those incentives include a film credit consisting of a 15% tax credit on a $250,000 minimum in-state spend. Mike Easley recently signed legislation to extend incentives to January 2014.
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Syrett credits the state’s natural scenery and professional crew base in addition to the state government’s newly expanded incentive package.
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The commission reported $160.2 million in film, TV and commercial revenue for 2007, up 61% over 2006. “North Carolina is experiencing a renaissance in film production,” said N.C.
“It’s central to studio support services such as production offices, shops, wardrobe areas, warehouses and equipment,” Vassar added. EUE Screen Gems’ existing nine stages range in size from 7,200 to 20,000 square feet. The stage is set to be completed next spring. “This new stage will attract larger and more technologically advanced productions to North Carolina,” said Bill Vassar, exec VP of EUE Screen Gems.
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