{"id":2197248,"date":"2025-12-13T03:03:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T03:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2197248"},"modified":"2025-12-13T03:03:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T03:03:39","slug":"north-carolina-film-grants-to-create-4900-jobs-boost-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/north-carolina-film-grants-to-create-4900-jobs-boost-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina film grants to create 4,900 jobs, boost economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"dateline\">(WLOS) \u2014 <\/span>North Carolina has approved film and entertainment grants for two television series and an independent feature-length film.<\/p>\n<p>According to a release from Gov. Josh Stein, this is expected to create nearly 5,000 jobs and spend more than $113 million during production. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/news\/local\/western-north-carolina-the-surprisingly-glamorous-stomping-ground-of-oscar-favorites\" target=\"_blank\">WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: THE SURPRISINGLY GLAMOROUS STOMPING GROUND OF OSCAR FAVORITES!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The productions include season two of &#8220;The Hunting Wives,&#8221; approved for an award of up to $15 million, filming around Lake Norman and Charlotte, and the new series &#8220;RJ Decker&#8221; in New Hanover County, which was approved for an award of up to $11.6 million. <\/p>\n<p>The independent thriller &#8220;Widow,&#8221; which was approved for an award of up to $1.8 million, also recently completed filming in Davidson, Forsyth, Stokes, and Yadkin counties. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/news\/local\/district-12-of-the-hunger-games-is-now-a-historic-place-in-north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\">DISTRICT 12 OF &#8216;THE HUNGER GAMES&#8217; IS NOW A HISTORIC PLACE IN NORTH CAROLINA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are excited to have these new productions in North Carolina creating 4,900 jobs for our state&#8217;s crew and film-friendly businesses,&#8221; Stein said in the release. &#8220;North Carolina remains a top state for film, and these grants enable us to continue our strong tradition of TV and film production excellence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the romantic comedy film &#8220;Merv,&#8221;  which was filmed in New Hanover County and received a North Carolina Film grant, released on Amazon&#8217;s Prime Video on Dec. 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/features\/wlos-70th-anniversary\/movies-filmed-in-western-north-carolina-hollywood-forrest-gump-last-mohicans-hunger-games-dirty-dancing-three-billboards-bitmore-christmas-patch-adams-richie-rich\" target=\"_blank\">CELEBRATING 70 YEARS: MOVIE MAGIC IN THE MOUNTAINS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Other productions that were recently filmed in North Carolina include the films &#8220;Christy&#8221; and &#8220;Roofman,&#8221; as well as the popular series &#8220;The Summer I Turned Pretty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These productions bring direct economic benefits and also raise the state&#8217;s visibility among audiences, leading to increased tourist activity and visitor spending over time,&#8221; said North Carolina Commerce Secretary Lee Lilley.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source wlos.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(WLOS) \u2014 North Carolina has approved film and entertainment grants for two television series and an independent feature-length film. 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