Charlotte-area productions among movies fueling return to film in 2021 for N.C.

Charlotte-area productions among movies fueling return to film in 2021 for N.C.

By WBTV Web Staff | April 1, 2021 at 1:28 PM EDT - Updated April 1 at 1:28 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - 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 Cooper’s 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.

Returning to the state for filming is Lionsgate’s project “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” a film based on Judy Blume’s best-selling novel. Production begins this Spring in the greater Charlotte area and has been approved for a grant rebate up to $7 million.

The Charlotte area is also the backdrop for the independent feature “Evolution”. Approved for a film rebate of up to $3 million, the feature tells the story of a mom determined to find a way forward for her family when her daredevil teenage son suffers a freak accident, finding hope from the most unexpected source.

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