North Carolina has lost over 10 billion dollars to the state of Georgia since legislators let our film incentive policy sunset in 2015.
North Carolina had a solid competitive advantage and actively employed more folks than the 3,700 figure cited below.
TV & film production employed folks across the state, including carpenters, caterers, electricians, and more. North Carolina’s economic development advantage is leveraged through competitive incentive programs.
A frequent false narrative is that they are not “permanent” jobs. A solid production pipeline facilitates annual employment across the state, attracts a diversified workforce who will live, work and spend money in state, increasing tax revenue for the state, without having to raise taxes to overcompensate for the revenue losses.
North Carolina has the opportunity to facilitate extensive workforce development via University of North Carolina School of the Arts and our other Universities and our extensive community college system, actively investing in economic diversification to keep North Carolina more strategically dominant in our developing global economy.
Partisan & identity politics is not smart pro-growth economic development policy. Coalition building to create a better quality of life for all fellow North Carolinians is our path to a brighter future.
Happy #NationalCinemaDay North Carolina! Our state's vibrant #filmindustry boasts an average annual in-state spend of $179 million and supports 3,700+ talented film professionals. Here’s to the movie magic made in the Tar Heel State! 🍿🎥 #NCFilm
