Bill Arnold, NC’s First Film Commissioner

By Andrew Rodgers on August 16, 2011

William Vance (Bill) Arnold, Jr., North Carolina’s first Film Commissioner, died Sunday, August 14, 2011, at the age of 75, at his home in Raleigh. Named to the post in 1980 by then-Governor Jim Hunt, served in that role for 26 years, helping to establish the state’s production credentials, until his retirement in September 2006.

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PlayMakers’ Granneman elected to League of Resident Theatres

By Journal Staff on July 29, 2011

Hannah Grannemann, Managing Director of PlayMakers Repertory Company in Chapel Hill, has been elected secretary of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT).

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Four NC Film Orgs Receive State Funding

Four NC Film Orgs Receive State Funding

By Andrew Rodgers on July 28, 2011

Four of the state’s leading film organizations are among the 325 groups tapped to receive grants from the North Carolina Arts Council in the 2011-12 fiscal year.

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‘Hick’ Scouting: The Process

By Sarah Sheppard on June 30, 2011

While Wilmington is the foundation of the North Carolina film industry, more productions are expanding their locations and filming throughout the state as the new tax incentive continues to prove its worth.

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NC Film School Alum Wins Sundance-Cinereach Grant

By Journal Staff on June 23, 2011

UNCSA Film School Alum Craig Zoebel is one of eleven filmmakers selected for the $1.5 million Cinereach Project at Sundance Institute.

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