Films Made Here
Western North Carolina is no stranger to the film industry. Since the 1920s, films have been made here, and today North Carolina has more production complexes and sound stages than any state in the nation outside of California. Western North Carolina has been the setting for such films as All the Real Girls, Loggerheads, The Clearing, The Fugitive, Forrest Gump, The Last of the Mohicans, Hannibal, Dirty Dancing, Being There, 28 Days, Patch Adams, Bull Durham, The Swan, My Fellow Americans and The Green Mile.
Bringing movies to the area takes some behind-the-scenes work, and that’s where the Western North Carolina Film Commission comes in. We assist filmmakers with scouting and securing locations, and act as a liaison for services such as road closures, permits, and use of public property. Use us as your sounding board; we're here to listen to you and help make this the smoothest production experience possible. This office also provides logistical information, including an online directory of crew and vendor resources. The Western North Carolina Film Commission’s digital location library is powered by Reel-Scout™.
Motion Pictures Filmed in Western North Carolina include:
A Good Baby
All the Real Girls
Beeing There
The Boneyard
Bull Durham
The Clearing
The Conquest of Canaan
Coupe DeVille
D.A.R.Y.L.
Digging to China
Dirty Dancing
Don't Fade Away
Firestarter
Fluke
Forces of Nature
Forrest Gump
The Fugitive
The Green Mile
Hannibal
Happy Campers
Heavyweights
The Hunt for Red October
In Dreams
The Journey of August King
King Kong Lives
The Last of the Mohicans
Loggerheads
Loose Cannons
Mating Season
Moving On
Mr. Destiny
My Fellow Americans
Nell
Paradise Falls
Patch Adams
Private Eyes
Richie Rich
Road to Nowhere
Side by Side
Simple Things
Songcatcher
Southern Belles
The Swan
Tainted
Thunder Road
Trapper County
28 Days
Waffles
The Winter People
Western North Carolina is a filmmaker’s paradise. Contact us to learn more, film@awnc.org.
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Testimonial
People were here from LA, Spain, Greece – they all fell in love with the area, and the production manager liked the ease of filming in Western North Carolina.
Mike Bigham
Location Scout and Manager
Pam Lewis
, Sr. VP Entrepreneurial Development
Western North Carolina Film Commission
134 Wright Brothers Way
Fletcher, NC 28732
ph. 828-687-7234
fx. 828-687-7552
Email Pam Lewis
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