Hunt, the office was commissioned to help facilitate and provide a base of operation for North Carolina's burgeoning film industry.

Notable films made during this time include: The Color Purple (1985),[6] Dirty Dancing (1987),[7] Bull Durham (1988),[8] Days of Thunder (1990),[9] Sleeping with the Enemy (1991),[10] Last of the Mohicans (1992),[11] The Fugitive (1993),[12] and The Crow (1994).

[13] In 1998 Wilmington became the home of the WB's critically acclaimed television network series Dawson's Creek.

[14] While Wilmington, NC continued to sustain itself with television, the international film climate began to shift out of North Carolina's favor.

In September 2006, Commissioner Bill Arnold retired after 26 years of service to North Carolina's film industry.

The office actively works to create a healthy climate in which to grow film industry economic development.

Every spring the office participates in the Locations Trade Show hosted by the Association of Film Commissioners International in Santa Monica, CA.

Members of the office make regular trips to Los Angeles, CA to meet with producers and also visit Park City, UT every January to network at the Sundance Film Festival.

Notable members include casting director, Craig Fincannon, founder of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Nancy Buirski, and former president of Universal Pictures, Thom Mount.