In 2006 the Kinston Convention and Visitors Bureau created the Kinston Film Commission.

Film Commission Members

• Stuart Johnson, Chairman Kinston Area Film Council
  
  
• Evelyn Ruth Ragan, North Carolina Division of Tourism
  
  
• Jan Barwick, Convention & Visitors Bureau
  
  
• Jane Phillips, Historic Preservation Group
  
  
• Sandy Landis, Community Council for the Arts
  
  
• Martha Bishop, TACC-9 TV
  
  
• Rick Vernon, "Down East Today"
  
  
• Dr. Pepper Worthington, Educator and Film Critic
  
  
• Gerald Waller, Screen Gems Studio V. P., retired
  
  
• Tom Swift
  
  
• Bill Arnold, North Carolina Film Commission Director, retired
  
  
• Dr. Karen Turnage, Lenoir Community College
  
  
• Laura Lee Sylvester, Executive Director, KLCVB

If you are interested in filming a movie or commercial in Kinston, North Carolina you can email our Kinston-Lenoir Convention and Visitors Bureau jbarwick@visitkinston.com or call (252-523-2500).