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Out‑of‑state producers pitch multi‑film projects to Berkeley County leaders

5520917 · August 1, 2025
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John Sullivan, a Martinsburg resident and member of the Berkeley County Convention and Visitors Bureau board, introduced two out‑of‑state film producers during public comment who said they could bring multiple film projects and roughly $30 million in local spending if county incentives and workforce supports are available.

John Sullivan, a Martinsburg resident and a member of the Berkeley County Convention and Visitors Bureau board of directors, used public comment at the July 31 Berkeley County Commission meeting to introduce two film producers who said they plan to pursue multiple movie projects in the area. Sullivan said the two producers “essentially last year spent $20,000,000 in a small county in Kentucky” and that they are “capable of bringing $30,000,000 to Berkeley County in the next year to year and a half over a 2 to 3 film project.” He identified…

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