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"Chicken" is one of many films to be presented during the Franklin Flicks/NCISAFF dates in May and June 2022
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North Carolina South & East Asian Hollywood Film Festival to be held on May 21

May 6, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

Get ready for another year of remarkable films, with the North Carolina Indian and South Asian Film Festival (NCISAFF). This festival will be screening films in May at The Farm in Louisburg, North Carolina and […]

Sarees & Suitcases movie poster. Source: Gauri Singh
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Franklin County, NC Filmmaker Announces Coming Film, Sarees & Suitcases

February 9, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

A Fabric, A Celebration of joyful life, A symbol of dignity, a catalyst of unity and diversity, highlighting inclusion and subduing the many biases around the world as it showcases variety in colors and in […]

Documentary Screening 2022. Source: Melinda Sampson, NC Stop Human Trafficking
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Documentary Showing Reality of Human Trafficking in North Carolina to be Release Jan. 26

January 12, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

NC Stop Human Trafficking, along with its partner the North Carolina Network for Safe Communities at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, will release the much-anticipated documentary “Human Trafficking in North Carolina,” virtually on […]

2022 Wake Forest Film Festival, A Light in the Forest. Source: Town of Wake Forest
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2022 Wake Forest Film Festival Lineup Announced

January 9, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

The Wake Forest Film Festival (WFFF) has announced its 2022 program lineup scheduled for Friday-Saturday, March 4-5, 2022, at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 S Brooks Street, Wake Forest, North Carolina. Entitled “A Light […]

Cucalorus 2021 image. Source: Marika Adair, Cucalorus Film Festival
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Tickets on Sale Now for 27th Cucalorus Film Festival Nov. 10-14

October 25, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

Cucalorus Film Festival Rumbles into 27th year with Porcupine, Giving Birth to A Butterfly, and more The official schedule for the 27th annual Cucalorus Film Festival has been released and tickets are now on sale […]

2022 Wake Forest Film Festival. Source: Town of Wake Forest
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Renaissance Centre Seeks Entries to Wake Forest Film Festival, Volunteer Film Judges Needed

September 10, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

Mark your calendars for a cinematic tour de force. The Third Annual Wake Forest Film Festival is scheduled for March 4-5, 2022, at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 S Brooks Street, Wake Forest, North […]

NC News. Photos: Frank and Kay Whatley
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Film Production in North Carolina Reaches New Investment High

August 20, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

Local businesses among the many beneficiaries from the over $409 Million to be invested in NC in 2021 Filmmakers producing projects in North Carolina are on track to invest a record amount of money in […]

10th-annual Surfalorus Film Festival is September 22-25, 2021. Source: Dan Brawley, Cucalorus
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Surfalorus Film Festival Hits The Outer Banks with 4 Days Of Film, Music & Surf

July 27, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

Celebrate ten years of the Surfalorus Film Festival, presented by North Carolina Aquariums, during the final weekend of the Eastern Surf Championships, September 22-25, 2021. Surfalorus brings a stacked lineup of films including the trailblazing story of the […]

Indigo Moon Film Festival trophy. Source: GroundSwell Pictures
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Fayetteville, NC: Indigo Moon Film Festival Seeks Local Nonprofit to Receive Grant

June 22, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

The Indigo Moon Film Festival (IMFF) team believes Film Inspires Change, which is why they established the IMFF Community Grant in 2019. Each year 100% of the box office net proceeds is donated to a […]

48 Hour Film Festival logo. Source: The Theatre at the Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences, Rocky Mount, North Carolina
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Rocky Mount, NC: Imperial Centre to offer 48 Hour Film Festival Apr. 9-11

March 23, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

The staff at the Theater at the Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences is offering the public a chance to make and star in their own movie productions. The 48 Hour Film Festival will […]

Ayuree: Heroine of Compassion. Source: Gauri Singh and Ravi Relangi
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Story Time Animation Introduces Ayuree: Heroine of Compassion

December 27, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

Ayuree is America’s First Female South Asian American Story Time Animation Character Ayuree is the first Indian American or South Asian American character created by a North Carolina Indian-American artist. Ayuree is Heroine of Compassion, a […]

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Film Production Resumes in North Carolina

September 16, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

Grant recipients to spend $107 million amid COVID-19 interruptions Five new productions have been approved for North Carolina Film and Entertainment Grants and will start production in the state by the end of October 2020, […]

Virtual Franklin County International Film Festival 2020. Source: Gauri Singh/Franklin County Film Festival Committee
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“Franklin Flicks” Film Festival Goes Virtual Aug. 23-26

August 20, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  The Franklin County International Film Festival (FCIFF), also known as Franklin Flicks, goes virtual for its fifth year, presenting  11 independent films — online, August 23-26, 2020. The festival was originally scheduled as an […]

Filmed in NC image. Source: Dan Brawley, Cucalorus
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Cucalorus and NC Film Office Announce 2020 Filmed in NC Awards

June 18, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  Eight filmmakers from North Carolina will receive project funding this year through the “Filmed in NC” fund. The program is an initiative of the Cucalorus Film Foundation and the NC Film Office with support […]

NC News. Photos: Frank and Kay Whatley
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New Advisory Council on Film, Television and Digital Streaming Created in North Carolina

October 22, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The Council Will Advise on Efforts to Grow North Carolina’s Flourishing Film Industry On Tuesday, October 22, 2019, Governor Roy Cooper announced the creation of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Film, Television and Digital Streaming, […]

Indigo Moon Film Festival 2019 flyer
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Indigo Moon Film Festival to Screen Oscar Contender in Fayetteville, NC

September 26, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Indigo Moon Film Festival announced today that one of their films Boxed which will screen at the 4th-annual film festival is now Qualified and has been submitted to the 92nd Academy Awards For your consideration (FYC) (Best Short […]

Indigo Moon Film Festival trophy. Source: GroundSwell Pictures
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Indigo Moon Film Festival to Give Away 100% of Festival Box Office to Local Nonprofit

July 29, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The Board of GroundSwell Pictures believes Film Inspires Change and they are committed to putting their new slogan into action. Based on the words of Mahatma Ghandi, GroundSwell aims to “Be the change they wish […]

Wake Forest Film Festival 2019 logo. Source: Catherine Gouge, Wake Forest Renaissance Centre
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Wake Forest Film Festival is Mar. 28-30

February 18, 2019 Kay Whatley

Mark your calendars for a cinematic tour de force; the debut of the Wake Forest Film Festival on March 28, 29, and 30, 2019. This inaugural event aims to spotlight passionate, creative and thought-provoking movies by […]

The Nevermore Film Festival is March 8-10, 2019. Source: The Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc.
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Nevermore Film Festival Returns Mar. 8-10

February 11, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Celebrating 20 years of scaring, thrilling and entertaining audiences in Durham, the Nevermore Film Festival will return to the Carolina Theatre in downtown Durham, North Carolina, from Friday, March 8 through Sunday, March 10, 2019. […]

Indigo Moon Film Festival trophy. Source: GroundSwell Pictures
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Indigo Moon Film Festival Going Green in 2018

August 8, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

By Pat Wright, GroundSwell Pictures, Inc. Hundreds of people flock to Indigo Moon Film Festival (IMFF) each year to watch great new films from around the world. In doing so, a lot of garbage is created. Just […]

Source: GroundSwell Pictures, Inc., Fayetteville NC
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GroundSwell Pictures to Use Arts Council Grant to Support Film Festival

July 19, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

GroundSwell Pictures has received a grant in the amount of $6,400 from the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County, North Carolina in support of Indigo Moon Film Festival 2018. Indigo Moon is an annual film festival […]

Shooting Stars Film Camp. Source: GroundSwell Pictures, Fayetteville NC
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Cumberland Community Foundation Awards Grant to Shooting Stars Film Camp

May 16, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

GroundSwell Pictures is pleased to announce a grant from the Cumberland Community Foundation Summertime Kids Program in support of “Shooting Stars Film Camp”. Shooting Stars Film Camp is a one week camp conducted each summer to teach […]

Winning poster design for Indigo Moon Film Festival 2018. Source: GroundSwell Pictures, Fayetteville NC.
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Indigo Moon Film Festival Poster Design Unveiled

May 7, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

Each year, the Indigo Moon Film Festival (IMFF) features one design on posters, t-shirts, film guide, and other materials. For IMFF 2018, a call for design entries went out to all colleges and Universities in the […]

Frame To Table 2018. Source: GroundSwell Pictures, Inc.
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“Frame To Table” Event A Tasty Mix of Food and Film

April 27, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

GroundSwell Pictures is pleased to announce the second-annual “Frame To Table” fundraiser, scheduled for May 4, 2018, starting at 7pm, in SkyView on Hay, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Frame to Table is a culinary trip around the […]

The book, Words on Bathroom Walls by Julia Walton, is being adapted into a feature film, with filming in NC. Source: Amazon/RandomHouse
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Wilmington and High Point Projects Receive North Carolina Film Grants

April 3, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

Two projects have been awarded North Carolina Film and Entertainment Grants to support productions in Wilmington and the High Point area. The awardees include the feature film Words on Bathroom Walls, an adaptation of an acclaimed […]

Indigo Moon Film Festival trophy. Source: GroundSwell Pictures
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Indigo Moon Film Festival Accepting Film Submissions

March 13, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

Indigo Moon Film Festival (IMFF) is now accepting film submissions for its 2018 Season. This year’s festival will run October 12-14, 2018 in Historic Downtown Fayetteville, North Carolina. Indigo Moon accepts film submissions in these […]

Franklin Flicks 2018 film festival, Louisburg NC
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Franklin Flicks Film Festival is Mar. 23-24

February 6, 2018 Kay Whatley

The Franklin Flicks Film Festival opens its doors and returns to host the fourth-annual screening and discussions of a wide array of short, independent films received from all over the world. Franklin Flicks Film Festival brings high-caliber, […]

Spring 2018 Film Festivals in Eastern NC
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Join The Audience Or Submit A Film for Spring 2018 Film Festivals

January 6, 2018 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor Film festivals planned for 2018 in Eastern North Carolina are listed below. Dates and locations are included for those who wish to attend and be part of the audience. For festivals […]

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