News articles relating to US film industry activities and events, with special coverage of North Carolina and Colorado film news and festivals.
North Carolina South & East Asian Hollywood Film Festival to be held on May 21 (5/6/2022) - 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 [...]
Franklin County, NC Filmmaker Announces Coming Film, Sarees & Suitcases (2/9/2022) - 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 Showing Reality of Human Trafficking in North Carolina to be Release Jan. 26 (1/12/2022) - 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 Lineup Announced (1/9/2022) - 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 [...]
Tickets on Sale Now for 27th Cucalorus Film Festival Nov. 10-14 (10/25/2021) - 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 [...]
Renaissance Centre Seeks Entries to Wake Forest Film Festival, Volunteer Film Judges Needed (9/10/2021) - 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 [...]
Film Production in North Carolina Reaches New Investment High (8/20/2021) - 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 [...]
Surfalorus Film Festival Hits The Outer Banks with 4 Days Of Film, Music & Surf (7/27/2021) - 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 [...]
Fayetteville, NC: Indigo Moon Film Festival Seeks Local Nonprofit to Receive Grant (6/22/2021) - 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 [...]
Rocky Mount, NC: Imperial Centre to offer 48 Hour Film Festival Apr. 9-11 (3/23/2021) - 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 [...]
Story Time Animation Introduces Ayuree: Heroine of Compassion (12/27/2020) - 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 [...]
Film Production Resumes in North Carolina (9/16/2020) - 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, [...]
“Franklin Flicks” Film Festival Goes Virtual Aug. 23-26 (8/20/2020) - 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 [...]
Cucalorus and NC Film Office Announce 2020 Filmed in NC Awards (6/18/2020) - 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 [...] New Advisory Council on Film, Television and Digital Streaming Created in North Carolina (10/22/2019) - 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 to Screen Oscar Contender in Fayetteville, NC (9/26/2019) - 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 to Give Away 100% of Festival Box Office to Local Nonprofit (7/29/2019) - 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 is Mar. 28-30 (2/18/2019) - 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 [...]
Nevermore Film Festival Returns Mar. 8-10 (2/11/2019) - 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 Going Green in 2018 (8/8/2018) - 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 [...]
GroundSwell Pictures to Use Arts Council Grant to Support Film Festival (7/19/2018) - 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 [...]
Cumberland Community Foundation Awards Grant to Shooting Stars Film Camp (5/16/2018) - 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 [...]
Indigo Moon Film Festival Poster Design Unveiled (5/7/2018) - 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” Event A Tasty Mix of Food and Film (4/27/2018) - 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 [...]
Wilmington and High Point Projects Receive North Carolina Film Grants (4/3/2018) - 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 Accepting Film Submissions (3/13/2018) - 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 Film Festival is Mar. 23-24 (2/6/2018) - 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, [...]
Join The Audience Or Submit A Film for Spring 2018 Film Festivals (1/6/2018) - 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 [...]