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Carrboro Film Festival is November 19-20, 2016, in Carrboro NC.
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Carrboro Film Festival Returns for Its Eleventh Year

November 7, 2016 Kay Whatley

47 Films to Screen November 19 & 20, 2016, at The ArtsCenter By Nic Beery, beerymedia.com Now in its eleventh year, The Carrboro Film Festival will feature many shorts, and nine features. Tickets are on sale now, […]

Source: Cucalorus, Wilmington NC.
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Cucalorus Film Festival Full Schedule Released

October 28, 2016 Kay Whatley

Features World Premieres, Indie Favorites, and Innovative Speakers By Becca Ederer, Cucalorus Film Festival The 22nd annual Cucalorus Film Festival and Connect Conference takes over the historic streets of downtown Wilmington NC, November 9-13, 2016, for a weekend […]

Aspen Shortsfest is accepting submissions for its 2017 festival. Credit: wwwMattpowerphotography.com, via aspenfilm.org.
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Aspen Shortsfest Call for Entries is Open

October 3, 2016 Kay Whatley

The 26th annual Aspen Shortsfest is accepting submissions. Shortsfest accepts submissions of live action, documentary, and animation from the United States and around the world. Films screened will be part of the Festival’s International Competition, […]

Call for Submissions is open for the 12th Annual Durango Independent Film Festival is March 1 – 5, 2017. Source: Joanie Fraughton, Durango Independent Film Festival, Colorado.
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Durango Film Festival Accepting Submissions for 2017

October 2, 2016 Kay Whatley

Submissions for the 2017 Durango Film independent film festival are being accepted through November 15, 2016. The 12th Annual Durango Independent Film Festival (DIFF) is scheduled for March 1-5, 2017. Films will screen at multiple venues. Durango Film […]

Telluride Horror Show 2016 film festival poster
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Horror Show Film Festival Call for Submissions is Ending Soon

September 7, 2016 Kay Whatley

The Telluride Horror Show, Colorado’s first and longest-running horror film festival, is accepting film submissions for the 2016 festival, features and shorts.  The festival is October 14-16, 2016. The Telluride Horror Show takes place at the legendary […]

Source: Cucalorus, Wilmington NC.
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NC’s Cucalorus Film Festival Announces Features

September 7, 2016 Kay Whatley

Explore Clowns, Comedians, Lady Golfers, Poets, and Teenage Powerlifters Released by Becca Ederer, cucalorus.org Cucalorus announces more than 50 feature film selections for its 22nd annual Cucalorus Film Festival and Connect Conference, November 9-13, 2016 in downtown […]

Radioactive Veteran is a documentary short that offers a new look at nuclear fallout in America. Source: Bradley Bethel, Filmmaker, Carrboro NC.
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Indigo Moon Film Festival Announces 2016 Films

September 4, 2016 Kay Whatley

Released by Pat Wright, GroundSwell Pictures, Inc. GroundSwell Pictures announces the lineup for the 2016 Indigo Moon Film Festival set to begin October 7, 2016. The diverse line up includes animation shorts, student films, feature length […]

Indigo Moon Film Festival logo. Source: GroundSwell Pictures, Fayetteville NC.
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Indigo Moon Film Festival Announces Opening Night Film

August 29, 2016 Kay Whatley

Released by Pat Wright, GroundSwell Pictures, Inc. GroundSwell Pictures in Fayetteville NC, announces that the Opening Night Film for the Indigo Moon Film Festival on October 7, 2016, will be Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise. Maya Angelou: […]

Halloween International Film Festival poster. Source: OBX Entertainment.
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Halloween Film Festival Submissions Due by Sept. 1

August 11, 2016 Kay Whatley

Film Submissions for the inaugural Halloween International Film Festival  must be entered by September 1, 2016. As this is the first year of this event, the organizers are not limiting film submissions to a specific genre. Films […]

Source: Runner1616 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Franklin County Film Festival Draws Crowd

April 8, 2016 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith, Franklin County Arts Council The kick-off for the Second Annual Franklin County International Film Festival held at the Franklin County Arts Council center in Franklinton NC was a hit. FCAC volunteers served […]

Mousse film poster. Source: Franklin County Arts Council, Franklinton NC.
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Franklin County International Film Festival 2016 Announced

March 6, 2016 Donna Campbell Smith

Second Annual Eastern NC Event Includes Feature and Short Films By Donna Campbell Smith Once again, Franklin County North Carolina International Film Festival (FCIFF) opens its doors and returns to host screenings and discussions of a wide array of […]

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The Strange-ness: True Tale #1

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It’s that time of year: dark nights, Halloween, strange costumes, and spooky tales. When the tales are true… well, it can make the cool evenings scarier and send a chill down your spine. Here is […]

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UFO Sightings by US State: February 2019

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By Kay Whatley, Editor Across the United States each year, thousands of unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings are reported. UFO reports cover close encounters of various types, range from blinking lights in the sky to […]

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The Strange-ness: Sims NC UFO Sighting

November 4, 2016

September 1, 2011, a witness in Sims, North Carolina (Wilson County) reported sighting an unidentified flying object (UFO) in the sky above Sims. As reported on www.mufon.com (the Mutual UFO Network), the witness spotted an egg-shaped, brightly lit object […]

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