About

The Cucalorus Film Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, creates opportunities for filmmakers to share their stories and visions. Our keystone event is the Annual Cucalorus Film Festival, a multi-day celebration with film screenings, workshops and social events. The festival screens narrative features, experimental shorts, documentaries and more. Cucalorus programmers place a special emphasis on North Carolina filmmakers and Southern stories, and also work to bring in international films and a selection of the brightest experimental work of our time. Cucalorus is non-competitive, so the focus is on collaboration and innovation. The Annual Cucalorus Film Festival takes place each year in early November in historic downtown Wilmington, North Carolina.

Cucalorus also maintains an active presence throughout the year with weekly screenings at foundation headquarters, Jengo's Playhouse, and through several short documentary projects in the works. Each March, look for the annual Cucalorus Kids! Festival, a family-friendly event with hands-on filmmaking workshops and screenings.

The foundation's goal is to help build a creative community of sharing and learning. To get involved, drop by Jengo's Playhouse, 815 Princess Street in downtown Wilmington.