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Cucalorus named one of MovieMaker Magazine's "50 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee" 2023

Cucalorus Film Festival named one of MovieMaker Magazine's 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee 2023 Wilmington, NC – MovieMaker just announced that Cucalorus Film Festival has been named to its annual list of 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry

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Cucalorus and Working Films seek applications for the 2023 Works-in-Progress Lab

Cucalorus Film Foundation and Working Films are seeking applications for the 2023 Works-in-Progress Lab, to be held this upcoming Sept. 24-Oct. 1, 2023. Filmmakers with social justice documentary projects at various stages of production are encouraged to apply up until

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Friday Night Films: Azalea Festival Special Edition featuring makeup artist Jeff Goodwin and David Lynch's Blue Velvet

Wilmington, NC—Cucalorus Film Foundation and the 76th annual North Carolina Azalea Festival are pleased to announce a premiere collaboration to celebrate the local film industry. Special guest Jeff Goodwin will join us for a screening of David Lynch’s cult classic

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22 Cucalorus Films Currently Streaming Online

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2022 By the Numbers Report

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Whimsical Times Film Festival seeks submissions for local children's film festival

  Wilmington, NC—Cucalorus, in collaboration with DREAMS Center for Arts Education , is now seeking film submissions for the upcoming Whimsical Times Film Festival , to be held at Jengo’s Playhouse in downtown Wilmington, NC on May 7, 2023. This

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Cucalorus Film Foundation to receive grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

Cucalorus Film Foundation to Receive $25,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts   Wilmington, NC—Cucalorus is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a Grants for Arts Projects

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Lucky 13! North Carolina filmmakers receive funding from Cucalorus

Nov. 2, 2022, Wilmington, NC – Cucalorus is excited to announce the thirteen filmmakers that have been awarded financial support from the Filmed in NC fund. T he Filmed in NC Fund is made possible through a partnership with the

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IMMERSION 5.0: Virtual Reality Creation Lab seeks applicants for artist residency

Wilmington, NC– The School of Making Thinking, in partnership with Cucalorus Film Foundation, has launched the application for the fifth iteration of our virtual reality creation lab, IMMERSION 5.0. The application is open through January with a submission deadline of

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Charly Lowry performs at the 4th Annual Lumbee Film Festival

Charly Lowry performs at 4th Annual Lumbee Film Festival before screening of RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World Pembroke, NC - The 4th annual Lumbee Film Festival returns with eighteen new films directed by Indigenous filmmakers screening over four

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Isabella Rossellini to perform DARWIN’S SMILE at 28th annual Cucalorus Film Festival

Isabella Rossellini will perform NEW ORIGINAL SHOW ‘DARWIN’S SMILE’ at Cucalorus Film Festival   October 11, 2022 - Isabella Rossellini is scheduled to perform her new one-woman show, Darwin’s Smile , at this year’s 28th annual Cucalorus Film Festival ,

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Cucalorus is now hiring a Marketing Coordinator

Hire Date: August 2022 Contract position: Marketing Coordinator Contractor Hourly Rate: $20 / hour Estimated hours per week: 15 General Job Description: The Marketing Coordinator will work closely with the Chief Instigating Officer and the Communications Manager to execute and

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Cucalorus Film Foundation awarded grants from two national art funders

National Endowment for the Arts and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts award grants to Wilmington’s Cucalorus Film Foundation August 10, 2022 - The Wilmington-based non-profit Cucalorus Film Foundation has been awarded grants from two national arts funders.

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Leaders from Film Industry set to speak at NC Film Forum “State of the State”

April 27, 2022 - Wilmington, NC UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Cucalorus Film Foundation are proud to announce the upcoming 2022 NC Film Forum , which kicks off Wednesday, May 11 at 5:30pm. May’s session is entitled “State

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Cucalorus Seeks Applications for 2022 Filmed in NC Fund

Cucalorus Seeks Applications for 2022 Filmed in NC Fund   Wilmington, N.C., June 9, 2022 – Applications are currently open for the 2022 Filmed in NC Fund . This initiative of the Cucalorus Film Foundation is made possible through a

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Surfalorus Celebrates Local Legend in Packed Festival Lineup

Surfalorus celebrates local legend and Hawaiian royalty in packed festival lineup   July 25, 2022 - Celebrate eleven years of the Surfalorus Film Festival , presented by North Carolina Aquariums and Jennette’s Pier , taking place during the Eastern Surf

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