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MovieMaker Magazine Names Cucalorus one of the Top 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee

Wilmington, NC – MovieMaker today announced that Cucalorus Film Festival has been named to its annual list of 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee, celebrating festivals that serve moviemakers and audiences in some of the most intriguing destinations in

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Surfalorus Seeks New Surf Films for Outer Banks Celebration

11th Annual Surfalorus Film Fest runs September 19-21 during the Easterns   NC Aquariums presents the 11th annual Surfalorus Film Festival , a three-day event showcasing the year’s best surf films with a series of sunset screenings at Jennette’s Pier

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Cucalorus to receive $100,000 grant from National Endowment for the Arts

Wilmington, NC -- Cucalorus is pleased to announce we have been approved to receive an American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to help the arts and cultural sector recover from the pandemic. Cucalorus is

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Cucalorus lands on Top 50 list

  CUCALORUS NAMED ONE OF MOVIEMAKER ’S 50 FILM FESTIVALS WORTH THE ENTRY FEE April 28, 2021 – MovieMaker Magazine announced that Cucalorus Film Festival has been named one of MovieMaker ’s 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in

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Cucalorus and Working Films seek applications For the 2022 Works-in-Progress Lab

We're looking for Black filmmakers with new doc projects who would like to spend a week on our creative campus in Downtown Wilmington The final deadline to apply for this year’s Works-in-Progress Lab is only fifteen days away! Social Justice

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Cucalorus to Receive $20K Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

Wilmington, NC —Cucalorus Film Foundation has been approved for a $20,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support the 28th annual Cucalorus Film Festival happening this November 16-20 in downtown Wilmington. This project supports filmmakers and performers showcasing new work

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Cucalorus Film Festival Rumbles into 27th year with Racer Trash, Porcupine, Giving Birth to A Butterfly and more

[video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://www.cucalorus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CUCALORUS27_15_Spot.mp4"][/video] Wilmington, NC - The official schedule for the 27th annual Cucalorus Film Festival has been released and tickets are now on sale for all events. The festival will showcase 126 films ranging from insane comedies to

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Cucalorus Brings Radical Cinema and Healing Hugs to Thousands of Attendees

Magic Cheese Film Festival by kids coming up on December 4   Wilmington, NC, November 23, 2021 – Five days of shared celebration echoed in downtown Wilmington as the 27th annual Cucalorus Festival closed in the wee hours on Monday,

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Cucalorus Film Festival Announces 2021 Film Selections

Get ready for an extra dose of weird, wild, and wonderful - check out the full lineup of films below! Stay tuned next week for the full festival schedule, but don't wait to make your travel plans to visit Wilmington

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Cucalorus to Receive $25K Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

Cucalorus to Receive $25K Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts The Cucalorus Film Foundation has been approved for a $25,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support the Cucalorus Film Festival. This project will provide direct financial support

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Cucalorus Film Foundation and the NC Film Office Present Eleven “Filmed in NC” Filmmaker Grants

Cucalorus is excited to announce the eleven filmmakers awarded “Filmed in NC” grants. The grant is an initiative from the Cucalorus Film Foundation and the NC Film Office to support the production of indie film and video projects by artists

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27th Annual Cucalorus Film Festival will be live again in Downtown Wilmington Featuring new venues and festival favorites like Dance-a-lorus

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Cucalorus and Working Films Announce 2021 Works-in-Progress Lab

The Works-in- Progress Lab (WiP) is a partnership between Cucalorus and Working Films that supports the audience engagement and distribution strategies of social issue documentaries being made by Black/African American filmmakers. The week-long immersive in-person residency will be held September

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Charly Lowry opens 4th Annual Lumbee Film Festival before outdoor screening of RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World

July 29, 2021 - The 4th annual Lumbee Film Festival returns to the big screen with eighteen new films directed by indigenous filmmakers screening over two days at the Thomas Entrepreneurship Hub on Main Street. This year’s festival is presented

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Surfalorus Film Festival hits the Outer Banks with four days of film, music and surf

July 29, 2021 - Celebrate ten years of the Surfalorus Film Festival , presented by North Carolina Aquariums , during the final weekend of the Eastern Surf Championships , Sept. 22-25, 2021. Surfalorus brings a stacked lineup of films including

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Surfalorus Film Festival Seeks New Surf Films

The 10th Annual Surfalorus Film Festival, returning to the Outer Banks September 22-25 NC Aquariums presents the 10th annual Surfalorus Film Festival, a four-day event showcasing the year’s best surf films with a series of sunset screenings, an underwater camera

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