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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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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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