Based on the resounding success of its inaugural film festival in May, the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh announces that it is accepting entries for the second annual Longleaf Film Festival to be held on Friday and Saturday, May 13 and 14, 2016. Submit your film entries online now through Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at LongleafFilmFestival.com. Enter your film by the early-bird deadline on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, and save! More entry details and festival information are available at the website or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LongleafFilmFestival. Mark your calendar for this free festival of food, fun and films!
“The response from filmmakers and film fans was immense for the first Longleaf Film Festival,” said Sally Bloom, Festival Co-Organizer. “This event is a great opportunity to showcase films with perspectives from around the world, and the North Carolina Museum of History is a fitting place for this storytelling.”
The 2016 Longleaf Film Festival will explore historic and contemporary stories from the state, the country, and the world through narrative and documentary movies. All winning entries will be shown at the festival, and prizes will be awarded.
All festival submissions will be eligible for the $500 Judges’ Choice award, and all films made in North Carolina are eligible for the $500 Made-in-NC award. Each film entered in the middle and high school student category is eligible for the $500 Best Student-Made Film. Additional prizes will be awarded in the festival’s five main categories.
“We welcome filmmakers and film topics from all over, but we’ll hold a special place in our hearts for North Carolina connections — films made in North Carolina and films made by those with special ties to the Tar Heel State,” noted Bloom.
- The Longleaf Film Festival categories and subcategories for entry are:
- Narrative Feature (50 to 90 minutes): Horror/Sci-Fi, Comedy, Drama, Overall;
- Documentary Feature (50 to 90 minutes): Best Historical, Overall;
- Narrative Short (1 to 49 minutes): Horror/Sci-Fi, Comedy, Drama, Overall;
- Documentary Short (1 to 49 minutes): Best Historical, Overall;
- Middle and High School Student-Film Short (1 to 20 minutes): Best Narrative, Best Documentary.
Take advantage of this opportunity to submit an entry in the 2016 Longleaf Film Festival! For information about the N.C. Museum of History, call 919-807-7900 or access www.ncmuseumofhistory.org or follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+ or YouTube.