Workshops and Parties
Special Events
 | Blue Velvet Tour | 90:00 Tour conducted by: Benedict R. Fancy Step into the strange world of David Lynch's cult classic Blue Velvet with an informative and detai...Read More |
 | Global Perspectives: Fest Shorts For High Schoolers | A savvy selection of shorts collected especially for area high school students. Teens have a chance to ask questions to the filmmakers who brought the...Read More |
 | Kickoff Party @ The Soapbox | To start things off right, we'll screen a selection of innovative music videos at one of downtown's coolest spots. There'll also be performances by ba...Read More |
 | Kids-a-lorus | KIDS-A-LORUS! - a family friendly event geared toward the younger set... Saturday, November 14, 2009 Doors open at 9:00AM! 9:3...Read More |
 | Media Literacy for Elementary Schoolers | 120:00 Our annual media literacy screenings introduce area youth to the art of film with special appearances by North Carolina filmmakers. The event for elem...Read More |
 | Midnight Brunch @ The Dixie Grill | This traditional Southern brunch satisfies late-night munchies after days of intense movie watching. It closes the festival and hits the spot. Open mi...Read More |
 | State of the State | A discussion with leaders from the North Carolina film-making industry. The panel includes Senator Julia Boseman, Johnny Griffin (Wilmington Regional ...Read More |
Experimental Event
 | Dance-a-lorus | The Dance Cooperative does Cucalorus. One of the festival's most popular traditions is a communion of dance and film. Filmmakers pair with ...Read More |
Workshop
 | 3D Camera Demo | 60:00 Silicon Imaging, the company that enabled the digital shooting of Slumdog Millionaire, is changing the face of stereo production with SI-3D. SI-3D is ...Read More |
 | Cameraless Film | Cameraless filmmaking, or direct film manipulation, involves using the physical filmstrip as a canvas on which to draw, paint, paste objects, etc. In ...Read More |
 | Dealing With Real Sound | 60:00 Alexander Markowski uses two films, Roller Girls and Two Hours in the Dark, as examples of documentary and narrative sound design. There are many ways...Read More |
 | Distribution Solutions | 60:00 You finished your feature--now what? This informal workshop demystifies the process of independent film distribution. What does a distributor do? How...Read More |
 | Don't Quit Your Day Job | 120:00 Keeping a day job may be the best way to make real art and pay the rent. In this age of dwindling arts funding, filmmakers who can fund their own proj...Read More |
 | Legal Tool Kit | Now that you’ve made a film, is your intellectual property protected? Thom Goolsby, a sought-after trial lawyer and professor of Entertainment Law, wi...Read More |
 | Resources for Social Change | 120:00 Inspired by Francine DeCoursey’s in progress documentary on the ‘Wilmington 10’ about members of a non-violent movement being unjustly jailed, and Pau...Read More |
 | Stop By. Shoot Film. | 90:00 Anyone interested in discovering how to use motion picture film should Stop By & Shoot Film. Work with a top cinematographer and learn how to use a 16...Read More |
| The Anatomy of a VFX Shot | 60:00 Did you ever watch a movie and wonder, How did they do that?!? Special effects wizard, Rajeev Dassani dismantles common VFX shots, revealing how they ...Read More |