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2020 OBX Halloween Film Festival NC Submission Discount, Deadline Extension Announced

May 29, 2020 Matt Artz

The 5th Annual Halloween International Film Festival is scheduled to return to Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, October 1-3, 2020, presented by Halloween Daily News, sponsored in part by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, and submission fee discounts and a deadline extension have been announced in response to the ongoing hardships as a result of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. In an effort to slightly ease the financial burden faced by so many at this unique time due to the current quarantine restrictions, the entry fee for filmmakers to submit their films…

2020 Outer Banks Halloween Film Festival Open for Submissions

January 20, 2020 Matt Artz

The 5th Annual Halloween International Film Festival returns to Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, October 1-3, 2020, presented by Halloween Daily News and OBX Entertainment. We are currently accepting original independent film submissions for consideration for the 2020 festival program, through FilmFreeway, the world’s leading online submission platform. Films may be submitted in either the short film category (under 50 minutes) or feature film category (runtime of 50 minutes or more). Click the link below for more information and to submit your film. Featuring independent horror and Halloween-themed films from around…

2019 Outer Banks Halloween Film Festival Submission Deadline is June 30th

June 28, 2019 Matt Artz

The annual Halloween International Film Festival will return to Kill Devil Hills, October 3-5, 2019, presented by Halloween Daily News and OBX Entertainment. The Submission Period opened on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, accepting independent films from around the world for consideration to be selected for screening at the 2019 festival, exclusively through FilmFreeway. The Final Deadline for all submissions is June 30. Locally-produced (Outer Banks) films are eligible for an entry fee waiver upon request, and those filmmakers should contact festival organizers at [email protected] prior to submitting. All filmmakers are invited to…

2018 Outer Banks Halloween Film Festival Now Accepting Submissions

February 2, 2018February 2, 2018 Matt Artz

The 3rd Annual Halloween International Film Festival, presented by OBX Entertainment and Halloween Daily News, returns to Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina during HalloWeek on the Outer Banks, October 25-27, 2018, and independent film submissions of all genres are now being accepted for consideration to be included. Independent film submissions are currently being accepted online through FilmFreeway in either the short film or feature film categories. The final deadline for submissions is July 31. All Festival film screenings will once again be shown at R/C Theatres Movies 10 in Kill Devil Hills, including Q&A sessions, nightly meet and…

Outer Banks Halloween International Film Festival 2017 Lineup Announced

September 20, 2017September 21, 2017 Matt Artz

The 2nd Annual Halloween International Film Festival returns to Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina this October 26-28, featuring more than 40 independent films from around the world, and the full lineup of 2017 Official Selections has been revealed with the complete schedule of screenings that was announced on Friday. Highlights of this year’s feature films include 3 Dead Trick or Treaters, an experimental anthology from Canada that features no dialogue, the gritty thriller Charismata from the U.K., the genre throwback Close Calls, and a new vision of the classic Edgar…

Outer Banks Halloween International Film Festival Taking Submissions

July 6, 2017July 6, 2017 Matt Artz

The 2nd Halloween International Film Festival returns to Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina October 26-28, 2017, featuring independent films of all genres from around the world, followed by the 4th Annual Outer Banks Halloween Parade on Sunday, Oct. 29, where all attending filmmakers are invited as guests of honor. Original independent film submissions are now being accepted digitally through Film Freeway, the leading online film festival platform (click here to submit now). The final Last Call Deadline for submissions is July 20. Films can be submitted in the Short Film category if 50…

Watch Epic Short Film ‘Reverie’ from UNC Filmmakers

July 21, 2016July 21, 2016 Matt Artz

'Reverie' is an epic short film made in North Carolina.

While North Carolina struggles to lure the Hollywood film industry back, the state’s independent film scene remains as active as ever with highly imaginative and creatively realized features and shorts, like the epic Reverie. Writer and director Alexander Thompson shared his short film with us recently, and we wanted to pass the experience on to you, along with its accompanying message of encouragement to the other independent filmmakers of North Carolina. Created by a group of NC-based filmmakers, all of which are either graduates of the UNC School of the…

Outer Banks, NC To Host Halloween International Film Festival

May 27, 2016June 2, 2016 Matt Artz

HalloWeek on the Outer Banks, North Carolina just got a whole lot bigger with the addition this year of the inaugural Halloween International Film Festival, presented by Halloween Daily News and OBX Entertainment over three days in October, featuring independent films submitted from around the world. In addition to the Official Selections chosen from among the entries in the short film and feature film categories, to be screened in competition during the Festival, each night will conclude with a Featured Selection screening of special showcased independent movies that celebrate the theme and mission of the…

Civil War Drama ‘Union Bound’ Now Playing in Theaters

April 22, 2016 Matt Artz

Filmed in Raleigh, Durham, and Edenton, North Carolina, the acclaimed Civil War drama Union Bound officially opens in theaters nationwide today (April 22). Union Bound stars Sean Stone (son of famed director Oliver Stone) as real life soldier Joseph Hoover, an unlikely survivor of the Underground Railroad who receives the help of freed slaves on his journey back to the Union. The inspiring film from Uptone Pictures, Moving Box Entertainment and Weathervane Productions and distributed by Hannover House/Medallion Releasing/Universal, is based on the actual diaries of Joseph Hoover. Directed…

Greensboro 48 Hour Film Project Registration Now Open

April 21, 2016April 21, 2016 Matt Artz

Registration is now open in Greensboro, North Carolina for the annual 48 Hour Film Project, where interested filmmakers from all over the Greensboro area will compete to see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours. The winning film will go up against entries from around the world at Filmapalooza 2017 for a chance at the grand prize and an opportunity to screen at the Cannes Film Festival 2017 Court Métrage. Registration is now officially opened, and you can register now online here. The early bird entry fee…