The North Carolina Film Award has been paused in order to focus on the North Carolina Film Festival held in New Bern, North Carolina; sometime in the late Winter or early Spring
Mission
The Mission of the North Carolina Film Awards (NCFA) is to strengthen the independent film, television and video industry. While the North Carolina Film Award is NOT a live screening film festival, think Telly, the NCFA shall identify and recognize an array of talented filmmakers and their movies from across the state, region, nation and the world. Features and shorts, are welcome at the North Carolina Film Awards, bringing in the widest array of artists from different disciplines.
The North Carolina Film Award draws motion pictures and talent from around the world to North Carolina, a state recognized as one of the top movie and television producers in the United States. Our awards will identify the top achievers in their category. Every producer and director hopes to create an award-winning movie. To a worthy cadre of independent industry craftsman, It is our honor to bring these hopes to fruition.
There are three recognition tiers per category. The three recognition tiers are:
Founder’s Award – Our most prestigious award
Director’s Award – Our award for superior effort
President’s Award – Our award of distinction
The categories are:
Shorts: Action/Adventure - Shorts: Animation - Shorts: Comedy
Shorts: Drama - Shorts: Horror/Science Fiction - Shorts: Faith Based
Feature: Action/Adventure - Feature: Animation - Feature: Comedy
Feature: Drama - Feature: Horror/Science Fiction - Feature: Faith Based