Film & media in North Carolina

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Thu15Oct

Film & Media · Screening

Free Public Domain Movie Night at bmc

Pittsboro

7:00 pm

Fri16Oct

Film & Media · Screening

Film Screening - You Can't Go Home Again from CBS (1979)

Asheville

5:00 pm

Fri16Oct

Film & Media · Screening

Drive-In Movie at the Park

Apex

5:45 pm

Fri16Oct

Film & Media · Screening

Fright-Day Movie Nights Series

Lumberton

6:00 pm

Sat17Oct

Film & Media · Screening

Movie Night - Powers Strawberries & Farm Market

Lumberton

6:00 pm

Sat17Oct

Film & Media · Screening

Movies on the Green

Duck

6:35 pm

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Cinema / screening room · Elizabeth City

R/C Albemarle Movies 8

Cinema / screening room · Charlotte

AMC Northlake 14

Cinema / screening room · Reidsville

Rockingham Theatre

Cinema / screening room · West Jefferson

Blue Ridge Movie Lounge

Cinema / screening room · Edenton

Taylor Theater

Cinema / screening room · Charlotte

Studio Movie Grill Prosperity Village

Cinema / screening room · Albemarle

Badin Road Drive-In

Cinema / screening room · Lenoir

Golden Ticket Cinemas

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Other · Charlotte

University Radio Foundation Inc

Other · Durham

The Center For Documentary Studies

Other · Asheville

Western North Carolina Public Radio Inc

Other · Wilmington

Friends Of Public Radio Inc

Other · Wilmington

Workingfilms Inc

Other · Durham

The Southern Documentary Fund

Other · Wilmington

Carolina Christian Radio Inc

Other · Charlotte

Charlotte Film Society

Towns strong in film & media

Today’s locations

Ten towns with screens, festivals and makers worth the drive. Each town page lists what’s showing and who’s shooting there.

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CALL SHEETFilm & Media

ProductionNorth Carolina, mountains to coast

Locations10 towns · 3 regions

Locations
Sc.	Set	On location	Region
1	EXT. Wilmington — Day	Cucalorus Film Foundation, Cinema Sisters, Wilmington Jewish Film Festival, Cape Fear Independent Film Network, Film Partnership of NC	Coast
2	INT. Durham — Night	Carolina Theatre (1926), Center for Documentary Studies, The Southern Documentary Fund, Film Durham	Piedmont
3	INT. Winston-Salem — Night	RiverRun International Film Festival, Out At The Movies, Downtown Winston Salem Community Cinema	Piedmont
4	EXT. Charlotte — Day	Charlotte Film Society, Cineodyssey Film Festival, Black Girls Film Camp, Carolina Theater (1927)	Piedmont
5	INT. Carrboro & Chapel Hill — Day	Peoples Channel, Hearts & Mines, Founding Members for Filmfest 919	Piedmont
6	INT. Cary — Night	The Cary Theater (1946, 176 seats)	Piedmont
7	INT. Fayetteville — Night	Cameo Art House Theatre (2000), Open Eyes Project	Coastal Plain
8	INT. Greensboro — Night	Carolina Theatre (1927), Queer Fear Film Festival	Piedmont
9	EXT. Mount Airy — Day	Andy Griffith Playhouse, The Historic Earle Theatre (1938)	Piedmont
10	EXT. Asheville — Day	Connect Beyond Festival, Friends of WPVM	Mountains

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Training, funding and support, crews and networks, studios you can use, and stations that take new voices. One strip per need.

1INT.
Day
Training & camps
Learn the craft, from first shorts to documentary practice.
- Black Girls Film CampCharlotte
- Center for Documentary StudiesDurham
- NC Filmmaking InitiativeDurham
2EXT.
Day
Funding & support
Groups that back independent and documentary work.
- The Southern Documentary FundDurham
- Film Partnership of NCWilmington
- WorkingfilmsWilmington
3INT.
Night
Crews & networks
Meet collaborators and find people for your next shoot.
- Cape Fear Independent Film NetworkWilmington
- Film Community NetworksCharlotte
- Black Women In FilmCharlotte
- Tri City Film ConsortiumWinston-Salem
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4INT.
Day
Studios you can use
Public-access stations with gear, training and airtime.
- Peoples ChannelCarrboro
- Greenville Public Access TelevisionGreenville
- Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Access CorporationCharlotte
5INT.
Night
Radio & podcasts
Community stations and shows that welcome new voices.
- Charlotte Community RadioCharlotte
- Little Raleigh RadioRaleigh
- Friends of WPVMAsheville
- WPCS Shelby PodcastShelby

North Carolina heritage

Mount Airy, and Mayberry

Andy Griffith was born here in 1926. From 1960 to 1968, CBS aired The Andy Griffith Show, set in a small North Carolina town called Mayberry. Mount Airy has embraced the connection ever since.

Super: Mount Airy, Surry County

InsertAndy Griffith Playhouse359 seats
InsertThe Historic Earle Theatre424 seats · since 1938
InsertMount Airy Museum of Regional HistoryMuseum

Sources: widely documented biography and broadcast dates; seats and years as listed on each place’s page in this directory.

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Free Public Domain Movie Night at bmc

Film Screening - You Can't Go Home Again from CBS (1979)

Drive-In Movie at the Park

Fright-Day Movie Nights Series

Movie Night - Powers Strawberries & Farm Market

Movies on the Green

Houses with a screen

R/C Albemarle Movies 8

AMC Northlake 14

Rockingham Theatre

Blue Ridge Movie Lounge

Taylor Theater

Studio Movie Grill Prosperity Village

Badin Road Drive-In

Golden Ticket Cinemas

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University Radio Foundation Inc

The Center For Documentary Studies

Western North Carolina Public Radio Inc

Friends Of Public Radio Inc

Workingfilms Inc

The Southern Documentary Fund

Carolina Christian Radio Inc

Charlotte Film Society

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