[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"festival-about-2830":3},{"festival":4,"years":20,"news":24,"about":25},{"entryId":5,"urlTitle":6,"status":7,"name":8,"originalName":9,"alsoKnownAs":10,"logo":12,"logoAppearance":13,"logoOg":18,"about":19,"isManaged":16},2830,"charlotte-film-festival-united-states-usa","open","Charlotte Film Festival","",[11],"CFF","\u002Fimg\u002Ffestivals\u002F_th600\u002Fcharlotte-film-festival-united-states-usa-v6iai2x7.png",{"mode":14,"edge":15,"edgeLight":16,"plateLight":17,"plateDark":17,"crop":15,"og":18},"mono-dark",null,false,"none","\u002Fimg\u002F_og\u002Flogo-71707.jpg?v=9ec552ff","The Charlotte Film Festival in Charlotte, North Carolina, dates back to 2006, when it was created as a weekend showcase for established and emerging independent filmmakers. Its home venue is the Independent Picture House, and its motto is “Discover Different”. The programme mixes local, regional, national and international work across narrative and documentary features; narrative, documentary, animated and student shorts; special presentations, a social justice strand and daily talks. Juries give awards in each competitive section, alongside the Social Justice Film award, the Champa & Vasant Patel Carolina Filmmaker Award and audience awards in every category. The 19th edition takes place at the Independent Picture House on 21–26 September 2027.",[21],{"year":22,"hasAwards":16,"hasSelection":23},"2022",true,[],{"aboutHtml":26,"countries":27,"focus":29,"categories":30,"nextDates":36,"awardsPrizes":37,"rules":38,"website":39,"contacts":40,"editDate":45},"\u003Cp>The Charlotte Film Festival in Charlotte, North Carolina, dates back to 2006, when it was created as a weekend showcase for established and emerging independent filmmakers. Its home venue is the Independent Picture House, and its motto is “Discover Different”. The programme mixes local, regional, national and international work across narrative and documentary features; narrative, documentary, animated and student shorts; special presentations, a social justice strand and daily talks.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Juries give awards in each competitive section, alongside the Social Justice Film award, the Champa & Vasant Patel Carolina Filmmaker Award and audience awards in every category. The 19th edition takes place at the Independent Picture House on 21–26 September 2027.\u003C\u002Fp>",[28],"United States (USA)",[],[31,32,33,34,35],"Animation","Documentary","Feature","Short","Student","21 September 2027 — 26 September 2027","Juried in-competition awards: Narrative Feature ($500), Documentary Feature ($500), Narrative Short Film ($250), Documentary Short Film ($250), Student Narrative or Documentary Short Film ($250) and Animated Short Film ($250); juries may also give honourable mentions and special acknowledgements. Special awards: Social Justice Film ($500) and the Champa & Vasant Patel Carolina Filmmaker Award ($1,000). Non-juried Audience Awards go to the film with the highest audience rating in each category.","All genres are eligible. For the 2027 festival, films must have been completed after May 2026. Feature films must be Charlotte, NC premieres; short films may have screened in Charlotte before, but accepted films may not screen elsewhere in North Carolina between acceptance and the festival. Films publicly available online count as public screenings and are not eligible. Running times: narrative and documentary features 30 minutes or longer; narrative and documentary shorts 29 minutes or shorter; student shorts and animated shorts 15 minutes or shorter. Works in progress at least 80% complete are accepted only by the Ahead of the Curve deadline, with a final cut due later. Non-English films must have English subtitles. Accepted films screen from DCP only. Entry fees are non-refundable; filmmakers from the Southeast (VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL) can receive a fee discount.","https:\u002F\u002Fcharlottefilmfestival.org\u002F",[41],{"type":42,"value":43,"note":44},"Address","The Independent Picture House, 4237 Raleigh Street, Charlotte, NC 28213, United States","Festival venue and contact address",1792036456]