A free-to-attend festival that highlights the best of independent film in a place that strives to tell the stories that connect us all—this is Longleaf. Our weekend festival screens films that demonstrate a Tar Heel State connection, through the people involved in making them, their filming location, or through their subject.
Welcome to the online home of . . .
Longleaf Film Festival, an annual juried festival that highlights the stories that connect us all. We believe that making films is making history. Longleaf Film Festival is sponsored and administered by the North Carolina Museum of History. This year's festival was held
in person on Friday, May 13, and Saturday, May 14.
Watch our Longleaf 2022 Official Selections announcement, or
check out our online list of Official Selections.
That’s a wrap!
Thank you for joining us at Longleaf 2022. Please complete a survey for us—we value, and use, your opinions.
Looking for the winners of our Longleaf 2022 awards? Here they are!
More history will follow as we collect ourselves.
And, save the dates for Longleaf 2023: Friday and Saturday, May 12 and 13.
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Upcoming dates and deadlines
2021August 11 Opening Date for 2022 Submissions
October 1 Early-Bird Submission Deadline
December 1 Regular Submission Deadline
2022February 1 Late Submission Deadline
March 1 Extended Submission Deadline
April 14 Official Selections Announcement, 4 p.m.
May 1314 Festival 2022!
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