Official Selections for Longleaf 2021 have been announced!
Watch the video announcement or read the list.
We’ve also opened registration to
all virtual programs and events
for this year’s virtual festival—check them out!
Next up: the Longleaf Awards and Prize Program at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 30.
See you there!
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.
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Upcoming dates and deadlines
2020August 1 Opening Date for 2021 Submissions
October 1 Early-Bird Submission Deadline
October 2 Special Event: FilmExchange
December 1 Regular Submission Deadline
2021February 1 Late Submission Deadline
March 1 Extended Submission Deadline
April 9 Official Selections Announcement, 4 p.m.
April 30 Awards and Prize Program, 7 p.m.
May 14–15 One Last (Virtual) Viewing Event
tick, tock . . .
Count down with us . . .
Watch for details
about Longleaf’s Awards and Prize Program
on April 30!
You can also register for this year’s
virtual programs and events—including a special opportunity
over our festival weekend.
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