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Eighth Annual Cine Noir Festival of Black Film Deadline Extended

February 5, 2009 BY Molly Murphy

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Rhonda Bellamy, Festival Director of the Cine Noir Festival of Black Film has announced that the deadline has been extended due to several late inquiries. The entry deadline is now February 6, 2009. The festival will be held March 12-15, 2009 in Wilmington, NC, the third largest filmmaking community in the country. The juried and invitational festival showcases features, shorts, animation, and documentary films. Prizes of $500 will be awarded in each category, provided there is a minimum of three entries that will be screened in any given category.

Submission requirements and applications are available at their website http://www.blackartsalliance.org.

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