Real to Reel International Film Festival

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The Real to Reel International Film Festival is presented by the Cleveland County Arts Council and held annually in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, at the Joy Performance Center. It was founded in 2000 [1] by Will Eskridge and Noel T. Manning II to offer a forum for independent film, video, and multi-media artists from around the world to showcase their talents and expose the works of these artists to our region.

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The venue is the Joy Performance Center, [2] located at 202 S. Railroad Ave., Kings Mountain, North Carolina, a renovated classic theater from the 1940s in Kings Mountain.

Alumni

Real to Reel has a rich history of filmmaking alumni, including the following: [3]

Annual Awards

The 25th Annual Real to Reel International Film Festival [4] was held July 24– 27, 2024, featuring a total of 33 films from nine countries and four continents. Of the 33 films that were screened, [5] 14 interactive filmmaker Q&A sessions were moderated by festival director Thomas Manning. This included an extended discussion with North Carolina–based hip-hop group Little Brother (rappers Phonte and Big Pooh), and filmmaker Holland Randolph Gallagher about their award-winning documentary "May the Lord Watch: The Little Brother Story." [6]

References

  1. "Reel Conversations -- Ep. 1 -- Feat. Will Eskridge and Noel Manning by Reel Conversations - A Film Podcast". Spotify for Podcasters. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  2. "Joy Performance Center". Go Gaston NC. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  3. "Real to Reel Press". www.ccartscouncil.org. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  4. "Real to Reel Film Festival returns for 25th year". Shelby Star. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  5. "Five UNCSA short films to screen at film festival". www.uncsa.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  6. "Real to Reel Archives". www.ccartscouncil.org. Retrieved 2024-08-07.