Eno River Media

08/07/2024

Thank you to all of our filmmakers and everyone that helped put the Sixth Annual North Carolina Film Festival together to make it such an amazing event:

New Bern Civic Theatre Wesley Haynes Haynes Broadcasting Casper Luna Art

Keep filming! We'll see you next year!

08/01/2024

Two days and counting! This is our exhibition short film playing on Saturday, August 3rd, 2024 at the New Bern Civic Theatre. Come meet the director, Sean Norona and hear him and other fillmmakers talk about their films!

07/31/2024

Plot Development
Directed by Elias Gandy
After purchasing an SLR camera from an estate sale, Jackson develops a roll of film left in the body, only to find bloody images of a grisly murder.

The Juke Box
Directed by Jon Housholder, Jeff Schafer
Memories of the past swirl in the mind of a young man who must watch as his father succumbs to a terminal illness. After working to put the past behind him, the young man, now a father himself, must finally confront his grief by finding peace through a jukebox once owned by his late father. The surprise discovery of an audio recording from his youth reminds him of his father's love and gives him the peace he has been searching for.

Come see both at the Sixth Annual North Carolina Film Festival held at the New Bern Civic Theatre in historic downtown New Bern, North Carolina! New Bern Live New Bern Now

07/31/2024

Three Days and counting! Are you as excited as we are to see these amazing films?

Thunderclap
Directed by Wally Marzano-Lesnevich
When a veteran of the Iraq war and her husband look to repair their marriage at a remote cabin in South Carolina, an encounter with a mysterious drifter changes their lives.

It Just Happened
Directed by Steven Lloyd Bennett
Two robbers break into a man’s house while he is on a video call with his girlfriend, actively finding out she is cheating on him. When he confronts the two robbers, all hell, or something like it, breaks loose.

Come see both at the Sixth Annual North Carolina Film Festival held at the New Bern Civic Theatre in historic downtown New Bern, North Carolina! New Bern Live New Bern Now

07/31/2024

Dear Daughter
Directed by Rob Underhill, Vanessa Neff
A mother's tribute to her daughter and a reflection on how the love for her evolved throughout the years. A touching true story.

For the Taking
Directed by Andy Brewster
A seasoned mercenary escapes with the child that holds his people's future when a mythical warrior gets in the way.

Come see both at the Sixth Annual North Carolina Film Festival held at the New Bern Civic Theatre in historic downtown New Bern, North Carolina! New Bern Live New Bern Now

07/30/2024

Ms. Rossi 2: Ms. Rossi Takes the Cake
Directed by Pat Battistini
While on her travels as a Loan Officer for the bank, Ms. Rossi encounters some obstacles along the way while just trying to do her job.

Where Can I Live?
Directed by Miranda Jacoby
A small yellow bird (Prothonotary Warbler) runs afoul of human impacts on its environment.

Come see both at the Sixth Annual North Carolina Film Festival held at the New Bern Civic Theatre in historic downtown New Bern, North Carolina! New Bern Live New Bern Now

07/30/2024

Four days and counting!

The Entire Lifespan of a Mayfly
Directed by Samip Raval
When Jimmy gets stood up on a first date, to his surprise, the dating app sets him up with a substitute date who fills in for his no-show and saves his night.

A Texas Mermaid Movie
Directed by John David De Virgiliis
Eleven-year-old Katie and her dad reconnect after many years apart, with the help of a mermaid they meet in the San Marcos River. A Texas Mermaid Movie is a look at processing loss and change through creative play.

Come see both at the Sixth Annual North Carolina Film Festival held at the New Bern Civic Theatre in historic downtown New Bern, North Carolina! New Bern Live

07/30/2024

Under an Empty Sky
Directed by Jack Floyd
Under an Empty Sky encapsulates the whirlwind of emotions that come with late-stage adolescence, and the feelings of being an individual in a town that celebrates uniformity.

It's in the Water!
Directed by Brayden Roberge
A thirsty traveler lost in the desert encounters a water salesman.

Come see both at the Sixth Annual North Carolina Film Festival held at the New Bern Civic Theatre in historic downtown New Bern, North Carolina! New Bern Now

07/26/2024

Moving into our narrative short films, today we have Flag Act and Lost on the Beach!

Flag Act: Directed by Susana Darwin
Free-spirited Simone gets a surprise knock at her door one evening. Turns out she has run afoul of the F.L.A.G. Act, a new (fictional … really) law that prohibits the flying of “provocative” flags. Simone coolly defends her right to free speech, including the flying of a rainbow flag. The porch-side conflict escalates beyond annoyance to absurdity, with Simone’s sass remaining intact to the end.

Lost on the Beach: Directed by Vince Eisenson
An older man reflects on his loses.

Come see both at the Sixth Annual North Carolina Film Festival held at the New Bern Civic Theatre in historic downtown New Bern, North Carolina!

07/26/2024

When a closeted teen inherits her estranged father’s journal she discovers cryptic clues uncovering his secret life. Now to fulfill her father’s dying wish she must blackmail an alcoholic hearse driver to race her cross-country to attempt a long shot rendezvous with her father's longtime friend Liza Minnelli.

Directed by Robert George Vaughn, This Time is the feature length narrative that will be playing next Saturday August 3rd, 2024 at the Sixth Annual North Carolina Film Festival held at the historic New Bern Civic Theatre, 414 Po***ck Street in historic downtown New Bern, North Carolina. New Bern Now New Bern Live

07/26/2024

Paradise is the feature length documentary that will be screened at the Sixth Annual North Carolina Film Festival next Saturday, August 3rd, 2024! Come see this beautiful cinematography and many other films at the historic New Bern Civic Theatre! Tickets are available to be purchased at newberncivictheatre.org! New Bern Now New Bern Live

07/25/2024

This week, we'd like to introduce you to some of our documentaries that will be screened at the North Carolina Film Festival on August 3rd, 2024 at the historic New Bern Civic Theatre!

Our featured films today are Terry's Little V
New Bern Now New Bern Live

07/24/2024

This week, we'd like to introduce you to some of our documentaries that will be screened at the North Carolina Film Festival on August 3rd, 2024 at the historic New Bern Civic Theatre!

Our featured films today are Dr. Eddie Henderson: Uncommon Genius and The Unknown Metal Box!

07/23/2024

This week, we'd like to introduce you to some of our documentaries that will be screened at the North Carolina Film Festival on August 3rd, 2024 at the historic New Bern Civic Theatre!

Our featured films today are Sweet Press and Dear Kindred Spirit, both local North Carolina films!

07/03/2024

August 3rd, 2024, we're bringing the North Carolina Film Festival back to New Bern, North Carolina!

05/07/2024

04/19/2024

Hello Filmmakers and Film Lovers!

Come join us in beautiful Downtown New Bern this summer to celebrate independent film making!

Local and international films, animations, and music videos screening all day. All Day access just $30! https://ci.ovationtix.com/36421/production/1194528

Hope to see you there!

OUR MISSION:
Working with a network of industry professionals, Eno River Media strives to grow a str

03/28/2024

Twenty five year in business advocating!!!

03/28/2024

Celebrating our Silver Anniversary this year!

02/27/2024

Early Voting is happening NOW. Please go vote. Considering what we do, it should be imperative for each member to vote. In Wake County we have another cool reason to vote; to get the I Voted sticker designed by a student. Please read the article below:

The artistic story behind a fantastic piece of democratic humblebrag swag.

12/24/2023

What was the first Christmas movie ever made?

George Albert Smith produced the first Christmas Movie in 1898 by delighting audiences with the magic of SANTA CLAUS.

08/07/2023

We are very happy to announce our 2023 North Carolina Film Festival Award Winners! Congratulations to these outstanding filmmakers!

Best Feature - Burst the Silence, Eric D. Schaeffer

Best Short - Elliott, Adam Zammiello

Best Feature Documentary - Beloved Children of the Holocaust, by Cliff Springs

Best Short Documentary - Rosenwald: Toward a More Perfect Union, by Charles Poe

Best Animation - Genes 6th Symphony, by Jordi Garcia

Best Music Video - Tunnel by the Bay, by Jared Mullen

Best Cinematography - Dry Drowning, by Cassandra Clare & Mike Powell

Best Lead Performance - Mark Cornell in "The Fog"

Best Supporting Performance - Michael Provost in "The Calling"

Keep an eye out for these filmmakers. We hope to see a lot more from them soon! Find out more about the North Carolina Film Festival at...

www.NCfilmfestival.com

filmfreeway.com/NorthCarolinaFilmFestival

03/29/2023

Happy Birthday to Eno River Media

Twenty-four years ago, Eno River Media was started. From a core group of six volunteers producing Insight Durham at the Durham’s Public Access Station run by Time Warner, we grew to over 140 volunteers strong and have had as many as three half hour monthly television programs running on as many as twelve public access stations up and down the Eastern Seaboard in our heyday – around 2004. That equals to a little over 2 million viewers a year! Then, wanting to broaden their horizons, our Directors asked to make short movies. So we did; and now they win national awards! Years later the number of completed movies is over 15 with more than 5 TV specials. And then we pivoted. In 2010, the Board of Directors left production in the hands of the many talented crew that were our volunteers and reduced our numbers to around 20 to focus on advocating for the growth of the movie and television industry of North Carolina. In 2014, Eno River Media was the instrumental advocating voice for creation of a grant program to avoid losing any incentive all together. The next few years we led the chorus to increase the grant from 10 million dollars to 30 million dollars. And this year we are suggesting even more modification to help the small businesses in our industry in NC. All this was accomplished with volunteers.

I constantly talk about the quality and brilliance of our volunteers. They come from every walk of life and age range. We are blessed to have such a wide variety and depth of knowledge available to us. With all these volunteers striving for success for Eno River Media, we cannot fail.

Our growth has been characterized as illustrious. I was a bit concerned that that word overstated our true nature. Then I looked it up:

Main Entry: il·lus·tri·ous
Pronunciation: \i-ˈləs-trē-əs\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin illustris, probably from illustrare
Date: 1588

1: notably or brilliantly outstanding because of dignity or achievements or actions : eminent
2: archaic
a: shining brightly with light
b: clearly evident

Obviously, a word that is 429 years old suits us just fine!!!!

Our actions and achievements perfectly reflect our volunteer spirit!

Happy Birthday to all of us who volunteers with Eno River Media – past or present - and thank you!!!

Let us celebrate for a year!!

For the Senior Staff and Board of Directors;
Anthony Dowling
Executive Director

01/07/2023

Behind the scenes of Rejects movie.

01/01/2023

Eno River Media's Vision for the Future

Our Vision

Eno River Media envisions a future where the North Carolina independent television and movie industry sustains 10,000 jobs producing 1,000 movies a year.

Eno River Media envisions a future where the North Carolina independent television and movie industry is the standard video production business model all other sectors of the country emulate.

01/01/2023

A Message from the Center for Documentary Studies on the 2023 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

The Center for Documentary Studies (CDS) will pause its annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival for the 2023 season as the organization continues a strategic planning process around the Center’s next chapter led by Executive Director Opeyemi Olukemi with unanimous support from the CDS Board of Directors. Full Frame was held entirely online for the 2020–22 festivals due to COVID-19. Plans are to return to an in-person event in 2024.

“We recognize that this may be disappointing news to our fans and community, but this strategic planning phase presents a natural time and opportunity for us to pause programs, including Full Frame, while we create a new vision for the organization that expands our leadership and role in amplifying the power of documentary art,” said CDS Executive Director Opeyemi Olukemi.

“We are building on a rich legacy as we reimagine and elevate CDS and its programs to operate with the greatest impact. This time will allow us to strengthen the business operations of the organization to ensure longevity and sustainability in the long-term."

The Center was founded in 1989 as a nonprofit affiliate of Duke University dedicated to the evolving practice of the documentary arts across all forms and mediums and to supporting documentary artists, with an emphasis on their roles in contributing to society. The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is a program of the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University.

08/02/2022

North Carolina Film Festival announces winners of the 2022 North Carolina Film Festival.

NCFF Press Release

New Bern, NC
August 01, 2022

Best Feature
Gospel of Ted
Director: Alex Wroten

Best Short
Resilience
Director: Jerod Wood

Best Feature Documentary
Beaufort Remembers
Director: Mark Albertin

Best Short Documentary
DUB: The True Story of W.D. Jones
Director: Ross Hamil

Best Animation
Fly Fishing
Director: David Richardson

Best Music Video
The City Streets
Director: Lauren E. Banks

Best Cinematography
A Moment of Humanity
Director: Randall Moser

Best Lead Performance
Pictures Only
Actor: Deja Anderson Ross
Director: Charles A. Honeywood

Best Supporting Performance
Lioness
Actor: Lily Jane
Director: Molly E. Smith


About the North Carolina Film Festival

Sitting comfortably at the confluence of the Neuse and Trent rivers, New Bern is home to the North Carolina Film Festival which was founded in 2006. Conceived to foster the economic and cultural development of the film and television industry of North Carolina through an annual celebration of film, music and culture, the Festival’s mission is to showcase an array of talented filmmakers and their movies from across the nation. Features, shorts, and music videos are welcome at the North Carolina Film Festival, bringing in the widest array of artists from different disciplines.

The North Carolina Film Festival draws motion pictures and talent from around the world to North Carolina, one of the top movie and television producers in the United States. Eventually the festival will broadcast, over the web, programming to independent theaters and venues across the state, with the goal of becoming the premiere film festival on the East Coast.

The North Carolina Film Festival shares its continued growth with its extraordinary filmmakers, and thanks them for their participation with the Festival.

Phone: 919-798-3514
Email: [email protected]

07/30/2022

Eno River Media presents the 4th Annual North Carolina Film Festival, today, Saturday, July 30, 2022 at the historic New Bern Civic Theatre in New Bern, NC.
Watch our LIVE STREAM for exclusive commentary, interviews with the filmmakers, and more...

Eno River Media presents the 4th Annual North Carolina Film Festival, located at the historic New Bern Civic Theatre, on Saturday, July 30, 2022.Featuring li...