Film fest seeks submissions

Tar Heel State moviemakers are invited to submit feature-length and short films for the second annual Sister City Film Festival in May.

Submissions will be accepted from March 1 to May 1.The free-admission festival is scheduled for May 23 at the Athens Theatre, 414 Pollock St. in downtown New Bern.

Films of any style and addressing any subject matter may be submitted. All entries must be no longer than two hours and should be the exclusive intellectual property of their creators. The entry fee is $7 per submission.

The Sister City Film Festival evolved from the New Bern Independent Filmmakers Conference, a project of the Forensic Society communications club at Craven Community College.

Now organized by community college alumni and New Bern-area filmmakers, the annual movie showcase has been renamed but still keeps an emphasis on featuring local talent.