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30 | September/October 2018 for Falcon Christian Academy and Falcon Children's Home by local producer Jeremiah McLamb • "Calcutta Mercy" Wright, Johnson and their volunteer judging panel do their best to select as many North Carolina films as possible, but "films are selected based on merit," so those selected have to meet high standards. "We had a lot of North Carolina films that won audience awards last year," Johnson said. e audience awards are cash prizes and jury awards are trophy prizes. e award winners will be announced on Sunday, Oct. 14, during the awards banquet barbecue at SkyView on Hay, located at 121 Hay St. While there are only a few award winners, it is an honor for a film just to be selected for viewing. "We had so many great films sub- mitted this year," Wright said. "e hard part was narrowing it down." More than 120 submissions came in from more than 20 countries. Ap- proximately 50 films are expected to be shown this year. "We've been watching films since May!" Johnson said. Wright and Johnson said that the help of their volunteer judging panel and the board of Groundswell Pictures makes the whole event possible. "We have a great volunteer board," Johnson said. "We are so grateful to them for helping to get the festival up and running. ey put the hard work in and see the fruits of their labor when they see people really enjoying them- selves at the festival." "e volunteers are the engine be- hind the festival," Wright added. Wright and Johnson are hopeful for another great turnout this year, much like 2017. "Last year was our second year, Above: Festival founders Pat Wright and Jan Johnson Below: Festival founders Pat Wright and Jan Johnson pose with Graham Waldrop and director Edward Varnie, both of whom wrote and produced "Release," the audience choice for best narrative film in the 2017 Indigo Moon Film Festival. Page 32 top: Brandon Plotnick and Erika Provencher Forbes, two of the 2017 film festival's many volunteers. Page 32 middle: Festival founders Pat Wright and Jan Johnson pose with filmmakers who won awards at the 2017 Indigo Moon Film Festival. Page 32 bottom: Awards given to winners in the 2017 festival. The film festival's logo is spotlit on the Self-Help building in downtown Fayetteville in 2017.

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