Launched on Aug. 21, the Carolina Film Association is the brainchild of UNC junior Prakash Kadiri. During the summer, Kadiri took over the then-called Carolina Production Guild and remodeled the group into a vision he’d had for years.
“I wanted to create an organization that would enable students to work on their cinematic craft on a higher level,” he said.
Carolina Film Association is broken down into two major boards: the Executive Board of Officers, which includes Kadiri as president, and the Board of Executive Producers.
The Board of Executive Producers is broken down into directors, producers, writers, editors, cinematographers and actors guilds, respectively.
Each guild is headed by an more experienced student, but other members are free to join multiple guilds. Members must participate in one project per their respective guild.
The process of film production begins with the writers guild. Scripts are written and sent to the Board of Officers to determine which projects will move forward.
From there, approved scripts are sent to the producers guild, where producers generally have access to the rest of the guilds. Producers choose the projects they’d like to work on and then reach out to directors, actors, editors and cinematographers interested in the projects.
Although it’s new, Carolina Film Association is gaining momentum quickly around campus. With 100 members already, CFA is hosting Campus MovieFest, a film festival that gives students one week to create a five-minute film with provided equipment
