Events

Feb
6
Sat
Webinar – Film Techniques for Media Arts Educators @ Zoom webinar
Feb 6 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Webinar - Film Techniques for Media Arts Educators @ Zoom webinar
Do you want to learn more about creating professional film, TV and web content? Are you an educator, young filmmaker, or emerging content creator looking to explore the industry and its professional opportunities? Then we have a webinar for you — FILM TECHNIQUES for Media Arts Educators on Saturday, Feb. 6, from 9:30am-12:30pm ET.
 
Trident Technical College film faculty and South Carolina producers will use short content case studies in an interactive presentation on Script/Story, Camerawork, Lighting, Design, Sound (location and post), and Editing, sharing key info and practices used in the production of film, TV and web projects.
 
The workshop is free and open to all, but structured especially for South Carolina Media Arts educators and students as they’re exploring professional production and its career paths.
 
It will be presented via Zoom webinar. A simple registration is required. REGISTER HERE.
 
It’s also ideal background for the 2021 YOUNG FILMMAKER PROJECT. With entries for the high-school filmmaking contest due March 22, this is a great opportunity for prospective entrants and educators to up their game. The Top Ten entries will screen at a special program and the winners will receive cash and other prizes. Get more info on YOUNG FILMMAKERS PROJECT here.
 
To learn about our other training seminars and grant programs, check out www.indiegrants.org.
 
Educators who attend the FILM TECHNIQUES webinar will receive documentation of these training hours for use in respective professional development/re-certification requirements.
Apr
19
Fri
Tryon International Film Festival Upstate, SC Showcase @ Chapman Cultural Center Theatre
Apr 19 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2024 | 6 PM – 9 PM

6 – 7 PM | Heavy hors d’oeuvres + cash bar
7 – 9 PM | SC Shorts Showcase from TRIFF23

Chapman Cultural Center Theatre | 200 E St John St | Spartanburg, SC

$25

*Afterparty at Cyclops Brewing | 197 E St John St | Spartanburg, SC

PROGRAM

Four Pies | Director – Andrew Huggins

Film Bio – A woman returns home to her two sisters and grieving father after her mother dies.

For Paloma | Director – Suraj Savkoor

Film Bio – After the traumatic birth diagnosis of her new born daughter, Ally’s world is turned upside down. If only she had known the beauty of what was to come…if only she could go back and do it all again.


Babygirl | Director – Geoffrey Gunn

Film Bio: After a falling out with his granddaughter, a grandfather tries to reconnect with her via video message.

Two Peas in a Pod | Director – Collins Abbott White

Film Bio – After an accident, an estranged family must reunite and reconcile to find a way forward.

A.B. | Director – Eugene Rocco Utley

Film Bio – An interview-style capturing of the life of Ab, a young struggling artist trying to find her way, all while dealing with the unwanted company of her sentient mirror reflection.

Common as Red | Director – Robbie Robertson

Film Bio – The aftermath of an emotional funeral causes a grieving father and mother to reexamine their early life decision to have gender normalization surgery performed on their intersex infant.

And, a sneak peek of a new music-comedy by Chris White, writer-director of ELECTRIC JESUS. This short film is a co-production of Greenville-based companies Studio Fifteen and Cargo.