Events

Feb
15
Sat
Free Screenwriting Workshop on Feb 15 @ Trident Technical College, Building 970
Feb 15 @ 10:00 am – 4:30 pm

Participants will get to workshop their own projects as part of the process.

Trevor Munson
Trevor Munson

Screenwriter and instructor Trevor Munson will work with South Carolina writers and filmmakers on the steps of developing a great story and writing a great script at a one-day SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP on Saturday, Feb. 15.

The workshop will take place from 10am-4:30pm at Building 970 on Trident Technical College’s North Charleston Campus (7000 Rivers Ave., North Charleston, SC).

Designed for all levels of experience, sections of the workshop will include how to write a powerful teaser, create a unique and specific world, develop interesting characters, and clarify the tone of your script. Interspersed throughout will be time for participants to work on and workshop these various components in small groups using their own original concepts.

Trevor will also delve into three-act screenwriting structure with examples from movies, and discuss short film scriptwriting with pointers on Indie Grants submissions. (The next Indie Grants submissions cycle begins in March 2020. Find out more about Indie Grants here.)

This workshop is free and open to the public, though space is limited. Register here

ABOUT TREVOR: Trevor Munson is a professional screenwriter and adjunct screenwriting professor at the University of Southern California. After graduating with honors, he moved to Los Angeles, where his spec script Lone Star State of Mind, starring Josh Jackson and Jamie King and John Cougar Mellencamp, was developed and produced by Sony ScreenGems.

Soon after, he adapted his debut novel Angel of Vengeance into a pilot script that became the basis for the CBS television series Moonlight starring Alex O’Loughlin (Hawaii Five-0) for which he served as co-creator and co-Executive Producer. The series won the People’s Choice award for Best New Drama.

Trevor has subsequently pitched and sold several other television projects to ABC, Sony, and NBC. His children’s book Fletcher Freek and the Voodoo Guru was optioned by The Disney Channel to be developed as a live action movie which he wrote in conjunction with Meg LaFauve (Inside Out).

On top of his busy writing career, Trevor also believes in making time to share his years of knowledge and expertise with a younger generation of writers and filmmakers. In addition to consulting on scripts and leading targeted writing workshops, he currently teaches a thesis prep writing class for the University of Southern California.

Questions? Reach out! We’d love to hear from you!

Jessica Garner
jessica@indiegrants.org

Feb
18
Tue
14th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival @ USCB Center for the Arts
Feb 18 – Feb 23 all-day
14th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival @ USCB Center for the Arts | Beaufort | South Carolina | United States

Awards are presented in the following categories: Features, Documentary, Short, Student, Animation, Screenplay, Best Director, Actor & Actress. The audience will vote on the audience choice & comedy.

For more info, contact Ron Tucker at filmbeaufort@gmail.com or visit the festival website at https://www.beaufortfilmfestival.com/

Mar
5
Thu
11th Annual Terrace Charleston Film Festival @ Terrace Theater
Mar 5 – Mar 8 all-day
11th Annual Terrace Charleston Film Festival @ Terrace Theater

The Terrace Theater, the Carolina Film Alliance and the Jewish Studies Program at the College of Charleston invite you Thursday, March 5th at 6pm for the 11th Annual Terrace Charleston Film Festival and its OPENING RECEPTION.

Opening Night Films will be:
Resistance (2020) directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz
Deceiver (1997) directed by Josh & Jonas Pate

Please RSVP by February 27th.

Click for a full list of films and times plus trailers.

South Carolina Homegrown Film Festival @ Terrace Theater
Mar 5 – Mar 8 all-day
South Carolina Homegrown Film Festival @ Terrace Theater | Charleston | South Carolina | United States

Thursday, March 5thOpening Reception 6:00pm
Time: 7:00pm
Film: Deceiver
Panel Participants: John D. Kretschmer (Production Designer), Linda Lee (Locations Manager), Patricia Glasser (Head Hair) 
Panel Moderator: Cara White

Friday, March 6th
Time: 9:00PM
Film: A Nun’s Curse
Panel Participants: Tommy Faircloth (director),Robert Zobel (Producer), Sean Krumbholz (FX)
Panel Moderator: Michael Smallwood

Saturday, March 7th
Time: 4:30
Film: Indie Grants
Panel Participants: Steve Daniels, Writer/Director of DIRTY SILVERWARE, Maria White, Producer of THE FINAL ADVENTURE OF ELEANOR GREENE, Matt Sefick, Producer of SWEATBOX
Panel Moderator: Brad Jayne

Sunday, March 8th
Time: 4:30
Film: Sophie & the Rising Sun
Panel Participants: Steve Rhea (Location Manager), Kenneth Charles Graham (Actor), Sabrina Mayfield (Actor), James Heyward (Script Supervisor)
Panel Moderator: Linda Eisen

A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales will go to the CFA.
CFA members in good standing will receive free popcorn and a CFA sticker at each screening they attend

Mar
11
Wed
Young Filmmakers Entries Due March 16
Mar 11 all-day
Young Filmmakers Entries Due March 16

Win Cash & Prizes with South Carolina’s High School Filmmaking Competition

Deadline for the South Carolina Young Filmmakers Project is coming up! High-school students across South Carolina are encouraged to create a narrative short film (two minutes max) telling a cinematic story in any genre, following the Creative Challenge and all rules.
 
Entries are due March 16. First Prize receives $500, Second Prize $300 and Third Prize $200. GET ALL THE INFO YOU NEED HERE.
 
The shorts will be scored by a panel of independent judges. The Top Ten scorers will screen at a special program hosted by Indie Grits Labs at Columbia’s Nickelodeon Theater in May of 2020, where winners will be announced.
May
12
Tue
Indie Grants – Info Session
May 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Register for the Zoom webinar at IndieGrants.com