The Carolina Film Alliance (CFA) board elections were held on January 7, 2017. Re-elected to serve were:
New board members are:
A full recap of the meeting will be posted.
Missy Ricker
The Beaufort Film Society is pleased to announce that Missy Ricker will be presented the prestigious “Behind the Scenes” Award at the 12th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival in Beaufort, SC.
The festival dates are February 21-25, 2018 with the Red Carpet Reception and Awards Gala taking place on Sunday, February 25th at the University of South Carolina, Beaufort, Center for the Arts.
The 2017 Indie Grants funding cycle is now open!
As a production grant program from the South Carolina Film Commission and Trident Technical College, this is an incredible opportunity for writers and filmmakers to make a high-quality short film.
Recent Indie Grants shorts have been honored by the likes of Sundance, Palm Springs, Austin Film Festival, FantasticFest, Cucalorus, Tall Grass, Stiges, Oxford, New Orleans Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, Indie Memphis, Cleveland International Film Festival, LA Film Festival, DragonCon, and many more.
Application are due by midnight on June 19, 2017.
The 2016 INDIE GRANTS short films will screen as a work-in-progress event at the 2017 Beaufort International Film Festival, Feb. 18, in Beaufort, SC. This preview is an opportunity for South Carolina audiences to see the shorts before they take on the international film festival circuit.
The screening is free and open to the public, and will take place at 1:15pm at USC-Beaufort Center for the Arts (805 Carteret St, Beaufort, SC 29902). Click here for more info.
The films screening are:
PILGRIMS (Work-in-Progress)
Written and Produced by Brad Land (Conway, SC) and Cory Howard
Directed by Jonathan Guggenheim (Greenville, SC)
Set in the punk scene of Greenville, SC, in the 1980’s, 16-year-old Terry Webber struggles to navigate a new reality after a tragedy involving his girlfriend.
ISLE OF PALMS (Work-in-Progress)
Written by Joe Worthen (Greenville, SC)
Directed by John Barnhardt (Charleston, SC)
A young man is sent on a sun-washed quest to track down the mysterious molly dealer Hugo Bereft.
