Finalists Named for Beaufort International Film Festival 2015Filmmakers from Around the World Prepare to Attend the 9th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival in February
Awards will be presented in the areas of Features, Documentaries, Short Films, Student Films, Screenplays, Animation. and Audience Choice. For the first time an award will be presented for Best Comedy which will be chosen by the audience. Also, winners will be named for Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Director BIFF 2015 also marks the inaugural award for the Spirit & Pride of South Carolina Award, presented to that person whose career achievements in the areas of film, television or music have reflected positively on themselves and the state of South Carolina. The first award will be presented to Model and Actress Andie MacDowell, originally from Gaffney, SC. Academy Award Nominated Screenwriter and Best Selling Author Pat Conroy will present this inaugural award. Steve Rhea from Charleston, SC, will be presented the "Behind the Scenes" Award for his more than 30 years of work as a Film Location Specialist. The 2015 Beaufort International Film Festival Finalists are as follows: ANIMATION Blue Directed by: Katelyn Bianchini, Asia Lancaster, Rena Cheng (Dodge College, Chapman Univ.) Orange, CA Green Acres Directed by: James Beck (Dodge College, Chapman Univ.) Orange, CA Grounded Directed by: Monica Stefanelli (Dodge College, Chapman Univ.) Orange, CA Light Me Up Directed by: Derek Dolechek, Ryan Walton (Dodge College, Chapman Univ.) Orange, CA My Light Has Gone Directed by: Jason Kummerfeldt (Dodge College, Chapman Univ.) Orange, CA DOCUMENTARY You Belong to Me Directed by: John Cork Carmel, CA Cotton Road Directed by: Laura Kissel Columbia, SC In An Ideal World Directed by: Noel Schwerin San Francisco, CA Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution Directed by: Matthew VanDyke Baltimore, MD Something You Can Call Home Directed by: Rebecca Keynon London, United Kingdom The Civilian-Military Divide: Bridging the Gap Directed by: Robert Roy Toronto, ON, CANADA FEATURE Cinema Purgatorio Directed by: Chris White Greenville, SC Dig Two Graves Directed by: Hunter Adams Los Angeles, CA 90027 The Lengths Directed by: Tim Driscoll Jacksonville, FL Suck It Up Buttercup Directed: Malindi Fickle Honolulu, HI The Frontier Directed by: Matt Rabinowitz West Hollywood, CA SHORTS: A Great Personality is Just Skin Deep Directed by: John Schwab London, UK Counter Directed by: Nicholas Bouier Los Angeles, CA Last Night at the Ellington Directed by: Geoffrey Gunn Greenville, SC Love Sick Lonnie Directed by: Chad Matthews Austin, TX Nostalgic Directed by: Ronald Eltanal Wilmette, IL The Quota Directed by: Jim Cushinery Los Angeles, CA Times Like Dying Directed by: Evan Vetter Wilmington, NC Uncomfortable Silence Directed by: Gabriele Altobelli Rome, Italy Wrong Side Up Directed by: Henry Darrow McComas Englewood, CO STUDENT FILMS Combustabilly Directed by: Jake Bellew; University of North Carolina School of the Arts Into the Silent Sea Directed by: Andrej Landin; Dodge College Roses for Margaret Directed by: Christine Hurley; University of North Carolina School of the Arts Sea Odyssey Directed by: Adam Nelson; Savannah College of Art & Design The Bright Side Directed by: Sarah Thacker; Dodge College The Collection Directed by: Ian Gullett; University of North Carolina School of the Arts BEST COMEDY A Great Personality is Only Skin Deep CombustaBILLY Love Sick Lonnie Cinema Purgatorio The Quota Last Night at the Ellington The Lengths SCREENPLAY A Clash of Iron Richard Reed Riverside, CA Club Bong Song Tom Bixby St. Helena, SC Hell and Hallelujah! Margaret Ford Rogers Charleston, SC Lost Cause David Schroeder Miami, FL Mint Condition Gary Weeks Roswell, GA Sandbox Coordinates Sheila Watson and Tony Watson Johns Island, SC The Life Shift Marcia Chandler Rhea, Writer Charleston, SC BEST ACTOR: Daniel R. Jones (Last Night at the Ellington- Short Film) Max Gail (The Frontier – Feature Film) Ted Levine (Dig Two Graves – Feature Film) Mike Nussbaum (Nostalgic – Short Film) Chris White ( Cinema Purgatorio - Feature Film) BEST ACTRESS Traysie Amick (Cinema Purgatoria - Feature Film) Katharyn Grant (Wrong Side Up - Short Film) Lacey Marie Meyer (Suck It Up Buttercup - Feature Film) Susan Ruttan ( The Quota - Short Film) Corsica Wilson (The Lengths - Feature Film) BEST DIRECTOR Hunter Adams ( Dig Two Graves– Feature Film) Malindi Fickle ( Suck It Up Buttercup - Feature Film) Geoffrey Gunn ( Last Night at the Ellington – Short Film) Henry Darrow McComas ( Wrong Side Up- Short Film) Evan Vetter (Times Like Dying – Short Film) For more information about the 9th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival, visit beaufortfilmfestival.com. The festival is produced by the Beaufort Film Society. The Beaufort Film Society is a nonprofit, 501 (c) 3, member-supported organization, dedicated to providing the highest levels of entertainment and education to the public from all areas of the film industry. Contact Ron Tucker ***@hargray.com Photos: https://www.prlog.org/ https://www.prlog.org/ End
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