Ron Tucker, president of the Beaufort Film Society, announced the selection of finalists for the Beaufort International Film Festival scheduled for February 13-17, 2013.
Selections were made by a local panel of film and television professionals. Categories include Animation, Documentary, Shorts, Student Films, Screen Play, Best Actor and Best Director. Submissions came from all over the world — as close as Hilton Head Island and Charleston and as far away as China, Germany and Spain, with others from Raleigh, N.C.; Atlanta, Ga.; and Milwaukee, Wis.; and several from California.
The Beaufort International Film Festival is scheduled February 13-17, 2013 at the USCB Center for the Arts. The opening reception will be held at the Old Bay Marketplace Rooftop on Wednesday, February 13. Films will be shown Thursday, Feb. 14, Friday, Feb. 15 and Saturday, Feb. 16. The awards ceremony and closing reception is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16.
A very special guest, Miss World Malta, Claire Marie Busuttil, will assist presenters with the trophy presentations at the awards ceremony.
Volunteers are being recruited for ushering duties, ticket sales, food servers, and bartending. If interested, please call the Beaufort film office, 522-3196.
Tucker said the quality of submissions created a real challenge for judges. “Beaufort truly has an international presence in the realm of film makers and film lovers. This year, more than ever, we enjoyed a fantastic selection of excellent films, scripts and actors. It is a privilege to serve the film community and the general public by offering art and entertainment of such high standards,” he said.
Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony to be held the evening of Saturday, February 16.
The film festival announced last month that the award-winning film and television director and producer Mike Tollin, was selected for the prestigious Jean Ribaut Award for Excellence in Filmmaking. He is expected to accept the award at ceremonies scheduled Saturday, Feb. 16 at the University of South Carolina Beaufort Center for the Arts.
Tollin has produced and directed more than a dozen feature films, several award-winning documentaries, and hundreds of hours of television, and currently has three prime-time television series in production. His films include “Wild Hogs,” “Coach Carter,” “Dreamer,” “Hardball,” “Varsity Blues,” “Summer Catch,” “Big Fat Liar” and “Radio,” which starred Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Ed Harris and was filmed in nearby Walterboro.
Film festival ticket prices vary and discounts are offered to those who join the film society. For prices, schedules and membership information visit www.beaufortfilmfestival.com.
BEAUFORT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FINALISTS
ANIMATION:
• Fish & Chicks
Daniel Berkowitz, Director
Winston Salem, NC
• Hamsters Want to be Free
Carla Young, Director
Hilton Head Island
• Mechanical Cow
Carla Young, Director
Hilton Head Island
• Mimi & Gack
Larry Lauria, Director
Apopka, FL
• Old Angel
Dony Chiang, Director
Taiwan
DOCUMETARY:
• A Sister’s Call
Kyle Tekiela, Director
Atlanta, GA
• As Goes Janesville
Brad Lichtenstein, Director
Milwaukee, WI
• Besa: The Promise
Rachel Goslins, Director
Takoma Park, MD
• Cards Against A Wall
Tim Fennell, Director
Charleston, SC
• Death By China
Peter Navarro, Director
Lugana Beach, CA
• Granny’s Got Game
Angela Alford, Director
Raleigh, NC
• Colored Confederates: Myth or Matter of Fact
Ken Wyatt, Director
Rocky Mount, NC
• The Suffering Grasses
Susi Collins, Director
San Francisco, CA
SHORTS:
• 1426 Chelsea Street
Alanna Brown
Burbank, CA
• Crocodile Nile
Javier Dampierre
Madrid, Spain
• Detention
Chad Matthews, Director
Santa Monica, CA
• High Heels & Hoodoo
Brian Rish, Director
West Columbia, SC
• The Projectionist
Andy Rovira, Director
Miami, FL
• The Runner
Jan Fincke, Producer
Berlin, Germany
• The Scattered City
William Aughtry, Director
Little Rock, AR
• Wallenda
V W Scheich, Director
Playa Del Rey, CA
• Wolf Call
Rob Underhill, Director
Raleigh, NC
STUDENT FILMS
• The Collegians: Florida State
• Shoot the Moon: Chapman University/ Dodge College
• Children of Kabul: Wake Forest
• Sergeant Townsend: UNC School of the Arts
• No Wine Left Behind: Stanford
• Dawn: SCAD
SCREENPLAY
• The Gene Dillard Story
Marcia Chandler Rhea, Writer
Charleston, SC
• Warrior and the Beast
Erik Bernard, Writer
Port Wentworth, GA
• The Stavros Agenda
Amy Bailey, Writer
Thomson, GA
• Lucifer
William Blackmon, Writer
Darlington, AL
• McIntyre’s Mountain
Miriam Goldman and Nathan Goldman, Writers
Houston, TX
• Quest for Light: Adventure of the Maji
Byron Anderson, Writer
Chevy Chase, MD
• Bad Advice for Good People
Gary Weeks, Writer
Atlanta, GA
• Marvel Rose
Margaret Ford Rogers and Dane Krogman
Charleston, SC
• The Badminton Warrior
Tom Radovich, Writer
Monroe Center, IL
• The Manifest
Shelia and Tony Watson, Writers
Charleston, SC
BEST ACTOR:
• Alec Shaw (Sergeant Townsend: Student Film)
• Steven Maier (Sergeant Townsend: Student Film)
• Pamela Bowen (Shoot the Moon: Student Film)
• Rachel Grate (Shoot the Moon: Student Film)
• Mike Wiley (Wolf Call: Short Film)
• Ryan Simpkins (1426 Chelsea St: Short Film)
BEST DIRECTOR:
• Rachel Goskins Besa: The Promise
• Chad Matthews: Detention
• Bryan Lewis: The Collegians
• Alexander Gaeta: Shoot the Moon
• Rob Underhill: Wolf Call
