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The Beaufort Film Society (BFS) is holding an early-bird sale event for tickets to the 2025 Beaufort International Film Festival for it’s members.
The Beaufort Film Society will present the 19th annual Beaufort International Film Festival (BIFF) from Feb. 18 through Feb. 23, 2025 at the USC Beaufort, Center for the Arts at 805 Carteret Street, Beaufort.
This is a members-only sale for All-Events tickets ($235) at more than 20% off the regular BFS price of $299.
Nonmembers can join when purchasing the tickets and receive the discount. Minimum membership is $50 per year. For more information, to join the BFS or to purchase titckets, visit https://bit.ly/4bXOi0I.
The 2024 BIFF welcomed thousands of attendees from several countries to Beaufort County for six fun-filled days of movie watching and star gazing. Come experience what has been called by many attendees as well as filmmakers as the “best little film festival in the southeast.”
As of June 2024, BIFF was ranked by filmmakers as one of the TOP 100 Best Reviewed Film Festivals by FilmFreeway.
The Opening Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 18. There will be no ticket sales at the door for the opening ceremony. The All-Events ticket includes admission to the Opening Ceremony.
All film screenings will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 19, Thursday, Feb. 20, Friday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, Feb. 22 at the University of South Carolina Beaufort, Center for the Arts at 805 Carteret Street, Beaufort.
Awards will be presented in the categories of Feature Film, Documentary — Short and Feature Length; Animation; Short Films; Student Films; Screenplays; Best Muscial Score; and Best Ensemble Cast. There are also the Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Actor categories and the ever-popular audience voted awards — Audience Choice and Best Comedy.
The Festivial will also showcase its Duty and Honor Category. This category will stand alone from the other categories in that reflect positively on the service and sacrifices of our United States Military, Law Enforcement, Fire and Rescue personnel and other first responders and their families.
The Pre-Awards Champagne Reception and Awards Ceremony will be held at 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 23 at the USCB Center for the Arts. No tickets will be sold at the door for the Awards Ceremony. The All-Events ticket includes admission to the Awards Ceremony.
