Beaufort International Film Festival wraps with awards

From staff reports

The 17th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival wrapped on Sunday night with winners named in 19 different categories.

Award winning cinematographer and editor, John Bailey and wife Carol Littleton, receive the Pat Conroy Lifetime Achievement Award.

More than 12,000 people from five countries enjoyed six days of film screenings that also included workshops and special presentations.

The winners are as follows:

Pat Conroy Lifetime Achievement: John Bailey and Carol Littleton, Los Angeles

Santini Patriot Spirit Award: David C. Kniess Jr., Salt Lake City

Behind the Scenes Award: Dan Rogers, Irmo, SC

Best Screenplay: Orson, Written by Jared Egol, Winter Park, Fla.

Best Animation: Sonata, Directed by Madison Crisp, Abby Davenport, Fern Singleton, Vic Sosa, Winston-Salem, N.C.

Best Short Film: Captive, Directed by Preston Pearson, Jason Boesch, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Best Documentary Feature: Storming Caesars Palace, Directed by Hazel Garland-Pooler, New York

Best Documentary Short: Veterans Journey Home: Kalani’s Story, Directed by Frederick Marx, Oakland, Calif.

Best Feature: Publish or Perish, Directed by David Liban, Centennial, Colo.

Best Comedy: Ms. Rossi 2: Ms. Rossi Takes the Cake, Directed by Pat Battistini, Santa Clarita, Calif.

Best Ensemble Cast: Ms. Rossi 2: Ms. Rossi Takes the Cake, Directed by Pat Battistini, Santa Clarita, Calif.

David Liban was awarded Best Director for “Publish or Perish” and the film was awarded Best Feature.

Best Musical Score: Composer Chris Kalafus, Past Prologue, Stratford, Conn.

Best Actress: Karen Pittman, Toy Phone, New York

Best Actor: Timothy McCracken, Publish or Perish, Denver

Best Director: David Liban, Publish or Perish, Denver

Audience Choice: The Year of the Dog, Directed by Rob Grabow, Bozeman, Mont.

Susan A. K. Shaffer Humanitarian Award: Waniyetu Wowapi: Winter Count, Directed by Richard Steinberger, Beaufort

Volunteer of the Year Award: Stacy Applegate, Beaufort

The Beaufort International Film 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. For more information, visit http://www.beaufortfilmfestival.com