Beaufort International Film Festival Names Finalists and is Ready for 2012
Posted: 1/19/2012
Filmmakers from around the world are once again set to appear at the Sixth Annual Beaufort International Film Festival taking place Feb 15 - 19, 2012 in the historic city of Beaufort, SC.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The 2012 Beaufort International Film Festival will be held February 15-19. With entries from 25 countries, in the categories of Feature Films, Shorts, Animation, Student Films, Screenplays and Documentaries, the 6th annual Beaufort International Film Festival is ready for action. With more than 35 filmmakers from around the world about to make their way to the historic city of Beaufort, the focus is on the newest generation of filmmakers and storytellers as they share their passion projects with an adoring film loving public. “We say it every year, but this year really could be the best yet. We have a new venue at the University of South Carolina, Beaufort/Center for the Arts, some new awards (Best Actor, Best Director, and Audience Choice) and really high expectations. We have raised the bar once again." stated Ron Tucker, Film Festival Executive Director. The 2012 festival will also feature more regional filmmakers than in past years, including two award-winning shorts from the SC Film Commission's production grant fund.
In addition to several great films, the very successful Screenwriter’s Table-Read will return, facilitated by each Screenwriter Finalist.
Honored Guests will include:
Powers Boothe, the multitalented, award winning actor of the stage, screen, and television, will be presented the Jean Ribaut Award for Excellence in Acting. He won an Emmy in 1980 for the role of Reverend Jim Jones in the Guyana Tragedy.
Other notable performances were in the major motion pictures Southern Comfort, Red Dawn, Nixon, Men of Honor, and Tombstone to name a few. He appeared most recently as Vice-President Noah Daniels in the TV series “24” and villain Cy Tolliver in Deadwood.
Two time Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award Winner Craig McKay will receive the prestigious Jean Ribaut Award for Film Editing. Mr. McKay is an award-winning feature film editor, director, and executive producer. Recognized with two Oscar ® nominations for editing Reds and The Silence of the Lambs, and an Emmy and Eddie Award for editing the NBC mini-series Holocaust, he has edited more than fifty films including Philadelphia, The Manchurian Candidate, Cop Land, Maid in Manhattan, and Robert Redford's The Conspirator.
In addition, Cal Johnson will be presented with the Jean Ribaut Award for Excellence in Stunt Coordination. Mr. Johnson is a SC-based stunt coordinator, stuntman, and actor with more than 20 years’ experience in over 250 film and episodic television shows, videos, national and regional commercials, and live shows. He has worked with many of the world's finest directors in the history of film; such as, Robert Redford, Ridley Scott, Barry Levinson, and Robert Altman.
Presenters for the 2012 Jean Ribaut Awards include Academy Award nominee Tom Berenger (Platoon), award winning cinematographer Michael Givens, and Terry Serpico (Army Wives).
The 2012 Beaufort International Film Festival Finalists are as follows:
ANIMATION
Stitched & Sown (Austin Taylor) (Winston Salem, NC USA) 5 min.
Live Outside the Box (Shu-Hsuan Lin) (Taiwan) 4 min.
The Crocodile’s Wife (Jody Cleaver) ( Clifton Hill, Australia) 7 min.
Dissolving Destinies (Brandon Strathmann) (Corona, CA USA) 7 min
DOCUMENTARY
Cultures of Resistance (Iara Lee) 73min San Francisco, CA USA
Awaken the Dragon (Liz Oakley) 87min Charleston, SC USA
Empty Hand: The Real Karate Kids (Kevin Derek) 90min Lake Forest, CA USA
Wrestling for Jesus (Nathan Clarke) 73min Madison, WI USA
Shag Nation (Brittany Brothers) 20min Brooklyn, NY USA
# While We Watch (Kevin Breslin) 40min New York, NY USA
FEATURE
Santiago (Felix Martiz) 78min, Los Angeles, CA USA
Il Cacciatore Di Anatre (Egidio Veronesi) 90min Finale Emilia, Modena, Italy
Happy New Year (L. Lorrel Manning) 105min New York, NY USA
SHORTS
Quirk of Fate (Marco J. Riedl) 45min Cologne, Germany
Santa Land (Kim Nguyen ) 22min Los Angeles, CA USA
Saying Goodbye (Clifton Springs) 16min West Columbia, SC USA
Beast (Christopher Granier-Deferre) 12min London, UK
Two-Minutes (Christopher Granier-Deferre) 7min London, UK
Atroz (Francisco Alvarez) 10min Burgos Espana, Spain
Civil (Weston Middleton) 15min Columbia, SC USA
STUDENT
ZomRomCom: The Musical (Messiah Amaram) 21min (UNC, School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC )
The Martyr (Jesse Terrell) 14min USA (UNC, School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC )
The Minus Touch (Rob Sterling) 14 min (UNC, School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC )
Gil’s Brother (Corey Bodoh-Creed) 14 min (Univesity of Southern California, Los Angeles,, CA)
The Road to Jacob (Matt Allen) 17min (Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA)
SCREENPLAY
Chasing Diana (Jack & Robin Firestone, Hilton Head Island, SC)
Personal Fouls (Jack Monts de Oca and Brent Savidge, Hilton Head Island SC)
Saving Sergei (Barry Leach, United Kingdom)
The Wedding Photographer ( Teresa Bruce, Beaufort SC)
The Presser (Gary Weeks, Los Angeles, CA)
Two Hit Wonder (Gary Weeks, Los Angeles, CA)
BEST ACTOR NOMINATIONS
Edmund Kingsley (Beast) Short Film
Jesus Guevara (Santiago) Feature Film
Michael Cuomo (Happy New Year) Feature Film
Rebecca Koon (Saying Goodbye) Short Film
Sydney Torin Shepherd (ZomRomCom) Student Film
BEST DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS
Christopher Granier-Deferre (Two Minutes) Short Film
Egidio Veronesi (Il Cacciatore Di Anatre) Feature Film
Felix Martiz (Santiago) Feature Film
Iara Lee (Cultures of Resistance) Documentary
K. Lorrel Manning (Happy New Year) Feature Film
Kevin Breslin (#WhileWeWatch) Documentary
For more information about the 2012 Beaufort International Film Festival, including film descriptions, screening times, and more, please visit http://www.beaufortfilmfestival.com.
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