Filmmakers and film lovers from around the world will soon be traveling to Beaufort, SC for BIFF 2020
The 14th annual Beaufort International Film Festival will host thousands of film lovers from around the world starting February 18 and continuing to February 23 in the historic coastal town of Beaufort, SC. Considered one of the fastest growing film festivals in the southeast and a top 100 best reviewed film festival in the world according to FilmFreeway, festival organizers are expecting their biggest crowds yet. BIFF 2019 established new attendance records with attendees coming from 33 states and 6 countries and more than 90 filmmakers from around the world in attendance. More than 16,000 people took part in some or all of the festival.
BIFF 2020 will again be a six day festival with awards being presented in the areas of features, documentaries (feature and short), short films, student films, screenplays, animation, comedy and audience choice. Also, winners will be named for best actor, best actress, and best director.
In addition to the category and individual awards, South Carolina based Cinematographer/Gaffer John Reynolds will be presented the prestigious “Behind-The-Scenes Award for her notable accomplishments over the past 20 years in the film and television industries. Sponsored by Edie Smith and Eugene Rugala.
BIFF 2020 will also present the Susan A.K. ShafferHumanitarian Award to the filmmaker whose work best exemplifies the need for positive social, cultural and/or environmental change in our time. This award transcends category and genre. Sponsored by Mark Shaffer and Nevermore Books.
The 2020 Beaufort International Film Festival Finalists are as follows:
Animation
Misguided Directed by: Sean Kim, Sarasota, FL (Ringling College of Art & Design)
Ms Rossi Directed by: Pat Battistini, Santa Clarita, CA
Notice Directed by: Phyllis Jackson, Atlanta, GA
Pipe Dream Directed by: Chris King, Roseville, CA
Poor Baby Directed by: KC Allen, Findlay, OH
Refuge Directed by: Sara Logan Hofstein, Atlanta, GA
Safe and Happy Directed by Richard Ulrich, St. Louis, MO
Silencer Directed by: Ahmed Lucan, Atlanta, GA
Stop Directed by: Andre Jackson, Burbank, CA
The 11th Order Directed by: Joshua Dufour, Atlanta, GA
The Keeper Directed by: Bob Celli, New York, NY
The Long Commute Directed by: Miguel Garzon Martinez, New York, NY
Trapped Directed by: Billy Chizmar, Bel Air, MD
Truce Directed by: John Niespodzianski, Boiling Springs, SC
Student Films
A Lonely Death Directed by: Matthew Suppes, Orange, CA (Chapman University)
Ghazaal Directed by: Ragini Bhasin, Orange, CA (Chapman University)
Logged On Directed by: Cameron McCormick, Winston-Salem, NC (UNCSA)
Off With Your Head Directed by: Kaitlin Moore, Orange, CA (Chapman University)
Painted Love Directed by: Michelle DeGrace, Winston-Salem, NC (UNCSA)
The Chef Directed by: Hao Zheng, Los Angeles, CA (AFI)
Best Comedy Nominations
40 Minutes Over Maui (short film)
Age of Bryce (short film)
Auditioning With Mom (short film)
From the Vine (feature film)
Misguided (animation film)
Ms Rossi (short film)
Notice (short film)
Poor Baby (short film)
Screenplay
Away With My Heart Written by: Lawrence Nelson II and Hoyt Richards, Los Angeles, CA
Conundrum Written by: Mark S. Bourbeau, Boston, MA
Half Plus Seven Written by: Wally Marzano-Lesnevich, Tenafly, NJ
Mestengo Written by: Theresa Anne Carey, Viroqua, WI
Pride & President Written by: John Pisano-Thomsen, Ontario, Canada
The Politics of Love and Dance Written by: John Pisano-Thomsen, Ontario, Canada
The Well Written by: Tom Bhramayana and Michelle Barfield, Maurepas, LA
Best Actor
Dylan Baker (Immortal- feature film)
Sasha Golberg (Fifty – short film)
Robert Grabow (Method – short film)
Anthony Robert Grasso (The Long Commute – short film)
Joe Pantaliano (From the Vine – feature film)
Tim Realbuto (Yes – feature film)
Best Actress
Suzan Anbeh (Effigy: Poison and the City – feature film)
Ana Roshelle Diaz (Trapped – short film)
Lisa Ferris (Pipe Dream – short film)
Hong Mei (Kneeling Sheep – short film)
Maria Souza (Method – short film)
Dey Young (Fifty – short film)
Best Director
Udo Flohr (Effigy: Poison and the City – feature film)
Robert Grabow (Method – short film)
Chris King (Pipe Dream – short film)
Rob Margolies (Yes – feature film)
Bennett Pellington (Miner’s Mountain – short film)
Hai Rihan (Kneeling Sheep – short film)
Sean Sisterna (From the Vine – feature film)
For more information about the 14th annual Beaufort International Film Festivall, 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.
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