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Paul Sorvino to Receive Pat Conroy Award at BIFF

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The Beaufort Film Society is honored to announce that Paul Sorvino will be presented the prestigious Pat Conroy Lifetime Achievement Award at the 13th annual Beaufort International Film Festival in February. The festival dates are February 19-24, 2019 with the Red Carpet Reception and Awards Gala taking place on Sunday, February 24th at the University of South Carolina, Beaufort, Center for the Arts.
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Lucky Number 13

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The Beaufort International Film Festival Eyes Another Landmark Year

Interview by Mark Shaffer

This February will mark my tenth consecutive Beaufort International Film Festival. Well, sort of. Truth be told, I�d have to drop a big, fat asterisk by the 2018 event. I made it to the opening gala, reconnected with old friends from previous festivals and made enough connections with the new crop of filmmakers to get the sense that something truly special was about to unfold.

Shorts at High Noon Returns

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Beginning on October 3, the popular Shorts at High Noon film series will return to the Technical College of the Lowcountry for another eight week run. The program features the very best of Short, Student, and Animation Films from the archives of the Beaufort Film Society. The films selected for screening have all screened at the Beaufort International Film�Festival�as Finalists from 2007 through 2018. �
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Shorts at High Noon Returns

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Shorts at High Noon, the very successful short film program produced by the Beaufort Film Society, will return in May. � �� "We're very pleased to announce the return of our short film program that was so successful last fall. In partnership with the�Technical College of the Lowcountry (TCL)�in Beaufort, screenings will commence on May 2 at the TCL Auditorium,"�says Ron Tucker, President of the Beaufort Film Society.
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Return of the 'Films First' Film Fest

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12^th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival Rolls Out the Red Carpet

By Mark Shaffer

It�s a longstanding tradition that in the final week leading up to the Beaufort International Film Festival I sit down with Ron and Rebecca Tucker, the powerhouse duo behind BIFF, to get the lowdown on how things are shaping up. And every year, regardless of the number of pre-sold tickets or the massive buzz on social media, it�s always the same with Ron.

�� No one�s going to show up,� he says. �I�m always afraid no one�s going to come.�

BIFF's "Come to Jesus" Moment

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Upstate Filmmakers Bring Electric Jesus to the Beaufort International Film Festival

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The Greenville-base filmmaking team of Emily Reach White and her husband, Chris, made a big first impression at the 2015 Beaufort International Film Festival. Their feature Cinema Purgatorio took home trophies for Best Comedy and Audience Choice. For the 2018 festival the Whites (Chris writes, directs and acts while Emily produces) have an original screenplay in competition. A portion of Chris� long-gestating passion project will be read along with others at the Screenwriter�s Workshop, Thursday evening, February 22nd. The Whites, however, have a twist or two up their sleeves. I spoke to them by phone about the aftermath of Purgatorio, the economics of making movies in South Carolina, Christian hair bands, plugging �Electric Jesus� into BIFF and a strange encounter with Bill Murray.