Written by Jonah Azurin Ron Tucker, president of Beaufort Film Society and co-film festival director of Beaufort International Film Festival (BIFF), and I talked about his passion for films and how that led to Beaufort’s Film Society and BIFF. How did you get into film production? It started in 1992 when I retired from the ...
Meet the Director: Jai Jamison (February 2021)
Written by Melanie Carden Build empathy. Create beauty. These are the noble goals of the humble-hearted director of Slave Cry and TRI, Jai Jamison. Jai has shadowed directors Omar Madha on AMC’s TURN, and Tucker Gates on Showtime’s Homeland. He ...
Meet Emily Nakada-Alm and Ambriehl Turrentine of DCFF
Written by Jonah Azurin Founder & Executive Director Emily Nakada-Alm and Marketing Coordinator Ambriehl Turrentine of Destiny City Film Festival (DCFF) talk with Jonah Azurin about the origin of DCFF, virtual programming, and their community involvement in Tacoma, Washington. How ...
Podcast Spotlight: Reel Rundown
Written by Melanie Carden In the glorious sea of podcasts, Reel Rundown is an unbridled joyride. Price Ashe and Austin Davis—both of North Carolina—are co-captains on an all-you-can-watch buddy cruise of filmography and television. The pair, friends since the fifth ...
Gear Up for Destiny City Film Festival
Written by Jonah Azurin Get ready to stream some great virtual content! Destiny City Film Festival (DCFF) will be online this year starting on Feb. 26 through March 7, 2021. Founded in 2013 by founder & executive director Emily Nakada-Alm, ...
Beaufort International Film Festival Starts Feb. 15
Written by Jonah Azurin "After very careful planning and adherence to guidelines established for South Carolina related to COVID19, we've decided that we can present a safe and enjoyable film festival in February. We're very optimistic to be able to ...
TIFF Next Wave Film Festival starts Feb. 12
By Precious Ringor Coming up on February 12 is the 10th annual TIFF Next Wave Film Festival. Specially curated for filmophiles under the age of 25, Next Wave hopes to “challenge the idea of what a youth film festival should ...
Submissions now open for Black Cat Picture Show
Early submissions for the annual Black Cat Picture Show are now underway. The festival will be taking submissions through April 25 from different categories like Feature Narrative, Documentary, Animation, and Student films. Running on its seventh year, this adjudicated film ...