The 2018/2019 YOUNG FILMMAKERS PROJECT TOP TEN FINALISTS ANNOUNCED!
Screening at the Nickelodeon Theater in Columbia on Saturday, May 11

Each year Indie Grants, the South Carolina Film Commission and Trident Technical College holds a statewide filmmaking competition for high school students, the SOUTH CAROLINA YOUNG FILMMAKERS PROJECT. These young filmmakers are challenged to tell a compelling story in two-minutes or less, with technical and creative parameters built into the assignment.

After a record number of entries and an exhaustive judging process, the Top Ten finalists for 2018/2019 have been determined! Their short film entries will screen at a special event at the Nickelodeon Theater in Columbia, SC, on May 11 at 1pm.  The screening is free and open to the public, though on-line ticketing is recommended.  GET TICKETS HERE.

The First, Second and Third Place winners will be announced during the screening.  All of the Top Ten filmmakers will be on hand for Q&A immediately following the program.

Get more information about the S.C. YOUNG FILMMAKERS PROJECT here.  Keep an eye out for updates and announcements on next year’s contest on our web page or by signing up for our email list. And below are the Top Ten finalists (actually Top 11, due to a tie) in alphabetical order, with links to their short films. 

A Journey of The Soul
Annaka Ehlers
Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
Columbia, SC

Bittersweet Childhood Memories
Emma Ann Lay
Academy for the Arts, Science, and Technology

Compass:  The Magical Journey of Magic
Payton Heleine, Liam Conley
Academy for the Arts, Science, and Technology
Myrtle Beach, SC

Dead by Daylight
Jared Seafus
Academy for the Arts, Science, and Technology
Conway, SC 

Firewall
Aaron Falls, Malcolm Addison, Ben Robinson and CJ Stefanco
Clover High School
Clover, SC 

I’m Sorry
Parker Milley, Colby Ballard, Brock Wolford, and Barry Thornburg
Clover High School
Clover, SC 

Inheritance
Dorian Del Valle, Alex Strunk, Jesse Stratford, Angela Alasia
Palmetto Scholars Academy
North Charleston, SC 

LOST
Seth Curl, Levi Guffy, Brandon Thomas
Clover High School
Clover, SC 

The Richest Man in the Wood
Travis Kyker, Caleb Eells
Travelers Rest, SC 

Who Are You
Logan Emrick
Academy for the Arts, Science, and Technology
Conway, SC