When Nick first helped to organize a film festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, he sent out the press release with a fax machine. It was a while ago.
Since then he has supervised dozens of screenings and festivals, including two at the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, South Carolina. The focus is usually on independent, international short films; the aim is to expand the viewership of new films and encourage emerging artists to tell their stories.
Below are some recent festivals.
MOVIEMAKERS
The Moviemakers festival included the following films, along with trailers and music videos.
Baby Fever by Kevin Almodovar
Deep Fried by Devin Dailey
Garbagia by Melvin Audaz
Eureka by Nathan Mikita
Zombies!!! by Gabe Texidor
Sur’vi by Steve Wise
Deportacion by Megan Caulfield
The Maple Leaf Murders & Ask Astrid by Nick Smith
The Referral by Brenton Eason
Cheapskate by Kirkland Long
The Skunk Ape by Shannon Williams
BAD BLOOD
In 2020, to foster creativity and encourage filmmakers to keep producing even when they don’t have a crew, Emerald Coast Filmmakers and the Production Services Association of Northwest Florida banded together to create a Film Challenge called the Bad Blood Film Challenge.
Official Selections were screened on Facebook Live on Sunday, October 25th 2020. The judges considered storytelling aspects, the scare quotient, and how much fun the filmmakers seemed to have making their movies!
You can follow Emerald Coast Filmmakers at facebook.com/EmeraldCoastFilmmakers.
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