Call for Entries: 2017 Beaufort International Film Festival

BEAUFORT, S.C. - March 4, 2016 - PRLog -- The Beaufort Film Society has announced that it is now accepting entries for the 11th annual Beaufort International Film Festival (BIFF) held in Beaufort, SC. Categories for competition are: Features, Documentaries, Short Films, Student Films, Animations, and Screenplays. The festival will be held February 15 - 19, 2017. The Early Bird deadline for submissions is June 30, 2016, with the final deadline being October 31, 2016.

Considered one of the fastest growing film festivals in the country, BIFF has seen an increase in attendance each year since its inception in 2007, when it's estimated that 500 people were in attendance. BIFF 2016 was record breaking with over 12,000 people from 37 states and 5 countries enjoying some part of the five-day festival. Named one of the Top 25 Coolest General Film Festivals in the World, 2013, by MovieMaker Magazine, the festival continues to grow in popularity and attendance.

For more information about the festival or Beaufort, SC, or to submit a film or screenplay, please visit beaufortfilmfestival.com. All Press Inquiries contact Ron Tucker at beaufortfilm@gmail.com.

The Beaufort Film Society (BFS) 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.