Meet The Judges

Multiple award-winning film industry veteran

• 2018 Oscar and BAFTA winner for Visual Effects; Blade Runner 2049
• 2019 Oscar for Visual Effects ; First Man
• Worked on many films and video games, including: Prometheus, Vampire Diaries, Pacific Rim, 2 Fast 2 Furious, X-Men 2 and many others
• Attended school in Blythewood, SC

Co-Founder and Vice President of the Beaufort Film Society

• Beaufort International Film Festival Director
• Producer, director and writer at Sandbar Productions
• Military documentary film maker
• Member of the Carolina Film Alliance and the International Documentary Association

Beaufort International Film Festival Director

Documentary film maker and owner of Sandbar Productions

• Provider of content to many TV providers including: History Channel, National Geographic, ABC, NBC, CBS and BBC
• Board Member of the Carolina Film Alliance

Sr. EEP Specialist and Producer at SCETV

• Co-National Coordinator at US INPUT
• Southeast Regional Emmy winner
• Two-time Telly Award winner
• Over 18 years of production experience

Electronic Field Production Specialist at SCETV

• Freelance camera operator and editor
• Telly awards for "Remembering Charleston" and "A True Likeness"
• Author (Poetic expressions of Humanity) and Spoken Word artist
• Motivational Speaker

Award winning video story teller and writer

• Created Cinematic stories for the Children's Miracle Network, National Hospice Association and others
• Multiple award winner: WMMY, CINE, ADDY, Communication Arts and more
• Honored by the United Nations for his work in promoting peace and civility in the media

Producer/Director at SCETV

• 40 years in public television
• Producer of many award-winning documentary films for the Carolina Stories series
• Producer/writer for "The Southern Campaign of the American Revolution"
• Manager for the "South Carolina Hall of Fame Project"
• Mentor to new film producers

Senior Project Manager at SouthCarolina Film Commission

• Promotes South Carolina as a destination for film producers
• Promotes and develops film making talent in the state of South Carolina
• Has recruited films in South Carolina such as: The Patriot, The Prince of Tides, Forrest Gump, The Notebook and others. 

Filmmaker/Writer/Director/Artist

• CEO of Fanatik Productions and Five Elements Studios
• Director of Programming ay the Nickelodeon Theater, Columbia, SC

Films include:

• Pieces (2019)
• Betrayal (2020
• The Harvest (2018)
• The Down Downs: Jena 2013

Actor, Screenwriter, Stunt Double and Stunt Performer 

•  Plays the part of Michael Myers in Halloween (2018) and in the upcoming Halloween Kills (2021)
• Acted and performed stunts in a wide variety of movies and TV films, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Doko Film Fest founder and Festival Director & Documentary film maker 

• Educator at the University of South Carolina
• Producer and Director at Modos Media
• Producer and Director of "Voices from Vietnam: Reflecting at the Wall" which aired on SCETV and PBS across the United States