The 8th annual Charleston International Film Festival took place November 4-8 and delivered first class films, parties and workshops across the 5-day event. CHSIFF was one of the very first festival partners in the Collective and we are pleased to share their 2015 award winners!

Best Film

“Pardon the Intrusion” – Produced by Xavier Santiago

Jury Awards

Best Feature: “Keep in Touch” – Directed by Samuel Kretchmar
Best Short: “The Parker Tribe“ – Written and directed by Jane Baker
Best Documentary: “Omo Child: The River and the Bush” – Produced by John & Tyler Rowe

Audience Choice Awards

Best Documentary: “Omo Child: The River and the Bush” – Produced by John & Tyler Rowe
Best Feature: “Girl on the Edge” – Directed by Jay Silverman
Best Short: “If I Could Talk” – Directed by Shawn Welling
Best Foreign Film: “El Alpinista” – Written, directed and produced by Adrian Ramos and Oriol Segarra
Best Animation: “Claire & The Keys” – Written and directed by John Ludwick

Screenplay Awards

Screenplay Competition Winner: Jeff Affrunti for “Survival of the Fittest”
First Runner-Up: Lorraine Portman for “eDisharmony”
Second Runner-Up: Sheila and Tony Watson for “Turning August”

Special Honors

Best Actress: Sterling Jerins in “Before the Bomb”
Best Actor: Ben Condron in “Hunter’s Fall”
Outstanding Supporter of the Arts
Mayor Joseph P. Riley