Charleston, SC, February 16, 2010--The Charleston International Film Festival (CIFF) proudly announces the selection of the following esteemed Jury Members of our 2010 festival at the American Theater in the heart of historic downtown Charleston.  The Jury includes industry professionals and executives from all areas of film and television production.  The Jury in alphabetical order includes:  Akim Anastapoulo (Attorney, Actor, Distributor), Virginia Friedman (VP and Executive Director, Cente...

Congratulations to Mr. Christopher Canole, accomplished writer, professor, sculptor, editor, photographer, and true Renaissance man. His screenplay 'Felix the Flyer' which was an honored part of the Charleston International Film Festival, is being scheduled to become a full lengh feature film. 'Felix the Flyer' is a story about one of the greatest races in Olympic history retold as Cuban mailman Felix Carvajal runs the 1904 Olympic Marathon to battle the worlds best runners attacking h...

Charleston, SC, February 1, 2010--The Charleston International Film Festival (CIFF) announces that Joy and Noelle Vaccese, winners of the 2008 CIFF Audience Choice Award for Best Animation, are the winners of the juried poster competition for the featured image of the 2010 Festival.  The winning image can be seen at www.CharlestonIFF.com.  The competition was free and open to the public, receiving entries from NY to Memphis to Seattle and in between. The winning image will be used on the off...