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Florida Student Filmmakers Announced As Finalists For The 28th Annual Palm Beaches Student Showcase Of Films
March 28, 2023
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Florida Student Filmmakers Announced as finalists for the 28th Annual Palm Beach County, FL (March 28, 2023) – The Palm Beach County Film & Television Commission announced the finalists for the 28th Annual Palm Beaches Student Showcase of Films. Winners will be revealed and over $20,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded during the red-carpet, ‘90s themed award show on Friday, April 21 at Maltz Jupiter Theatre in Jupiter, Florida. The live show is hosted by stage and screen actor, musician, entertainer, and star of the South Florida PBS series On the Town in The Palm Beaches with Frank Licari, This year, the Student Showcase of Films received a record-breaking 528 eligible submissions from 75 schools across Florida. Our judging panel of entertainment industry experts had a tough assignment choosing the finalists, and at the live awards show the audience will experience firsthand the outstanding level of talent found in Florida schools. The finalists, in alphabetical order, are: Burt Reynolds, Sara Fuller & Mel Maron Scholarship Finalists High School Feature/Short Finalists College Feature/Short Finalists The Suzanne Niedland Documentary Finalists The Vanilla Ice Music Video Finalists Animation Finalists Commercial/PSA Finalists Environmental Awareness PSA Finalists Nellie & Fred Chasin Screenwriting Finalists Poster Design Finalists On Friday, April 21, pre-show festivities begin at 9:30 a.m. followed by the live awards show at 10:30 a.m. The event is free, and the public is encouraged to attend. Please RSVP by April 7 by emailing StudentShowcase@pbfilm.com or calling 561.233.1000.
About The Palm Beaches Student Showcase of Films Student submissions are judged by industry professionals with finalists to be presented with cash awards and prizes during the red-carpet awards show. Every year, the SSOF awards show attracts more than 650 students and their families, along with celebrity presenters, industry pros, media, state and county dignitaries, performers and more. Celebrity presenters have included Burt Reynolds, Vanilla Ice, Cheri Oteri, Backstreet Boys Howie D., Thomas Ian Nicholas, Bruce Campbell, Clint Howard, Linda Blair, Montel Williams, Anthony Anderson, Ice-T, Martin Kove, Billy West, Hector David Jr., Conrad Ricamora, Zack Gottsagen and many more! The SSOF is funded by the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners through the Department of Housing & Economic Development. Major sponsors include The Maltz Jupiter Theatre, the Palm Beach County School District, and the Palm Beach County Film & Television Commission. Category sponsors include Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful, Inc. (Environmental PSA Award), Film Florida (Sara Fuller Scholarship), Suzanne Niedland (Suzanne Niedland Documentary), and Michael Chasin (Nellie & Fred Chasin Screenwriting Award). For more information, please visit www.pbfilm.com/ssof
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