2025 SOUTH CAROLINA YOUNG FILMMAKERS PROJECT SCREENING ON APRIL 26

The South Carolina Film Commission and Trident Technical College have announced the finalists for the 2025 South Carolina Young Filmmakers Project. Each of these two-minute short films were created by South Carolina high school students and will be shown on the big screen at a special event on April 26 in Columbia.

Over 90 films were entered, and each was required to use a flashlight as a prop as the creative challenge. A panel of judges reviewed and scored all projects to determine the finalists and winners.

The event will take place at 3p at Spotlight Cinemas Capital 8 Theater (201 Columbia Mall Blvd., Columbia, SC, 29223). The program will include Q&A with the filmmakers and announcement of the winners, as well as a reception immediately following.

The screening is free and all are welcome. It’s recommended that guests SIGN-UP HERE to receive event updates.

The finalists are:

15 Minutes Later…Or Thank God It Swallowed the Flashlight
Calvin Landreth & Salvatore Biscotto
Anderson 1 & 2 Career & Technology Center
Anderson, SC

All The Colors of Dreams
Aiden Kneece
Palmetto High School
Williamston, SC

Beacon
Hayes Gladden
Rock Hill High School
Rock Hill, SC

FLASHNIGHT
Ethan Lopez
Homeschool
Greenville, SC 

Master of Puppets
Whittaker Simon
South Carolina Governor’s School of Arts & Humanities
Greenville, SC 

Memory Reel
William Austin
Fine Arts Center/Wade Hampton High School
Greenville, SC 

Nightguard
Collin Allen
Homeschool
Florence, SC 

Revelation
Adrian Sanchez, Jaiden Casey, Layla Vicino
Fountain Inn High School
Fountain Inn, SC 

Shadow Puppets
Christian Young
Vines & Branches Home Educators
Myrtle Beach, SC 

Sol Sisters
Dana Dueñas Tafur and Michael Fortkort
Pinewood Preparatory School
Summerville, SC

The Giraffe and the Monkey
Millie Grugan, Sarah Kelley, Tatum Rose Bronson
South Carolina Governor’s School of Arts & Humanities
Greenville, SC 

The Secret Scratch
Enzo Leventis-Cox
St. Paul’s School
Irmo, SC 

Wake Up              
Isaiah Hartzell
Anderson 1 & 2 Career & Technology Center
Anderson, SC