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Nepal documentary wins Statesboro Film Festival
Event celebrates 8th year
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Kenny Gamblin, center left, notched Best Film and Best Cinematography, Shane Nelson, center right, picked up the Best Editing award (with co-director Blake Turner), Beeka Regassa, far right, won Best Director, while Abby Smith and mom Amy Smith, left, were the Viewers Choice winners during the 2016 Statesboro Film Festival at the Averitt Center for the Arts Friday.
A documentary about Nepal earthquakes and their aftermath during spring, 2015, took top honors Friday night during the 8th Annual Statesboro Film Festival. Held in the Emma Kelly Theater, hosted by the Statesboro Herald and the Averitt Center for the Arts, the event was sponsored by Millhouse Steakhouse and Gailey Trophy. The competition welcomed area film makers to submit short films that are judged in categories such as best film, best cinematography, best editing, best director, and viewer’s choice.
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