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In case you didn’t know, our state has a program providing professional development and training for South Carolina-based film crews, production professionals, independent filmmakers, and students. It’s apparently the only one of its kind in the nation. And we just found out that two graduates of that program have recently had their short films accepted at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.Mike Switzer interviews Brad Jayne, a producer with Indie Grants, a collaboration of the SC Film Commission and Trident Technical College.

Trident Technical College. The program funds and produces projects by South Carolina filmmakers. Additionally, Trident Tech film students receive hands-on job training under professional crews as hands-on training. “This is a huge deal,” Indie Grants Producer Brad Jayne said. “Only the top films are selected by Tribeca, and it shows the filmmaking skill and craftsmanship we have in South Carolina and have been able to develop through the Indie Grants program.” The two films selected are  Abducted, a tongue-in-cheek Southern thriller, and  Graceland, a story about of a 10 year old w...