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DeFour awarded Santini at Beaufort Film festival
THREE CCs AND AN ACTOR – Left to right are Beaufort Film Society president Ron Tucker; actor Colin Hoffmeister, who played the role of Gen. John F. Kelly in “The 11th Order”; Santini Award recipient Joshua DeFour; and former CC president Keith Oliver, who presented DeFour with the Santini at the Beaufort Film Festival February 23.
Joshua DeFour with the Santini Award.
Marine Corps Veteran Combat Videographer and Writer/Producer/Director Joshua DeFour was presented the prestigious Santini Patriot Spirit Award at the 14th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival held February 18 – 23, 2020 in Beaufort, SC. The award was presented for his film “The 11th Order”, during the festival awards ceremony on Sunday, February 23.
The “Santini” is awarded to that filmmaker whose portrayal of the American active duty military, veterans, or their families in a feature film, documentary, or short reflects the highest standards of service and sacrifice for the good of others. The award is named after Marine Corps Colonel Donald “The Great Santini” Conroy, father of Academy Award nominated screenwriter and best-selling author Pat Conroy.
“The Santini” was originally created in 2011 and it was our intention at the time to present the award annually to that film that met the lofty criteria for the award. After presenting the inaugural award to Jonathan Flora for his documentary “Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good it would be another five years before another “Santini” worthy film came along. The second award went to Justin Roberts for his documentary film, “No Greater Love”. When we saw Joshua’s film The 11th Order for the first time, we knew instantly that this Short Film had all of the elements we were looking for in this rare award,” stated Ron Tucker, President of the Beaufort Film Society.
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