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Swan Lake

Film, screenplay and stage play - three days in Sumter

SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA · SEPTEMBER 10–12, 2027

The Swan Lake Film Festival is three days of films, staged readings and conversation at Sumter Little Theatre, a working community theatre in the heart of South Carolina. Features and shorts screen in genre blocks, selected screenplays and stage plays are read live on stage, and the weekend closes with Awards Night on Sunday evening.

Proceeds benefit Sumter Little Theatre.

DatesSeptember 10–12, 2027 (tentative)

VenueSumter Little Theatre, Sumter, SC

ProgramsFilm · Screenplay · Stage play

AwardsSentinel Award · Visionary Awards · Centennial Award

What to expect

Genre-based film blocks - shorts and features programmed separately so every film gets its room.
Live staged readings of selected screenplays and plays.
Filmmaker Q&As on stage after each block.
Sunday Awards Night after the final screening, winners announced live.
[Food trucks, red carpet, meet-and-greet - confirm 2027 extras]

Honors and winners

2026 honors

Best Feature Film[Title] - a feature made by high school students from Greer, SC
Hometown ShowdownThe Understudy - Mark A. Williams
Sentinel AwardMark A. Williams, presented by Speaker Murrell Smith
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