Renowned
Ghanaian
screenwriter
and
entertainment
journalist,
Osarfo
Anthony,
has
been
appointed
as
a
judge
for
the
2024
US
Presidential
Service
Center
(USPSC)
Film
Festival.Osarfo
expressed
his
excitement
at
the
appointment,
emphasizing
the
rigorous
process
he
went
through
to
secure
the
position.
He
stated
that
he
applied
a
year
ago.
“I
underwent
a
thorough
background
check,
which
included
a
review
of
my
criminal
records
and
an
assessment
of
my
professional
image
on
social
media,
interactions,
and
my
writings
on
art,
media,
and
filmmaking.
They
monitored
me
for
almost
a
year
before
giving
me
this
appointment.”Osarfo
will
be
working
alongside
other
judges
from
around
the
world,
all
of
whom
have
extensive
experience
in
screenwriting,
filmmaking,
and
diverse
cultures.
Their
responsibility
is
to
assess
and
select
the
winners,
finalists,
and
runners-up
for
the
film
festival,
which
will
take
place
in
the
United
States
(Glover,
North
Carolina).The
USPSC
International
Film
Festival
is
an
all-inclusive
festival
that
celebrates
films
and
series
about
the
first
families
and
White
House
stories,
with
a
focus
on
supporting
aspiring
filmmakers
in
securing
funding
and
production
opportunities.In
addition
to
his
judging
role,
Osarfo’s
recent
supernatural
horror
screenplay
has
garnered
recognition,
including
selection
for
the
prestigious
Nostos
Screenwriters
Retreats
hosted
in
Italy
(Arezzo,
Tuscany).
He
was
among
8
screenwriters
selected
across
the
globe
for
a
two-week
intensive
training
in
an
environment
structured
to
foster
collaboration
and
high-quality
script
development.He
has
also
achieved
success
in
various
genre-friendly
competitions,
placing
and
winning
awards
for:
WINNER,
Best
Original
Screenplay
–
Hollywood
Blood
Horror
Festival.
WINNER
–
Best
Supernatural
Horror
Script
–
Hollywood
Horrorfest.
WINNER
–
Best
Horror
Screenplay
–
Hollywood
Just4shorts
Film
and
Screenplay
Contest.
FINALIST
(twice)
–
13Horror.com
Film
&
Screenplay
Contest.
FINALIST
Horror/Thriller
category
–
Creative
World
Awards
(CWA).
SEMI-FINALIST
–
Los
Angeles
Crime
and
Horror
Film
Festival.
SEMI-FINALIST
–
Filmmatic
Short
Script
Contest.
SEMI-FINALIST
–
Screenwriters
Network
(SWN)
Script
Competition.