Eddie Redmayne, Janelle Monae, Jonathan Majors and Sadie Sink are among the stars honored at the Scud Savannah Film Festival later this month.
The Savannah College of Art and Design is celebrating 25 years since the 25th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival, which takes place in person from October 22-29. Redmayne will receive a Virtuoso Award for “The Good Nurse”, Monáe will receive a Spotlight Award for “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”, Jonathan Majors will receive a Spotlight Award for “Dedication” and Sadie Sink will receive a Rising Star Award for “Whale”.
Among the other honorees, Keri Condon is set to receive the Outstanding Performance Award for “The Banshees of Inisherin”, JD Dillard with the Rising Star Director Award for “Dedication”, Nicholas Hoult with the Vanguard Award for “The Menu”, Jeremy Bob with the Outstanding Performance Award for “Inspection”. Henry Selick was honored with the Outstanding Achievement in Animation Award for Wendell and Wild. Previous honors include Colson Baker (Machine Gun Kelly) who will receive the Discovery Award for Taurus and Ron Howard who will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award in Directing for Thirteen Lives.
Fashion designer Sandy Powell received miscellaneous Creative Impact Award and will appear in a conversation with Senior Craftsman Editor Jazz Tangcay.
The festival kicks off October 22 with the opening night screening of Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin. It culminates on October 29, with the closing night screening of “Living” and Darren Aronofsky’s “Whale,” which will be shown on October 28.
Miles Teller (2016 Vanguard Award recipient) will attend a live talk after a special presentation for ‘Top Gun: Maverick.’ Other highlights include former US Congresswoman and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner Gabi Giffords, who appeared with director-nominated Julie Cohen and Betsy West after a special screening of the famous documentary “Gabe Jeffords Won’t Back Down”.
A major stop on the Academy Awards circuit, the Scud Savannah Film Festival will screen 143 films, including 53 feature films, 20 feature documentaries, and 79 short films, with eight world premieres and six US premieres.
“Join me as we celebrate the cultural phenomenon of film on the silver anniversary of the SCAD Savannah Film Festival,” said SCAD President and Founder, Paula Wallace. Every year, the world’s leading university-run film festival delights tens of thousands of theater-goers who love to escape to the screen to parade its future Oscar winners. The lights will be bright, the red carpet is covered, and Hollywood beds will be at home. There’s no telling who you might see walking around Broughton Street.”
“The 25th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival is set to delight guests with our exciting line-up of honorees and our impressive lineup of films,” said Christina Rother, Executive Director and Artistic Director of SCAD Savannah Film Festival. “This festival anniversary is a remarkable achievement. Over the past 25 years, the university has achieved unprecedented growth and academic success, and the Film Festival has become a respected stop for films en route to the Academy Awards. With a roster of nearly 150 films, including Some movies shot here in Savannah, we’re ready for a full eight days of premium cinema.”
Celebration performances include “Aftersun” (Charlotte Wells), “Armageddon Time” (James Gray), “The Banshees of Inisherin” (Martin McDonagh), “Broker” (Hirokazu Kore-eda), “Causeway” (Lila Neugebauer), ” Close” (Lucas Donut), “Korsage” (Mary Kreutzer), “Decision to Leave” (Park Chan-wook), “Dedication” (J.D. Dillard), “Empire of Light” (Sam Mendes), “Onion Glass: Knives Out Mystery” (Ryan Johnson), “The Good Nurse” (Tobias Lindholm), “The Holy Spider” (Ali Abbasi), “The Inspection” (Elegance Bratton), “The Living” (Oliver Hermanus), “The Lost King” (Stephen Frears), “The List” (Mark Mellod), “Policeman” (Michael Grandig), “Nanny” (Nickiato Juso), “One Beautiful Morning” (Mia Hansen Love), “She Happy” (Maria Schrader), “Taurus” (Tim Sutton) and “Till” (Chinonye Chukwu) and “Women Talking” (Sarah Polley).
Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, will provide the must-see documents.
miscellaneous Clayton Davis will host Sketch to Screen, which highlights the best animated films of the year. Showcasing a wide range of artistic methods and animation styles, these films tell compelling stories as they compete for Oscar acclaim. Tangcay will also host 10 must-see craftsmen.
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