The SCAD Savannah Film Festival 25th-Anniversary was in full swing with days 5 and 6 with an abundance of thrilling programming and screening.
Jalyn Hall and Keith Beauchamp accepted the Socially Conscious Cinema Award following the screening of Till, Nicholas Hoult accepted the Vanguard Award following the screening of The Menu, Jonathan Majors accepted the Spotlight Award and J.D. Dillard accepted the Rising Star Director Award following the screening of Devotion, and Colson Baker accepted the Discovery Award following the screening of Taurus.
Nicholas Hoult accepted the Vanguard Award
Jalyn Hall and Keith Beauchamp accepted the Socially Conscious Cinema Award
J.D. Dillard accepted the Rising Star Director Award
Colson Baker accepted the Discovery Award
Additional guests in attendance were director, writer and producer Marco Calvani (A Better Half), director and producer Margaret Brown (Descendant), executive producer Ali Clark (Butterfly in the Sky), director and writer Jamie Sisley (Stay Awake), director and producer Brett Morgen (Moonage Daydream), director and producer David Siev and Kat Vasquez (Bad Axe), editor Angela Catanzaro (Prey), producer designer Kathrin Eder (Hellraiser), editor Catherine Haight (The Good House), production designer Florencia Martin (Blonde, Licorice Pizza), cinematographer Nicole Whitaker (Bad Sisters), director David Siev (Bad Axe), director, producer and writer Ondi Timoner (Last Flight Home), director, producer and writer Ryan White (Good Night Oppy, State of Alabama vs. Brittany Smith), actor Aimee Carrero (The Menu), writer Seth Reiss (The Menu), production designer Ethan Tobman (The Menu), visual effects producer Andrew Prescott (Till), visual effects producer Bobby Tucker (Do Revenge), visual effects supervisor Christian Wood (Till), visual effects supervisor Marc Smith (The Menu), visual effects supervisor Steve DiNozzi (Do Revenge), compositing supervisor Tanner Bartlett (The Menu), director Evgeny Afineevsky (Freedom on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom), production designer Happy Massee (Armageddon Time), composer Christopher Spelman (Armageddon Time), editor Scott Morris (Armageddon Time), director Cinque Northern (Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices From a Plantation Prison), director and producer Amy Grappell (Kinderland), producer Jason Wehling (Kinderland), SCAD alumnus and sound design supervisor Matt Yocum (Devotion), and Tika the Iggy.
Celebrating its 25th year, the SCAD Savannah Film Festival and competitions provide SCAD students with opportunities as unique as the selected films. This year, the festival received more than 1,500 submissions for the competition series. During the festival, students from every academic discipline connect with leaders from the entertainment industry through master classes, coffee talks, lectures, workshops, and panel discussions. Savannah, a premier film hub in the Southeast, promotes quality movies produced by independent and studio filmmakers.
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