{"id":4967,"date":"2025-10-04T04:40:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T04:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=4967"},"modified":"2025-10-04T04:40:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T04:40:33","slug":"scad-savannah-film-festival-unveils-2025-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=4967","title":{"rendered":"SCAD Savannah Film Festival Unveils 2025 Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Guillermo del Toro\u2019s \u201cFrankenstein,\u201d Chloe Zhao\u2019s \u201cHamnet\u201d and Yorgos Lanthimos\u2019 \u201cBugonia\u201d have been added to the <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/scad-savannah-film-festival\/\" id=\"auto-tag_scad-savannah-film-festival\" data-tag=\"scad-savannah-film-festival\">SCAD Savannah Film Festival<\/a> lineup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    As previously announced, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/eternity\/\">Eternity<\/a>,\u201d \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/song-sung-blue\/\">Song Sung Blue<\/a>,\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/wake-up-dead-man\/\">Wake Up Dead Man<\/a>: A Knives Out Mystery\u201d were named as its opening, centerpiece, and closing night gala presentations for this year\u2019s 28th annual event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    The festival opens on Oct. 25 with the A24 drama \u201cEternity,\u201d directed by David Freyne. It stars Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller, and Callum Turner in a story set in the afterlife, where souls have one week to choose their eternal fate. Teller will receive the Distinguished Performance Award following the screening, presented by his co-star and fellow honoree, Oscar winner Da\u2019Vine Joy Randolph (\u201cThe Holdovers\u201d).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    The Savannah College of Art and Design\u2019s 28th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival will take place Oct. 25\u2013Nov. 1. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    A key stop on the Academy Awards festival circuit, the SCAD Savannah Film Festival will screen 167 films, including 56 narrative feature films, 15 documentary feature films, and 96 short films, with seven world premieres and three U.S. premieres among its selections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    The 2025 schedule includes Gala and Signature Screenings, Special Presentations, professional and student competition films, the Docs to Watch and Pixels and Pencils series, and the Behind Their Lens and Below the Line panel series. Over its history, the SCAD Savannah Film Festival has screened more than 225 Academy Award-nominated films and has honored nearly 200 legendary actors, directors, producers, writers, and filmmakers from around the world. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u201cEvery October, SCAD transforms Savannah into a master clas\u2019s in moviemaking, with our 2025 SCAD Savannah Film Festival lineup featuring J.Lo, Mark Hamill (the original Skywalker!), Wicked\u2019s\u2019 Jon M. Chu, and so many more who help SCAD Bees make the leap from classroom to call sheet,\u201d said SCAD President and Founder Paula Wallace. \u201cCome for the Oscar-bound premieres and stay for the splendor of the South\u2019s most cinematic city. Silver-screen dreams live here \u2014 lights, camera, SCAD!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u201cSong Sung Blue\u201d starring Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman will screen Oct. 30, as the Centerpiece Gala Presentation. On Nov. 1, the festival will close with Rian Johnson\u2019s \u201cWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.\u201d The following 18 films have been selected for distinguished screenings:<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u25cf Bugonia \u2014 Focus Features (dir. Yorgos Lanthimos)<br \/>\u25cf Christy \u2014 Black Bear Pictures (dir. David Mich\u00f4d)<br \/>\u25cf The Chronology of Water \u2014 The Forge (dir. Kristen Stewart)<br \/>\u25cf Eternity \u2014 A24 (dir. David Freyne)<br \/>\u25cf Frankenstein \u2014 Netflix (dir. Guillermo del Toro)<br \/>\u25cf Hamnet \u2014 Focus Features (dir. Chlo\u00e9 Zhao)<br \/>\u25cf Is This Thing On? \u2014 Searchlight (dir. Bradley Cooper)<br \/>\u25cf Jay Kelly \u2014 Netflix (dir. Noah Baumbach)<br \/>\u25cf No Other Choice \u2014 Neon (dir. Park Chan-wook)<br \/>\u25cf Nouvelle Vague \u2014 Netflix (dir. Richard Linklater)<br \/>\u25cf Nuremberg \u2014 Sony Pictures Classics (dir. James Vanderbilt)<br \/>\u25cf Rebuilding \u2014 Bleecker Street (dir. Max Walker-Silverman)<br \/>\u25cf Rental Family \u2014 Searchlight (dir. HIKARI)<br \/>\u25cf Sentimental Value \u2014 Neon (dir. Joachim Trier)<br \/>\u25cf Song Sung Blue \u2014 Focus Features (dir. Craig Brewer)<br \/>\u25cf The Testament of Ann Lee \u2014 Searchlight (dir. Mona Fastvold)<br \/>\u25cf Train Dreams \u2014 Netflix (dir. Clint Bentley)<br \/>\u25cf Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery \u2014 Netflix (dir. Rian Johnson)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    <strong>Special Presentations<\/strong><br \/>\u25cf A Private Life \u2014 Sony Pictures Classics (dir.Rebecca Zlotowski)<br \/>\u25cf Bel\u00e9n \u2014 Amazon MGM Studios (dir. Dolores Fonzi)<br \/>\u25cf Breathless (1960) \u2014 Rialto Pictures (dir. Jean-Luc Godard)<br \/>\u25cf It Was Just an Accident \u2014 Neon (dir. Jafar Panahi)<br \/>\u25cf Left-Handed Girl \u2014 Netflix (dir. Shih-Ching Tsou)<br \/>\u25cf Merrily We Roll Along \u2014 Sony Pictures Classics (dir. Maria Friedman)<br \/>\u25cf Peter Hujar\u2019s Day \u2014 Sideshow\/Janus (dir. Ira Sachs)<br \/>\u25cf Sir\u00e2t \u2014 Neon (dir. Oliver Laxe)<br \/>\u25cf The Love That Remains \u2014 Sideshow\/Janus (dir. Hlynur Palmason)<br \/>\u25cf The President\u2019s Cake \u2014 Sony Pictures Classics (dir. Hasan Hadi)<br \/>\u25cf The Secret Agent \u2014 Neon (dir. Kleber Mendon\u00e7a Filho)<br \/>\u25cf Urchin \u2014 1-2 Special (dir. Harris Dickinson)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Signature Screenings<br \/>The Signature Screenings series features premiere and special screenings, with some followed by Q&amp;As with select directors, writers, actors, and producers. This year\u2019s selection of films and series include:<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u25cf Blue Moon \u2014 Sony Pictures Classics (dir. Richard Linklater)<br \/>\u25cf Big Rock Burning \u2014 (dir. David Goldblum)<br \/>\u25cf Don Bluth: Somewhere Out There \u2014 (dir. Dave LaMattina, Chad Walker)<br \/>\u25cf E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial \u2014 Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment (dir. Steven Spielberg)<br \/>\u25cf Hedda \u2014 Amazon MGM Studios (dir. Nia DaCosta)<br \/>\u25cf Highest 2 Lowest \u2014 A24 (dir. Spike Lee)<br \/>\u25cf Him \u2014 Universal Pictures (dir. Justin Tipping)<br \/>\u25cf If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You \u2014 A24 (dir. Mary Bronstein)<br \/>\u25cf Kiss of the Spider Woman \u2014 Roadside Attractions (dir. Bill Condon)<br \/>\u25cf The Life of Chuck \u2014 Neon (dir. Mike Flanagan)<br \/>\u25cf One Battle After Another \u2014 Warner Bros. Pictures (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)<br \/>\u25cf Preparation for the Next Life \u2014 Amazon MGM Studios (dir. Bing Liu)<br \/>\u25cf SCAD Presents: Andr\u00e9 Leon Talley \u2014 Style is Forever (dir. Zach Stafford, Clay Haskell)<br \/>\u25cf Sinners \u2014 Warner Bros. Pictures (dir. Ryan Coogler)<br \/>\u25cf The Smashing Machine \u2014 A24 (dir. Benny Safdie)<br \/>\u25cf Splitsville \u2014 Neon (dir. Michael Angelo Covino)<br \/>\u25cf Twinless \u2014 Roadside Attractions (dir. James Sweeney)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    In Conversation: \u201cWicked: For Good\u201d with Director Jon M. Chu<br \/>Director Jon M. Chu sits down with Vanity Fair\u2019s Rebecca Ford for an in-depth exploration of the extraordinary artistry of the two Wicked films and their remarkable journey to the big screen. This In Conversation event will include a discussion of Jon M.Chu\u2019s award-winning career and will feature new revelations and insights into \u201cWicked: For Good,\u201d the epic, electrifying, emotional conclusion to last year\u2019s global cinematic cultural sensation, which became the most successful Broadway film adaptation of all time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    <strong>Docs to Watch<\/strong><br \/>The 12th annual Docs to Watch series will be accompanied by a roundtable with the directors hosted by Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter. Selected films include:<br \/>\u25cf 2000 Meters to Andriivka (dir. Mstyslav Chernov)<br \/>\u25cf The Alabama Solution (dir. Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman)<br \/>\u25cf Apocalypse in the Tropics (dir. Petra Costa)<br \/>\u25cf Come See Me in the Good Light (dir. Ryan White)<br \/>\u25cf It\u2019s Never Over, Jeff Buckley (dir. Amy Berg)<br \/>\u25cf My Mom Jayne (dir. Mariska Hargitay)<br \/>\u25cf Natchez\u00a0(dir. Suzannah Herbert)<br \/>\u25cf The Perfect Neighbor (dir. Geeta Gandbhir)<br \/>\u25cf Riefenstahl (dir. Andres Veiel)<br \/>\u25cf The Tale of Silyan (dir. Tamara Kotevska)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    <strong>Pixels and Pencils: Top Animated Contenders<\/strong><br \/>Presented in partnership with Variety, Pixels and Pencils highlights the directors behind the top animated films of the year. Showcasing a broad array of artistic avenues and animation styles, this series culminates in the directors roundtable panel, hosted by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. Selected films include:<br \/>\u25cf Arco (dir. Ugo Bienvenu)<br \/>\u25cf Elio (dir. Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi)<br \/>\u25cf First Look: In Your Dreams (dir. Alex Woo)<br \/>\u25cf KPop Demon Hunters (dir. Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang)<br \/>\u25cf Little Am\u00e9lie or The Character of Rain (dir. Ma\u00eflys Vallade)<br \/>\u25cf Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 \u2014 Lost in New Jersey (dir. Kent Seki)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    <strong>Panels<\/strong><br \/>This year\u2019s panels include:<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u25cf The Behind Their Lens series, presented in partnership with Indiewire, celebrates cinematic powerhouses who defy the odds and obstacles to bring us some of the most influential and poignant films and television series in recent years. Panels include:<br \/>\u25cb Behind Their Lens: Directors, with panelists Mary Bronstein (If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You), HIKARI (Rental Family), Leslye Headland (The Acolyte), and Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby).<br \/>\u25cb Behind Their Lens: Producers, with panelists Debra Hayward (Good Grief), Riva Marker (Reality), and Alison Owen (Back to Black).<br \/>\u25cb Behind Their Lens: Artisans, with panelists Kira Kelly (cinematographer, Him), Pam Martin (editor, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere), Taylor Joy Mason (editor, Him), and Shunika Terry (hair designer, Sinners).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u25cf The Below the Line series, highlighting the contributions of below-the-line talent to the art of cinema, with a focus on costume design and production design:<br \/>\u25cb Below the Line: The Power of Casting<br \/>\u25a0 Panelists include Kate Rhodes James (Gladiator 2) and Bernard Telsey (Wicked: For Good). Additional panelists to be announced.<br \/>\u25cb Below the Line: The Art of Production Design<br \/>\u25a0 Panelists include Juliana Baretto (Rebuilding), Jim Bissell (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial), and Alexandra Schaller (Train Dreams).<br \/>\u25cb Below the Line: Scoring for the Screen with the Alliance for Women Film Composers<br \/>\u25a0 Panelists include Chanda Dancy, Florencia di Concilio, Laura Karpman, and moderator Allyson Newman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u25cf The SCAD Alumni Voices panel highlights graduates of the university\u2019s top-ranked film and television degree programs. Panelists include actor Sebiye Behtiyar, animation supervisor Nathan Engelhardt, and composer EmmoLei Sankofa, with more to be announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u25cf The exclusive Entertainment Weekly\u2019s Breaking Big Panel and Awards, hosted by festival media partner Entertainment Weekly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u25cf Variety\u2019s 10 Artisans to Watch, hosted by festival media partner Variety. Participants will be announced Wednesday, Oct. 15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u25cf The Art of Representation: Gersh Agents on Building Careers in Entertainment welcomes a panel of agents from Gersh, one of the largest entertainment and sports agencies in the world, as they pull back the curtain on the art of representation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u25cf The ABC\u2019s of Entertainment Law will break down the essentials of Entertainment legalese, such as contracts, copyrights, credits, and distribution terms, in clear, practical applications that every emerging creative should know.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u25cf Writing Bond: Crafting the Legend of 007 with screenwriters Neal Purvis and Robert Wade will explore how the writing pair have been the creative force shaping the world\u2019s most famous spy. In this conversation, Purvis and Wade pull back the curtain on their collaborative process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    <strong>Competition Films<\/strong><br \/>The SCAD Savannah Film Festival celebrates the work of established and emerging filmmakers, from feature-length films to shorts. The juried competition showcases the best of professional, animated, and student films selected from more than 2,100 entries annually. Festival jurors include Alex Barasch (journalist, The New Yorker), Clifton Collins Jr. (actor), Leslye Headland (director, writer) Richard Lawson (critic), and Mary Neely (actor, producer, writer).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/eternity\/\">Eternity<\/a>,\u201d \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/song-sung-blue\/\">Song Sung Blue<\/a>,\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/wake-up-dead-man\/\">Wake Up Dead Man<\/a>: A Knives Out Mystery\u201d as its opening, centerpiece, and closing night gala presentations for this year\u2019s 28th annual event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    This year\u2019s edition will open Saturday, Oct. 25, with a screening of the A24 drama \u201cEternity,\u201d directed by David Freyne. The film stars Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller, and Callum Turner in a story set in the afterlife, where souls have one week to choose their eternal fate. Teller will receive the Distinguished Performance Award following the screening, presented by his co-star and fellow honoree, Oscar winner Da\u2019Vine Joy Randolph (\u201cThe Holdovers\u201d).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    <strong>Narrative feature films<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u25cf Rains Over Babel (dir. Gala del Sol)<br \/>\u25cf Rosemead (dir. Eric Lin)<br \/>\u25cf She Dances (dir. Rick Gomez)<br \/>\u25cf Charliebird (dir. Libby Ewing)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    <strong>Documentary Features<\/strong><br \/>Beyond simple subject matters, these documentaries present compelling stories that illuminate and educate audiences in a thought-provoking and timely manner:<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u25cf Room to Move (dir. Alexander Hammer)<br \/>\u25cf The Librarians (dir. Kim A. Snyder)<br \/>\u25cf Natchez (dir. Suzannah Herbert)<br \/>\u25cf Yanuni (dir. Richard Ladkani)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    <strong>Professional Shorts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u25cf The Last Dance (dir. Hayden Mclean)<br \/>\u25cf All the Empty Rooms (dir. Joshua Seftel)<br \/>\u25cf Rise (dir. Jessica J. Rowlands)<br \/>\u25cf The Singers (dir. Sam Davis)<br \/>\u25cf Freeman Vines (dir. Andr\u00e9 Robert Lee, Tim Kirkman)<br \/>\u25cf Beyond Silence (dir. Marnie Blok)<br \/>\u25cf Synthesize Me (dir. Bear Damen)<br \/>\u25cf OK\/NOTOK (dir. Pardeep Sahota)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    <strong>Animated Shorts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u25cf Snow Bear (dir. Aaron Blaise)<br \/>\u25cf Saq Nikt\u00e9 and the Spirit of the Mask (dir. Ester Weiner)<br \/>\u25cf Murmuration (dir. Janneke Swinkels, Tim Frijsinger)<br \/>\u25cf Hullabaloo: The Curse of the Cheshire Cat (dir. James Lopez)<br \/>\u25cf ReRooted (dir. Delphine Coudray)<br \/>\u25cf Forevergreen (dir. Nathan Engelhardt, Jeremy Spears)<br \/>\u25cf \u00c9iru (dir. Giovanna Ferrari)<br \/>\u25cf anyone lived in a pretty how town (dir. Daniel Kreizberg)<br \/>\u25cf Cardboard (dir. Jean-Philippe Vine)<br \/>\u25cf Wednesdays with Gramps (dir. Chris Copeland, Justin Copeland)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    <strong>Student Animated Shorts<\/strong><br \/>\u25cb How to make a friend (dir. Jinfei Ge, Bin He, Myrtille Huet, Julie Jarrier-Stettin, Yuqiang Zhang)<br \/>\u25cb \u00dcMIT (dir. Amina \u00d6mirjan)<br \/>\u25cb The Story of Three Sisters (or How the World Came to Have Four Seasons Instead of One) (dir. Rapha\u00eblle Bourgon, Anchi Huang, Vega L\u00e1zaro, Son Tra Le, Priyam Parikh, Jianuo Wen, Di Wu)<br \/>\u25cb Snubbed (dir. Jesse Braak, Kian Sherritt)<br \/>\u25cb Catfish (dir. Aur\u00e9lie Galibois, Aur\u00e9lie Martin, Camille Naud, Cristina Ganusciac, Hee Young Park, Vedushi Sinha)<br \/>\u25cb The Day We Flew (dir. Ryan Wang)<br \/>\u25cb Jour de vent (Windy Day) (dir. Martin Chailloux, Al Kim Crespin, Elise Golfouse, Chloe Lab, Hugo Taillez, Camille Truding)<br \/>\u25cb Wormwood (dir. Matthieu Dupille, Binlin Xie, Alexander Vanderplank, Ninon Quemener, Phil\u00e9mon Martin, Chenhe Liu)<br \/>\u25cb Bugsick (dir. Venya Aggarwal)<br \/>\u25cb Acrobats (dir. Elo\u00efse Alluyn, Hugo Danet, Anna Despinoy, Antonin Guerci, Alexandre Marzin, Shali Reddy)<br \/>\u25cb Lost Track (dir. Sam \u201cLuna\u201d McKee)<br \/>\u25cb The Shyness of Trees (dir. Bingqing Shu, Maud Le Bras, Jiaxin Huang, Simin He, Lina Han, Lo\u00efck Du Plessis D\u2019Argentr\u00e9, Sofiia Chuikovska)<br \/>\u25cb Dragfox (dir. Lisa Ott)<br \/>\u25cb Forever (dir. Theo Djekon, Pierre Ferrari, Cyrine Jouini, Pauline Philippart, Anissa Ferrier)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    <strong>Student Narrative Shorts<\/strong><br \/>\u25cb Take Two (dir. Colleen Ryan)<br \/>\u25cb Wrestle-Off (dir. Sabatino Ciatti Jr.)<br \/>\u25cb Breastmilk (dir. Ifeyinwa Arinze)<br \/>\u25cb If Birds Believed in God (dir. Samer Saifan)<br \/>\u25cb You &amp; Me (&amp; Chaz &amp; Rodney) (dir. Lilly Lion)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    <strong>SCAD Student Documentary Shorts<\/strong><br \/>\u25cb The Path of Puma-36 (dir. Amelie Bluestone)<br \/>\u25cb Real Fake War (dir. Tommy Dilger)<br \/>\u25cb Get Your Gravel On: Gravel Racing in the Borderlands (dir. Pablo Echevarr\u00eda)<br \/>\u25cb The Last Lobsterman (dir. Jason Conforti)<br \/>\u25cb Drag Me To Church (dir. Isabella Sullivan)<br \/>\u25cb Cornellskop: Freedom from Fear (dir. Nathan Oliva)<br \/>\u25cb Terpsichore (dir. Abigail Cunningham)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    <strong>Global Shorts Forum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u25cf For the Love of Sport<br \/>\u25cb We\u2019ll Go Down in History (dir. Cameron Richards, Charlie Tidmas)<br \/>\u25cb Forward is a Pace (dir. Robin Oroso)<br \/>\u25cb Icebreakers (dir. Marlo Poras, Jocelyn Glatzer)<br \/>\u25cb It\u2019s Our Ball (dir. David Morrison)<br \/>\u25cb Into the Chutes (dir. Jenna Rice)<br \/>\u25cb Hoops, Hopes &amp; Dreams (dir. Glenn Kaino)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u25cfPortraits of Perseverance<br \/>\u25cb The Green Buffalo (dir. Joel Caldwell)<br \/>\u25cb Ibuka, Justice (dir. Justice Rutikara)<br \/>\u25cb The Return (dir. Jeremy S. Levine)<br \/>\u25cb Inside, The Valley Sings (dir. Nathan Fagan)<br \/>\u25cb Oh Whale (dir. Winslow Crane-Murdoch)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u25cf A Place in This World<br \/>\u25cb A Color I Named Blue (dir. Sybilla Patrizia)<br \/>\u25cb Art with Every Breath (dir. Caroline Josey Karoki)<br \/>\u25cb Call to Serve (dir. Cole Sax, Phil Hessler)<br \/>\u25cb <em>PREVIEW<\/em> (dir. Quinlan Orear)<br \/>\u25cb Largo (dir. Salvatore Scarpa)<br \/>\u25cb Susana (dir. Gerardo Coello Escalante, Amandine Thomas)<br \/>\u25cb No Way Back (dir. Tom Turner)<br \/>\u25cb Shanti Rides Shotgun (dir. Charles Frank)<br \/>\u25cb Retirement Plan (dir. John Kelly)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    <strong>Shorts Spotligh<\/strong>t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u25cf Dearest Daughter<br \/>\u25cb Curly Joe, Two Kittens, Four Boxes &amp; Scent of Fire (dir. Apo W. Bazidi, Anna Benner)<br \/>\u25cb Hatchlings (dir. Jahmil Eady)<br \/>\u25cb Miriam (dir. Josie Andrews)<br \/>\u25cb Koko Suzanne (dir. Zach Bandler)<br \/>\u25cb Of All The Things (dir. Steff Lee)<br \/>\u25cb K\u00dc\u012a (dir. Kahu Kaiha)<br \/>\u25cb Who Are You, Nanu? (dir. Anjini Taneja Azhar)<br \/>\u25cb On a Sunday at Eleven (dir. Alicia K. Harris)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u25cf Reality Askew in Black &amp; White<br \/>\u25cb Two People Exchanging Saliva (dir. Alexandre Singh, Natalie Musteata)<br \/>\u25cb Collectors (dir. Susan C. O\u2019Brien)<br \/>\u25cb Cine\u00e1l Fi\u00e1in (WildKind) (dir. John McDaid)<br \/>\u25cb Em &amp; Selma Go Griffin Hunting (dir. Alexander Thompson)<br \/>\u25cb Without Heaven (Cennetsiz) (dir. Merve Bozcu)<br \/>\u25cb Hurik\u00e1n (dir. Jan Saska)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u25cf Sweetness in the Bitter<br \/>\u25cb Dressed to the Nines (dir. Madeleine Shenai, Ivana Mazza-Coates)<br \/>\u25cb Old Dykes (dir. Ezra Rose)<br \/>\u25cb Witness (dir. Radha Mehta, Saif Jaan)<br \/>\u25cb Everywhere I Look (dir. November Nolan)<br \/>\u25cb The Second Time Around (dir. Jack Howard)<br \/>\u25cb One Day This Kid (dir. Alexander Farah)<br \/>\u25cb Automagic (dir. Ashok Vish)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u25cf After Dark \u2014 The Horror Within<br \/>\u25cb Wait, Your Car? (dir. Reece Feldman)<br \/>\u25cb The Rebirth (dir. Connie Shi)<br \/>\u25cb Playing God (dir. Matteo Burani)<br \/>\u25cb The Lone Piper (dir. Matthew Kravchuk)<br \/>\u25cb Chew (dir. F\u00e9lix Dobaire)<br \/>\u25cb Luz Diabla (dir. Gervasio Canda, Paula Boffo, Patricio Plaza)<br \/>\u25cb The Pearl Comb (dir. Ali Cook)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    <br \/><strong>Previously announced honorees at this year\u2019s festival are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u25cf Will Arnett will receive the Luminary Award.<br \/>\u25cf Hannah Beachler will receive the Variety Creative Impact in Production Design Award.<br \/>\u25cf Craig Brewer will receive the Spotlight Director Award.<br \/>\u25cf Rose Byrne will receive the Luminary Award.<br \/>\u25cf Miles Caton will receive the Rising Star Award.<br \/>\u25cf Jon M. Chu will receive the Vanguard Director Award.<br \/>\u25cf Zoey Deutch will receive the Breakthrough Performance Award.<br \/>\u25cf Joel Edgerton will receive the Vanguard Award.<br \/>\u25cf Mark Hamill will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.<br \/>\u25cf Oscar Isaac will receive the Icon Award.<br \/>\u25cf Rian Johnson will receive the Outstanding Achievement in Directing Award.<br \/>\u25cf Jennifer Lopez will receive the Virtuoso Award.<br \/>\u25cf Dylan O\u2019Brien will receive the Lumiere Award.<br \/>\u25cf Benny Safdie will receive the Maverick Director Award.<br \/>\u25cf Miles Teller will receive the Distinguished Performance Award.<br \/>\u25cf Tessa Thompson will receive the Distinguished Performance Award.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Presented by the Savannah College of Art and Design, the SCAD Savannah Film Festival is filled with cinematic creativity from award-winning professionals and emerging student filmmakers. Each year, more than 75,000 people attend the eight-day festival. A distinguished stop on the road to the Academy Awards, the events of the Festival take place at SCAD\u2019s historic theaters and industry-leading studio spaces throughout the historic city of Savannah.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/news\/scad-savannah-film-festival-lineup-2025-frankenstein-hamnet-1236537828\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guillermo del Toro\u2019s \u201cFrankenstein,\u201d Chloe Zhao\u2019s \u201cHamnet\u201d and Yorgos Lanthimos\u2019 \u201cBugonia\u201d have been added to the SCAD Savannah Film Festival lineup. As previously announced, \u201cEternity,\u201d \u201cSong Sung Blue,\u201d and \u201cWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery\u201d were named as its opening, centerpiece, and closing night gala presentations for this year\u2019s 28th annual event. 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