The Savannah Film Festival is back offering students and Savannahians the opportunity to take part in one of the largest university-sponsored film festivals. Last year, Savannah had an influx of more than 40,000 attendees over the festival’s eight days.
This year, special guests include John Goodman, Stan Lee, Diane Lane, Matt Dillon, Michelle Monoghan, Geoffrey Fletcher, and John Gatins.
The reels start rolling Saturday, Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m. at Trustees Theater with “Silver Linings Playbook,” starring actors such as Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Julia Stiles and Robert De Niro.
Over the week, both Trustees Theater and Lucas Theater will have faces like Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken and Jesse Tyler Ferguson gracing their screens in full length films such as musical hit “Hairspray” and new thriller “Flight.”
Several films will also be premiering here in front of Savannah audiences. “On the Road,” based on Jack Kerouac’s famous novel published in 1957, will be screening on Monday, Oct. 29 at 7:00 p.m. at Trustees Theater. The film features a large celebrity cast including Steve Buscemi, Viggo Mortensen, and Kirsten Dunst. “Twilight” starlet Kristen Stewart has a main role as Marylou (Dean Moriarty’s girlfriend).
Workshops are scheduled throughout the week, as well as several secret workshops. “Long Story Short: The Challenges of Short Filmmaking” will feature a panel of filmmakers with work featured in the film festival competition. The panel begins at 11:30 a.m. at Gutstein Gallery on Oct. 31.
If you don’t have enough time to see a full-length feature, there are also shorts screening throughout the festival. “Good Karma $1,” directed by Jason Berger, explores Alex Bogusky’s experiences buying signs from the homeless in only fourteen minutes. It will play at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 1 at Lucas Theater.
SCAD students and graduates will have access to morning and afternoon screenings and panels at no cost. Evening screenings will be $5 for students and $10 for the public.
For more information about tickets, visit savannahboxoffice.com or call 912-525-5050. For screening times and workshops, visit filmfest.scad.edu.
Be sure to check out District’s coverage of the event as well.
