The 13th Annual Savannah Film Festival

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Published on Thursday, 14 October 2010 19:25

Written by Brad Balfour

Featuring the best in independent and innovative film from around the world, the Savannah Film Festival presents a full-range of cinematic creativity from both award-winning professionals and emerging student filmmakers, bringing world-renowned filmmakers, producers, actors and journalists, as well as other film enthusiasts, to SCAD and Savannah for eight days of feature films, lectures, workshops, panels and competition films from a range of genres.

As part of the 13th Annual Savannah Film Festival, which takes place Oct. 30 to Nov. 6, 2010, acclaimed actors Liam Neeson, Sir Ian McKellen and Isabella Rossellini will be honored. McKellen will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award on Nov. 4, Neeson will receive an Achievement in Cinema Award on Nov. 2 and Rossellini will receive a similar award on Nov. 5.

The Savannah Film Festival will also host Academy Award-nominated actress Virginia Madsen, who will present the documentary I Know a Woman Like That, directed by her mother Elaine Madsen, who will also be in attendance. Ed Burns will screen his new film Nice Guy Johnny. Writer/director Neil LaBute will participate in a workshop. Actor/director Tony Goldwyn will attend a gala screening of his latest directorial effort Conviction. Zach Gilford will attend a screening of his film The River Why.

Other gala special screenings this year will include:

• Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan
• Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours
• Doug Liman’s Fair Game
• Mike Leigh’s Another Year
• Nigel Cole’s Made in Dagenham
• Derek Cianfrance’s Blue Valentine

This will be the first year the Savannah Film Festival will present films in Digital Cinema Projection. Highlights of the festival include intimate “coffee talks” with film professionals, question-and-answer panels, lectures and special screenings.

The Savannah Film Festival schedule is subject to change.

The price for tickets to the evening screenings will be $10 for the general public and $5 for SCAD students, faculty and staff with a valid SCAD ID.

Passes to the Savannah Film Festival will be available for purchase through the SCAD box office, 216 E. Broughton St., by phone at 912-525-5050, online at www.scadboxoffice.com

For more info visit: http://filmfest.scad.edu/

13th Annual Savannah Film Festival
Oct. 30 - Nov. 6, 2010
The SCAD box office
216 E. Broughton St.
Savannah, Georgia

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