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Experience Cinematic Excellence at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival

SCAD students take a large group selfie with actress Lupita Nyongo.

SCAD Savannah Film Festival

Presented by the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), the SCAD Savannah Film Festival celebrates cinematic excellence with a dynamic mix of award-winning filmmakers and rising student talent. Each fall, more than 65,000 attendees gather for this eight-day showcase, now recognized as a premier stop on the road to the Academy Awards. The festival features exclusive screenings, competition films, documentaries, shorts, animated works, panels, and workshops—all staged in SCAD’s historic theaters and world-class studio spaces. 

Hosted in Savannah, a leading film hub of the Southeast, the festival shines a spotlight on outstanding films from both independent visionaries and major studios.

Exclusive Screenings

Join the entourage of more than 63,000 annual attendees as they celebrate award-winning professionals and emerging student filmmakers in their creative element. The SCAD Savannah Film Festival kicks off with a gala opening night screening and reception, while the remainder of the week will feature scheduled competition and premiere screenings, lectures, panels, workshops, and receptions.

"First, We'd Like to Thank the Academy"

The SCAD Savannah Film Festival is a launching pad for one of the most distinguished and technical entertainment industry awards of all time, the Academy Awards, most notably known as the Oscars. Gone are the days of practicing those acceptance speeches with hairbrushes. Your time - could be now. The SCAD Savannah Film Festival provides a platform for competition films, exclusive screenings, feature films, shorts, documentaries, animated films, masterclasses and much more for SCAD students.

Check out the list of past honored guests here.

Get Your Passes Here

The SCAD Savannah Film Festival passes are available for purchase at filmfest.scad.edu. Individual tickets and the honorary guest lineup are announced a few weeks before the festival begins. The buildup to one of the most anticipated festivals of the year is like a pulsating heartbeat throughout the city. The anticipation for a week of entertainment, celebrities, gifted students and alums, interactive design and immersive reality is guaranteed to bring together locals and visitors from around the globe.

Every October, the SCAD Savannah Film Festival shines a well-deserved spotlight on some of film and television's most notable artists and filmmakers and the university's outstanding scholars. Join them as they give a standing ovation to more than 25+ years of artistic distinction.

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