29th SCAD Savannah Film Festival Announces 15 Awards: 162 Films Screened, 'You Can See Everything' Wins Audience Award
The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) has announced the winners of the 29th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival in Savannah, Georgia. According to the college, the festival screened 162 films, including 57 fiction features, 14 documentary features, 85 short films, seven world premieres and six U.S. premieres.
The Audience Award, chosen by festival attendees, went to 'You Can See Everything', whose directors Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim attended the sold-out screening. The runner-up was 'Wildwood', directed by Travis Knight. The International Audience Award went to 'La Bola Negra', and actor Guitarricadelafuente, who attended the screening, received the Discovery Award.
From more than 2,300 submissions, 95 films competed, and 15 awards were announced. Best Fiction Feature went to 'The Huntress', directed by Suzanne Andrews Correa; Best Documentary Feature to 'The Secret Reading Club of Kabul'; and Best Director for a fiction feature to Carlitos Ruiz-Ruiz for 'Summer of Three'.
In the shorts categories, Best Live Action Short was 'Them That's Not', Best Documentary Short was 'Plant Life', and Best Animated Short was '9 Million Colors'. Each of the three shorts receives a 500-dollar cash prize sponsored by Southern Motors Family.
Festival honorees included Keanu Reeves, who received the Legend of Cinema Award, Paul Bettany, who received the Virtuoso Award, and Gemma Chan, who received the Lumiere Award. SCAD describes the festival as a key stop on the circuit leading up to the Academy Awards, and the full winners list is published on the college's website.
Source: Savannah College of Art and Design
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