The SCAD Savannah Film Festival returned for the 24th year on Oc. 23, celebrating the achievements of accomplished and new filmmakers.
The day was loaded with screenings and workshops for festival-goers to experience. The evening was topped off with the stars walking the blue carpet. Walking the carpet was SCAD president Paula Wallace. Fashion designer Christian Siriano made an appearance as well. His exhibition “People Are People” opened at the SCAD Museum of Art on the 22nd. This is his first solo museum exhibition and it honors his captivating contributions to fashion. The honoree for the evening was award-winning actor and filmmaker Kenneth Branagh. He was the recipient of this year’s film festival lifetime achievement award recognizing his body of impressive work in various aspects of the film and television industry. Branagh has over 60 film and television credits on his resume. His film “Belfast” was screened on Saturday night. Before the screening a Branagh received his award with a standing ovation from the crowd. “I can make as many films as I like but if there isn’t an audience, it’s not worth anything. You’ll see in the film you’re about to see that there’s a love of what’s happening right now, which is still pretty unusual to see a large group of people in a movie theater together looking at a big screen. It’s a miracle and because you are coming back to support this film festival, you inspire me,” said Branagh as he accepted his award. Branagh served as writer, producer and director on Belfast which is about a nine-year-old boy who must chart a path toward adulthood through a world that has suddenly turned upside down. A film that he describes in aspects as a reflection of his life with parallels to current day situations of families getting through the pandemic. Read the rest at Connect Savannah
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