26 with its consistently eclectic programming mix of documentaries, box office hits, indies, animated films, short films and more. “SCAD honors the screen’s brightest stars, from Annette Bening to Lupita Nyong’o to Richard Linklater,” says SCAD President and founder Paula Wallace. “Come for the stars and stay for a tour of SCAD’s recently expanded Savannah Film Studios backlot… glitz, glamour, and good films.” This year’s programming includes of Steve McQueen’s “Blitz” and Pablo Larrain’s “Maria” as well as a centerpiece screening of Robbie Williams’ unconventional biopic “Better Man.” The festival will also screen “Emilia Peréz,” Jacques Audiard’s musical drama which won the Jury Prize at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, and a 35mm print of Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist,” which netted the filmmaker the Silver Lion for directing in Venice earlier this year.

Daisy Ridley, who is set to receive the Lumiere Award in recognition of her work in “Magpie” and “Young Woman and the Sea,” will attend SCAD for the first time.

Ridley said what drew her to the latter film was the opportunity to spotlight the accomplishments of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim across the English Channel. “It’s such a beautiful connective story,” Ridley says. “When I read the script, my opinion was ‘How do I not know this woman?’” Festival executive director Christina Routhier observes that SCAD is especially keen to celebrate artisans.

Daisy Ridley, Colleen Atwood to Be Honored at SCAD Savannah Film Festival

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