Savannah Film Festival
Featuring the best in independent and innovative film from around the world.
Hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design, the annual festival presents a full range of cinematic creativity from professionals and emerging student filmmakers.
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Release Date:
Oct. 31-Nov. 7, 2009
Genre:
Independent Artists & Audiences
 
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Savannah Film Festival Tickets to the 2010 festival go on sale today!

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Oct. 30 - Nov. 6, 2010, Presented by the Savannah College of Art and Design
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Savannah Film Festival Ben Foster talks about The Messenger with the Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy.

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After showier parts as a winged mutant in "X-Men: the Last Stand" and a psychotic gunslinger in "3:10 to Yuma," actor Ben Foster is tuning down the theatrics for a subtler role in the drama "The Messenger."
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Savannah Film Festival A "charming" review of the recent film festival and Director's Choice "Up in the Air" from LAist.

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Up in the Air is a comedy-drama directed by Jason Reitman (Thank You for Smoking and Juno.) It is an adaptation of the 2001 novel of the same name, written by Walter Kirn. According to Reitman, “The ...
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Savannah Film Festival The makers of "Nice to Meet You" post a glowing review of their time at the festival. Thanks for coming!

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In the world of exceeded expectations rarely will you come across such a shining example. Savannah Film Festival was absolutely fantastic. As film makers with a big “F” on our pass we were ...
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Savannah Film Festival One more video, this time an interview with The Hurt Locker's Jeremy Renner.

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"The Hurt Locker" star chats at the 2009 Savannah Film Festival.
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Savannah Film Festival Thanks for another great festival everyone!

November 8 at 2:28pm
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Savannah Film Festival 16x9 talks with Lara Everly and Annika Marks on the closing evening of the 2009 Savannah Film Festival.

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Savannah Film Festival How did you like Precious?

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Sylvia Frezzolini Severance
Great performances . . . tough story. As someone who worked for the Dept of Social Services in the South Bronx in the late 60s, it brought back lots of stories to share.
November 7 at 7:30pm
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Savannah Film Festival The 2009 festival ends tonight with an award for Jeremy Renner of "The Hurt Locker" and screening of "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"

November 7 at 2:07pm
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Savannah Film Festival How did you like The Hurt Locker? Q&A now, followed by The White Ribbon at 2:30.

Shekinah
Shekinah
Loved The Hurt Locker!!
November 7 at 11:23am
William Coffey
William Coffey
I don't really know how I feel about The White Ribbon, but the photography was awe inspiring. Best Cinematography, for me, this year is a three-way tie between TWR, Inglourious Basterds and Antichrist.
November 7 at 4:06pm
Jennifer Flournoy
Jennifer Flournoy
Great film.... I felt as if I had spent the day defusing bombs. Quite stressful but a great insight into the life of a soldier. It makes you wonder how he could ever function in society again!
November 7 at 6:03pm
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Savannah Film Festival A new perspective video, from "Telstar" director Nick Moran.

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Nick Moran, director of Telstar, speaks with us at the 2009 Savannah Film Festival, http://filmfest.scad.edu.
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Savannah Film Festival The last day of the festival begins this morning at 11:30 with "The Hurt Locker." "The White Ribbon" and "Youth in Revolt" at 2:30, an award for Jeremy Renner and "Precious" at 7 p.m.

November 7 at 5:14am
Jennifer Flournoy
Jennifer Flournoy
Youth in revolt was quite comical....relaxing after the hurt locker!
November 7 at 6:09pm
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Savannah Film Festival How did you enjoy "An Education"?

November 6 at 6:42pm
Geoff Sadler
Geoff Sadler
Never had one. :)
November 6 at 9:19pm
William Coffey
William Coffey
I think Carey Mulligan is well on the way to being a big star with this film.
November 7 at 12:48am
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Savannah Film Festival Michael Chaney carries us into the home stretch of the 2009 Savannah Film Festival.

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The Ross brothers finally made it to town for the second screening of 45365. It was great to see these guys again. Bill told me that seeing Jonathan Rosenbaum present short films of Abbas Kiarostami ...
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Savannah Film Festival "An Education" with Peter Sarsgaard and Carey Mulligan plays tonight at 7 at Trustees Theater.

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In the post-war, pre-Beatles London suburbs, a bright schoolgirl is torn between studying for a place at Oxford and the more exciting alternative offered to her by a charismatic older man.