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 11/03/2006
Savannah Film Festival screened "Avenue Montaigne (Fauteuils d'orchestre)" and "Lonely Hearts" Nov. 3
 SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Savannah Film Festival, hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design and sponsored by Memorial Health, the Savannah Morning News, the City of Savannah, Coca-Cola and Bessemer Trust screened "Avenue Montaigne (Fauteuils d’orchestre)" at 2:30 p.m., and "Lonely Hearts" at 7 p.m. on Nov. 3 at Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St.
Selected as France’s official entry for this year’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, “Avenue Montaigne” stars Cécile de France, Valérie Lemercier and Albert Dupontel. "Avenue Montaigne" centers around Jessica (de France), a beautiful young woman from the provinces who lands a job waiting tables at a chic bistro in Paris.
Based on a true story, "Lonely Hearts," follows two homicide detectives as they track Martha Beck (Salma Hayek) and Raymond Martinez Fernandez (Jared Leto), a murderous couple known as the "Lonely Hearts," who used personal ads to lure their victims.
Professional and student films screened included "Class Act," "Puppet," "Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride," "Earthman," "An Abstraction the Chronology of Will," "Solomon Grundy," "The Floor," "Reflection of Self," "Cooking for Richard," "You’re on in 5," "At the Beach," "Just" and "Bottleneck."
Panel discussions held included "So, You Want to Be a Producer?" and "Superman Returns: Digital Workflows and Visual Effects."
Morning and afternoon screenings and panels are $5 for the general public, $3 for students, seniors and military, and free for SCAD students, faculty and staff with a valid SCAD ID. The normal price for tickets to the evening screenings will be $10 for the general public and $5 for SCAD students, faculty and staff with a valid SCAD ID. The films are not rated and may contain mature content; parental discretion is advised. For more information, call 912.525.5050 or visit the festival Web site.
Media inquiries can be directed to 912.247.2033 or 912.525.5225.
Named "Hottest for Studying Art" among America’s 25 Hottest Colleges by Kaplan/Newsweek, the Savannah College of Art and Design exists to prepare talented students for careers in the visual and performing arts, design, the building arts, and the history of art and architecture. The college emphasizes learning through individual attention in a positively oriented environment. The goal of the college is to nurture and cultivate the unique qualities of each student through an interesting curriculum, in an inspiring environment, under the leadership of involved professors. SCAD features locations in Atlanta and Savannah, Ga., and in Lacoste, France, and offers online programs through SCAD e-Learning.
SCAD is a private, nonprofit institution accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; telephone number 404.679.4501) to award bachelor’s and master’s degrees. The college offers Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Architecture, Master of Arts, Master of Fine Arts and Master of Urban Design degrees, as well as undergraduate and graduate certificates. The five-year professional M.Arch. degree is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board.
For more information about the college, visit www.scad.edu. E-mail may be sent to admission@scad.edu. Savannah, Lacoste and SCAD e-Learning inquiries may be directed to 800.869.7223 or 912.525.5100; Atlanta inquiries may be directed to 877.722.3285 or 404.253.2700.
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