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 11/04/2006
Savannah Film Festival concludes with awards presentation Nov. 4: Screening of "The Queen" followed award ceremony
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 "The Queen" following the film festival awards presentation, Nov. 4., 7 p.m. at Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St.
Starring Helen Mirren, James Cromwell and Michael Sheen, "The Queen" takes an intimate, revealing and somewhat humorous look at the British royal family following the death of Princess Diana.
Professional screenings included "The Trouble with Dee Dee," "Mac an Athar," "Disappearances" and "Second Thoughts."
Savannah Film Festival 2006 Award recipients include:
"Guide Dog"
Best Animation
Savannah Film Festival 2006
"The Hip Hop Project"
Best Documentary
Savannah Film Festival 2006
"Gnome"
Best Narrative Short
Savannah Film Festival 2006
"Dirt Nap"
Best Narrative Feature
Savannah Film Festival 2006
"Mac An Athar"
Best Director
Savannah Film Festival 2006
"Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride"
Diane Passage Jury Award
Savannah Film Festival 2006
"Just"
Runner Up
Student Competition
Savannah Film Festival 2006
"Bottleneck"
Best SCAD Student Competition Award
Savannah Film Festival 2006
"At the Beach"
Student Competition Jury Award
Achievement in Suspense
Savannah Film Festival 2006
"Bottleneck"
Panavision
Best Student Cinematographer
Savannah Film Festival 2006
"Bottleneck"
HBO Film Student Competition Award
2006 Savannah Film Festival
"The Hip Hop Project"
HBO Films Producer Award
2006 Savannah Film Festival
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, 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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