Savannah Film Festival
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Fact Sheet

Festival Dates
Oct. 29–Nov. 5, 2005

Mission Statement
The Savannah Film Festival seeks to provide educational, cultural, youth and community enrichment through workshops, lectures, professional screenings, student showcases, student professional screenings, and community and youth volunteerism.

Tickets
Tickets go on sale at the Trustees Theater box office and by telephone at 912.525.5050 on October 1 of each year.

Screening Venues
•Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St., 1,105-seat historic venue
•Lucas Theatre for the Arts, 32 Abercorn St., 1,200-seat historic venue
•Red Gallery, 201 E. Broughton St., a 250-seat venue

Special Event Venues
•Opening and closing night galas at Orleans Hall, 201 Barnard St.
•Red Gallery
•Pei Ling Chan Gallery and Garden for the Arts, 322 and 324 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Staff
•Len Cripe, managing director, 912.525.5051
•Christina Routhier, director of operations, 912.525.5054
•Sheila Bolda, logistics coordinator, 912.525.5051

Festival Information
912.525.5050 or 912.525.5051

Festival at a Glance
•Average attendance: 35,000
•Premier eight-day cultural event in beautiful historic downtown Savannah
•Awards and prizes are presented for the professional competition in the feature film category, documentary film category, short film category, animation film category, student film category, Best Director and Jury Award Film.
•Lectures and workshops: A series of lectures and workshops is presented during the eight-day festival relating to the production and distribution of films.
•Outreach programs: Special screenings and workshops are offered for high schools, universities and local groups.

Demographics
•Attendee Age:50% — 18-35
40% — 35-65
10% — 65 or older
   
•Gender:50% male, 50% female
   
•Income:8% earn $30,000 or less
  15% earn $31,000–$60,000
  21% earn $61,000–$125,000
  24% earn $126,000 or more
   
•32% of attendees are students

Target Market
•18-25 year olds: drawn to the festival competition screenings, workshops, lectures and interaction with film professionals.
•30-55 year olds: drawn to the special event screenings of classic films and celebrity guest appearances.

Press
•Extensive media coverage locally, nationally and internationally
•Local media partners include Savannah Morning News, The Chronicle (the weekly newspaper published by SCAD and the official source for information about SCAD events, people, policies and programs) and the student newspaper, District.
•National media coverage has included The New York Times, New York Post, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter.

Past festival attendees include:
• Army Archerd       • James Ivory
• Alec Baldwin• Tom Ortenberg
• Angela Bassett• Peter O’Toole
• Thora Birch• Arthur Penn
• Colin Callender• Michelle Phillips
• Geraldine Chaplin• Sydney Pollack
• Alan Cumming• Debbie Reynolds
• Stanley Donen• Eva Marie Saint
• Roger Ebert• Kathleen Turner
• Jane Fonda• John Waters
• Danny Glover 

Past festival film screenings include:
• Amélie• Love Liza
• Barbarian Invasions• Morvern Callar
• The Cooler• Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror
• The Emperor's Club • Real Women Have Curves
• Finding Neverland• Shattered Glass
• The Fog of War • Sideways
• In America • The Tramp and the Dictator
• In the Bedroom • Waking Life
• Kinsey • The Weight of Water


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