Fact Sheet

Festival Dates
Oct. 28-Nov. 4, 2006
Oct. 27-Nov. 3, 2007
Oct. 25-Nov. 1, 2008

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 SCAD box office at 216 E. Broughton St. and by telephone at 912.525.5050 every October.

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
•	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 Lynne Bolda, logistics coordinator, 912.525.5051

Festival Information
Phone: 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.
•	A series of lectures and workshops is presented during the eight-day festival relating to the production and distribution of films.
•	Outreach programs including special screenings and workshops are offered for high schools, universities and local groups.

Demographics

•	Attendee Age:	03% — under 18 43% — 18-35 42% — 35-65 12% — 65 or older
•	Gender:	49% male, 51% female
•	Income:	7% earn $30,000 or less
		16% earn $31,000–$60,000
		21% earn $61,000–$125,000
		18% earn $126,000 or more
•	38% 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 award recipients and attendees:

• Army Archerd	• Gary Goldman
• Alec Baldwin	• James Ivory
• Angela Bassett	• Sidney Lumet
• Thora Birch	• Walter Murch
• Don Bluth	• Tom Ortenberg
• Ellen Burstyn	• Peter O’Toole
• Colin Callender	• Arthur Penn
• Geraldine Chaplin	• Michelle Phillips
• Alan Cumming	• Sydney Pollack
• Jeff Daniels	• Debbie Reynolds
• Stanley Donen	• Natasha Richardson
• Roger Ebert	• Eva Marie Saint
• Jane Fonda	• Kathleen Turner
• Danny Glover	• John Waters

Past festival film screenings include:

• Amélie	• Match Point
• Barbarian Invasions	• Morvern Callar
• Capote	• Mrs. Henderson Presents
• The Cooler	• Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror
• The Emperor's Club	• Pride and Prejudice
• Finding Neverland	• Real Women Have Curves
• The Fog of War	• Shattered Glass
• Good Night, and Good Luck	• Sideways
• In America	• The Squid and the Whale
• In the Bedroom	• The Tramp and the Dictator
• Kinsey	• Waking Life
• Love Liza	• The White Countess
• The Matador