- Academy Award-winner Michael Douglas
- Emmy Award-winner Charlie Rose
- Academy Award-winner Vanessa Redgrave
- Academy Award-nominee Lynn Redgrave
- Corin Redgrave
- Academy Award-winner Milos Forman
| - Brett Ratner
- Academy Award-nominee John Sayles
- Todd Wagner
- David Benioff
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- Actor, writer, producer and director James Franco, who will screen his film, Good Time Max (2007), at the festival
- Academy Award-nominated director James Ivory, known for his longtime collaboration with producer Ismail Merchant
on films such as A Room with a View (1985) and Howards End (1992) - Academy Award-winning actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, star of Traffic (2000), Chicago (2002) and Ocean’s Twelve (2004)
- Academy Award-winning actor Chris Cooper, known for his roles in Seabiscuit (2003) and American Beauty (1999)
- Actor Ben McKenzie, star of The O.C. (2003-07) and Junebug (2005)
- Independant Spirit Award-winning actor Alan Cumming, star of X-Men 2 (2003), who will screen his solo directorial debut Suffering Man's Charity
- Actress, director and producer Illeana Douglas, known for her work in Factory Girl (2006) and Supermarket (2004), who will screen her short film Order Up
- Marc Forster’s The Kite Runner (2007)
- Julian Schnabel’s The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
- Tamara Jenkins’ The Savages (2007)
- James C. Strouse’s Grace is Gone (2007)
- John Sayles' Honeydripper (2007)
- Terry George’s Reservation Road (2007)
- Kirsten Sheridan's August Rush (2007)
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 both award-winning professionals and emerging student filmmakers.
Past honored guests include:
- Academy Award-nominee Peter O’Toole
- Academy Award-nominee Kathleen Turner
- Academy Award-winner Sydney Pollack
- Alan Cumming
- Emmy Award-nominee Roger Ebert
- Academy Award-winner Jane Fonda
| - John Waters
- Emmy Award-nominee Danny Glover
- Academy Award-nominee Alec Baldwin
- Natasha Richardson
- Academy Award-winner Ellen Burstyn
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Award-winning films screened before their national release dates The festival regularly screens award-winning films before their national release dates at the Trustees Theater, a 1946 cinema house, and the Lucas Theatre, a former Vaudeville theater.
In the classroom,
students gain hands-on experience with industry-standard technology at the SCAD. They are regularly called upon to offer their talents to film companies on location in the Savannah area.