Cinephiles rejoice: SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2023, the largest university-run film festival in the world, is just weeks away! The annual fall event is scheduled for October 21st through the 28th, 2023.

The 26th annual return of The Savannah College of Art and Design’s (SCAD) Film Festival promises to once again turn Savannah into a film lover’s paradise. The week-long event celebrates the cinematic creativity of both award-winning professionals and student filmmakers, through film screenings, panels, workshops, informal talks, and more. Films shown at the festival include Oscar-buzzworthy feature films, short subject films, documentaries, and animated films from around the world.

SCAD Savannah Film Festival is also known for its honored guests. Celebrated movie making professionals who come to promote their latest work or to be honored at the festival. These include famous directors, writers, producers, and even A-list actors. Last year’s guests, for example, included such luminaries as Kerry Condon, Nicholas Hoult, Ron Howard, Eddie Redmayne, Sadie Sink, and Miles Teller, to name but a few.

It’s not all just A-listers, though. Folks like you and I can also attend, of course. In fact, the festival draws more than 63,000 people to Savannah every year. It’s also considered an important stop on the film awards circuit.

SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2023

As stated above, this year’s SCAD Savannah Film Festival is scheduled for October 21st through the 28th, 2023. Many details for this year’s event remain under wraps but you can be sure it will once again be an event worth attending.

Festival screenings take place in a variety of venues around Savannah, centered around the 1946 Trustees Theater and the 1926 Lucas Theatre for the Arts. Passes to the Savannah Film Festival allow attendees to come and go as they please. You can attend the events and films you’re interested in, and skip the others.

Best of all, venues for the festival, including both of these historic theaters, are typically just minutes from our Savannah bed and breakfast, McMillan Inn. This means you can attend the festival with ease, knowing you’re only minutes – or even just steps! – from your Savannah home away from home. In fact, our convenient location in the downtown historic district puts all the best of Savannah at your fingertips!

Not interested in enough of this year’s films or events to justify buying a pass? Not a problem. Tickets for individual screenings and events are also available.

Passes for SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2023 are available now. Individual event tickets go on sale Monday, October 2nd, 2023.They may be purchased online, at the Savannah Box Office (216 E. Broughton Street), or via phone: 912.525.5050.

Visit the Film Festival website for more information. You can also find the festival on Facebook.