For nearly 30 years, as the leaves begin to turn and the heat breaks in October, thousands of people have poured into coastal Georgia for a week of screening the year’s most anticipated films.
Theaters fill out, hotel rooms are booked up and nearby bars and restaurants see a spike in business for the SCAD Savannah Film Festival. It is the marquee event hosted by the arts and design school and the largest film festival held in Georgia annually, attracting more than 60,000 visitors to Savannah in recent years. It’s also the largest university-run film festival in the country.
Fast approaching three decades, the festival, starting Saturday, has announced its largest slate yet, buoyed by appearances from actors, directors and other above-the-line crew members who are receiving awards, leading panels or participating in Q&As…