Savannah Events Calendar

Movie magic is back! The SCAD Savannah Film Festival — the largest university-run film festival in the world — returns in-person and virtually in its 25th year. Celebrating the cinematic creativity of both award-winning professionals and emerging student filmmakers, the festival screens innovative features, shorts, animations, and documentaries from around the world. View major studio releases and indie films prior to their theatrical debuts, meet award-winning filmmakers at talks, panels, and workshops, and make career-defining connections with industry insiders.

The Savannah College of Art and Design presents the annual festival, celebrating cinematic creativity from both award-winning professionals and emerging student filmmakers. Each year, more than 63,000 people attend the eight-day SCAD Savannah Film Festival. The festival is host to a wide variety of competition film screenings, special screenings, workshops, panels, and lectures.