SCAD Film Festival's lineup features Frankenstein, Hamnet, Wake Up Dead Man, among others.

      The SCAD Savannah Film Festival has revealed an impressive selection of films that are contenders for various awards, featuring titles such as Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet, Rian Johnson’s Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, among others.

      Other notable films showcased at the festival, organized by the Savannah College of Art and Design, include Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon and Nouvelle Vague, Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia, Clint Bentley’s Train Dreams, and Hikari’s Rental Family. A complete list is provided below.

      In addition to the films, the festival has previously announced a group of honorees that features stars like Oscar Isaac, Tessa Thompson, Rose Byrne, Dylan O’Brien, Mark Hamill, Benny Safdie, along with Hannah Beachler, Craig Brewer, Jon M. Chu, Rian Johnson, Jennifer Lopez, and Miles Teller.

      In recent years, SCAD Savannah has gained recognition for its remarkable compilations of films and talents on the awards-season festival circuit. However, what sets this festival apart is its commitment not only to creating buzz and impressing Oscar voters, but also to providing opportunities for attendees to share their insights and experiences with SCAD students aspiring to become the next generation of filmmakers.

      This year's festival is scheduled for October 25 to November 1 and will showcase 167 films, comprising 56 narrative features, 15 documentary features, and 96 short films, including seven world premieres and three U.S. premieres.

      “Every October, SCAD turns Savannah into a master class in filmmaking, with our 2025 SCAD Savannah Film Festival lineup featuring Jennifer Lopez, Mark Hamill (the original Skywalker!), Wicked’s Jon M. Chu, and many more who assist SCAD Bees in transitioning from classroom to film set,” said SCAD President and Founder Paula Wallace in a statement.

      “Join us for the Oscar-nominated premieres and experience the charm of the South’s most cinematic city. Silver-screen aspirations take shape here — lights, camera, SCAD!”

      SCAD ranks among MovieMaker’s Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada, and the festival is recognized as one of our 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee.

      The Full SCAD Savannah Film Festival Lineup

      Below are details for the SCAD Savannah Film Festival as provided by the festival.

      Gala Screenings

      The SCAD Savannah Film Festival is celebrated for highlighting primary award contenders, screening numerous studio and streaming films before their broader releases. The festival will commence on Saturday, October 25, with a screening of Eternity. Song Sung Blue will be featured on Thursday, October 30, as the Centerpiece Gala Presentation. The festival will conclude on Saturday, November 1, with Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. The following 18 films have been selected for prominent screenings:

      - Bugonia — Focus Features (dir. Yorgos Lanthimos)

      - Christy — Black Bear Pictures (dir. David Michôd)

      - The Chronology of Water — The Forge (dir. Kristen Stewart)

      - Eternity — A24 (dir. David Freyne)

      - Frankenstein — Netflix (dir. Guillermo del Toro)

      - Hamnet — Focus Features (dir. Chloé Zhao)

      - Is This Thing On? — Searchlight (dir. Bradley Cooper)

      - Jay Kelly — Netflix (dir. Noah Baumbach)

      - No Other Choice — Neon (dir. Park Chan-wook)

      - Nouvelle Vague — Netflix (dir. Richard Linklater)

      - Nuremberg — Sony Pictures Classics (dir. James Vanderbilt)

      - Rebuilding — Bleecker Street (dir. Max Walker-Silverman)

      - Rental Family — Searchlight (dir. HIKARI)

      - Sentimental Value — Neon (dir. Joachim Trier)

      - Song Sung Blue — Focus Features (dir. Craig Brewer)

      - Train Dreams — Netflix (dir. Clint Bentley)

      - The Testament of Ann Lee — Searchlight (dir. Mona Fastvold)

      - Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery — Netflix (dir. Rian Johnson)

      Special Presentations

      - Belén — Amazon MGM Studios (dir. Dolores Fonzi)

      - Breathless (1960) — Rialto Pictures (dir. Jean-Luc Godard)

      - It Was Just an Accident — Neon (dir. Jafar Panahi)

      - Left-Handed Girl — Netflix (dir. Shih-Ching Tsou)

      - The Love That Remains — Sideshow/Janus (dir. Hlynur Palmason)

      - Merrily We Roll Along — Sony Pictures Classics (dir. Maria Friedman)

      - Peter Hujar’s Day — Sideshow/Janus (dir. Ira Sachs)

      - The President’s Cake — Sony Pictures Classics (dir. Hasan Hadi)

      - A Private Life — Sony Pictures Classics (dir. Rebecca Zlotowski)

      - The Secret Agent — Neon (dir. Kle