Academy Award-winning director Alexander Payne will be honored at this year’s Savannah Film Festival. The Greek-American filmmaker is set to receive an “Outstanding Achievement in Cinema” award at the event, which takes place in Georgia from Oct. 26 to Nov. 2.
Payne’s latest project, “Nebraska,” is on deck to open the festival. Shot in black and white, the film centers on an estranged father (Bruce Dern) who calls on his son (Will Forte) to take him on a road trip from Montana to Nebraska in order to claim a million dollar sweepstakes prize. It is already receiving rave reviews and quite a bit of Oscar buzz.
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“Nebraska” star and Academy Award-nominee Bruce Dern will present the award to Payne. Both Dern and Payne are also hosting separate master classes with Savannah College of Art and Design students while they attend the festival.
A full schedule for the week-long event was just released on Oct. 1. For more information, and to purchase tickets, visit: filmfest.scad.edu/schedule
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