Ron Howard to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award in Directing at SCAD Savannah Film Festival
variety.comMichaela Zee editor Ron Howard will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award in Directing at the 25th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival on Sunday, Oct.
23. Recently, Howard directed and produced the biographical survival feature, “Thirteen Lives,” starring Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell and Joel Edgerton.
Based on the Tham Luang cave rescue in 2018, the film revolves around a team of divers and their mission to rescue twelve boys and the coach of a Thai soccer team who are trapped in a system of underground caves. “Thirteen Lives” will be screened at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival, followed by an in-person conversation with Howard about his career.
The largest university-run film fest in the U.S., SCAD honors professional and student filmmakers and welcomes a wide array of industry pros including directors, writers and actors over its eight-day run.
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