Sponsors

SCAD Savannah Film Festival

A top-tier cinematic experience, the SCAD Savannah Film Festival is forged by the transformative power of film in one of the world's most beautiful and historic cities, a first-class travel destination for festivalgoers from around the world. Festival sponsors place the spotlight on the art of film, supporting the next generation of filmmaking excellence with one-of-a-kind opportunities made possible by their contributions.

Become a sponsor

The SCAD Savannah Film Festival offers a variety of sponsorship packages. Festival sponsors are afforded access to star filmmakers, talent, and tastemakers, as well as rising young creatives. The festival is also attended by media representatives from top international publications and other press, garnering worldwide coverage and media impressions that number in the billions.

Email the SCAD Giving department at [email protected] to learn more about all available sponsor packages as well as custom packages and add-on opportunities, including brand activation, product placement, named awards, and more.

Contact SCAD Giving

Festival impact

Annually, the SCAD Savannah Film Festival generates more than 9 billion media impressions and attracts more than 60,000 student filmmakers, industry professionals, and film enthusiasts.

2025 sponsors and partners

Star

West Construction Company

Executive

Bon Appetit
Coca-Cola Bottling United, Inc.
Hilltop Productions, LLC
National Geographic Documentary Films
THA Group

Associate

The D'Alessio Family
DeNyse: Signage & Architectural Elements
FilmSavannah: Savannah Regional Film Commission
The Pankau Family
Plank & Tile

Supporter

Collins Quarter
E. Shaver, bookseller
The Flatbush Foundation
Frankfurt-Kurnit
Michael Bishop and Shane Thomas
Hotel Bardo
Hunter Maclean
Perry Lane Hotel
Savannah Hilton Head International Airport
Sunstakes Security
Yates Astro Termite & Pest Control

Contributor

The Agency: Savannah
Alligator Soul
Arkay
Blake Innovative Student Living
Georgia Film Office
Moonless Media & Entertainment
Parker's Kitchen
RaceTrac
River Street Sweets
Salt Marsh Realty
Jacqueline and Ken Sirlin
Zachary H. Thomas Law

Friend

Byrd's Famous Cookies
The Kaminsky Family

Exclusive vehicle sponsor

Genesis

Visual media partner

Canon
Profoto

Production partner

Alcons
Southeastern Production Services
Kaufman-Heinz, LLC

Media partner

Deadline
Entertainment Weekly
Gold Derby
The Hollywood Reporter
Indiewire
Variety

Festival demographics

Attendees by age group:

  • 6-13 — <1%
  • 14-17 — 2%
  • 18-20 — 19%
  • 21-59 — 57%
  • 60+ — 22%
 

Social media demographics

SCAD — The University of Creative Careers Facebook (as of November 2025): 152K followers

SCAD Savannah Film Festival Facebook (as of November 2025): 18K followers

@scaddotedu Instagram (as of November 2025): 178K followers

@savfilmfest Instagram (as of November 2025): 23.2K followers

 

Media impressions

In 2025, the SCAD Savannah Film Festival topped 200 billion web, print, and social media impressions globally. Since 2016, festival social media impressions have increased 3,000%.

Media coverage

The SCAD Savannah Film Festival welcomes many distinguished entertainment and news outlets. Print and online outlets that cover the festival yearly include:

  • Access Hollywood
  • Associated Press
  • AV Club
  • Collider
  • The Daily Beast
  • Deadline Hollywood
  • Entertainment Weekly
  • Filmmaker Magazine
  • Gold Derby
  • The Guardian
  • Harper's Bazaar
  • The Hollywood Reporter
  • Huffpost
  • IGN
  • IMDB
  • Indiewire
  • Los Angeles Times
  • Moviemaker
  • New York Magazine
  • New York Post
  • NPR
  • People
  • Refinery29
  • Reuters
  • Rotten Tomatoes
  • TV Guide
  • Us Weekly
  • USA Today
  • Vanity Fair
  • Variety
  • Vogue

Contact us

For details on becoming a festival sponsor, email [email protected].