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 70,000 student filmmakers, industry professionals, and film enthusiasts.

2026 sponsors and partners

Star

DeNyse: Signage & Architectural Elements
The Pankau Family
West Construction Company

Executive

Bon Appetit
Coca-Cola Bottling United, Inc.
The Douglas
Lester's
Local 11Ten
THA Group

Associate

The D'Alessio Family
E. Shaver, bookseller
Plank & Tile
Savannah Hilton Head International Airport

Supporter

Arkay
The Flatbush Foundation
Michael Bishop and Shane Thomas
Hunter Maclean
Perry Lane Hotel
Southern Motors
Sunstakes Security
Thomas & Hutton
Yates Astro Termite & Pest Control

Contributor

The Agency: Savannah
Alligator Soul
Mark Bazil
Cinematic Sites of Savannah
Carole and Bernard Crotty
Charles Furchgott Interior Design
Gadapee family
Georgia Film Office
Hotel Bardo
Hinnant family
Moonless Media & Entertainment
Parker's Kitchen
Recess Hotel & Club
Salt Marsh Realty
Jacqueline and Ken Sirlin
Tenet Advisors

Production partner

Alcons
Hilltop Productions, LLC
Simple DCP
Southeastern Production Services
Kaufman-Heinz, LLC

Festival demographics

Attendees by age group:

  • 6-13 — <1%
  • 14-17 — 2%
  • 18-20 — 24%
  • 21-59 — 54%
  • 60+ — 20%
 

Social media demographics

SCAD — The University of Creative Careers Facebook (as of October 2026): 153K followers

SCAD Savannah Film Festival Facebook (as of October 2026): 19.1K followers

@scaddotedu Instagram (as of October 2026): 191K followers

@savfilmfest Instagram (as of October 2026): 26.4K 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].