Variety’s Legends and Groundbreakers Award on Ron Howard, the festival will recognize several creatives at their 2022 Festival Honors on Oct. 16 and Eddie Redmayne on Oct. 15. Eddie RedmayneIcon Award When Oscar winner Redmayne sat down in his first production meeting for “The Good Nurse,” his daughter had just been born. His daughter is 6 now as the feature is finally seeing its Netflix debut on Oct. 26. “It’s been a passion project, and it’s been one of those projects that each step of the way has been massively enjoyable, despite the intensity of the subject matter,” Redmayne says. The feature, directed by Tobias Lindholm, is inspired by the true crimes of nurse Charlie Cullen who was investigated by nurse Amy Loughren, played by Jessica Chastain.
Ron Howard to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award in Directing at SCAD Savannah Film Festival
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Michaela 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.
The SCAD Savannah Film Festival will take place from Oct. 22 to 29. The complete festival line-up will be announced on Oct. 3 at the fest’s website. Past recipients of the award include Kenneth Branagh, Billy Crystal, Richard Gere, Meg Ryan, Gena Rowlands, Jeremy Irons, Stan Lee, Lily Tomlin, Ian McKellen and Malcolm McDowell. The Academy Award-winning filmmaker is known for directing such Oscar-winning dramas as 2001’s “A Beautiful Mind” and 1995’s “Apollo 13.” He began his film career as an actor, first appearing in 1959’s “The Journey” and 1962’s “The Music Man,” and later starring in television series like “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Happy Days.” Along with “A Beautiful Mind” and “Apollo 13,” Howard’s directing credits include “Splash,” “Parenthood,” “We Feed People,” “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week,” “Rush,” “Frost/Nixon,” “The Da
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Eddie Redmayne, Janelle Monae and Sadie Sink Among SCAD Savannah Film Festival Honorees
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Machine Gun Kelly, Keke Palmer and More Stars to Be Honored at 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival
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