SCAD Savannah Film Festival to Open With ‘A Talent for Murder’ and Legend of Entertainment Honor for Helen Mirren

The SCAD Savannah Film Festival will open its 29th edition with the Anton Corbijn thriller “A Talent for Murder” and will honor Helen Mirren with its Legend of Entertainment Award. The nation’s largest university-led film festival and one of the biggest of any kind in the Southeast will kick off Saturday, Oct. 24, with the […] Helen Mirren will accept the SCAD Savannah Film Festival's Legend of Entertainment Award as the fest opens with Anton Corbijn's "A Talent for Murder." The SCAD Savannah Film Festival will open its 29th edition with the Anton Corbijn thriller “A Talent for Murder” and will honor Helen Mirren with its Legend of Entertainment Award.

The nation’s largest university-led film festival and one of the biggest of any kind in the Southeast will kick off Saturday, Oct. 24, with the opening-night screening followed by a moderated Q&A with Mirren, who will accept the honor in person. “We are thrilled to open this year’s festival with ‘A Talent for Murder’ and to present Helen Mirren with the Legend of Entertainment Award,” said Christina Routhier, senior executive director of the SCAD Savannah Film Festival. “Across a career defined by fearlessness and range, Helen has given audiences some of cinema’s most indelible performances,