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Press release from the Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta:

Oct. 23, 2020

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Oct. 23, 2020 — The Savannah College of Art and Design today announces that Tony and Emmy award winner Billy Crystal will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for the 23rd annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival, taking place as a virtual experience Oct. 24-31. Crystal will receive his award on Monday, Oct. 26 following the screening of his latest critically acclaimed film Standing Up, Falling Down.

He joins previously announced honorees Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Rachel Brosnahan, Millie Bobby Brown, Ethan Hawke, Jennifer Hudson, Samuel L. Jackson, Glen Keane, Delroy Lindo, Tessa Thompson and Steven Yeun.

Billy Crystal — Lifetime Achievement Award

Tony and Emmy Award winning comedian, actor, producer, writer and director Billy Crystal is known around the world as the star of such feature films as When Harry Met Sally…, City Slickers and Analyze This; as a cast member of NBC's Saturday Night Live; and the acclaimed nine-time host of the Academy Awards®. Crystal has hosted the GRAMMY® Awards three times and earned five Emmy's for his work as host, writer and producer on both shows. Crystal won his 6th Emmy for the HBO Comedy Special "Midnight Train to Moscow." Crystal was the 2007 recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and is a New York Times best-selling author of five books. In 2004, Crystal made his Broadway debut with the original production of his one-man show 700 Sundays, for which he won a Tony Award. The Broadway production was released as an HBO special, garnering four Emmy nominations. Crystal can now be seen starring in the friendship comedy Standing Up, Falling Down opposite Ben Schwartz. Crystal will next direct, produce, and star opposite Tiffany Haddish in Here Today, currently in post-production. He is now developing a Broadway musical adaption of the 1992 classic film Mr. Saturday Night.

About the SCAD Savannah Film Festival

Celebrating its 23rd year, the festival and competition provide SCAD students with opportunities as unique as the selected films. This year, the SCAD Savannah Film Festival received more than 1,500 submissions for the competition film series. During the festival, students from every academic discipline connect with leaders from the entertainment industry through master classes, coffee talks, lectures, workshops and panel discussions. Savannah, a premier film hub in the Southeast, promotes quality movies produced by independent and studio filmmakers.

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About SCAD: The University for Creative Careers

The Savannah College of Art and Design is a private, nonprofit, accredited university, offering more than 100 academic degree programs in more than 40 majors across its locations in Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia; Lacoste, France; and online via SCAD eLearning and SCADnow.

The university enrolls approximately 15,000 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 100 countries. The innovative SCAD curriculum is enhanced by advanced professional-level technology, equipment, and learning resources, as well as opportunities for internships, professional certifications, and collaborative projects with corporate partners. In 2019, the prestigious Red Dot Design Rankings placed SCAD as the No. 1 university in the U.S. and in the top two universities in the Americas and Europe for the third consecutive year. Career preparation is woven into every fiber of the university, resulting in a superior alumni employment rate.

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