SCAD Announces Wicked Director as 2025 Film Festival Honoree

SCAD announces Wicked director as 2025 film festival honoree

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) -- Thursday on their Instagram account, the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) announced director Jon M. Chu will receive the Vanguard Director Award. The annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival, the largest university-run film festival in the world, is October 25 through November 1. SCAD previously announced actor/singer/dancer Jennifer Lopez will receive the Virtuoso Award. Stay with WSAV News 3 for continuous updates a…

‘Wicked’ Helmer Jon M. Chu to Receive Vanguard Director Award from the SCAD Savannah Film Festival

Exclusive: As part of receiving the award at the 2025 SCAD Savannah Film Festival on Sunday, Oct. 26, the 'Wicked: For Good' director will sit for a conversation about his career, featuring select clips from his filmography.

AwardsWatch - Jon M. Chu to Receive Vanguard Director Award from SCAD Film Festival

The 2025 SCAD Savannah Film Festival announced today that acclaimed filmmaker Jon M. Chu will receive the Vanguard Director Award in recognition of his visionary storytelling. Chu will be honored on Sunday, October 26, during an award presentation that will include a conversation about his career—including this year’s epic conclusion to Universal Pictures’ global Wicked phenomenon, Wicked: For Good—and will feature select clips from…