Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen lead SCAD Savannah honours

Keanu Reeves will receive the Legend of Cinema Award at the 29th SCAD Savannah Film Festival, heading a honouree list that also includes Seth Rogen, Gemma Chan and Billie Piper. The line-up was reported by The Hollywood Reporter on 2 October.

The festival is staging its 29th edition. It is described as the nation's largest university-run film festival, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Reeves will be honoured at a screening of The Matrix. He will also take part in a BRZRKR panel alongside writer Matt Kindt and artist Ron Garney, tied to the comic-book series he co-created.

Seth Rogen will receive the Spotlight Award for The Invite. Gemma Chan will receive the Lumiere Award for Josephine. Billie Piper will receive the Marquee Award for Elsinore.

John Cho and Carrie Coon will each receive the Luminary Award. Cho is honoured for Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, while Coon is honoured for The Liberation, as listed by The Hollywood Reporter.

James Gray will receive the Auteur Award for Paper Tiger. The award recognises a director with a distinctive body of work, and Gray is attending with his latest feature.

Jordan Firstman will receive the Rising Star Director Award for Club Kid. Kane Parsons will receive the Next Gen Award for Backrooms.

Two performers will receive the Breakthrough Award. Rosalind Eleazar is honoured for Misty Green, and Anthony Ippolito is honoured for I Play Rocky.

The Ensemble Award will go to four actors from The Mosquito Bowl. Tom Francis, Nicholas Galitzine, Ray Nicholson and Bill Skarsgård will share the honour.

For audiences, the draw is range. The slate moves from a large-scale catalogue screening to new films seeking attention in the autumn season.