Photo Flash: SCAD's aTVFest Presents Christina Ricci with Vanguard Award
By: Julie Musbach
Last night, Savannah College of Art and Design's (SCAD) 5th annual aTVfest concluded its three-day celebration of television and media productions with stars, screenings, STUDENTS and workshops.
Actress Christina Ricci was presented with the Vanguard Award following the screening and Q&A for Amazon's "Z" The Beginning of Everything," with actor David Holfin, and executive producers Dawn Prestwich and Nicole Yorkin. The cast of FOX's "Star" also received the Rising Star Award on Saturday night. Actors Jude Demorest, Brittany O'Grady and Ryan Destiny accepted the honor on behalf of the cast.
Other highlights included:
- The screening of ABC's "The Catch," followed by a Q&A with creator/executive producer Allan Heinberg and actors Mireille Enos, Jay Hayden, Rose Rollins, Gina Torres and Sonya Walger
- The screening of ABC's "Quantico," followed by a Q&A with actors Johanna Braddy, Jay Armstrong Johnson,David Lim and Pearl Thusi
- The screening of OWN's "Greenleaf," followed by a Q&A with writers Erica L. Anderson and Craig Wright and actors Merle Dandridge, Keith David and Lynn Whitfield
- The screening of HBO's "Animals," followed by a Q&A with producer/writer/director/actor Mike Luciano and writer/director/actor Phil Matarese
- The screening of Freeform's "Shadowhunters," followed by a Q&A with actors Katherine McNamara and Alisha Wainwright and executive producers Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer
- The screening of NBC's "Taken," followed by a Q&A with executive producer and showrunner Alex Cary and actorsGaius Charles, Clive Standen and Brooklyn Sudano
- The screening of CBS Television Studios' "MacGyver," followed by a Q&A with executive producer Peter Lenkovand actors Lucas Till, George Eads, Tristin Mays and Justin Hires
- The screening of HGTV's "Dream Home 2017," followed by a Q&A with host Egypt Sherrod, producer Ali Booker, senior VP of strategic development and program integration for Scripps Networks Freddy James, VP of programming and special projects for Scripps Networks Loren Ruch, and partner and executive producer for Sea2Sea Media Leigh Seaman
Photo Credit: Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for SCAD
ATLANTA, GA - FEBRUARY 04: Executive Producer Christina Ricci and Actor David Hoflin speak during a Q&A for 'Z' on Day Three of the aTVfest 2017 presented by SCAD at SCADshow on February 4, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for SCAD)
ATLANTA, GA - FEBRUARY 04: Executive Producer Christina Ricci speaks during a Q&A for 'Z' on Day Three of the aTVfest 2017 presented by SCAD at SCADshow on February 4, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for SCAD)
ATLANTA, GA - FEBRUARY 04: Executive Producer Christina Ricci, Actor David Hoflin, Producer Nicole Yorkin, Producer & Writer Dawn Prestwich, and Moderator Kim Roots speak during a Q&A for 'Z' on Day Three of the aTVfest 2017 presented by SCAD at SCADshow on February 4, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for SCAD)
ATLANTA, GA - FEBRUARY 04: Executive Producer Christina Ricci and Actor David Hoflin attend a Q&A for 'Z' on Day Three of the aTVfest 2017 presented by SCAD at SCADshow on February 4, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for SCAD)
ATLANTA, GA - FEBRUARY 04: Executive Producer and Actress Christina Ricci attends a press junket for 'Z' on Day Three of the aTVfest 2017 presented by SCAD on February 4, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for SCAD)
ATLANTA, GA - FEBRUARY 04: Actress Christina Ricci accepts her Vanguard Award on Day Three of aTVfest 2017 presented by SCAD at SCADshow on February 4, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for SCAD)
ATLANTA, GA - FEBRUARY 04: Actress Christina Ricci accepts her Vanguard Award on Day Three of aTVfest 2017 presented by SCAD at SCADshow on February 4, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for SCAD)
ATLANTA, GA - FEBRUARY 04: Actress Christina Ricci accepts her Vanguard Award from SCAD president and founder Paula Wallace on Day Three of aTVfest 2017 presented by SCAD at SCADshow on February 4, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for SCAD)
ATLANTA, GA - FEBRUARY 04: Vanguard Award recipient actress Christina Ricci poses with her award during photo opp on Day Three of aTVfest 2017 presented by SCAD at SCADshow on February 4, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for SCAD)
ATLANTA, GA - FEBRUARY 04: Vanguard Award recipient actress Christina Ricci attends a photo opp on Day Three of aTVfest 2017 presented by SCAD at SCADshow on February 4, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for SCAD)
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