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SCAD's 3rd aTVFest features Mindy Kaling, Terrence Howard, Timothy Hutton

Terrence Howard of the already successful drama "Empire" will be aTVFest Feb. 5-7. CREDIT: Fox
Terrence Howard of the already successful drama "Empire" will be aTVFest Feb. 5-7. CREDIT: Fox
Jan 19, 2015

The Savannah College of Art and Design's third annual aTVFest - which brings producers, directors, writers and actors to Atlanta to discuss the ever-changing TV business - will feature stars such as Mindy Kaling (Fox's "The Mindy Project," Terrence Howard (Fox's "Empire") and Timothy Hutton (the upcoming ABC series "American Crime").

It will happen between Thursday Feb. 5 to Saturday Feb. 7.

Howard is getting a Spotlight Award. Hutton is receiving an Icon Award. Several members of the cast of ABC's "How To Get Away With Murder" will be bestowed the Rising Star Award.

Among other shows that will be featured in screenings with cast and staff members involved: TBS’ “American Dad,” FX’s “Archer,” BET’s “Book of Negroes,” HGTV’s “Ellen’s Design Challenge,” HBO’s “Girls,” HBO’s “Packed in a Truck,” WGN’s “Salem,” and Fox’s “Weird Loners.”

The entire schedule will go up on Tuesday, January 20. I will update this when more details come out.

Mindy Kaling is in the third season of 'The Mindy Project." CREDIT: Fox
Mindy Kaling is in the third season of 'The Mindy Project." CREDIT: Fox

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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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