Directors Honoured @ 32nd Santa Barbara Int’l Film Festival

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Barry Jenkins, Damien Chazelle, Denis Villeneuve & Kenneth Lonergan
Named Outstanding Directors of the Year @ 32nd SBIFF

Santa Barbara, CA – The Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced that Barry Jenkins, Damien Chazelle, Denis Villeneuve, and Kenneth Lonergan will receive the 2017 Outstanding Directors of the Year Award. They will each be celebrated individually for their films Moonlight, La La Land, Arrival, and Manchester by the Sea, respectively. The individual honors will be followed by a joint conversation between the directors on their craft and the landscape of modern day filmmaking. The ceremony will take place on Tuesday, February 7th at the historic Arlington Theatre.

“These directors are true visionaries, with a body of work that exemplifies excellence in filmmaking,” said SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling. “We are thrilled to honor this group for their indelible contributions to cinema.”

The Outstanding Directors of the Year Award is given to directors that push the boundaries of cinema with their innovative approach. They are master storytellers, bringing their vision to life on screen.

Hear what 2016 Outstanding Director Award winners Adam McKay (The Big Short), Alejandro González Iñárritu (The Revenant), George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road), Lenny Abrahamson (Room), and Tom McCarthy (Spotlight) at our sister site FILMbuttonfollows.com

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