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American Riviera Award Winner Jeff Bridges Speaks About His Career

American Riviera Award Winner Jeff Bridges Speaks About His Career

Watch Jeff Bridges who received the American Riviera Award from the Santa Barbara Int’l Film Festival @ the Historic Arlington Theatre on Thurs, Feburary 9th discuss his career. Click on image to watch & listen to Jeff Bridges discuss his life & career which include the films The Fabulous Baker Boys, The Big Lebowski, Hell […]

Watch & Listen To 32nd SBIFF Outstanding Directors Discussion

Watch & Listen To 32nd SBIFF Outstanding Directors Discussion

Click on image to watch & listen to Barry Jenkins (MOONLIGHT), Damien Chazelle (LA LA LAND), Denis Villeneuve (ARRIVAL), Kenneth Lonergan (MANCHESTER BY THE SEA) & Ava DuVernay (13TH) the 2017 Santa Barbara Int’l Film Festival Outstanding Directors of the Year discuss their careers w/ Pete Hammond of DEADLINE on February 7th, 2017.

Watch & Listen to 2017 SBIFF Virtuosos Award Winners

Watch & Listen to 2017 SBIFF Virtuosos Award Winners

The Santa Barbara Int’l Film Festival Virtuosos Award was created to recognize a select group of talent who’ve distinguished themselves through breakthrough performances in film that past year. Please click on image to watch & listen to the 2017 Virtuosos Award Winners Mahershala Ali (Moonlight, Hidden Figures) Naomie Harris (Moonlight), Simon Helberg (Florence Foster Jenkins), […]

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

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

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 […]

Denzel Washington is the 2017 SBIFF Maltin Modern Master Award Winner

Denzel Washington is the 2017 SBIFF Maltin Modern Master Award Winner

The 32nd Santa Barbara International Film Festival Leonard Maltin awarded the Maltin Modern Master Award presented by Dom Perignon to Denzel Washington on Thursday, February 2, 2017. A man of the people, Washington greeted hundreds of screaming fans lining the street at the historic Arlington Theatre. Stopping for conversations and photos along the way, he […]

32nd Santa Barbara Int’l Film Festival Variety Artisans Award Winners

32nd Santa Barbara Int’l Film Festival Variety Artisans Award Winners

Alessandro Bertolazzi, Jess Gonchor, Justin Hurwitz, James Laxton, Robert Legato, Alan Murray, Kevin O’Connell, Joe Walker & Mary Zephers MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2017, LOBERO THEATRE, 8:00PM The third annual Variety Artisans Awards celebrates those essential to the filmmaking process and who have exhibited the most exciting and innovative work of the year in their respective fields. […]

32nd Santa Barbara Int’l Film Festival Producers & Writers Panels

32nd Santa Barbara Int’l Film Festival Producers & Writers Panels

Theodore Melfi, Phil Johnston, Jordan Horowitz, Taylor Sheridan, Angie Fielder & More Speak on Producer & Writers Panels Santa Barbara, CA – The Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced their lineups for their annual Writers and Producers panel series. Todd Black (Fences), Angie Fielder (Lion), Jordan Horowitz (La La Land), Theodore Melfi (Hidden Figures), David […]

CHARGED – The 32nd Santa Barbara Int’l Film Festival Opening Night

CHARGED – The 32nd Santa Barbara Int’l Film Festival Opening Night

Hope and community certainly ruled the night as SBIFF Board Chairman Jeffrey Barbakow welcomed the sold out crowd of the opening night film at Santa Barbara’s historic Arlington Theatre. He then introduced the renowned mayor of Santa Barbara, Helene Schneider, who spoke of the importance of SBIFF and its ability to bring together people from […]