The 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) announced the award-winning films with Out of Plain Sight directed by Daniel Straub, Rosanna Xia winning the Audience Choice Award.
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
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‘Out of Plain Sight’, ‘O Horizon, ‘Yen and Ai-Lee’, ‘Roads of Fire’ Win at 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Out of Plain Sight directed by Daniel Straub, Rosanna Xia
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Demi Moore to be Celebrated at Santa Barbara Film Festival With Retrospective – The Substance, Indecent Proposal, Ghost
Demi Moore in The Substance (The Match Factory) Demi Moore will be celebrated at Santa Barbara International Film Festival with a retrospective of her acting career. The retrospective begins with a screening of Adrian Lyne’s Indecent Proposal followed by an exclusive in-person conversation and a screening of Coralie Fargeat’s Best Picture nominee The Substance. The festival will also host a FREE screening of Jerry Zucker’s Ghost.
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Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2’ Makes U.S. Premiere at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Horizon: An American Saga (Warner Bros. Pictures) Kevin Costner’s epic Western film Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 will finally makes its U.S premiere on February 7th at the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF). The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director, writer, producer, and actor Kevin Costner. A FREE screening of Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 will precede the premiere.
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‘Incandescence’ Nova Ami and Velcrow Ripper’s Documentary on Wildfires Makes US Premiere at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Incandescence (National Film Board of Canada) Incandescence, an immersive documentary that promises to transform our understanding of wildfire, will have its US premiere at the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
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‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’ and ‘A Missing Part’ Bookend 40th Santa Barbara Film Festival Lineup
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life directed by Laura Piani (courtesy SBIFF) The 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), set to take place February 4 to 15, 2025, announced the lineup of films from 60 countries.
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Colman Domingo to Receive Prestigious Montecito Award at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Colman Domingo in Sing Sing (Credit: Dominic Leon, A24) Colman Domingo will receive the prestigious Montecito Award at the 40th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival for his “powerhouse performance” in Greg Kwedar’s Sing Sing as Divine G. This announcement follows Domingo’s win at last night’s Gotham Awards, where he took home the honor for Outstanding Lead Performance.
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Timothée Chalamet to Receive Arlington Artist of the Year Award at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Timothée Chalamet (courtesy SBIFF) Timothée Chalamet will be honored with the prestigious Arlington Artist of the Year Award at the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF).
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Kieran Culkin, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Mikey Madison, and More to be Honored at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Kieran Culkin, Harris Dickinson, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Clarence Maclin, Mikey Madison, and John Magaro (courtesy SBIFF) Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) Harris Dickinson (Babygirl) Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez) Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez) Ariana Grande (Wicked) Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing) Mikey Madison (Anora) and John Magaro (September 5) will be honored at the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival with Virtuosos Award, an honor created to recognize a select group of talent whose noteworthy performances in films this season has propelled them into the forefront of national cinematic conversation.
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Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce to Receive Cinema Vanguard Award for ‘The Brutalist’ at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Adrien Brody (courtesy SBIFF) and Guy Pearce (credit Jules Tahan) Actors Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce will be honored at the 40th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival with the Cinema Vanguard Award for their performances in Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist.
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Ralph Fiennes to Receive Outstanding Performer of the Year Award for ‘Conclave’ at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Ralph Fiennes (courtesy SBIFF) Ralph Fiennes will receive the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival for his performance as Cardinal Lawrence in Conclave.
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Zoe Saldaña to Receive American Riviera Award at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Zoe Saldaña as Rita Moro Castro in Emilia Pérez. (Shanna Besson/Netflix) Zoe Saldaña will be honored at the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival with the American Riviera Award at an in-person conversation about her career, leading up to her acclaimed performance this year as Rita Moro Castro in Netflix’s Emilia Pérez. Saldaña will receive the award on Friday, February 7, 2025 .
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Angelina Jolie to Receive Maltin Modern Master Award at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Angelina Jolie (Photo Credit: Alexei Hay) Angelina Jolie will receive the Maltin Modern Master Award at the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival. In her latest film, “Maria” she portrays the iconic opera singer Maria Callas.