Emmy winner and three-time Academy Award® – nominee Mark Ruffalo will be honored with the American Riviera Award at the 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) is one of the leading film festivals in the United States – attracting 100,000 attendees and offering 11 days of 200+ films, tributes and panels, fulfilling their mission to engage, enrich, and inspire people through the power of film. We celebrate the art of cinema and provide impactful educational experiences for our local, national and global communities.
Santa Barbara International Film Festival started in 1986 and takes place in Santa Barbara, CA
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Mark Ruffalo to Receive American Riviera Award at Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Mark Ruffalo in Poor Things. Credit: Yorgos Lanthimos | Searchlight Pictures
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Oppenheimer’s Robert Downey Jr. to be Honored at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Robert Downey Jr. in Oppenheimer (Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Picture) Santa Barbara International Film Festival will honor Robert Downey Jr. with the Maltin Modern Master Award, its highest accolade, at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Downey Jr. will receive the prestigious award on Friday, February 9, 2024.
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Ryan Gosling to Receive Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence in Film at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Ryan Gosling in Barbie. (Warner Bros. Pictures) Ryan Gosling seen in this year’s critically acclaimed cinematic standout, Barbie will receive the 16th annual Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence in Film at Santa Barbara International Film Festival. This marks the second time since the passing of screen legend Kirk Douglas that the honor will be awarded.
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26.2 TO LIFE Wins Audience Award at 2023 Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Winners of the Audience Choice Award for ‘26.2 To Life’ Carolyn Mao, Christine Yoo, and Sara Jane Sluke at Santa Barbara International Film Festival. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for SBIFF) 26.2 To Life directed by Christine Yoo won the Audience Choice Award at 38th Santa Barbara International Film Festival which took place February 8 – February 18, 2023.
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AMERICAN OUTLAWS Trailer. Sean McEwen’s True Crime Drama Premieres at Santa Barbara Film Festival
American Outlaws directed by Sean McEwen Here is the first look trailer for American Outlaws, the true crime drama of three siblings facing the possibility of prison take matters into their own hands with a cross-country crime spree. The film is based on a true story and the GQ article “The Whole True Story of the Dougherty Gang” by Kathy Dobie.
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COMMITMENT TO LIFE Clip. Jeffrey Schwarz’s Documentary on Fight Against HIV/AIDS in LA Premieres at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Commitment to Life directed by Jeffrey Schwarz Here is a clip from the documentary Commitment to Life from filmmaker Jeffrey Schwarz (Tab Hunter Confidential, I Am Divine), which will world premiere in-person on Saturday, February 11th, 2023 at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
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The Banshees of Inisherin Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson to be Honored at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson The Banshees of Inisherin stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson will be honored with the Cinema Vanguard Award at the 38th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival, on Thursday February 16th, 2023. The event will be an in-person conversation about their careers where they speak on their performances including Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin.
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Angela Bassett to Receive Montecito Award at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Angela Bassett in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Annette Brown | Marvel Studios) Angela Bassett will be honored with the Montecito Award at the 38th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Bassett will receive the award on Thursday, February 9th, 2023 at an in-person conversation about her career leading up to this year’s performance in Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever directed by Ryan Coogler.
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Cate Blanchett to Receive Outstanding Performer of the Year Award for TÁR at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Tár starring Cate Blanchett Cate Blanchett will receive the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at the 38th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival for her critically acclaimed portrayal of Lydia Tár in Todd Feld’s TÁR. Setting a historic record, this is the second time Blanchett will be feted at the festival as the Outstanding Performer of the Year. In 2014, she received the honor for her role as Jasmine French in Blue Jasmine, for which she also won the Oscar for Best Actress. In 2008, she was crowned the Modern Master Award for her role as Queen Elizabeth in Elizabeth: The Golden Age and as Bob Dylan in I’m Not There.
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Austin Butler, Jeremy Pope, Jeremy Strong Among Honorees for Virtuosos Award at 2023 Santa Barbara Film Festival
Austin Butler (Elvis), Kerry Condon (The Banshees Of Inisherin), Danielle Deadwyler (Till), Nina Hoss (Tár), Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All At Once), Jeremy Pope (The Inspection), Ke Huy Quan, (Everything Everywhere All At Once), Jeremy Strong (Armageddon Time) Austin Butler (Elvis), Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin), Danielle Deadwyler (Till), Nina Hoss (Tár), Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once), Jeremy Pope (The Inspection), Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once), and Jeremy Strong (Armageddon Time) will receive the prestigious Virtuosos Award at the 2023 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The honor was created to recognize a select group of talent whose noteworthy performances in film have elevated them into the national cinematic dialogue.
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Jamie Lee Curtis to Receive Prestigious Maltin Modern Master Award at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Jamie Lee Curtis in Everything Everywhere All At Once (Allyson Riggs/A24) Jamie Lee Curtis will receive the prestigious Maltin Modern Master Award at the 38th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Curtis will receive the award on Saturday, February 11th following an in-person conversation about her career leading up to this year’s performances as Laurie Strode in Halloween Ends, a beloved character that she has portrayed for a record 44 years as well as Deidre Beaubeirdre in A24’s critically acclaimed smash hit Everything Everywhere All At Once.
