Santa Barbara International Film Festival

NAME OF FESTIVAL: Santa Barbara International Film Festival

SINCE: 1986

WHERE: Santa Barbara, CA

ABOUT THE 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

Santa Barbara International Film Festival Lineup, Fest to Open With US Premiere of THE LITTLE PRINCE

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), which will run February 3rd to February 13th, 2016, announced the line-up for the 31st edition.

Elizabeth Banks, Joel Edgerton, Paul Dano, Jacob Tremblay to Receive 2016 Virtuosos Award at Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Elizabeth Banks (Love & Mercy), Joel Edgerton (Black Mass), Paul Dano (Youth, Love & Mercy) and Jacob Tremblay (Room) will receive the 2016 Virtuosos Award at the 2016 Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams “SPOTLIGHT” To Receive 2016 American Riviera Award at Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams will be honored with the 2016 American Riviera Award at the 31st edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Johnny Depp to Be Honored at Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Johnny Depp will receive the newly renamed Maltin Modern Master Award at the 31st annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival,

Santa Barbara International Film Festival to Honor Jane Fonda

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival will honor actress Jane Fonda with the tenth annual Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film.

Santa Barbara International Film Festival Selects 11 New French Films for 2015 Wave Film Festival

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) announced today the official lineup for their third annual “Wave Film Festival”.

U.S. Premiere of Desert Dancer to Open Santa Barbara International Film Festival + Festival to Honor the Cousteau Family and Michael Keaton

Desert Dancer

The 30th Anniversary edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival will kick off Opening Night with the U.S. Premiere of Desert Dancer at the historic Arlington Theatre on Tuesday, January 27, 2015. Directed by Richard Raymond and starring Freida Pinto, Reece Ritchie, Nazanin Boniadi, Tom Cullen and Marmama Corlett, Desert Dancer tells the true story of a self-taught dancer pursuing a dream in a suppressed society.

Santa Barbara International Film Festival Reveals 2015 Dates

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has set Tuesday, January 27 through Saturday, February 7, 2015 as the dates for the 30th edition. In honor of the 30th Anniversary, SBIFF has added a 12th day, extending the movie-going experience for all…just one of the many ways they will be celebrating as they enter into its third decade.

Santa Barbara International Film Festival Unveils 2014 Film Lineup; Fest to Open with World Premiere of MISSION BLUE

The 29th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), taking place Thursday, January 30 through Sunday, February 9, 2014, announced its line-up for 2014. SBIFF 2014 will kick off at the historic Arlington Theatre with the World Premiere of MISSION BLUE, directed by Robert Nixon and Fisher Stevens. On Closing Night, SBIFF will present the critically acclaimed BEFORE TRILOGY: BEFORE SUNRISE, BEFORE SUNSET and BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

Emma Thompson, Oprah Winfrey, Cate Blanchett, Forest Whitaker to be Honored at 2014 Santa Barbara International Film Festival

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival will honor actor, screenwriter and producer Emma Thompson, Oprah Winfrey, Academy Award winning actress Cate Blanchett, and Academy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker, at the 29th edition of the Fest, which runs January 30 thru February 9, 2014.

2013 Santa Barbara International Film Festival Announce Winners, Babygirl Wins Independent Cinema Award

The 28th Santa Barbara International Film Festival, announced the winners of the 2013 festival competition. The Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema, given to a unique independent feature that has been made outside mainstream Hollywood, went to BABYGIRL, directed by Macdara Vallely. A Puerto Rican girl in the Bronx sets a trap to expose her mother’s boyfriend as the creep she thinks he is.

The other winning films of the 2013 Santa Barbara International Film Festival include

15 Films added to 2013 Santa Barbara International Film Festival line-up

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which begins Thursday, January 24, 2013, has added 15 films to the already stellar lineup of films being showcased at this year’s festival, including three Academy Award nominees, two World Premieres and two US Premieres.

“We’ve added some fantastic new films that broaden the scope of the program and embody the international spirit of the festival,” commented Michael Albright, SBIFF’s Director of Programming.

World Premieres being added are:

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