MADU directors Joel Kachi Benson and Matthew Ogens at Santa Barbara International Film Festival opening night February 7.
Images by Mark Bennett
The 39th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival opened February 7 with the World Premiere of Disney Original Documentary’s MADU directed by Matt Ogens and Kachi Benson (Both directors in attendance); Producers Jamie Patricof, Katie McNeill, and Rachel Halilej, Editor Georgia Dodson, Composer Jackson Greenberg.
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Ryan Gosling speaks onstage while accepting award at Santa Barbara International Film Festival's Kirk Douglas Award Honoring Ryan Gosling at The Ritz Carlton Bacara on January 13, 2024 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for Santa Barbara International Film Festival)
After a joyous pre-reception, attendees joined the award recipient for an upscale dinner. During the evening’s festivities, a wide range of figures, including SBIFF Executive Dir...
Virtuosos Award honoring Danielle Brooks (THE COLOR PURPLE), Colman Domingo (RUSTIN & THE COLOR PURPLE), America Ferrera (BARBIE), Andrew Scott (ALL OF US STRANGERS) .
Saturday, February 10th, 2024 8:00pm Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is honored to announce the second group of recipients to receive the Virtuosos Award, an honor created to recognize a select group of talent...
Bradley Cooper will receive the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Cooper will be honored on Thursday, February 8, 2024 for his critically acclaimed portrayal of Leonard Bernstein in MAESTRO from Netflix.
Thursday, February 8th, 2024
8:00pm
Arlington Theatre,
Santa Barbara, CA
Bradley Cooper, born in Philadelphia, is an acclaimed actor, filmmaker, writer, and producer. A nine-time Oscar nominee, Grammy winner, and...
American Riviera Award
honoring
Mark Ruffalo
Sunday, February 11th, 2024
8:00pm
Arlington Theatre,
Santa Barbara, CA
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Mark Ruffalo will be honored with the American Riviera Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Ruffalo will receive the award on Sunday, February 11, 2024 at an in-person conversation about his career, leading up to this year’s performance as Ducan Wedderburn in the upcoming Yorgos Lanthimos’ “...
Virtuosos Award
honoring
Lily Gladstone (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
Da’Vine Joy Randolph (THE HOLDOVERS)
Greta Lee (PAST LIVES)
Charles Melton (MAY DECEMBER)
MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED
Saturday, February 10th, 2024
8:00pm
Arlington Theatre,
Santa Barbara, CA
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is honored to announce the first group of recipients to receive the Virtuosos Award, an honor created to recognize a select group of talent whose noteworthy performanc...
Maltin Modern Master Award
honoring
Robert Downey Jr.
Friday, February 9th, 2024
8:00pm
Arlington Theatre,
Santa Barbara, CA
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is honored to announce that cinema icon Robert Downey Jr. will receive 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.
The ceremony will include an in-...
Three quick questions with director Darlene Naponse:
By Emmanuel Itier and Roxanna Bina
What was the inspiration for this film?
The film started with the desire to connect. It tells the story of love, the environmental effects of mining, colonialism, and the future. It's about the need for human beings to seek a connection with the other and to be recognized and appreciated.
What are the themes of importance?
Ste...
Global icon Michelle Yeoh received the 15th annual Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence In Film on December 9th at a Black-Tie dinner at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara. This marks the first time since the passing of screen legend Kirk Douglas that the honor was awarded. The event benefits Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s year-round educational programs and was the most successful fundraiser in SBIFF’s history.
Since 2006, the annual Kirk Douglas Award f...
We are excited to announce the award-winning films for the 38th edition. Awards were announced and given out at a ceremony this morning hosted by El Encanto, a Belmond Hotel, in Santa Barbara with Jury and Filmmakers in attendance.
"This 38th edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival drew filmmakers from as far as Turkey, India, Israel, and Sierra Leone, half of whom were women. We were delighted with the enthusiastic reception to our diverse program of 200 f...
GO ON AND BE BRAVE
Santa Barbara film festival 2023
With subject focus: Andrea Lytle and filmmakers Miriam McSpadden and Brian Beckman
By Emmanuel Itier
Q: Let us know about the genesis of this project and what you had in mind to achieve with it?
Andrea: This is inspired by my story. I have ALS and I’m the first woman who completed 50 marathons in 50 states.
Miriam: I used to direct short and 4 years ago I did one about Andrea. She was already running to...
The journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step.
-Lao Tzu
By Mark Bennett
Anticipating a possible depressing prison story, 26.2 turned out to be a well made documentary, a human story of tragedy, hope, transformation and a challenging prison yard marathon. I was moved by the storys told from the three main prisoners the documentary focused on and how their lives have evolved over the years. The United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world. Hopefully 26.2 w...
Red Carpet Interviews and discovering
SBIFF.23 - Red Carpet with STARRING JERRY AS HIMSELF, WHO ARE THE MARCUSES and TELOS
BRENDAN FRASER ARRIVING AT THE ARLINGTON
Roger DURLING | BRENDAN FRAZER | Sarah Michelle GELLAR
RED CARPET INTERVIEWS
JERRY AS HIMSELF and WHO ARE THE MARCUSES and TELOS
By G.K and Stuart MacNaught, Pictures Marc Bennett
The Band House
LAMB
with SINEAD O'LOUGHLIN Director / AD
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THE RIGHT TO READ
Intervew with Director: Jenny MacKenzie
By Emmanuel Itier and Roxanna Bina
The Right to Read shares the stories of a courageous activist, a teacher, and two American families who fight to provide our youngest generation with the most foundational indicator of life-long success: the ability to read.
Learn more at: therighttoreadfilm.org
www.twitter.com/RightToReadFilm
www.instagram.com/therighttoreadfilm
Q: What was the idea beh...
This took tremendous work to put together, a surprise that needs to be seen. Great community all together.
The secret is well kept, from the first image introduction you get carried away by the graphics, thrown through history with poetry to dive into a sea that was meant to symbolize life, the music and images surf the story as we discover the hidden reality .
By G.K
Interviews with Stuart MacNaught & Guy Kennedy
Wade in the Water: A J...
IBIZA BLUE (LA CORRIENTE)
Interview with Director: Jesús Lloveras
July 2020. The lives of three young professionals intertwine in the post-pandemic Ibiza of confinement where they will try to overcome their personal tragedies, rediscover themselves and move on.
By Emmanuel Itier and Roxanna Bina
The Trailer
Interview:
Such a charming tour de force put with grace by actor/director maestro Jesús Lloveras. You...
WHO ARE THE MARCUSES?
Santa Barbara Film Festival
Interview with Director Matthew Mishory.
By Emmanuel Itier and Roxanna Bina
Q: Tell us about the inspiration and the motivation to put together this fascinating and inspiring Documentary.
Matthew: Even so this was a movie that came to me as a work for hire it had subject matter I had thought about and that were of interest to me. Mark Bennett, who is the executive producer put this ...
Arlington theater opening. A very successful night
No ordinary Campaign
Run, By Alex Prager Writer, Director, Producer
JUNGLEFOWL
Black Carper Film8
Dancing with Mom
Trish Neufel Director
John Ritchie Executive Producer
...
SBIFF's partner ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) of Santa Barbara/Tri-Counties announced today that it has awarded its ADL Stand Up Award to the feature film The Quiet Girl, a touching fictional drama about a young girl sent by a dysfunctional family to stay with foster parents.
A jury of local ADL staff and supporters annually present t...
ARE YOU AWAKE?
Santa Barbara Film Festival 2023
Gabriel Caste’s latest short film Are You Awake hadits world premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
Interview with Director: Gabriel Caste by Emmanuel Itier and Roxanna Bina - Santa Barbara 2023
Where does this film comes from and what were your intention with it?
Gabriel: Well for context, Are You Awake? is a psychological thriller film following a woman who&rsq...
Writers Panel
Daniels (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Todd Field (Tár)
Kazuo Ishiguro (Living)
Rian Johnson (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery)
Tony Kushner (The Fabelmans)
Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Ruben Östlund (Triangle of Sadness)
Lesley Paterson (All Quiet on the Western Front)
Sarah Polley (Women Talking)
Saturday, February 11th, 2023
11:00am
Arlington Theatre,
Santa Barbara, CA
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Women's ...
Outstanding Directors of the Year Award
Sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter
Honoring
Daniels (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Todd Field (Tár)
Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Friday, February 17th, 2023
8:00pm
Arlington Theatre,
Santa Barbara, CA
The Hollywood Reporter has released its newest issue for free to all SBIFF subscribers, which is available by CLICKING HERE.
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SBIFF's partner ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) of Santa Barbara/Tri-Counties announced today that it has awarded its ADL Stand Up Award to the feature film The Quiet Girl, a touching fictional drama about a young girl sent by a dysfunctional family to stay with foster parents.
A jury of local ADL staff and supporters annually present the ADL Stand Up Award to a film in the festival that exemplifies the impact storytelling can have in fostering mutu...
The cast and crew of Michelle Tanner's Film Miranda's Victim which opened Santa Barbara Festival.
Interview and pictures by Mark bennett, Stuart Macnaught & Guy Kennedy
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