On February 11, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) honored the career of 74-year- old Stellan Skarsgård by awarding him with the prestigious Montecito Award. The Swedish actor is a...

The Hammond Cinema Vanguard Awards took place at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) Feb. 9. It was a night held to honor the careers of Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio Del Toro and Sean Penn,...

On Feb. 8, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) hosted the International Directors Panel, bringing in five directors from different countries. Executive director of SBIFF, Roger Durling,...

On Feb. 8, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival(SBIFF) gathered ten accomplished producers for a panel discussion of their award-winning films. The panel included: Sev Ohanian for “Sinners”,...

The 24th annual Women's Panel at the 41st Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) took place on Sunday, Feb. 8. The 2,018-seat Arlington Theatre was packed, a stark contrast to the 11 that attended...

On Feb. 7, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) hosted the Variety Artisans Award at the Arlington Theatre. The award honors artisans in editing, sound, cinematography, production...

Award-winning actor, filmmaker, and author Ethan Hawke was honored on Feb. 6 with the American Riviera Award at the 41st annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF). Hawke received the award...

On Feb. 5, movie star Adam Sandler was honored with the Maltin Modern Master Award for his role in the new comedy-drama film Jay Kelly, as well as his diversity as an actor at the Santa Barbara International...

On Feb 4, the 41st annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) kicked off with the premiere of the independent film, A Mosquito In The Ear. In his directorial debut, Nicola Rinciari and producers...