The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) is an eleven-day film festival held in Santa Barbara, California in February annually, since 1986. The festival screens over 200 feature films and shorts from different countries and regions. SBIFF also includes celebrity tributes, industry panels and education programs.
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Santa Barbara International Film Festival |
| Location | Santa Barbara, California, United States |
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| Founded | 1986; 38 years ago (1986)[1] |
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| Founded by | Phyllis de Picciotto[2] |
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| Most recent | 2024 |
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| Directors | Roger Durling (Executive Director)[3] |
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| Festival date | Opening: 7 February 2024 (2024-02-07)
Closing: 17 February 2024 (2024-02-17) |
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| Language | English |
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| Website | sbiff.org |
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Over the years, SBIFF has invited numerous 'potential award-winning celebrities', including Cate Blanchett,[4] Guillermo Del Toro, Laura Dern,[5] Leonardo DiCaprio,[6] Angelina Jolie,[7] Jennifer Lawrence,[8] Heath Ledger,[9] Eddie Redmayne, Martin Scorsese,[10] Michelle Yeoh[11] and Kate Winslet.[12]
In 2006, a third of the festival's slots were dedicated to films by Hispanic filmmakers. Programming categories at that time included Nature films, "surf flicks" and adventure-sports films.[13]
In addition to its annual festival in February, the SBIFF "Cinema Society" hosts programming year round at the Riviera Theater in Santa Barbara.[14][5]
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- Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence In Film
- Maltin Modern Master Award
- Montecito Award
- Outstanding Performer(s) of the Year Award
- The American Riviera™ Award
- Cinema Vanguard Award
- Virtuosos Award
- Variety Artisans Award
- Arlington Award started in 2024
- The Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema
- The Best International Film Award
- The Nueva Vision Award for the best Spanish/Latin American film
- Best Documentary Film Award
- Bruce Corwin Award for Best Live Action Short Film
- Bruce Corwin Award for Best Animation Short Film
- The Fund for Santa Barbara Social Justice Award
- The Audience Choice Award
- 10-10-10 Student Filmmaking Competition
- 10-10-10 Student Screenwriting Competition
The annual Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film has been awarded since 2006 to a lifelong contributor to cinema through their work in film industry.[17] The inaugural award of 2006 was awarded to Kirk Douglas himself in Santa Barbara International Film Festival's fundraiser ceremony at Goleta, California.[18]
The award, first named as Modern Master Award was established in 1995 to honor accomplishments of individuals in the motion picture industry for enriching culture. It was re-named the Maltin Modern Master Award in 2015 to recognize film critic, author and historian Leonard Maltin's long association with the festival.[25][26][27][28][29]
Annette Bening was awarded the inaugural Montecito Award during the 20th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival in Santa Barbara on January 29, 2005.[30]
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- 2024 – Lily Gladstone, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Greta Lee, Charles Melton, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, America Ferrera, and Andrew Scott
- 2023 – 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)
- 2022 – Caitriona Balfe (Belfast), Ariana DeBose (West Side Story), Alana Haim (Licorice Pizza), Ciarán Hinds (Belfast), Emilia Jones (CODA), Troy Kotsur (CODA), Simon Rex (Red Rocket), and Saniyya Sidney (King Richard)
- 2021 – Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal), Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm), Kingsley Ben-Adir (One Night in Miami...), Andra Day (The United States vs. Billie Holiday), Sidney Flanigan (Never Rarely Sometimes Always), Vanessa Kirby (Pieces of a Woman), Tahar Rahim (The Mauritanian), and Zendaya (Malcolm & Marie)
- 2020 – Awkwafina (The Farewell), Taron Egerton (Rocketman), Cynthia Erivo (Harriet), Beanie Feldstein (Booksmart), Aldis Hodge(Clemency), George MacKay (1917), Florence Pugh (Midsommar), and Taylor Russell (Waves)
- 2019 – Yalitza Aparicio (Roma), Sam Elliott (A Star is Born), Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade), Claire Foy (First Man), Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Thomasin McKenzie (Leave No Trace), John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman), and Steven Yeun (Burning)
- 2018 – Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out), Hong Chau (Downsizing), John Boyega (Detroit), Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick), Mary J. Blige (Mudbound), and Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name)
- 2017 – Aaron Taylor Johnson, Dev Patel, Janelle Monáe, Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Ruth Negga, Simon Helberg, and Stephen McKinley Henderson
- 2016 – Elizabeth Banks, Paul Dano, Joel Edgerton, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Géza Röhrig, Jacob Tremblay, and Alicia Vikander
- 2015 – Chadwick Boseman, Ellar Coltrane, Logan Lerman, David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, J.K. Simmons, and Jenny Slate
- 2014 – Michael B. Jordan, Brie Larson, Jared Leto, and June Squibb
- 2013 – Ann Dowd, Elle Fanning, Ezra Miller, Eddie Redmayne, Omar Sy, and Quvenzhané Wallis
- 2012 – Demian Bichir, Rooney Mara, Shailene Woodley, Andy Serkis, and Patton Oswalt
- 2011 – John Hawkes, Lesley Manville, Hailee Steinfeld, and Jacki Weaver
- 2010 – Emily Blunt, Carey Mulligan, Saoirse Ronan, Gabourey Sidibe, and Michael Stuhlbarg
- 2009 – Viola Davis, Rosemarie DeWitt, Richard Jenkins, Melissa Leo, and Michael Shannon
- 2008 – Casey Affleck, Marion Cotillard, James McAvoy, Elliot Page[lower-alpha 2] and Amy Ryan
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- 2024 – Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon) and Justine Triet (Anatomy of a Fall)
- 2023 – Todd Field (Tár) and Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin)
- 2022 – Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza), Kenneth Branagh (Belfast), Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog), Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car), and Steven Spielberg (West Side Story)
- 2021 – Chloé Zhao (Nomadland), David Fincher (Mank), Lee Isaac Chung (Minari), and Thomas Vinterberg (Another Round)
- 2020 – Bong Joon-ho for Parasite
- 2019 – Alfonso Cuaron (Roma), Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite), Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman), Adam McKay (Vice), and Pawel Pawlikowski (Cold War)
Inaugurated in 2024, it is named for the historic venue where all the fest’s annual tributes timed to Oscar season take place. The award honors "an artist who is greatly admired and who has demonstrated an incomparable commitment to film and its craft".[47]
One feature of the film festival is the 10-10-10 competition.[48] Students enrolled at Santa Barbara area high schools and colleges are invited to submit either a 10-page sample of writing for the Screenwriting portion of the competition, or a five-minute sample of their best filmmaking efforts for the directing portion. Ten writers are selected to write one 10-minute script each; the scripts are then matched with the ten filmmakers. Those students then have ten days to shoot and edit the completed ten-minute short film, during the ten days of the festival. Films are screened and winners are announced on closing night. A selection committee consisting of representatives from each school, Industry professionals and SBIFF representatives select the participants.[49]
The program was extended into a summer camp where area youths from schools and local Boys & Girls Clubs learned filmmaking skills.[50]
Credited as Ellen Page; Page came out as transgender and changed his name in 2020.[38]
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