Watch SBIFF Cinema Society Clip 1 of "Bohemian Rhapsody" Q&A with Rami Malek
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SBIFF Staff Memories
Episode 7: I Need to be a Part of This
By Luca Schoch, SBIFF Riviera Theatre Manager
I remember the day when I first visited the remodeled Riviera Theatre as if it were yesterday. As I walked up to the edge of the balcony I was just astounded by the passion that had been put into creating this gem of a theatre for the S...
Watch SBIFF 2006 Modern Master Award honoring Will Smith – CLICK HERE
SBIFF Staff Memories
Episode 3: Wake Up Every Day and Do Good
By Mickey Duzdevich, Senior Programmer
Now, this is a memory all about how,
I ended up staying in this here town,
And I’d like to take a minute, just sit right there,
I’ll tell you about the night we honored the prince of Bel Air.
I started working for SBIFF back in 2006. I planned on it being a short-term jo...
Watch SBIFF 2012 Virtuoso Award honoring Andy Serkis – CLICK HERE
SBIFF Staff Memories
Episode 2: This is Gonna be Great
By Benjamin Goedert, Development Director
I first started working with SBIFF in 2012 as an intern of the development department. During the film festival I was one of the lucky interns assigned to escort talent from their seats to the stage during the Virtuosos Award tribute. This particular year’s ...
Dear friends,
"I've asked the staff to come up with memories and anecdotes about events during their tenure at SBIFF and put them in writing to share with you. Twice weekly you will be receiving candid and introspective recollections from them - including a link to panels, tributes and events they're recalling."
– Roger Durling
Watch 2011 SBIFF Directors Panel – CLICK HERE
SBIFF Staff Memories
Episode 1: First Impressions
By Audrey Arn, Programme...
Parasite Director Award winner of the year Interview by Stuart Macnaught & Guy Kennedy
Bong has joined HBO’s adaptation of “Parasite” as executive producer along with Adam McKay.
“It will be a five to six-episode limited series; no season 2 or 3. We are developing it as a dense black comedy/crime series that thoroughly explores the rich-poor gap of our time,” said Bong.
"Thank you for watching filmfestivals.com" Bo...
Filmfestivals.com was covering live from Santa Barbara with pictures and videos.
Photography by Mark Bennett
Herewith our coverage of the 35th Santa Barbara Film Festival
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RED CARPET MOMENTS AND VIDEO INTERVIEWS
BONG JOON HO Director of Parasite
Laura Dern interviewed at SBIFF - 2020 Oscar Winner
Filmed and interviewed by Guy Kennedy & Stuart MacNaught at the SBIFF Red Carpet 2020 ...
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Filmed and interviewed by Guy Kennedy & Stuart MacNaught at the SBIFF Red Carpet 2020
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JAMES VS HIS FUTURE SELF
SANTA BARBARA FILM FESTIVAL 2020
By Emmanuel Itier and Roxanna Bina
What if, one day, as you seat in a taxi minding your own business a version of yourself from the Future is about to confront you!? Well, this is the beginning of the new time travel mind explosive journey directed by Jeremy LaLonde. In the lead is actor Jonas Chernick who wrote and produced with Jeremy this fantastic independent feature to be released soon all over the USA an...
THE HAUNTED SWORDSMAN
By Emmanuel Itier
Santa Barbara Film Festival 2020.
When a passionate puppet animator meets Lisa Henson, daughter of legendary Jim Henson (The Muppets, Dark Crystal, Sesame Streets) you get a fantastic visionary endeavor: the short film ‘The Haunted Swordsman’ which just played at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. We sat down with director and puppet master Kevin McTurk (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm057464...
Darroch Greer and Paul Glenshaw (THE LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE documentary) selected at Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2020
Interview with Emmanuel Iitier
The 35th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (www.SBIFF.org) just completed another splendid year with an amazing programming of mesmerizing features and inspiring documentaries. One of these documentaries that caught my interest was the American project written, produced and directed by two maverick men: Darroch Greer and...
Richard Hobert's The Birdcatcher’s Son (Fågelfångarens son) won the audience award at SBIFF 2020 he revealed in an exclusive interview to filmfestivals.com a personal story we cannot resist sharing (with his approval)
Interview by Guy Kennedy
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SBIFF Audience Choice Award from The Santa Barbara Independent: Richard Hobert's The Birdcatcher’s Son (Fågelfångarens son)
Exclusive interview for filmfestivals.com
It´s the late 1800s and birdcatcher Esmar and his wife Johanna are trying to survive on the harsh cliffs of the Faroe Islands. Local law dictates that unless they have a son, an heir to the hold of the land, they will be evicted. When Johanna gives birth to their...
Picture Mark Bennett
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (January 23, 2020) - Day 8 of the 35th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) presented by UGG featured a sold-out tribute to Brad Pitt, who received the Maltin Modern Master Award for his long standing contributions to the film industry, most recently gracing the silver screen in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood from Columbia Pictures and Ad Astra for New Regency.
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"It’s been a wonderful 35 years celebrating international cinema as well as our local roots. We are grateful for all of the staff, volunteers, audiences and filmmakers that were able to join us at SBIFF to come together as a community to celebrate over 200 films - forge a sense of community and love that defies boundary,” SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling.
Also announced today were the award winning films for the 35th Festival at a breakfast held in their ho...
Roger Durling thanks the audience for their support as Los Angeles Times named SBIFF as one of the TOP TEN Festivals in the USA
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Impressive line up of stars on the red carpet in Santa Barbara, Filmfestivals.com was there to capture the moment. Check the amazing photo gallery featuring Adam Driver, Laura Dern, Renee Zellwegger, Brad Pitt, christopher Lyod, Bong Joon Ho, Taron Egerton...Mark Bennnett Photography and video interviews with Bradd Pitt...
Interview by Stuart McNaught and photography by Mark Bennett
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by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent
SANTA BARBARA,CA (1/22/2020): It was the kind of Dream Weekend most actors will never experience; after SAG Awards on Friday night, by Tuesday, Laura Dern was picking up a glitzy tribute prize in Santa Barbara for life achievement.
And there’s something so very ‘Laura Dern’ in the way Laura Dern parses her acceptance speech sentences, as distinctive as her onscreen persona. This master-stroke in del...
The Outstanding Director of the Year Award sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter honoring Bong Joon Howill take place Thursday, January 24th, 2020 8:00pm at the Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA
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Roger Durling and singer actress Bronagh Gallager who played in the opening film of A Bump Along The Way
The 35th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), presented by UGG, kicked off on Wednesday evening with the world premiere of A Bump Along The Way at the historic Arlington Theatre.
Directed by Shelly Love, the female-led comedy-drama centers around Pamela (Bronagh Gallagher), a middle-aged woman from Derry, Northern Ireland whose unexpe...
Virtuosos Award
Presented by UGG®
honoring 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)
Saturday, January 18th, 2020
8:00pm
Arlington Theatre
Santa Barbara, CA
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced the second wave of recipients to receive the Virtuosos Award pr...
Photo Mark Bennett filmfestivals.com
By Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent
When Adam Driver received the Outstanding Performers of the Year Award, presented by Belvedere Vodka, last night at the 35th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), there was a little bit of actor family drama as preamble. MARRIAGE STORY co-star Scarlett Johansson was also set to appear, but was said to miss the event due to illness.
The interplay between these two actors, who play divorcing...
