(Santa Barbara, CA) – The 2022 Santa Barbara Surf Film Festival is back for the first time post-pandemic with a whole new vibe. This year’s Covid friendly, two-day event, held at the Community Arts ...

The 28th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival kicked off last night with the world premiere of Miranda’s Victim, and most of its star-studded cast in attendance — Abigail Breslin, Mireille ...

On paper and on stage, the 2020 SBIFF may, by many accounts, be remembered as the year of Brad Pitt, the seemingly down-to-earth mega star and gift to cinema whose tribute night at the Arlington ...

Our city’s largest cultural event, the annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), opens on Wednesday, March 2, with a slate of films drawn from a larger pool of submissions than ever ...

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), presented by UGG®, is excited to announce the award-winning films for the 36th edition. “We were so happy to have persevered and have brought a ...

Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s roster of glitzy tributes to actors — however artistically merited — can be considered as high-style window dressing, a Hollywood-linked lure for more ...

On Thursday, January 23, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival honored Bong Joon-ho with the Outstanding Director of the Year award for his directing accomplishments. Following a montage of ...

A view of audience members attending the Opening Night Film “The Phantom of the Open” during the 37th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival at Arlington Theatre. | Credit: Rebecca ...

This time of year, it’s a particularly apt saying for Santa Barbara cinephiles, as our hamlet becomes host to an 11-day feast of movie morsels. On Wednesday, January 15, the 35th annual Santa Barbara ...

The 37th Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which runs from March 2-12, 2022, announced its schedule and unveiled its poster on Thursday, February 10, at the Sullivan Goss Gallery in Santa ...

For the first full day of SBIFF — the weather gods and the film festival muse made a pact and, lo, the rains did fall upon our town. We do tend to pray for rain come film festival time as it makes ...

With so many films to choose from at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), it’s helpful to have a strategy to narrow down your choices. Though this is an extremely random and ...