Santa Barbara International Film Festival Explained
Santa Barbara International Film Festival |
Location: | Santa Barbara, California, United States |
Founded: | [1] |
Last: | 2024 |
Language: | English |
Date: | Opening: Closing: |
Founders: | Phyllis de Picciotto[2] |
Directors: | Roger Durling (Executive Director)[3] |
Chronology: | Santa Barbara International Film Festival |
Previous: | 2023 |
Next: | 2024 |
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.
History
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]
Awards
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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
Kirk Douglas Award
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.[16] The inaugural award of 2006 was awarded to Kirk Douglas himself in Santa Barbara International Film Festival's fundraiser ceremony at Goleta, California.[17]
Maltin Modern Master Award
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.[24] [25] [26] [27]
Montecito Award
Annette Bening was awarded the inaugural Montecito Award during the 20th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival in Santa Barbara on January 29, 2005.[28]
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Outstanding Performer(s) of the Year Award
[31]
American Riviera Award
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Cinema Vanguard Award
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Virtuosos Award
[36]
- 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 and Amy Ryan
Variety Artisans Award
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2024
2023
2022
2021
- Alan Baumgarten (The Trial of the Chicago 7 – Editing)
- Nicolas Becker (Sound of Metal – Sound)
- Alexandra Byrne (Emma – Costume Design)
- Sean Faden (Mulan – VFX)
- Donald Graham Burt and Jan Pascale (Mank – Production Design)
- Mia Neal (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – Hair/Makeup)
- Leslie Odom, Jr. and Sam Ashworth (One Night in Miami – Original Song)
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (Mank and Soul – Original Score)
- Joshua James Richards (Nomadland – Cinematography)
2020
- Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez – Songwriting – FROZEN 2
- Michael Giacchino – Composing – JOJO RABBIT
- Kazu Hiro – Makeup/Hairstyling – BOMBSHELL
- Barbara Ling – Production Design – ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD
- Steve Morrow – Sound Mixing – FORD V. FERRARI
- Christopher Peterson and Sandy Powell – Costume Design – THE IRISHMAN
- Lawrence Sher – Cinematography – JOKER
- Lee Smith – Editing – 1917
- Adam Valdez – VFX – THE LION KING
2019
- Barry Alexander Brown – Editing – BlackKklansman
- Ruth Carter – Costume Design – Black Panther
- Fiona Crombie – Production Design – The Favourite
- Lukasz Zal – Cinematography – Cold War
- Patricia Dehaney – Hair/Make-Up – Vice
- Marc Shaiman – Score – Mary Poppins Returns
- Skip Lievsay, Craig Henighan and Jose Antonio Garcia – Sound Mixing – Roma
- Sergio Diaz and Skip Lievsay – Sound Editing – Roma
Outstanding Directors of the Year
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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 Parasite
- 2019 – Alfonso Cuaron (Roma), Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite), Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman), Adam McKay (Vice), and Pawel Pawlikowski (Cold War)
Arlington Award
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".[45]
10-10-10 Student Film Competition
One feature of the film festival is the 10-10-10 competition.[46] 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.[47]
The program was extended into a summer camp where area youths from schools and local Boys & Girls Clubs learned filmmaking skills.[48]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: About SBIFF SBIFF . 2022-08-15 . en-US.
- Web site: Hellwarth . Ben . March 29, 1996 . Tom Selleck is recognized . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221129164246/https://ew.com/article/1996/03/29/tom-selleck-recognized/ . 2022-11-29 . 2022-11-29 . EW.com . en.
- Web site: Durling . Roger . 2016-02-03 . Santa Barbara Film Fest Chief: I Was a Victim of Priest Child Abuse (Guest Column) . 2022-11-29 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
- Web site: Gioia . Michael . 2014-02-01 . Cate Blanchett Receives Santa Barbara International Film Festival Outstanding Performer Award Feb. 1 . Playbill.
- Web site: Dinaberg . Leslie . 2022-11-10 . SBIFF Brings ‘Mini Festival’ to Santa Barbara’s Riviera Theatre Nov. 12-20 . 2022-11-29 . The Santa Barbara Independent . en-US.
- Web site: Feinberg . Scott . 2014-02-07 . Santa Barbara Film Fest: 'Wolf' Pack Reunites as Scorsese, DiCaprio Accept Award From Hill . 2022-08-15 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
- Web site: Meagher . Chris . 2007-10-15 . SB Film Festival to Honor Angelina Jolie . 2022-08-15 . The Santa Barbara Independent . en-US.
- Web site: Jagernauth . Kevin . 2013-02-19 . Watch: Santa Barbara Film Festival's 12 Minute Sizzle Reel Tribute To Jennifer Lawrence . 2022-08-15 . . en.
- Web site: 2008-01-22 . Film Festival Honoree Heath Ledger Dead . 2022-08-15 . The Santa Barbara Independent . en-US.
- Web site: Gleiberman . Owen . 2019-11-14 . Santa Barbara International Film Festival Fetes Martin Scorsese with Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film . 2022-08-15 . Variety . en-US.
- Web site: Michelle Yeoh Receives SBIFF’s Highest Honor . Callie . Fausey . . December 17, 2022 . October 26, 2023 . October 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231026132232/https://www.independent.com/2022/12/17/michelle-yeoh-receives-sbiffs-highest-honor/ . live.
- Web site: Kay . Jeremy . Kate Winslet to receive award at Santa Barbara Film Festival . 2022-08-15 . ScreenDaily . en.
- News: Price . Cindy . 2006-12-15 . Other Film Festivals: The Sundance Effect . en-US . . 2022-11-29 . 0362-4331.
- Web site: Cinema Society – riviera . 2022-11-29 . en-US.
- Web site: 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival . 18 December 2023. 28 December 2023 . Santa Barbara International Film Festival . en.
- Web site: Kirk Douglas Award . 18 December 2023. 28 December 2023 . Santa Barbara International Film Festival . en.
- Web site: Kirk Gets Kudos . Teresa . Vena . 31 July 2006. December 28, 2023 . CBS News . en.
- Web site: Harrison Ford to be Honored By Film Festival. Santa Barbara Independent. September 30, 2010. December 28, 2023.
- Web site: Judi Dench to Receive the Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film. Sasha . Stone. September 20, 2017. December 28, 2023 . AwardsDaily . en-US.
- Web site: Hugh Jackman To Receive Santa Barbara Film Festival’s Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence In Film. Pete . Hammond . 1 October 2018. 28 December 2023 . . en.
- Web site: Martin Scorsese To Receive SBIFF’s 14th Annual Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence In Film. Pete . Hammond . 26 August 2019. 28 December 2023 . Deadline. en.
- Web site: ‘Everything Everywhere’ Star Michelle Yeoh To Receive Santa Barbara Film Festival’s Kirk Douglas Award. Matt . Grobar . 10 August 2022. 28 December 2023 . Deadline. en.
- Web site: Hipes . Patrick . 18 December 2023 . Santa Barbara Film Festival Honorees: Jeffrey Wright To Receive 2024 Montecito Award . 28 December 2023 . . en.
- Web site: Jamie Lee Curtis To Receive Santa Barbara Film Festival’s Maltin Modern Master Award. Pete. Hammond . October 27, 2022. December 29, 2023 . . en.
- Web site: 'Being The Ricardos' Stars Javier Bardem And Nicole Kidman To Receive Maltin Master Award At Santa Barbara Film Festival. Pete. Hammond . January 21, 2022. December 29, 2023. . en.
- Web site: Santa Barbara Film Fest: Brad Pitt to Receive Modern Master Award . Scott Feinberg . Hollywood Reporter . December 16, 2019 . December 29, 2023. en.
- Web site: An Interview with SBIFF’s Modern Master, Cate Blanchett. January 24, 2008 . February 6, 2024 . The Santa Barbara Independent . en-US.
- Web site: Being Annette. February 15, 2005. February 11, 2024 . CBS News . en.
- Web site: Search results for Montecito Award. https://web.archive.org/web/20150910013704/http://sbiff.org/?s=Montecito+Award. September 10, 2015 . Santa Barbara International Film Festival. September 9, 2015.
- Web site: Santa Barbara Film Fest: ‘American Fiction’ Star Jeffrey Wright Set for Montecito Award . Scott Feinberg . Hollywood Reporter . 18 December 2023 . 28 December 2023. en.
- Web site: Celebrity Tributes . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221129162055/https://sbiff.org/film-festival/celebrity-tributes/ . 2022-11-29 . 22 January 2015 . Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
- Web site: Santa Barbara Film Fest: Maestro Star Bradley Cooper Tapped for Outstanding Performer of the Year Award. Scott . Feinberg. 30 November 2023 . 28 December 2023 . The Hollywood Reporter.
- News: Mark Ruffalo to Receive American Riviera Award at Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Valerie Wu, Jaden Thompson,Caroline Brew . Variety. December 18, 2023 . December 28, 2023 . en.
- Web site: Celebrity Tributes . January 17, 2023. December 29, 2023 . Santa Barbara International Film Festival . en.
- Web site: Santa Barbara Film Fest: ‘Holdovers’ Oscar Nominee Paul Giamatti Tapped for Cinema Vanguard Award (Exclusive). Scott Feinberg . Hollywood Reporter . January 29, 2024 . January 30, 2024. en.
- Web site: Santa Barbara Film Fest: Lily Gladstone, Charles Melton and Danielle Brooks Among Eight Set for Virtuoso Honor . Scott Feinberg . Hollywood Reporter . 5 December 2023 . 3 January 2024. en.
- News: Variety Honors the Below-the-Line Best at Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Jazz Tangcay . Variety. April 2, 2021 . January 20, 2024 . en.
- News: ‘RRR’ Composer, ‘Elvis’ Costume Designer, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Cinematographer to Be Feted at Variety Artisans Awards. Jazz Tangcay . Variety. January 26, 2023 . January 19, 2024 . en.
- News: Billie Eilish, Finneas, Ludwig Goransson, Rodrigo Prieto and More to Be Feted With Variety Artisans Awards at Santa Barbara Film Festival. Jazz Tangcay . Variety. January 17, 2024 . January 19, 2024 . en.
- News: SBIFF 2019 Outstanding Directors. Jasmine Rodriguez. . February 1, 2019 . January 29, 2024 . en.
- News: SBIFF 2021: Outstanding Directors of the Year Award Panel. Scott Feinberg. The Fincher Analyst. April 3, 2021 . January 29, 2024 . en.
- News: SBIFF 2022: Outstanding Directors of the Year Award. Marisol Cruz . Daily Nexus. March 9, 2022 . January 29, 2024 . en.
- News: SBIFF 2023: Outstanding Directors of The Year Award Presented to Todd Field and Martin McDonagh. Amirah Johnson . Daily Nexus. March 19, 2023 . January 29, 2024 . en.
- Web site: Santa Barbara Film Fest: Martin Scorsese and Justine Triet Will Appear for Directors Tribute (Exclusive). Scott Feinberg . Hollywood Reporter . February 7, 2024 . February 8, 2024. en.
- Web site: ‘Nyad’ Oscar Nominee Annette Bening To Receive Santa Barbara Film Festival’s Inaugural Arlington Award. Pate . Hammond . 30 January 2024. 31 January 2024 . . en.
- Web site: 10-10-10 SBIFF . 2022-08-15 . en-US.
- Web site: Ascencio . Bianca . 2022-03-14 . SBIFF rolls out the red carpet for SBCC students at the Arlington . 2022-08-15 . The Channels.
- Web site: Cruz . Ryan P. . 2021-09-02 . Santa Barbara International Film Festival Summer Camp Provides for Aspiring Young Filmmakers . 2022-08-15 . The Santa Barbara Independent . en-US.