The selection process for this program is highly competitive, requiring applicants to submit multiple statements and essays.

By Harrison Tasoff “Out of Plain Sight” is not a story with a cheerful ending. Or truly an ending at all. The documentary ...

As the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival comes to a close, the winning films have been chosen. Claudia Puig, SBIFF director of programming, announced the winners on Saturday during a ...

As SBIFF head and friendly spokesperson Roger Durling exclaimed in his opening night introduction at the Arlington Theatre, one of his goals has been to lean into the international aspect of the film ...

For his work leading the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, the two-time Oscar nominee received this year’s Arlington Artist of the Year Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival ...

The 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival took place live Feb. 4-15. The awards event was hosted by El Encanto, a Belmond Hotel, in Santa Barbara. “It’s an undeniable pleasure to ...

Davis, who hasn’t seen “Babygirl,” said that sex scenes in movies have become “an unusual thing now.” “They’re like, ‘Oh, it’s so brave. She’s so brave,'” Lowe said sarcastically. “She’s brave because ...

The 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival winners have been announced. Presley Ann/Getty Images for DAOU Vineyards As the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival comes to a close ...

As the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival comes to a close, the winning films have been chosen. Claudia Puig, SBIFF director of programming, announced the winners on Saturday during a ...