SBIFF Interview with Leslie Zemeckis “GRANDE HORIZONTALES” 2i3y1y
Santa Barbara International Film Festival -March 2022 Interview by Roxanna Bina Grandes Horizontale Premiering at the 37th Santa Barbara Int’l Film Festival From the award-winning director Leslie Zemeckis (https://lesliezemeckis.com) of Bound by Flesh, Mabel, Mabel, Tiger Trainer and Behind the Burly Q comes a documentary about the lives, loves and enduring influence of the Grandes Horizontales. A never before in-depth look at the c...
Direct Relief and SBIFF raising funds for Ukraine 3v17u
The Santa Barbara international Film Festival is partnering with Direct Relief, a Santa Barbara-based nonprofit humanitarian aid organization that responds to natural disasters and other emergency situations by rushing critical medicines and requested supplies to people affected by the crisis in Ukraine and surrounding countries. All contributions will Direct Relief’s emergency response to the Ukraine crisis. Thank you for working together to help those...
SBIFF's Outstanding Directors and ists 3z733a
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORS OF THE YEAR AWARD Sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter Honoring 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) THURSDAY, MARCH 3rd, 2022 8:00PM - ARLINGTON THEATRE AND ISTS FOR SBIFF’S INDUSTRY S ANNOUNCED PLUS THE ADDITION OF A NEW ANIMATION Paul Thomas Anderson (LICORICE PIZZA), Kenneth Branag...
SBIFF's Variety Artisans Award honorees 686j6t
VARIETY ARTISANS AWARD Sponsored by Variety Honoring Tamara Deverell Frederic Aspiras and Göran Lundstrom Germaine Franco Greig Fraser Lin-Manuel Miranda Paul Massey Kelly Port Peter Scriberras Jacqueline West and Bob Morgan MONDAY, MARCH 7th, 2022 8:00PM - ARLINGTON THEATRE Variety’s eighth annual Artisans Awards celebrates those essential to the filmmaking process and who have exhibited the most exciti...
Oscar nominated Kristen Stewart just brought a red carpet thrill to SBIFF 351j1s
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Last night at the 37th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) when Kristen Stewart arrived, you could actually hear the crowd roar outside in the light rain behind the makeshift metal gates along the street outside the Arlington Theater. And that’s how #KStew, in her fan shorthand, brought the post-pandemic thrill back to SBIFF when she accepted the American Riviera Award. Part of the magic was a black and white feather...
SBIFF in Tweets: Outstanding Director Award last night 6qz1r
by Quendrith Johnson, filmfestivals.sitesdebloques.org Los Angeles Correspondent Not to say that Steven Spielberg phoned it in last night, but the WEST SIDE STORY teller had to appear by video link at the 37th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) due to what Executive Director Roger Durling said was? "They tested positive for Covid." Did he mean Spielberg, who looked healthy as a peach on the link? Or Jane Campion on the screen from New Zealand? Perhaps DRIVE MY CAR&#...
"Pasang: in the shadow of Everest" beautiful story of the first Nepali, woman to climb the Everest - SBIFF Interview 93z5d
PASANG: IN THE SHADOW OF EVEREST SBIFF 2022 Interview by Emmanuel Itier with director Nancy Svendsen, Pasang’s daughter Dawa Futi Sherpa and Nepali Mountain climber Dawa Yangzum Sherpa. Q: What inspired this film and what were you trying to explore with it? Nancy: I knew about the exploit of Pasang, this amazing, first Nepali, woman to climb the summit of Mount Everest. This was an inspiring woman, full of courage. It is a universal story for our times and for al...
Was great to meet the whole team. Was not easy to play and was a surprise. ...
SBIFF's Virtuosos Award honorees announced! 1km6
VIRTUOSOS AWARD PRESENTED BY UGG HONORING CAITRIONA BALFE (BELFAST), ARIANA DEBOSE (WEST SIDE STORY), JAMIE DORNAN (BELFAST), ALANA HAIM (LICORICE PIZZA), CIARÁN HINDS EMILIA JONES (CODA), TROY KOTSUR (CODA), SIMON REX (RED ROCKET), AND SANIYYA SIDNEY (KING RICHARD), SATURDAY, MARCH 5th, 2022 SBIFF has just announced the recipients to receive the Virtuosos Award presented by UGG®, an honor created to recognize a select group of talent whose noteworthy p...
Santa Barbara International Film Festival is live 2q4yl
The SBIFF film festival will go on! And we thank you for your . We cannot wait to see you and share time and movies together. We look forward to coming together this March to safely celebrate the magic of cinema. The festival is much more than an accumulation of movies, it's a family gathering, a show of community, and we are besides ourselves with anticipation to see you and experience it all...safely. Film lineup and schedule available on the S...
SBIFF's Closing Night Film - DIONNE WARWICK: DON'T MAKE ME OVER 265j3e
SBIFF 2022 will close on Saturday, March 12 with DIONNE WARWICK: DON’T MAKE ME OVER, with the iconic singer in attendance. With timeless hits such as “What the World Needs Now,” “Say a Little Prayer,” and “Don't Make Me Over,” Dionne Warwick is a star who took charge of her career and smashed through cultural, racial, and gender barriers to become the soundtrack for generations. Behind her iconic music is a strong woman whose fierce determinat...
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN will open Santa Barbara March 2 1h6472
OPENING NIGHT FILM PRESENTED BY UGG THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2nd, 2022 - 8:00pm CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS SBIFF 2022 will start with the Opening Night Film, presented by UGG®, on Wednesday, March 2 with the U.S. Premiere of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN. Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, managed to gain entry to the qualifying round of The British Open Championship in 1976, despite never having played a round of golf. He shot the worst round i...
Lineup announced for the 37th SBIFF 12s2y
We are pleased to announced the highly anticipated lineup for the 37th SBIFF, presented by UGG®, which will be in-person March 2 - 12, 2022. The festival will feature 48 world premieres and 95 U.S. premieres from 54 countries, along with tributes featuring the year’s top talent, discussions, and free community education and outreach programs. “It brings us an unbridled joy to share our slate for this edition of SBIFF. After two years of incertitude, it feels go...
SBIFF's Cinema Vanguard Award honoree Benedict Cumberbatch announced! 5hm2l
CINEMA VANGUARD AWARD HONORING BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9th, 2022 Academy Award nominee Benedict Cumberbatch will be honored with the Cinema Vanguard Award at the 37th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. He will receive the award on Wednesday, March 9th following an in-person conversation about his career leading up to this year’s performance in Jane Campion’s THE POWER OF THE DOG from Netflix. "He’s an intelligent, enigmatic and dee...
Filmfestivals.com will be covering locally the Santa Barbara International Film Festival s112q
Emmanuel Itier will be conducting interviews with some of the 2022 SBIFF Filmmakers. He is based in Santa Barbara and a regular contributor to the portal! Www.WonderlandEntGroup.com An experienced feature film Producer, Emmanuel Itier directed several pictures before completing in 2012 the Peace documentary ‘The Invocation’ narrated by Sharon Stone and staring Desmond Tutu, HH The Dalai Lama, Deepak Chopra as well as many worldwide peace activists. In 2013 Mr. Itier ...
SBIFF's Outstanding Performers of the Year Awards to Will Smith Kristen Stewart and Aunjanue Ellis 2l4k4y
Outstanding Performers of the Year Award Honoring Will Smith and Aunjanue Ellis Sunday, March 6th, 2022 – 8:00pm Arlington Theatre American Riviera Award Honoring Kristen Stewart Friday, March 4th, 2022 – 8:00pm Arlington Theatre ...
VIDEO : SBIFF 2021 Virtuosos Award Montage 244i4t
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Interview - Christiaan OLWAGEN for POPPIE NONGENA - Santa Barbara 6s363
POPPIE NONGENA Santa Barbara Film Festival 2021 Director: Christiaan OLWAGEN Interview by Emmanuel Itier Q: Tell me why you chose this film and what you were trying to achieve with it? Christiaan: The film is based on a famous South African novel and I always knew about it. It was even taught in school. I got ed by the producer to film it. I read the novel in one setting and I was blown away by this of this woman’s life in ...
Interview - Jessica Kavana Dornbusch for REEFA - Santa Barbara Fest 1323h
REEFA Directed by Jessica Kavana Dornbusch Interview by Emmanuel Itier Q: Tell me about the choice of directing this tragic movie and what did you want to create, impact, wise? Jessica: At the forefront for me was to explore the immigration issues in America. This is a tragic true story and I even understood more the sacrifice occurring when I met the family of Israel “Reefa” Hernandez. It’s the irony of this story that you have a family comin...
Interview with the best short doc winner at the Santa Barbara film festival 2021 1r6d2x
PAN HOOT “Winner of Best Doc Short at the Santa Barbara film festival 2021” Director: Richard REENS Interview by Eùmmanuel Itier Q: How did you get involved with this inspiring Doc? What was the attraction to the subject matter? Richard: I have been a filmmaker and especially a commercial director for years. Good friends of mine who funded this project know the main protagonist of my doc, Stany Nyandwi, for over 14 years. They thought his story w...
36th SBIFF Award Winning Films 3x61d
Herewith the award-winning films for the 36th Santa Barbara International Film Festival. "We were so happy to have persevered and have brought a strong slate of films and a sense of continuity with this year’s SBIFF. We look forward to seeing you all in person next year!” stated SBIFF’s Executive Director Roger Durling. The films were chosen by jury Tony Anselmo, Antwone Fisher, David Freid, Li Cheng, Geoffrey Cowper, Patricia Rosema, Siqi Son...
Interview - Ashish Pant for THE KNOT - Santa Barbara 4w4u6u
THE KNOT Santa Barbara Film Festival 2021 With Director: Ashish Pant Interview by Emmanuel Itier Q: Tell me how this film came together for you? Ashish: It is based on an event that really happened to me when I was a kid in India, in the city of ‘Lucknow’ in the North. I was 7 and my dad was driving us for lunch to my grand-mother’s place. As we were at a light and had the way to , a scooter came from the left and collided with our car...
Interview with Casey McGarry director of two shorts showing at SBIFF: “ELECTRIC LADY” et “VUJA DE” 284z3o
Director: Casey McGarry Two Shorts at the Santa Barbara film festival : ELECTRIC LADY – VUJA DE Q: Tell us about the genesis of these two docs? Casey: For the last 6 years or so, I’ve been making SB themed short to medium-length documentaries for the film festival and there’s no better feeling than lifting up your local community using this particular medium. Finding an inspiring, unique and local story on an ordinary person who lives among us here i...
SBIFF announce this year’s ists for the Industry series 5q295f
The 36th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) is thrilled to announce this year’s ists for the always riveting Industry series. “Look at that line-up! All the movies nominated for the Oscars are represented. The s have always had a special place in our hearts, and this year’s slate is possibly the best ever!” comments Roger Durling, SBIFF’s Executive Director. The Producers brings together some of the indus...
SBIFF's Producers, Writers, and Women's s announced! 4e562g
Producers - Saturday April 3rd @ 11:00am Writers - Saturday April 3rd @ 2:00pm Women's - Thursday April 8th @ 2:00pm ists listed below! CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS "Look at that line-up! All the movies nominated for the Oscars are represented. The s have always had a special place in our hearts, and this year's slate is possibly the best ever!" commented Roger Durling, SBIFF's Executive Director. We are thrilled to announce this...
