Film Festival Headlines
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival opens tomorrow
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival opens tomorrow with Kate Beckinsale’s political drama “Nothing but the Truth.” The festival, which screens at the Arlington and Lobero theaters in downtown Santa Barbara, will feature 200 movies, including 20 world premieres. David Fincher is this year’s guest director, and several other Oscar contenders — including Kate Winslet and Clint Eastwood — will be honored throughout the festival, which concludes February 1. Read more …
The 2009 Mormon-related LDS Film Festival thru Saturday

The 2009 Mormon-related LDS Film Festival will screen more than 100 films over four days, including some 40 films from the festival’s 24-hour Filmmmaking Marathon contest held last week at the Scera Center for the Arts in Orem, Utah. The festival opened yesterday with the premiere of Christian Vuissa’s latest film, “Father in Israel” and continues thru Saturday, January 24, 2009. Read more …
“Milk” to open the 6th Mexico City Contemporary International Film Festival(FICCO)
Gus Van Sant’s biopic “Milk” will open the sixth edition of the Mexico City Contemporary International Film Festival. Known as the FICCO, the festival, will run February 17 thru March 1. Read more …
Beloit International Film Festival Announces 2009 Lineup
“The Stoning of Soraya M.,” produced by Stephen McEveety, who also produced the Academy Award-winning “Braveheart” and “The Passion of the Christ,” is among about 150 movies announced for Beloit International Film Festival next month. The fourth annual film festival was moved to February 19 to 22, instead of mid-January so the Beloit festival wouldn’t be held about the same time as the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. Read more …