Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon) and Justine Triet (Anatomy of a Fall) will receive the 2024 SBIFF Directors of the Year Award at the 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival at an in-person conversation about their respective films.

Following one on one conversations, both honorees will join in a group discussion. The event will take place on Monday, February 12th starting at 8:00pm at the historic Arlington Theatre, and will be moderated by The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg, Executive Awards Editor.

“Two of the most exciting directors working – a veteran master and a talented maverick – will sit and chat with brilliant moderator Feinberg. It’s bound to be an exceptional evening not to be missed,” said Executive Director Roger Durling.

The 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival will take place LIVE February 7 – February 17, 2024.

The festival will open with the World Premiere of Disney’s Madu and it will close with the World Premiere of Chosen Family directed by Heather Graham starring Julia Stiles, Heather Graham, Andrea Savage, Thomas Lennon. The festival will debut 45 World Premieres and 77 U.S. Premieres from 48 countries.