Actor, writer, producer, and comedy legend Will Ferrell will receive the 17th annual Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence in Film at Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
SINCE: 1986
WHERE: Santa Barbara, CA
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The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) is one of the leading film festivals in the United States – attracting 100,000 attendees and offering 11 days of 200+ films, tributes and panels, fulfilling their mission to engage, enrich, and inspire people through the power of film. We celebrate the art of cinema and provide impactful educational experiences for our local, national and global communities.
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
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Will Ferrell to Receive Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence in Film
Will Ferrell (Credit Mary Ellen Matthews)
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TransMexico, Andragogy, ‘Diving Into the Darkness’ Win Top Prizes at 39th Santa Barbara Film Festival
TransMexico directed by Claudia Sanchez TransMexico directed by Claudia Sanchez, a documentary built around the incredible lives of three transwomen in Mexico, won the Audience Choice Award at the 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF).
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Noir Mystery ‘The Long Game’ Starring Kathleen Turner and Jackie Earle Haley Premieres at Santa Barbara Film Festival
The Long Game by Jace Anderson The Long Game a feature film starring Academy Award-nominated actors Kathleen Turner and Jackie Earle Haley, and introducing Sekai Abení in her feature debut, will make its World Premiere at the 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival, taking place February 7-17, 2024.
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Martin Scorsese and Justine Triet to Receive Directors of the Year Award at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Martin Scorsese and Justine Triet (Cannes Film Festival) 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.
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Actress Annette Bening to Receive Inaugural Arlington Award at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Annette Bening as Diana Nyad in NYAD. (Liz Parkinson/Netflix) Actress Annette Bening will be honored with the inaugural Arlington Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Bening will receive the award on Friday, February 16th, 2024 at an in-person conversation about her career leading up to her acclaimed performance in this year’s Nyad, directed by Oscar winners Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin.
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The Holdovers’ Paul Giamatti to be Honored at Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Paul Giamatti in The Holdovers (Seacia Pavao | Focus Features) Paul Giamatti will receive the Cinema Vanguard Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival for his moving portrayal of curmudgeonly prep school teacher Paul Hunham in Focus Features’ The Holdovers.
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World Premieres of ‘Madu’ and ‘Chosen Family’ Headline 39th Santa Barbara Film Festival Lineup
Madu (courtesy SBIFF) The 39th edition of Santa Barbara International Film will run February 7 to 17, 2024 showcasing 45 world premieres and 77 U.S. premieres from 48 countries.
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Jeffrey Wright to be Honored at Santa Barbara Film Festival
American Fiction Jeffrey Wright, star of American Fiction, and Rustin, will receive the Montecito Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Wright will receive the award on Thursday, February 15th, 2024 at an in-person conversation about his career leading up to this year’s performance in American Fiction, written and directed by Cord Jefferson.
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Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, America Ferrera, and Andrew Scott to be Honored at 2024 Santa Barbara Film Festival
Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, America Ferrera, and Andrew Scott (Santa Barbara International Film Festival) Santa Barbara International Film Festival will honor Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, America Ferrera, and Andrew Scott with the Virtuosos Award, “an honor created to recognize a select group of talent whose noteworthy performances in films this season have elevated them into the national cinematic dialogue.” The honorees will discuss their work and receive their awards in-person on Saturday, February 10 during the 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
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Bradley Cooper to Receive Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein in MAESTRO (Netflix) Bradley Cooper will receive the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival for his critically acclaimed portrayal of Leonard Bernstein in Maestro from Netflix. Cooper will be honored on Thursday, February 8, 2024.
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Mark Ruffalo to Receive American Riviera Award at Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Mark Ruffalo in Poor Things. Credit: Yorgos Lanthimos | Searchlight Pictures Emmy winner and three-time Academy Award® – nominee Mark Ruffalo will be honored with the American Riviera Award at the 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
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Oppenheimer’s Robert Downey Jr. to be Honored at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Robert Downey Jr. in Oppenheimer (Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Picture) Santa Barbara International Film Festival will honor Robert Downey Jr. with the Maltin Modern Master Award, its highest accolade, at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Downey Jr. will receive the prestigious award on Friday, February 9, 2024.