SB Film Festival

Director Martin Scorsese was honored by the Santa Barbara International Film Festival last weekend with the Kirk Douglas Award.

SBIFF awarded $60,000 in grants to support the festival and its key free educational programs by National Endowment for the Arts and California Arts Council.

"Better Together" covers the catastrophic effects four million gallons of oil spilling on the ecologically rich Santa Barbara Channel 50 years ago.

“Babysplitters” depicts the story about two couples in which only one partner is ready for a baby and a plan to help everyone involved when things start going awry.

"Emma Peeters" is a dark comedy that looks at the tragic reality of some individuals dealing with mental illness.

The 34h annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival ended on Saturday with a closing night film and awards for local student filmmakers.

That's a wrap! Filmmakers and celebrities walked the red carpet for the 34th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

On Saturday the Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced the 34th annual winners during a breakfast held at the Belmond El Encanto.

Actor Michael B. Jordan was honored with the Cinema Vanguard Award presented by Jamie Foxx on Thursday evening.

The Santa Barbara Film Festival awarded eight actors who had standout performances this past year with the annual Virtuosos Award.

Women spoke about their experiences in the film industry and beyond during SBIFF's "Women's Panel."

Set in rural post-WWII Scotland, "Tell it to the Bees" depicts a forbidden love story and rebirth between two women.

Winter Flies is a film from the Czech Republic that dives into impulsive and innocent youth with a road trip in this coming of age story.

This chilling documentary follows a Navajo woman from New Mexico as she tells America’s darkest secrets, the sponsored sterilization of Native women without their consent.

Actress Melissa McCarthy arrived at the sold-out Arlington Theater to receive the Montecito Award on Sunday evening.

Glenn Close and her adorable dog Pip were presented with the Maltin Modern Master Award at the Arlington Theatre Sunday afternoon.

This past year's most decorated screenwriters converged for the Screenwriting Panel at the Santa Barbara Film Festival Saturday afternoon.

A rainstorm and shut down Highway couldn't keep Viggo Mortensen away from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Saturday.

Actor Rami Malek was honored with the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at the Santa Barbara Film Festival on Friday evening.

"The Bird Catcher" is a WWII drama that depicts some of the lesser-known stories of Norwegian Jews through the eyes of a young girl trying to survive.

Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard provides an exemplary performance in "Angel Face" only to be outshined by her 8-year-old costar Ayline Aksoy-Etaix.

The five Best Director Nominees for the Academy Awards all received Outstanding Directors of the Year Award Thursday evening in Santa Barbara.

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival's educational program, Mike's Field Trip to the Movies, showed local school kids a special screening of "Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse."

A documentary about the life and work of local ocean explorer and human exclamation point Mike deGruy kicked off the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Wednesday evening.

The 34th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival will kick off with its traditional opening film on Wednesday.

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival revealed their lineup and poster for their 34th installation on Thursday morning.

On Friday night the SBIFF launched its Call-To-Action Film Festival with the documentary Crime+Punishment that follows 12 minority NYPD officers.

Dom Perignon gifted Santa Barbara Film Festival honorees with their signature magnums.

Bonnie shares some cocktail recipes from Belvedere featured at the 33rd annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival featured short documentaries from local filmmakers for its final night.