santa barbara international film festival

Hundreds of screenings, plus more than a dozen special events set for 11-day-long festival.

Hawke will receive the festival's American Riviera Award on February 6.

Multi-million-dollar project to renovate the SBIFF's five-screen theater complex on track for the festival's opening on February 4.

She'll receive the festival's Arlington Artist of the Year Award on February 13.

The trio will share the Santa Barbara International Film Festival's Hammond Cinema Vanguard Award.

Sandler will receive the festival's Maltin Modern Master Award on February 5 during the 41st annual festival.

Cynthia Erivo will receive the festival's Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film.

The 2026 festival will take place from February 4 to 14.

Tributes to Zoe Saldana, Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce, and Colman Domingo still on tap.

Out of Plain Sight makes West Coast premiere at Santa Barbara International Film Festival. It looks at massive toxic waste dumping in the ocean off Catalina Island.