Tonight on January 26th, 2012 will see opening of the 27th SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (SBIFF) in Santa Barbara, California. The festival will open with the world premier of Lawrence Kasdan's film: “DARLING COMPANION” (2012) with an all star cast including Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Dianne Wiest. The film will open with a an Oscar-nominated Animated Pixar Short, “LA LUNA” (2011).

The screening will take place in the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara, CA with cast to appear on the red carpet: Director Lawrence Kasdan with wife Meg Kasdan, Kevin Kline, Diane Keaton, Ayelet Zurer (Angels & Demons), Jay Ali and Kasey the dog and from La Luna: Director Enrico Casarosa.

Also Attending the opening will be: Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Seinfeld), Brad Hall (S.N.L.), David Koechner (SBIFF Jury), Anthony Zerbe (SBIFF Jury), W. Earl Brown, (SBIFF Jury), Dante Di Loreto (Executive Producer, Glee) and more…

Attending Santa Barbara Dignitaries: Mayor Helene Schneider, Council Member Frank Hotchkiss, Council Member Cathy Murillo, Council Member Randy Rowse, Council Member Harwood "Bendy" White, Council Member Jim Armstrong, Pamela Bellwood, Paul Brickman, Andrew Davis, Richard Harris, Stuart Whitman

The festival opens on January 26th and will run till February 5th.

-Vanessa McMahon