We are excited to announce the award-winning films for the 38th edition. Awards were announced and given out at a ceremony this morning hosted by El Encanto, a Belmond Hotel, in Santa Barbara with...

This year’s winning filmmaker of the $5,000 prize was Nahom Abraham from Eritrea. His film is called Home    Judges Acclaimed Actress Vivica A Fox, Academy and Tony Award winning producer Bruce...

  Variety will honor Andor actor Diego Luna with the first Variety Virtuoso Award at the Miami Film Festival, which will take place from March 3-12, 2023. The award presentation will take place on...

Three-time Academy Award-winning, Grammy-nominated, and Emmy-winning composer Nicholas Britell will receive Miami Dade College’s (MDC) acclaimed Miami Film Festival’s (MFF) Art of Light (Composer)...

Semih Kaplanoglu, Honorary Golden Cyclo at Vesoul IFF 2023 with Jean-Marc Thérouanne, General Delegate cofunder of Vesoul IFF Asian Cinema (copyright Archives FICA)   The 29th Vesoul International...

    SBIFF's partner ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) of Santa Barbara/Tri-Counties announced...

SBIFF's partner ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) of Santa Barbara/Tri-Counties announced today that it has awarded its ADL Stand Up Award to the feature film The Quiet Girl, a touching fictional...

The  German Producers Alliance- Film & Fernsehen eV ( Alliance of Producers ) and the city Laupheim bestowed the producer award to Thomas Kufus for his life 's work . Thomas Kufus becomes at...

IndieFEST, has been active since 2008, now in it's 13th year - it discovers and honors the achievements of filmmakers who produce high quality films and new media. Attracting both powerhouse industry...

AUDIENCE AWARD: U.S. DRAMATIC - THE PERSIAN VERSION WALDO SALT SCREENWRITING AWARD: U.S. DRAMATIC - THE PERSIAN VERSION When a large Iranian-American family gathers for the patriarch's heart...