Day 7 of the 37th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival presented by UGG featured a tribute to Penelope Cruz, who received the Montecito Award. Cruz was recognized for her impressive...

BELLE VIE SBIFF 2022 With Director: Marcus Mizelle     By Emmanuel Itier In-jailed between a Mc Donald and a KFC, stands proud and fearless the Parisian-style bistro: “Belle Vie” run by...

YOU RESEMBLE ME aka TU ME RESSEMBLES. SBIFF 2022 With director: Dina Amer   By Emmanuel Itier Dina Amer is a maverick director/producer. Not only the Egyptian born talented filmmaker who grew...

A PLACE IN THE FIELD SBIFF 2022 With director: Nikki Mejia By Emmanuel Itier     Director Nikki Mejia is an atomic director exploding on the screen with a “tour de force” first...

Smith and Ellis sat down with The Hollywood Reporter’s longtime awards columnist and host of its popular Awards Chatter podcast, Scott Feinberg for an in depth discussion about their cinematic...

The newest panel at the festival: the Animation Panel. Attendees gathered for Charise Castro Smith – Co-Writer/Co-Director (ENCANTO), Charlotte De Le Gournerie – Producer (FLEE), Enrico Casarosa –...

OUR WORDS COLLIDE SBIFF 2022   Interview with Directors Jordan Barrow and Matt Edwards, Producers Diane Luby Lane and Samuel Curties ( www.GetLit.org ) and poets: Jason Alvarez, Amari Turner and...

Some of the highlights from the Virtuosos night included:   Rosario Dawson, Executive Producer of OUR WORDS COLLIDE, World Premiering at SBIFF. Photo HERE.   Alana Haim - Watch HERE. On...

  The Writers Panel in-person Saturday, March 5 @ 11:00am, moderated by Anne Thompson. Panelists included: Kenneth Branagh (BELFAST) Siân Heder (CODA) Adam McKay (DON'T LOOK UP) Denis...

Universal Studio Group's Chairman Pearlena Igbokwe joins as the first Summit Series keynote speaker Igbokwe leads four powerhouse studios: Universal Television, UCP, Universal Television...