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The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts and educational organization dedicated to discovering and showcasing the best in independent and international cinema. Over the past 39 years, SBIFF has become one of the top 10 film festivals in the United States – attracting 100,000 attendees and offering 11 days of 200+ films, tributes and symposiums, fulfilling their mission to engage, enrich, and inspire the Santa Barbara community through film.

SBIFF continues its commitment to education and the community throughout many free educational programs and events. SBIFF’s programs support over 18,000 kids, students and families in our local community by introducing film as an art form to young children with programs like AppleBox and Mike’s FieldTrip to the Movies; teaching film analysis to highschool and college students with programs like Rosebud and the Film Studies Program; and teaching the craft of screenwriting and filmmaking with Film Camp and 10-10-10 Mentorship programs. Most importantly SBIFF’s programs are always directed towards the under-represented and under-served communities within Santa Barbara County.

In 2016, SBIFF acquired the historic and beloved Riviera Theatre. After a capital campaign and renovation, the theatre is now SBIFF’s state-of-the-art, year-round home, showing new international and independent films every day. In 2019, SBIFF opened its own Education Center in downtown Santa Barbara on State Street to serve as a home for its many educational programs and a place for creativity and learning. In 2024, with support from the City of Santa Barbara, SBIFF acquired SBIFF’s Film Center; a 5-plex movie theatre at 916 State St in the heart of downtown. Soon the theatre will have a state-of-the-art renovation and will exponentially elevate SBIFF’s impact to new heights as well as secure the future of the annual 11 day Film Festival.

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World Premiere of Spanish-Mexican feature 3:19 Full of Heartwarming Synchronicity
Feb 02, 2008 at 02:05 PM

[img_assist|nid=9580|title=|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=550|height=413]Chance and Happenstance, the World Premiere of the Spanish Film 3:19  by Felicia TomaskoOn a whim, we walked into one of...

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Javier Bardem Receives Montecito Award at Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Feb 01, 2008 at 10:12 AM

[img_assist|nid=9546|title=Javier Bardem on the Red Carpet at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival |desc=|link=node|align=left|width=550|height=413]After Javier Bardem received the Montecito...

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Bad Influences and Unsung Editors
Feb 01, 2008 at 09:58 AM

I have to blog and write reviews and festival experiences so my way of making it through the theaters, award ceremonies and parties is by not drinking at the festival parties. Well, some people are a...

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Cate Blanchett Received the Modern Master Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Feb 01, 2008 at 09:59 AM

Cate Blanchett can only be described as gorgeous, gracious, well, really a host of other adjectives. And she's funny, and smart. And stunning when pregnant. When she sat on stage to review and...

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Ryan Gosling Receives the Independent Award from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Jan 31, 2008 at 08:03 PM

[img_assist|nid=9527|title=Crowding the Red Carpet for Ryan Gosling |desc=|link=node|align=left|width=550|height=413][img_assist|nid=9525|title=Ryan Gosling being interviewed on the red...

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Crude: The Past, Present and History of Oil
Jan 31, 2008 at 07:37 PM

 Maria Ceballos-Wallis is a researcher with the Australian Broadcasting Company. When I met her at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Social Justice Award reception, she had a glass of...

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Virtuoso Award Festival Midweek Extravaganza
Feb 01, 2008 at 10:00 AM

In past years, the SBIFF has shown a midweek movie, with varying degrees of success. In 2007, it was Amazing Grace, with director Michael Apted in the audience (and also serving a role as a special...

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Opening Night at the Santa Barbara Film Festival
Feb 01, 2008 at 10:02 AM

Santa Barbara International Film Festival Day One : Opening Night Film: Definitely, Maybe “I like to be manipulated.” I heard one of my male film-going companions state this when talking about why he...

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Santa Barbara International Film Festival the Buzz
Jan 30, 2008 at 05:33 PM

Buzz is one of those things that makes a film festival a festival. I'm not talking here about the kind of buzz to be found at a late-night after-party or a pre-event happy hour, but the kind of buzz...

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Ryan Gosling to receive the first Independent Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Jan 03, 2008 at 01:33 PM

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival will honor Ryan Gosling with the first Independent Award at the 23rd edition of the Fest, which runs January 24-February 3, 2008, it was announced today...