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The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation hosts a three-part film series focusing on the stories of Asian Americans at the Alhecama Theatre this July.
Cynthia Erivo is this year's recipient of the 18th Annual Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence In Film from Santa Barbara ...
Students at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Film camp have been making movies all week in a special setting. The films will be shown in Santa Barbara next month.
ILLUMINATE Film Festival Returns to Santa Barbara in May The festival, now in its 11th year, takes place May 1-4, 2025 in Santa Barbara, with a global Virtual Festival running May 5-11.
The Marjorie Luke Theatre’s Green Film Series returns for its second year with the screening of Broke on April 13, 2025, highlighting environmental issues through powerful storytelling and ...
Erivo will receive the 18th annual Kirk Douglas Award from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival during a Dec. 4 ceremony at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara.
The Santa Barbara Surf Film Festival is the ultimate celebration of surf culture and Santa Barbara’s rich surf history. The festival started in 2019 with the idea to combine the love of cinema, ocean ...
Betsy Green Local historian and author Betsy J. Green will give a talk titled “Silents on the Islands,” 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept ...
The Oscar nominee and Emmy, Grammy and Tony winner will be feted on Dec. 4, less than two weeks after the release of 'Wicked: For Good.' ...
Cynthia Erivo is one Oscar away from an EGOT. Until then, she can add another award under her belt: the Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence in Film. Erivo will receive the 18th annual Kirk Douglas Award ...
MARCH 11, 2025 — Four UTSA students recently participated in the prestigious Film Studies Program at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF). This program, which only accepts 40 students ...