An actress plans to commit suicide to finally make something of her life and meets a funeral parlor employee who proposes to help her… for better or for worse.
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More free films, Q&As and events including the always popular Virtuosos Awards as the SBIFF continues!
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The Artisans Award honors those who have exhibited the most exciting and innovative work of the year in their respective fields.
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Here are the highlights for Monday, February 4th at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
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Melissa McCarthy receives the prestigious Montecito Award, for her starring role in the critically acclaimed feature Can You Ever Forgive Me?.
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Glenn Close receives the prestigious Maltin Modern Master Award at the 34th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
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Women from all stages of film production come together to discuss the unique challenges they have faced and successes they have had in the film industry.
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Following are some key highlights for Sunday, February 3rd at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival! Stay dry! Spend the day in a theatre or two!
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Viggo Mortenson received the illustrious American Riviera Award on Saturday, February 2nd, 2019.
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The Producers Panel brings together some of the industry's leading producers to provide insight into the business as well as the creative sides of producing.
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Sometimes the most beautiful forms of life can thrive in the most unfavorable conditions. Born in the backwoods of Kampala, Uganda, Brolin Mawejje was expected to be nothing more than a shopkeeper like his father. At the age of two, his mother left the family and reappeared nine years later, arranging Brolin’s emigration to the United States to join her in Boston’s suburbia.
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Critically-acclaimed actor Rami Malek will receive the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award for his Academy Award nominated work in BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY.
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SBIFF honors 5 Oscar Nominated Directors with Outstanding Directors of the Year Award.
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FREE Screening of ROMA followed by a Q&A with Oscar Nominees: Director Alfonso Cuarón and Yalitza Aparicio! Thursday, January 31, 2019, 4:00pm at the Lobero Theatre.
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The 34th edition of the annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival runs from January 30th to February 9th, 2019.
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SBIFF 2019 began with the Opening Night Film on January 30th, at the historic Arlington Theatre. The feature film, Diving Deep:The Life and Times of Mike deGruy directed by Mimi deGruy.
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The Writers Panel brings top writers together to converse about what it takes to write a script and about their journeys to the big screen.
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Two time Academy Award winning actress Jessica Lange will be presented with the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s (SBIFF) ninth annual KIRK DOUGLAS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILM Sunday, November 16th at the Bacara Resort & Spa.
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SBIFF 2015 kicks off with the U.S. Premiere of this timely story that tells the true story of a self-taught dancer pursuing a dream in a suppressed society.
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2015 Santa Barbara International Film Festival winner of the Documentary Short Films Award! Rhythm & Hues Studios, the L.A.-based visual effects company, won an Academy Award for its work on LIFE OF PI just two weeks after declaring bankruptcy.
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