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In January 2013, filmmaker Laura Poitras was in the process of constructing a film about abuses of national security in post-9/11 America when she started receiving encrypted e-mails from someone identifying himself as “citizen four,” who was ready to blow the whistle on the massive covert surveillance programs run by the NSA... Read More about 'CitizenFour' at SBIFF 2015

The Variety Artisans Award celebrates those who are essential to the filmmaking process and who have exhibited the most exciting and innovative work of the year in their respective fields. Read More about 2015 Santa Barbara International Film Festival Variety Artisans Award Presentation

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival continues its tradition of honoring the year’s standout performers by presenting The 2015 Virtuosos Award to Chadwick Boseman (Get on Up), Ellar Coltrane (Boyhood), Logan Lerman (Fury), David Oyelowo (Selma), Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl ), J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) and Jenny Slate (Obvious Child). Read More about 2015 SBIFF Virtuosos Awards Presented

After graduating from law school, Cenk Uygur decided to create his own talk show on public access TV and became instantly hooked on political commentary. In an unlikely version of the American Dream... Read More about 'Mad as Hell' U.S. Premiere at SBIFF 2015

2014 marked the 40th anniversary of the release of Kansas, the band’s debut album. To commemorate the occasion, the classic Kansas lineup reunited for the first time in more than 30 years at the place their incredible journey began: Topeka, Kansas... Read More about 'Kansas: Miracles Out of Nowhere' World Premiere at SBIFF 2015

Directly inspired by HEARTWORN HIGHWAYS (1976), this documentary captures a new community of folk singer-songwriters whose work is heavily influenced by the artists represented in the original film.a Read More about 'Heartworn Highways Revisited' | World Premiere at SBIFF 2015

In A BETTER YOU, Dr. Ron Knight is a hypnotherapist in Los Angeles with a self-published book, cheesy late-night TV commercials, and his face on bus bench ads... Read More about 'A Better You' World Premiere at SBIFF 2015

Seven Oscar Nominated Screenwriters on one stage at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Read More about 2015 Santa Barbara International Film Festival Writers Panel

One of SBIFF's crowd favorites - the Producers Panel returns to the Lobero Theatre. Read More about 2015 Santa Barbara International Film Festival Producers Panel

Michael Keaton receives the 2015 SBIFF Modern Master Award at the Arlington Theatre. Read More about 2015 Santa Barbara International Film Festival Modern Master Award honoring Michael Keaton

Jennifer Aniston was presented with the Montecito Award at the 2015 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Read More about 2015 Santa Barbara International Film Festival Montecito Award honoring Jennifer Aniston

Canadian master David Cronenberg strips Hollywood bare in this wicked satire of the movie business. Havana Segrand (Julianne Moore, awarded Best Actress at Cannes Film Festival for this role) is a desperate middle-aged actress scheming... Read More about 'Maps to the Stars' at SBIFF 2015

'Tiger Tiger' follows one man's personal battle to save tigers from extinction. The documentary had its world premiere January 30th at SBIFF. Read More about 'Tiger Tiger' premieres at SBIFF

Gilby Smalls is an aimless thirty-something guy in the midst of a total meltdown. When his boss fires him, his apartment goes up in flames, and his girlfriend gives him the boot, he’s forced to move in with his mother, May... Read More about 'The Truth About Lies' | World Premiere at SBIFF 2015

Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne were presented with the 2015 Cinema Vanguard Award at SBIFF. The award honored their outstanding work in The Theory of Everything. Read More about Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2015 Cinema Vanguard award presented to Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones

The 2015 Edition of the Festival took place January 27th thru February 7th. The 2015 edition is the 30th for the Festival. Read More about 2015 Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Far out to sea, ocean storms create gigantic waves that are the final frontier for the world's most adventurous surfers. Read More about 'Storm Surfers 3D' US Premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival