The film and arts community in Santa Barbara is mourning the loss of one of its most influential figures, Phyllis de ...

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 per year ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The Cookie Plug franchise next to the Fiesta Five is still making dough, but its future at this location appears to be crumbling. When the Metropolitan Theatre Company ...

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival took over the space next to her and plans a multitude of renovations, including new seating, sound systems, a concessions stand, and heating and air ...

Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, has acquired domestic rights to the critically acclaimed Asian-American family drama “The ...

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LILLY has previously screened at the Palm Springs International Film Festival and the Santa Barbara International Film Festival where it was awarded the Anti-Defamation League “Stand-Up Award.” The ...

Getty Images for Santa Barbara International Film Festival “And then, that’s not even talking about union stuff. It’s just tax, economics of it all, so it’s criminal what California and LA ...