Sean Pratt is the Managing Director of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. He says "we're looking to, donate these seats to anyone that can use them.

Phyllis de Picciotto, Santa Barbara International Film Festival Co-Founder, Dies at 84 She programmed movies for the Laemmle Theatres chain before helping to launch SBIFF in February 1986.

After 12 days of screenings, panels, and interviews, the 40th annual Santa Barbara Film Festival (SBIFF) has come to an end. The closing-night film, A Missing Part (Une Part Manquante) provided an ...

The 40th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival ushered in a boundary-breaking year for the industry. It featured actors, artisans, and directors alike from different backgrounds, genres, ...

Timothée Chalamet earned the Santa Barbara International Film Festival's inaugural Arlington Artist of the Year Award for his work in ‘A Complete Unknown' ...

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) honored eight actors for the Virtuosos Award on Sunday, Feb. 9 at the Arlington Theatre. These actors were awarded based on their performance in ...

I think Santa Barbara has the best panels of any film festival. The writers, producers, women’s, international features, artisans and directors panels. Year-after-year, SBIFF attract talent from the ...

Ariana Grande is recognized with the Virtuosos Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Sunday night. Credit: Fritz Olenberger photo High-pitched shrieks resounded inside the ...

Roger Durling can’t conceal his excitement for the 40th edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The SBIFF director sees the need for a celebration of art as Los Angeles, 90 ...

All five of this year’s best director Oscar nominees — Emilia Pérez ’s Jacques Audiard, Anora ’s Sean Baker, The Brutalist ’s Brady Corbet, The Substance ’s Coralie Fargeat and A ...