Martin Scorsese (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON) and Justine Triet (ANATOMY OF A FALL) will receive the 2024 Outstanding Directors of the Year Award sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter Monday, February 12th. Sbiff.org/tickets

Five-time Academy Award-nominated actress Annette Bening will be honored with the inaugural Arlington Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Friday, February 16th, 2024. SBIFF.org/tickets

Academy Award® and BAFTA nominee Paul Giamatti will receive the Cinema Vanguard Award at the 39th SBIFF on February 14, 2024 for his moving portrayal of Paul Hunham in Focus Features’ THE HOLDOVERS. sbiff.org/tickets

Jeffrey Wright will be honored with the Montecito Award at the 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Thurs, Feb 15th, 2024 at an in-person conversation about his career leading up to this year’s performance in Cord Jefferson's AMERICAN FICTION sbiff.org/tickets

FILMMAKERS! LAST CHANCE TODAY to submit your film for consideration for the 2024 Santa Barbara International Film Festival! Submit now at FilmFreeway.com FilmFreeway

The second group of recipients to receive the SBIFF Virtuosos Award are Danielle Brooks (THE COLOR PURPLE), Colman Domingo (RUSTIN & THE COLOR PURPLE), America Ferrera (BARBIE), Andrew Scott (ALL OF US STRANGERS). sbiff.org/tickets

Bradley Cooper will receive the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at the 39th SBIFF. Cooper will be honored on Thursday, February 8, 2024 for his critically acclaimed portrayal of Leonard Bernstein in MAESTRO from Netflix. Tickets on sale NOW at sbiff.org/tickets

Mark Ruffalo will be honored with the American Riviera Award Sunday, February 11, 2024 at an in-person conversation about his career, leading up to this year’s performance as Ducan Wedderburn in the upcoming Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things.” sbiff.org/tickets

The first half of our Virtuosos honorees include the incredible Lily Gladstone (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON), Da’Vine Joy Randolph (THE HOLDOVERS), Greta Lee (PAST LIVES), and Charles Melton (MAY DECEMBER) who all will be honored Saturday, February 10th. sbiff.org/tickets.

We are honored to announce that cinema icon Robert Downey Jr. will receive the Maltin Modern Master Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Friday, February 9, 2024. Tickets on sale NOW at sbiff.org/tickets

RYAN GOSLING to receive SBIFF's 16th Annual Kirk Douglas Award on Saturday, January 13th, at a Black-Tie dinner at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara. This is a fundraiser for SBIFF's year-round educational programs. Tickets and tables on sale NOW at sbiff.org/kd

LAST CHANCE today to see Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah's REBEL at SBIFF's Riviera Theatre.

COMING SOON! Starting October 13th at SBIFF's Riviera Theatre is the new 30th Anniversary Uncut 4K Restoration of Chen Kaige’s FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE.

Showing through Thursday at SBIFF's Riviera Theatre is REBEL, an anti-radicalization action thriller from Directors Adil & Bilall.

Starting today at SBIFF's Riviera Theatre is REBEL, the dazzling and audacious new film from Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (“Bad Boys for Life,” “Batgirl”).

LAST CHANCE TODAY to see INVISIBLE BEAUTY about the fashion industry force Bethann Hardison.

COMING SOON! Starting October 13th at SBIFF's Riviere Theatre is Karen O'Connor, Miri Navasky, and Maeve O'Boyle's JOAN BAEZ: I AM A NOISE.

Starting today at SBIFF's Riviera Theatre is Bethann Hardison and Frédéric Tcheng's INVISIBLE BEAUTY.

LAST CHANCE today to see the 4k restoration of THELMA & LOUISE at SBIFF's Riviera Theatre.

LAST CHANCE today to see the 4K restoration of THE FUGITIVE at SBIFF's Riviera Theatre.