SBIFF 2008 Slate
The full slate to the 2008 SBIFF.
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Bardem to Receive SBIFF’s Montecito Award
Add actor Javier Bardem to the growing list of those to be honored at the 2008 Santa Barbara Film Festival.
Looking Back at Highlights of the Arts in 2007
The Indy’s critics chime in on the greatest arts events on 2007, in this special online pre-print peek.
SBIFF Makes Variety‘s Film Fest List
S.B.’s film festival is listed by entertainment mag as one of the world’s best.
SBIFF Wants You
The 2008 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, set for January 24-February 3, is looking for entries. Starting last week, filmmakers can submit films in the categories of American Independents, Spanish and Latin American films, documentaries, Reel Nature (nature films), East x West (Asian films), To the Maxxx (extreme sports), short films, and Santa Barbara filmmakers (features, documentaries, and shorts).
SBIFF Now Accepting Entries for 2008
The 2008 Santa Barbara International Film Festival has been slated for January 24 through February 3 and is looking for entries.
Roger Durling Reports from Cannes
The man in charge of SBIFF reports from the Cannes Film Festival in France, where he was asked to be programming director for the American Pavilion. So far, he’s seen a few bad films, some good ones, and managed to be in the same room as Roman Polanski.
Is HBO’s Comedy Fest Moving to S.B.?
HBO’s Comedy Arts Festival is leaving Aspen and may be moving to Santa Barbara next spring.
Is HBO’s Comedy Fest Moving to S.B.?
On May 11 in New York City, HBO announced that the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival (CAF) will not take place in Aspen, Colorado next year. Immediately following the announcement, an HBO spokeswoman (who requested that her name not be used even though she was on the record) confirmed that Santa Barbara was being considered as the 2008 location for the festival, which has attracted thousands of HBO stars, independent comedians, and entertainment industry executives to Aspen annually for 13 years.
Roger Durling Tapped for Cannes
When Roger Durling was named director of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival a little more than four years ago, the collective response was, “Who the hell is he?” But now, after four straight great years of SBIFF, the collective question tends to be, “How long until someone steals him?” Well, he hasn’t quite been stolen, but last week the Cannes Film Festival selected Durling to be the programming director of its American Pavilion.