April 2017
PHANTOGRAM
Phantogram will debuting their new LIVE show---making Santa Barbara one of only (2) California stops the band will make between Coachella. Known for their innovative music style--melding electronic, melodic indie rock with hip hop leaning beats & samples--the band recently released it's third studio album Three as well as their genre-bending collaboration with Outkast's Big Boi under the moniker Big Grams. The electronic rock duo, fronted by Sarah Barthhel’s hazy voice paired with Josh Cater’s gritty beats draw inspiration from…
Find out more »February 2019
American Riviera Award honoring Viggo Mortensen
Viggo Mortensen is set to receive the illustrious American Riviera Award on Saturday, February 2nd, 2019. Mortensen will be recognized for his many attributes to the art of film over the years, and most recently, his work in Participant Media and DreamWorks Pictures’ Green Book. “Viggo is one of the steadiest acting forces in cinema and one of its greatest chameleons,” says Santa Barbara International Film Festival Executive Director, Roger Durling. “As Tony Lip in Green Book, he delivers the…
Find out more »Virtuosos Award presented by UGG
Virtuosos Award presented by UGG honoring Yalitza Aparicio (Roma), Sam Elliott (A Star is Born), Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade), Claire Foy (First Man), Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Thomasin McKenzie (Leave No Trace), John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman), and Steven Yeun (Burning) The Virtuosos Award presented by UGG is an honor created to recognize a select group of talent whose noteworthy performances in film have elevated them into the national cinematic dialogue. Yalitza Aparicio (Roma) Sam Elliott (A…
Find out more »Cinema Vanguard Award honoring Michael B. Jordan
Michael B. Jordan is set to receive the Cinema Vanguard Award for his work in two of the year’s critically acclaimed, culturally significant and record-breaking box office hits, Marvel’s Black Panther and Annapurna’s Creed II. Jordan will be honored Thursday, February 7th, 2019 at the Arlington Theater in Santa Barbara, CA when the festival commences this winter. “It’s thrilling to honor Michael B. Jordan this year for the emboldened way he’s shown us what it means to be a movie…
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