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TODAY at SBIFF - Feb. 11

Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2025: Must-See Events

The 40th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) runs from February 4–15, 2025, bringing Hollywood’s brightest stars, exclusive premieres, and industry honors to the heart of Santa Barbara. Here’s a breakdown of the key events happening each day:

Tuesday, February 11

• Free Filmmaker Seminars - Open to the public, 735 State Street, Suite 103 - Sponsored by Fuji Film - The Art of the Narrative: Crafting the Screenplay - 11:00AM
• A Conversation with 8-Time Oscar Nominee Writer/Director James Mangold following a FREE screening of A COMPLETE UNKNOWN Tuesday, February 11 - (2:00PM, Arlington Theatre)
• Timothée Chalamet honored as the Arlington Artist of the Year (8:00 PM, Arlington Theatre).

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Filmmaker Q&As (Search any movie for their synopsis and details)

• AONTAS - 8.20am @ Film Center 2 with Writer/Director Damian McCann

• NATURE SHORTS 1: LAND & SUSTAINABILITY - 9am @ Film Center 4 with The Green Buffalo - Director Joel Caldwell

• ROW OF LIFE - 9.20am @ Film Center 5 with Director/Producer Soraya Simi, Producer Nicholas Weissman, Subject Debra Madsen

• FROGGIE - 11am @ Film Center 1 with Co-Directors Luke and Jake Morgan

• WILD GLEAMING SPACE - 11.40am @ Film Center 3 with Director Mauro Colombo, Producer Abner Benain, Executive Producer Isabella Galvez

• COMEDY SHORTS - 12noon @ Film Center 4 with Is Now A Good Time - Director/Writer Jim Cummings, Producer Thomas Cross.

• DESERT ANGEL - 12.20pm @ Film Center 5 with Director Vincent DeLuca, Subject Rafael Larraenza, Producer Séverine Tibi, Producer Dolores Delgado, Editor Jillian Corsie

• VIVA VERDI - 2.20pm @ Film Center 2 with Director/Producer Yvonne Russo & Producer Christine La Monte

• NARRATIVE SHORTS 1: SOMETHING TO PROVE - 2.40pm @ Film Center 3 with Tornado - Director/Writer Jack Kendrick. Mango - Director/Writer/Producer Joan Iyiola. L'avance - Director/Writer Djiby Kebe.

• SODA - 3pm @ Film Center 4 with Actor Lior Raz & Actor Rotem Sela

• FINE YOUNG MEN - 3.20pm @ Film Center 5 with Director Alejandro Andrade Pease, Actor Andrés Revo, Actor Pablo Delgado, Actor Arianna Hermosilla

• DON'T LET'S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT - 3pm @ Riviera with Director Embeth Davitz

• OUR LOVELY PIG SLAUGHTER - 5pm @ Film Center 1 with Director Adam Martinec, Producer Matej Paclik, Cinematographer David Hofmann

• MY DEAD FRIEND ZOE - 5.40pm @ Film Center 3 with Director Kyle Haussman-Stokes & Actor Sonequa Martin-Green

• ROADS OF FIRE - 6pm @ Film Center 4 with Director Nathaniel Lezra

• THE BITTER PILL - 6.20pm @ Film Center 5 with Director Clay Tweel, Producer Sharon Riggs, Producer Mary Rohlich

• DOCUMENTARY SHORTS 1: ARTIST'S STORIES - 6pm @ Riviera with Icebreakers - Director/Producer Marlo Poras, Director/Producer Jocelyn Glatzer, Subject/SkaterJoel Dear, Subject/Skater Christian Erwin, Subject/Skater Wade Corbett. All Things Metal - Director Motoki Otsuka, Producer Lucy Sexton, Cinematographer Ryan Rude. Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight - Director/Producer/Director of Photography Kyle Provencio Reingold. The New Yorker Theater: The Talbots' Legacy - Director/Producer Sergio Maza.

• SPIDER & JESSIE - 8pm @ Film Center 1 with Director Dan Kay & Actor Fernanda Andrade

• LUCKY STAR - 8.20pm @ Film Center 2 with Director Gillian McKercher