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TODAY at SBIFF - Feb. 12

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:

Wednesday, February 12

  • Free Filmmaker Seminars - Open to the public, 735 State Street, Suite 103 - Sponsored by Fuji Film - Painting with Light: Visual Storytelling - 11:00AM
  • EMILIA PÉREZ - FREE ADMISSION - (11:00AM, Arlington Theatre).
  • ANORA x KODAK Short Film Showcase - FREE ADMISSION - (5:00PM, Arlington Theatre).
  • Zoe Saldaña receives the American Riviera Award (8:00PM, Arlington Theatre).

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

The following films will have Filmmaker Q&A's on Wednesday, February 12:

  • HOW KIDS ROLL - 8.20am @ Film Center 2 with Writer/Director Loris Lai & Writer Dahlia Heyman

  • SPRING OF THE VANISHING - 8.40am @ Film Center 3 with Director/Producer Andrew Glazer & Producer/Reporter Weston Phippen

  • THE PENGUIN LESSONS - 9am @ Riviera with Director Peter Cattaneo

  • IN THE RED - 11am @ Film Center 1 with Composer/Sound Engineer Gavin Templeton & Producer Aisha Knowles

  • DOCUMENTARY SHORTS 1: ARTIST'S STORIES - 11.40am @ Film Center 3 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

  • MOLLIE’S PACK - 12noon @ Riviera with Director Thomas Winston

  • ROADS OF FIRE - 2pm @ Film Center 1 with Director Nathaniel Lezra

  • ROW OF LIFE - 2.40pm @ Film Center 3 with Director/Producer Soraya Simi, Producer Nicholas Weissman, Subject Debra Madsen

  • DEMOCRACY UNDER SIEGE - 3.20pm @ Film Center 5 with Director Laura Nix

  • NATURE SHORTS 1: LAND & SUSTAINABILITY - 3pm @ Riviera with The Green Buffalo - Director Joel Caldwell

  • VIVA VERDI - 5pm @ Film Center 1 with Director/Producer Yvonne Russo & Producer Christine La Monte

  • NARRATIVE SHORTS 4: UNNAVIGATED WATERS - 5.20pm @ Film Center 2 with Last Hope - Director Lena Kaminsky, Producer Eva Kaminsky. Road Kill - Director Ryan Farhoudi, Producer Sophie Kargman, Actor Skyler Gisondo, Actor Jonathan Tucker, Actor Alycia Debnam-Carey, Actor Chris Sheffield, Editor Christine Park

  • WILD GLEAMING SPACE - 6pm @ Film Center 4 with Director Mauro Colombo, Producer Abner Benain, Executive Producer Isabella Galvez

  • MEN OF WAR - 6.20pm @ Film Center 5 with Co-Director Jen Gatien

  • LILY - 6pm @ Riviera with Director/Writer Rachel Feldman

  • THE BITTER PILL - 8.20pm @ Film Center 2 with Director Clay Tweel, Producer Shannon Riggs, Producer Mary Rohlich

  • AONTAS - 8.40pm @ Film Center 3 with Director/Writer Damien McCann

  • AT THE DOOR OF THE HOUSE WHO WILL COME KNOCKING - 9pm @ Film Center 4 with Director Maja Novaković & Producer Nikica Novaković

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