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SBIFF #25
Oct 22, 2009
25th SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film:
Honoree QUENTIN TARANTINO
Coral Casino Ballroom,
Biltmore Four Seasons,
Santa Barbara
OVIFF #10
Nov 6-8, 2009











OJAI-VENTURA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Celebrity Golf Classic
Malcolm McDowell
Bruce McGill
David Camp
Ed Moses
Matthew Lillard
Maureen McCormick

Special Screening of The Most Dangerous Man in America
David Shor
Daniel Ellsberg
Daniel Ellsberg, Interlude

Lifetime Achievement Awards Gala
Peter Graves
Haskell Wexler
Diane Ladd
Jean Carlo Esposito
Robert Hays
Peter Strauss
Kevin McKiernan
Ojai Valley Inn & Spa,
Ojai
SBIFF #25
Jan 19, 2010




SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Festival Unveiling:
Fesitval Director Roger Durling
Poster Designer Barbara Boros
Mayor Helene Schneider
Filmmaker & Attenborough Award Presenter
.....Mike deGruy
Hotel Santa Barbara,
Santa Barbara



SBIFF #25 Prequel
Feb 3 & 4





SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Previews of Documentaries:
"PHELOPHEPA: Train of Hope" Filmmakers:
.....ARABELLAs Weston-Smith and Watters
Festival Production Director MIKE TAKEUCHI on
.....The APPLEBOX Family Film Series
10-10-10 Student Film Competition:
.....Introduction by Roger Durling
.....Roger on 10-10-10
.....Student Writers & Directors
Ice Cream Social VOLUNTEER TRIBUTE
Santa Barbara Locations
SBIFF #25
Opening Night

SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
World Premiere of FLYING LESSONS Red Carpet
Actress & Lead Maggie Grace
Actor Michael O'Neill
Premiere Red Carpet Personalities
Arlington Theater
SBIFF #25
Fri, Feb 5
SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
REEL CREATIVE Series
Filmmaker Oscar Bucher

"TRAILER TRASH Series" (not)
Teen Press & Robin's Candygram
SB Museum of Art Auditorium

REVIEWS:
Dark Light: The Art of Blind Photographers
Tying Your Own Shoes
Letters to Father Jacob
SBIFF #25
Sat, Feb 6
SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
MODERN MASTER Award
Recipient James Cameron & Educator Suzy Amis
Arlington Theater

SBIFF #25
Sun, Feb 7

SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
VIRTUOSOS Award
Recipient Saorise Ronan
Recipient Carey Mulligan
Recipient Emily Blunt
Recipient Michael Stuhlbarg
SBIFF Juror Haaz Sleiman
Lobero Theatre

SBIFF #25
Mon, Feb 8


SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
A Special Conversation with James Cameron & Dijanna Figueroa
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8
Arlington Theater Green Room
SBIFF #25
Wed, Feb 10


SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
David Attenborough Award to THE COVE
Activist Ric O'Barry
Director Louie Psihoyos

World Premiere of 180° South
Coming soon
Lobero Theater Green Room




Arlington Theater
SBIFF #25
Thur, Feb 11

SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Montecito Award
Recipient Julianne Moore
Presenter Ivan Reitman

World Premiere of HANA SURF GIRLS
Stars Lipoa Kahaleuahi & Monyca Byrne-Wickey
Filmmaker Russ Spencer
Save the Mermaids Organization
Arlington Theater





Lobero Theatre Green Room
Lobero Theatre Back Patio
SBIFF #25
Fri, Feb 12


SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Cinema Vanguard Awards
Peter Sarsgaard
Vera Farmiga
Christoph Waltz

(Belated) Virtuoso Award Recipient
Gabourney Sidibe
Teen Press Intro
Lobero Theatre
SBIFF #25
Sat, Feb 13




SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Outstanding Performance of the Year Award
Recipient Colin Firth
Presenter & "An Education" Writer Nick Hornby
"An Education" Producer Finola Dwyer

Documentary Filmmaker Cambria Matlow
Arlington Theater
SBIFF #25
Sun, Feb 14


SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
10-10-10 Student Filmmaking Competition Winners
High School Screenwriting Winner Katie Elster
College Screenwriting Winner
High School Filmmaker

Lobero Theater
SBIFF #25
Late-blooming interviews & reviews
SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
"
The Legend of Pale Male"
FREDERIC LILIEN & Writer JANET HESS

REVIEWS:
Castaway on the Moon
Bran Nue Dae
The Elephant in the Living Room
Flying Lessons
God Went Surfing With The Devil