39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival

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39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival
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Opening filmMadu by Matthew Ogens and Joel Kachi Benson
Closing film Chosen Family by Heather Graham
Location Santa Barbara, California, United States
Founded1986
Awards
Hosted bySanta Barbara International Film Festival (organization)
No. of films183
Festival dateOpening: 7 February 2024 (2024-02-07)
Closing: 17 February 2024 (2024-02-17)
Website SBIFF
Santa Barbara International Film Festival

The 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival, is the 2024 edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which took place from February 7 to February 17, 2024, at Santa Barbara, California, United States. [1]

Contents

In November and December honorary awards were announced which are: Outstanding Performer of the Year Award for Bradley Cooper; Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence In Film for Ryan Gosling and Virtuosos Award for Lily Gladstone, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Greta Lee, Charles Melton, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, America Ferrera, and Andrew Scott. [2]

The festival opened with the documentary Madu by Matthew Ogens and Joel Kachi Benson, story of a 12-year-old Nigerian boy Anthony Madu who moves to England to study ballet at a prestigious dance school. [3] This year the festival inaugurated a new award 'Arlington Award', named for the historic venue where all the fest’s annual tributes timed to Oscar season take place. The award honors "an artist who is greatly admired and who has demonstrated an incomparable commitment to film and its craft". Annette Bening is the first recipient of the award. [4]

The festival closed on February 17, with Chosen Family by Heather Graham, story of a yoga teacher Ann who is trying to find inner peace despite having problems in life. In total the festival showcased 45 world premieres and 77 US premieres altogether from 48 countries, with approximately 100 thousand attendees during the week slatted with screenings of over 200+ films. The winners were announced at a ceremony in Santa Barbara. [5]

Official selection

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Opening and closing films

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English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Opening film
Madu Matthew Ogens and Joel Kachi Benson United States, Nigeria, United Kingdom
Closing film
Chosen Family Heather Graham United States

World Premiere Feature Films

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
76 DaysJoe WeinUnited States
Alien Contact Rick Rosenthal United States
Art and Life: The Story of Jim PhillipsJohn Edward MakensUnited States
Books & DrinksGeoffrey CowperDominican Republic
Chosen Family Heather Graham United States
DandelionsBasil MironerUnited States
Diving into the DarknessNays BaghaiAustralia
ElectraHala MatarBahrain
The Fight for Black LivesMicere KeelsUnited States
Giants RisingLisa LandersUnited States
God & Country Dan PartlandUnited States
LiliSylwia RosakPoland
The Long GameJace AndersonUnited States
Madu Matthew Ogens and Joel Kachi Benson United States, Nigeria, United Kingdom
The Movie Man Matt FinlinCanada
OkieKate CobbUnited States
Running for the MountainsBabette Hogan, Julie EisenbergUnited States
Send Kelp! Blake McWilliamCanada
VeselkaMichael FioreUnited States

US Premiere Feature Films

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
AchillesFarhad DelaramIran, France, Germany
Andragogy Budi Pekerti Wregas Bhanuteja Indonesia
Atikamekw Suns Soleils Atikamekw Chloé Leriche Canada
The Ballad of a Hustler Heitor Dhalia United States, Brazil
Before It EndsNår befrielsen kommer Anders Walter Denmark
Birthday Girl Michael Noer Denmark
The Blue Star La estrella azulJavier MacipeSpain, Argentina
Cinema LaikaVeljko VidakFrance, Finland
ColdKuldiErlingur ThoroddsenIceland
Cold SighNahid Azizi SedighIran
Coup! Austin Stark, Joseph SchumanUnited States
Crush: Message in a Bottle Maya Gallus Canada
Dance First James Marsh United Kingdom
Days of Happiness Les jours heureux Chloé Robichaud Canada
Dear Jassi Tarsem Singh India, Canada, United States
Disconnect MeAlex LykosAustralia
Edge of EverythingSophia Sabella, Pablo FeldmanUnited States
El paraiso Enrico Maria ArtaleItaly
Estonia Måns Månsson, Juuso SyrjäFinland, Sweden, Belgium, Estonia
Excursion EkskurzijaUna GunjakBosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, France, Norway, Qatar
French Girl James A. Woods, Nicolas Wright Canada
Good SavageSantiago Mohar VolkowMexico
Green NightHan ShuaiHong Kong
Hoard Luna Carmoon United Kingdom
HomecomingMáhccan Suvi West, Anssi KömiFinland, Norway
I'm Just Here for the Riot Asia Youngman, Kathleen Jayme Canada
The King Tide Christian Sparkes Canada
The Last DaughterBrenda Matthews, Nathaniel SchmidtAustralia
The Last MovieOlaug Spissøy KyvikNorway
Let Me GoLaissez-moiMaxime RappazSwitzerland
MediumChristina IoakeimidiGreece
Mimang미망Kim Tae-yangSouth Korea
The Movie Teller La contadora de películas Lone Scherfig Spain, France, Chile
Mr. FreemanMads MatthiesenDenmark
Much Ado About DyingSimon ChambersIreland
On Earth as in Heaven Sur la terre comme au ciel Nathalie Saint-Pierre Canada
On the EdgeÉtat limiteNicolas PeduzziFrance
The Other Son El otro hijoJuan Sebastián QuebradaColombia, France, Argentina
Over the CracksSous le tapis Camille Japy France
Photophobia Ivan Ostrochovský, Pavel PekarčíkSlovakia, Czech Republic, Ukraine
Point of ChangeRebecca ColeyUnited Kingdom, United States, Australia and Indonesia
Prison in the AndesPenal CordilleraFelipe CarmonaChile, Brazil
Queen of Bones Robert Budreau United States, Canada
A Ravaging WindPaula HernándezArgentina, Uruguay
The ReedsCemil AğacıkoğluTurkey
RickerlAdrian GoigingerAustria, Germany
The RoosterMark Leonard WinterAustralia
Seagrass Meredith Hama-Brown Canada
Snow Leopard 雪豹 Pema Tseden China
Suze Linsey Stewart, Dane Clark Canada
That They May Face the Rising SunPat CollinsIreland
The Tundra Within MeEallogierduSara Margrethe OskalNorway
UnmooredCaroline IngvarssonUnited Kingdom
Until the Music Is OverAté que a Música PareCristiane OliveiraBrazil, Italy
UproarPaul Middleditch, Hamish BennettNew Zealand
The Vourdalak Adrien BeauFrance

Non Premiere Feature Films

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Abroad어브로드Giovanni FumuSouth Korea, United States
All You Hear is NoiseNed Castle, Matt DayUnited States
Another Happy DayNora FifferUnited States
AshimaKenji TsukamotoUnited States
Blaga's Lessons Уроците на Блага Stephan Komandarev Bulgaria
Brothers BratřiTomáš MašínCzech Republic, Germany, Slovakia
Bye Bye Tiberias Lina SoualemFrance, Palestine, Belgium, Qatar
City of Wind Sèr sèr salhiLkhagvadulam Purev-OchirMongolia, Portugal, Netherlands, Germany, Qatar, France
The ContestantClair TitleyUnited Kingdom
Copa 71Rachel Ramsay, James ErskineUnited Kingdom
The Cowboy and the Queen Andrea Nevins United States
Eat BitterPascale Appora-Gnekindy, Ningyi SunCentral African Republic, China
Ezra Tony Goldwyn United States
First Time Female Director Chelsea Peretti United States
First We Bombed New MexicoLois LipmanUnited States
Fresh Kills Jennifer Esposito United States
A Happy DayHisham ZamanNorway
I’ll Be Right ThereBrendan WalshUnited States
In the Rearview Maciek HamelaPoland, France, Ukraine
JoikaJames Napier RobertsonNew Zealand, Poland
La ExtorsiónMartino ZaidelisArgentina, USA
Limbo Ivan Sen Australia
A Look Through His LensMatthew Berkowitz, Gregory HoblitUnited States, France, Ireland, United Kingdom
Lucha: A Wrestling TaleMarco RicciUnited States
Mourning in LodHilla MedaliaUnited States
One LifeJames HawesUnited Kingdom
Pet Shop Days Olmo SchnabelUnited States, Italy, United Kingdom, Mexico
Seven Blessings Ayelet MenahemiIsrael
Shari & Lamb ChopLisa D’ApolitoUnited States
Show Her the MoneyKy DickensUnited States
Sira Apolline Traoré Burkina Faso, Senegal, France, Germany
Solitude Einvera Ninna Pálmadóttir Iceland, Slovakia, France
Sorry/Not SorryCaroline Suh, Cara MonesUnited States
The Taste of Things Trần Anh HùngFrance
Thank You Very Much Alex BravermanUnited States
TransMexicoClaudia SanchezUnited States
We Are GuardiansEdivan Guajajara, Chelsea Greene, Rob GrobmanUnited States, Brazil
We Grown Now Minhal Baig United States
Wicked Little LettersThea SharrockUnited Kingdom
Without AirKatalin MoldovaiHungary

2024 SBIFF Short Films

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
72Marissa ChibásUnited States
841Rachel BurnettUnited States
The ABCs of Book Banning Sheila Nevins United States
Above & WithinPatrick HallUnited States
AlarmsApnéesNicolas PanayFrance
And Now I Lay Me DownRani DeMuthUnited States
Area BoyIggy LondonUnited Kingdom
The Ballad of Tita and the MachinesMiguel Angel CaballeroUnited States
Basri and Salma in a Never-ending ComedyBasri & Salma dalam Komedi yang Terus BerputarKhozy RizalIndonesia
A Bird Called MemoryPássaro MemóriaLeonardo MartinelliBrazil, United Kingdom
The Birthday PartyIl compleanno di EnricoFrancesco SossaiGermany, France, Italy
A Body Called LifeSpencer MacDonaldUnited States
BooGenevieve AnielloUnited States
Breaking SilenceAmy Bench, Annie SilversteinUnited States
The BreakthroughDaniel SinclairUnited States
DammiYann Mounir DemangeFrance, United Kingdom
Dog ApartmentKoerkorterPriit TenderEstonia
Don’t Cry, GabrielPleure pas GabrielMathilde ChavanneFrance

Awards

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