40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival

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40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival
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Official 40th anniversary poster
Opening film Jane Austen Wrecked My Life by Laura Piani
Closing film A Missing Part by Guillaume Senez
Location Santa Barbara, California, United States
Founded1986
Awards
Hosted bySanta Barbara International Film Festival (organization)
Artistic directorClaudia Puig
No. of films185
Festival dateOpening: 4 February 2025 (2025-02-04)
Closing: 15 February 2025 (2025-02-15)
Website SBIFF
Santa Barbara International Film Festival

The 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival, is the 2025 edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which took place from February 4 to February 15, 2025, at Santa Barbara, California, United States. [1] In October November and December 2024, honorary awards were announced which are: Outstanding Performer of the Year Award for Ralph Fiennes; Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence In Film for Will Ferrell; Maltin Modern Master Award for Angelina Jolie and Arlington Artist Of The Year Award for Timothée Chalamet. [2] [3]

Contents

On November 19, 2024, Virtuosos Award was announced for Kieran Culkin ( A Real Pain ), Harris Dickinson ( Babygirl ), Karla Sofía Gascón and Selena Gomez ( Emilia Pérez ), Ariana Grande ( Wicked ), Clarence Maclin ( Sing Sing ), Mikey Madison ( Anora ) and John Magaro ( September 5) [4]

It opened with Jane Austen Wrecked My Life a French and English-language romantic comedy French film by Laura Piani. [5]

It closed on February 15, with A Missing Part (Une part manquante) a Belgian-French drama film by Guillaume Senez, story of a French taxi driver in Tokyo, who lost custody of his half-Japanese daughter after a divorce. In the festival 185 films from 60 countries were showcased. Out of Plain Sight , a documentary film directed by Daniel Straub, Rosanna Xia, unveiling the hidden environmental catastrophe just beyond Southern California's shores, won 'The Audience Choice Award'. [6]

Overview

In its 40th anniversary in 2025, the festival extended by an extra day and featured 33 world premieres and 74 United States premieres from 60 nations. 52% of the film directed by women were showcased. The event also included tributes to the year's leading talents, panel discussions, and free educational and community outreach programs.

On February 9, Demi Moore was feted with Career Retrospective And Conversation by screening her films from February 7 to February 10. [7]

Opening and closing nights


The festival opened on February 4 with Jane Austen Wrecked My Life a French and English-language romantic comedy, French film by Laura Piani. [8]

It closed on February 14, with A Missing Part (Une part manquante) a Belgian-French drama film by Guillaume Senez. The award-winning films were announced at a ceremony hosted at El Encanto, selected by the jury. In all 185 films from 60 countries were featured in the festival. Audience Choice Award was given to Out of Plain Sight , a documentary by Daniel Straub, Rosanna Xia, which focuses on Professor Valentine’s DDT dump discovery. [9]

Events

Jury

Source: [10]

Official selection

Source: [11]

Opening and closing films

Source: [5]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Opening film
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life Laura PianiFrance
Closing film
A Missing Part Une part manquante Guillaume Senez Belgium, France

World Premiere Feature Films

US Premiere Feature Films

Non Premiere Feature Films

2024 SBIFF Short Films

Awards

Sources [13] [6]

References

  1. ↑ Jazz Tangcay (April 11, 2024). "Santa Barbara International Film Festival Announces Dates for 2025 – Film News in Brief". Variety . Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Scott Roxborough (October 16, 2024). "Santa Barbara Film Fest: Angelina Jolie Tapped for Maltin Modern Master Award". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  3. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (November 25, 2024). "Santa Barbara Film Festival: Timothée Chalamet To Receive Arlington Artist Of The Year Award". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Emiliana Betancourt (November 19, 2024). "Selena Gomez, Kieran Culkin and Ariana Grande Among SBIFF 2025 Virtuosos Award Honorees". Variety . Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "2025 Program Announcement". SBIFF. January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Garner, Glen (February 15, 2025). "40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival Winners — Full List". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  7. ↑ Hammond, Pete (January 30, 2025). "Demi Moore To Be Feted By Santa Barbara Film Festival With Career Retrospective And Conversation". Deadline . Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  8. ↑ Dinaberg, Leslie (February 3, 2025). "Santa Barbara International Film Festival Begins". Santa Barbara Independent . Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  9. ↑ Jazz Tangcay, Matt Minton, Abigail Lee, Lauren Coates (February 15, 2025). "'Out of Plain Sight,' 'O Horizon' and 'Road of Fire' Among 2025 Santa Barbara International Film Festival Winners – Film News in Brief". Variety . Retrieved February 16, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ Scott Feinberg (January 18, 2025). "Santa Barbara Film Fest: 33 World Premieres, 74 U.S. Premieres and Dozens of Oscar Hopefuls Set for 40th Edition". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  11. ↑ Hammond, Pete (January 17, 2025). "Santa Barbara Film Festival Sets Full 2025 Program, Will Partner With Direct Relief To Raise Funds For L.A. Wildfires". Deadline . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  12. ↑ Feinberg, Scott (January 22, 2025). "Santa Barbara Film Fest to Host U.S. Premiere of Kevin Costner's 'Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 2' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  13. ↑ "40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival". Santa Barbara International Film Festival. December 18, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  14. ↑ Scott Feinberg (December 11, 2024). "Santa Barbara Film Fest: Will Ferrell, Kirk Douglas Award Honoree, Feted by Kristen Wiig and Octavia Spencer". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  15. ↑ Matt Minton (December 3, 2024). "Gotham Award Winner Colman Domingo to Be Honored With Montecito Award at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  16. ↑ Bailey, Ella (November 11, 2024). "Santa Barbara International Film Festival to Award Outstanding Performance of the Year to Ralph Fiennes". Santa Barbara Independent . Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  17. ↑ Betancourt, Emiliana (October 22, 2024). "Zoe Saldaña to Be Honored With the American Riviera Award at Santa Barbara International Film Festival". Variety . Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  18. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 12, 2024). "'The Brutalist' Stars Adrien Brody & Guy Pearce Receiving Santa Barbara Film Festival's Cinema Vanguard Award". Deadline . Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  19. ↑ Feinberg, Scott (November 25, 2024). "Santa Barbara Film Fest: Timothée Chalamet Tapped for Arlington Artist of the Year Award (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  20. ↑ Jazz Tangcay (January 24, 2025). "Kris Bowers, Clément Ducol and Camille, Paul Tazewell and More to Receive Variety Artisans Awards at Santa Barbara Film Festival". Variety . Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  21. ↑ Scott Feinberg (January 31, 2025). "Santa Barbara Film Fest: All Five Best Director Oscar Nominees to Convene for Panel, Award (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
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