Is Santa Barbara County Ready for Its Closeup?
The supervisors show early support for creating a county film commissioner position to attract more film and media production to the county.
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Watching Art Films Can Make You a More Creative Thinker
A randomized experiment by UC Santa Barbara researchers shows that even a few minutes of viewing artistic film can expand our thinking and trigger creative ideas.
UC Santa Barbara Student Documentary on California Grizzlies to Screen at SBIFF
“The Bear Beneath” covers the untold story of the extinction of California grizzlies due to overhunting and habitat loss, and the feasibility of their managed recovery at three wilderness locations.
In New Doc ‘The Age of Disclosure,’ Military Servicemen Expose More Details About UFOs at Vandenberg
Depending on who you ask — and what you’re willing to believe — aliens are real. And they’ve visited Vandenberg Space Force Base in Lompoc more than once.
Hollywood Legend, SBIFF Awardee Rob Reiner and Wife Found Stabbed to Death at Home
Rob Reiner had been honored with a lifetime achievement award by the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2001.
McCinematic McMagic Coming to SBIFF’s New Film Center
The McHurley Film Center announced as the name for the film festival’s new downtown Santa Barbara home.
Jack Johnson Returns to Santa Barbara November 6
Surf’s up again for two remastered classic films plus live performance and talk with Johnson and filmmakers.
Robert Redford, Dead at 89, Remembered by Santa Barbara Community
Actor, director, and environmentalist supported variety of causes around town.
Double Feature in Downtown Santa Barbara to Highlight Films Exploring Colonization, Deportation
The SPACE to host film event “Stories That Matter, Voices That Endure” July 26 at Alhecama Theatre.
Transforming SBIFF’s Downtown Film Center into a ‘Movie Palace’
Planned renovations to marquee and entrance foyer will usher in a new era for the art-house theater.
