The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is always starry a celebration of up and coming filmmakers and Oscar hopefuls, but this year the programmers have also decided to make it more accessible. The film also explores the “looming ecological crisis threatening it all.”After a year of mostly online film festivals, the festival is taking a hybrid approach and building two beachside drive-in theatres for the screenings. There are 47 world premieres in the lineup, hailing from 45 countries in addition to celebrity tributes, panels and community outreach programs. Virtuoso Award recipients include Riz Ahmed, Maria Bakalova, Kinglsey Ben-Adir, Andra Day, Sidney Flanigan, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim and Zendaya. The Santa Barbara International Film Festival regularly attracts more than 100,000 attendees annually.

Source: thestar March 09, 2021 18:11 UTC