Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Santa Barbara International Film Festival SBIFF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts and education organization dedicated to making a positive impact utilizing the power of film.

For a list of upcoming films and events, please visit sbiff.org and sbifftheatres.com

And don't forget to join the SBIFF email list so you never miss a moment! SBIFF is a year-round organization that is best known for its main film festival that takes place each year in February. Over the past 30 years the Santa Barbara International Film Festival has become one of the leading film festivals in t

he United States – attracting 90,000 attendees and offering 11days of 200+ films, tributes and symposiums. We bring the best of independent and international cinema to Santa Barbara, and we continue to expand our year-round operation to include a wide range of educational programming, fulfilling our mission to engage, enrich and inspire our community through film. In June 2016, SBIFF entered a new era with the acquisition of the historic and beloved Riviera Theatre. The theatre is SBIFF’s new home and is the catalyst for our program expansion. This marks the first time that Santa Barbara has had a 24/7 community center focused on the art of film and is an incredible opportunity to expand our mission of educational outreach. Particularly important to SBIFF is making available high quality learning opportunities for underserved and vulnerable populations. Our programs and reach are more robust than ever before.

06/05/2026

Simón Mesa Soto talks about not giving up his dream of creating films

06/04/2026

Will Tracy goes over how he was able to do what he is passionate about, writing movies

06/03/2026

Austin Kolodney talks about what it takes to be a screenwriter

06/02/2026

Guillermo del Toro discusses the benefits of creating fiction films

06/02/2026

“You are here. Walking backwards into the future”

This week’s AFTER HOURS film is Taratoa Stappard’s MĀRAMA,

Join us at SBIFF’s Film Center (916 State St) this Friday & Saturday at 9:00pm. Student tickets are only $8.

See you at the movies!

06/01/2026

Eileen Collins talks about the experience of being in space. Her film SPACEWOMAN is playing now at SBIFF’s Film Center

06/01/2026

Starting Friday at SBIFF’s Film Center is Shô Miyake’s TWO SEASONS, TWO STRANGERS

06/01/2026

Starting Friday at SBIFF’s Film Center is Milagros Mumenthaler’s THE CURRENTS

06/01/2026

Eileen Collins and Director Hannah Berryman joined us for a Q&A following a screening of their film SPACEWOMAN.

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