Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Posted on March 8, 2010 - Filed Under Entertainment
As if the city of Santa Barbara California wasn’t beautiful enough, well, okay it is beautiful enough, but as if that wasn’t enough to attract all of the tourists to its streets and beaches there are numerous cultural attractions, festivals and other entertainment features that not only keep its residence satisfied and inspired, they also contribute to the city’s overall reputation and the amazing attraction it holds to many people from around the country as well as the rest of the world. One of the major annual festivals that continues to fill the city’s hotels and resorts is the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Click here for information on the best places to stay during the festival as well as at other times throughout the year.
The film festival just celebrated its 25th season last month showcased an amazing selection of American independent films as well as those from the international independent scene. The traditional location of the opening and closing night festivities is the historic Arlington Theatre, and this in itself has become something of an honored festival tradition. Every year there are a diverse selection of film viewing and event attendance packages that are structured to fit most interests and budget needs.
The eleven-day festival generally includes twenty world premieres and eleven United States premieres. It has featured appearances by some of the top professionals in the film industry including Leonardo DiCaprio . Other major public figures, such as Al Gore have also been part of the festival. This great festival honors the historic film making background of the city of Santa Barbara. In addition to the full length films that are included in the program there are opportunities for students to participate. One of these programs is the 10-10-10 competition. This offers ten student filmmakers the change to create a ten minute film in ten days during the festival. There are many other aspects of this major event that continues to draw increasing numbers of participant entries and audience members every year.
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