2026 edition of SBIFF
41st Santa Barbara International Film Festival Location Santa Barbara, California , United StatesFounded 1986 Awards Kirk Douglas Award: Maltin Modern Master Award: Hosted by Santa Barbara International Film Festival (organization) Artistic director Claudia Puig Festival date Opening: 4 February 2026 (2026-02-04 ) (2026-02-14 ) Website SBIFF Santa Barbara International Film Festival
The41st Santa Barbara International Film Festival , is the 2026 edition of theSanta Barbara International Film Festival , which will take place from February 4 to February 14, 2026, atSanta Barbara, California , United States.[ 1] Michael B. Jordan ; Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence In Film forCynthia Erivo ; Maltin Modern Master Award forAdam Sandler .[ 2]
On October 30, 2025, Virtuosos Award was announced forJacob Elordi – (Frankenstein Chase Infiniti – (One Battle After Another Amy Madigan –(Weapons Wagner Moura – (The Secret Agent Renate Reinsve – (Sentimental Value Sydney Sweeney – (Christy Teyana Taylor – (One Battle After Another Jeremy Allen White – (Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere [ 3] Stellan Skarsgård , Swedish actor for his performance in Joachim Trier’sSentimental Value [ 4]
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