It’s been one year since deadly fires and mudslides came close to shutting down the 33rd edition of the Santa Barbara Intl. Film Festival. The Thomas Fire and subsequent flooding devastated the city and left 23 dead in the Montecito area. After some soul searching, organizers decided to carry on as scheduled.
“Last year there was a lot of questioning about whether we were going to move forward with the festival,” admits executive director Roger Durling, at Sbiff since 2004. Ultimately, the disasters gave organizers a renewed sense of purpose.
One year later, they are preparing to open the 34th edition of the festival with a greater appreciation of the event’s role in the community. Sbiff gets under way Jan. 30 with a lineup that includes 63 world premieres and 59 U.S. premieres from 48 countries.
The lineup is bookended with films deeply rooted in Santa Barbara: Mimi deGruy’s “Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy...
“Last year there was a lot of questioning about whether we were going to move forward with the festival,” admits executive director Roger Durling, at Sbiff since 2004. Ultimately, the disasters gave organizers a renewed sense of purpose.
One year later, they are preparing to open the 34th edition of the festival with a greater appreciation of the event’s role in the community. Sbiff gets under way Jan. 30 with a lineup that includes 63 world premieres and 59 U.S. premieres from 48 countries.
The lineup is bookended with films deeply rooted in Santa Barbara: Mimi deGruy’s “Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy...
- 1/29/2019
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
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