Santa Barbara Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) introduced on Monday the lineup for the 35th version, which can run January 15 to 25, 2020. The competition will characteristic 47 world premieres and 71 U.S. premieres from 50 nations, together with tributes with the 12 months’s prime expertise, panel discussions and free group schooling and outreach packages.

SBIFF 2020 will begin with the Opening Night Film on Wednesday, January 15, on the historic Arlington Theatre with the U.S. Premiere of “A Bump Along The Way” directed by Shelly Love and starring Bronagh Gallagher, Lola Petticrew, Mary Moulds, Dan Gordon and Brendan Farrell.

“A Bump Along The Way” is female-led, feel-good, comedy drama set in Derry, Northern Ireland, a few middle-aged lady whose sudden being pregnant after a one-night stand acts because the catalyst for her to lastly take management of her life and turn out to be the function mannequin her teenage daughter wants and craves.

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For the competition’s Closing Night Film on Saturday, January 25, they may put the highlight on Santa Barbara to spotlight a sequence of brief documentaries by native filmmakers. This distinctive choice of movies covers a variety of iconic folks and locations within the Santa Barbara space together with immigrant farm staff, an getting older bronc rider, a feminine bicycle owner that defied all odds, backpackers exploring the Los Padres National Forest, artists documenting the breathtaking landscapes of the Carrizo Plain, and a celebrated native guitarist who performs in parking garages and public areas all through downtown Santa Barbara. The Closing Night Film is sponsored by Winchester Mystery House.

The competition will even current tributes to quite a lot of awards contenders together with, Renée Zellweger, Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Taron Egerton, Florence Pugh, Laura Dern and Brad Pitt.

22 WORLD PREMIERE FEATURE FILMS (listed alphabetically)

Amazing Grace, USA – World Premiere

Directed by Lynn Montgomery

Americaville, USA, China – World Premiere

Directed by Adam Smith

Bastard’s Road, USA – World Premiere

Directed by Brian Morrison

Born in a Ballroom, USA – World Premiere

Directed by Clara Lehmann and Jonathan Lacocque

By Hand, USA – World Premiere

Directed by Kellen Keene

The Delicacy, USA – World Premiere

Directed by Jason Wise

Exploring the Pacific Northwest, USA – World Premiere

Directed by Ian A. Nelson

Faith Based, USA – World Premiere

Directed by Vincent Masciale

The Lafayette Escadrille, USA – World Premiere

Directed by Darroch Greer

Man within the Field: The Life and Art of Jim Denevan, USA – World Premiere

Directed by Patrick Trefz

Medicating Normal, USA – World Premiere

Directed by Lynn Cunningham and Wendy Ractliffe

Mentors – Tony and Santi, USA – World Premiere

Directed by Andrew Davis

The Mustangs: An American Story, USA – World Premiere

Directed by Steven Latham

The Naturemakers, USA – World Premiere

Directed by Scott Saunders

The Night, USA – World Premiere

Directed by Kourosh Ahari

The Oratorio, USA, Italy – World Premiere

Directed by Mary Anne Rothberg

Overland, USA – World Premiere

Directed by Elisabeth Haviland James and Revere La Noue

The Prison Within, USA – World Premiere

Directed by Katherin Hervey

The Restoration (La restauracion), Peru – World Premiere

Directed by Alonso Llosa

Sergio Mendes within the Key of Joy!, UK – World Premiere

Directed by John Scheinfeld

Tell My Story, USA – World Premiere

Directed by David Freid

A Worm within the Heart, USA – World Premiere

Directed by Paul Rice

For the whole record of movies, synopses, and different particular occasions please go to www.sbiff.org or the SBIFF app.