33rd Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival Producers and Writers Panels to Feature Edgar Wright, Emma Thomas, Graham Broadbent And More!

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced today its lineups for the annual Writers and Producers Panel series. Peter Spears (Call Me By Your Name), Lisa Bruce (Darkest Hour), Emma Thomas (Dunkirk), Sean McKittrick (Get Out), Evelyn O'Neill (Lady Bird), Daniel Lupi (Phantom Thread), J. Miles Dale (The Shape of Water), and Graham Broadbent (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) are this year's participants on the "Movers and Shakers" Producers Panel. Adrian Molina (Coco), Edgar Wright (Baby Driver), Virgil Williams (Mudbound), Michael H. Weber (The Disaster Artist), Emily V. Gordon (The Big Sick), Liz Hannah (The Post), and Mike Vanessa Taylor (The Shape of Water) will speak on the "It Starts With the Script" Writers Panel. The panels will take place on Saturday, February 3rd at the Lobero Theatre.

"The accomplished producers and writers that will be featured on our SBIFF panels are responsible for making some of this year's most celebrated films come to life," said SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling. "They're sure to provide us with a captivating look into their craft as they share the process and inspiration for their art form."

SBIFF has become renowned for producing insightful, intelligent, and thoughtful panels that feature some of the brightest minds working in film today, many of whom are Oscar® contenders. The panelists will touch on their current projects, provide insight into the creative process, and share their thoughts on the future of filmmaking. The Producers Panel will be moderated by Glenn Whipp, and the Writers Panel will be moderated by Anne Thompson.

Last year's panelists included Jordan Horowitz (La La Land), Adele Romanski (Moonlight), Kimberly Steward (Manchester by the Sea), Eric Heisserer (Arrival), Phil Johnston (Zooptopia), Theodore Melfi (Hidden Figures), Rhett Reese (Deadpool), and Taylor Sheridan (Hell or High Water).

The 33rd annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival will take place from Wednesday, Jan. 31 through Saturday, Feb. 10. The festival previously honored Judi Dench with its Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film. The festival has also announced that it will honor Margot Robbie and Allison Janney (I, Tonya) with its Outstanding Performers of the Year Award, Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) with its American Riviera Award, Saoirse Roan (Lady Bird) with its Santa Barbara Award, Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour) with its Maltin Modern Master Award, Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project) with its Cinema Vanguard Award, and Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out), Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), Hong Chau (Downsizing), John Boyega (Detroit), Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick), Mary J. Blige (Mudbound), and Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name) with the Virtuosos Award.

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