Ciarán Hinds will be honored with the Virtuosos Award presented by UGG at the 37th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF).

Hinds will join fellow honorees Caitriona Balfe (“Belfast”), Ariana DeBose (“West Side Story”), Jamie Dornan (“Belfast”), Alana Haim (“Licorice Pizza”), Emilia Jones (“CODA”), Troy Kotsur (“CODA”), Simon Rex (“Red Rocket”), and Saniyya Sidney (“King Richard”) on Saturday, March 5 at an in-person conversation about their respective films and Hinds Oscar-nominated performance in Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast” from Focus Features.
 
Paul Thomas Anderson (“Licorice Pizza”), Kenneth Branagh (“Belfast”), Jane Campion (“The Power of the Dog”), Ryusuke Hamaguchi (“Drive My Car”), and Steven Spielberg (“West Side Story”) will receive the 2022 Outstanding Directors of the Year Award sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter at an in-person conversation about their respective films.

Following one-on-one conversations, all the honorees will join in a panel discussion Thursday, March 3 at the Arlington Theatre, moderated by Scott Feinberg.

“The heart and soul of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival has always been the camaraderie and conversation emanating from its panels,” said Roger Durling, SBIFF executive director. “After two years of virtual dialogues, it will definitely be thrilling and exhilarating to be in a room listening live to all of this incredible talent,”

An in-person Writers Panel is set for 11 a.m. Saturday, March 5, moderated by Anne Thompson. Panelists include:
Kenneth Branagh (“Belfast”)
Siân Heder (“CODA”)
Adam McKay (“Don’t Look Up”)
Denis Villeneuve (“Dune”)
Zach Baylin (“King Richard”)
Maggie Gyllenhaal (“The Lost Daughter”)
Jane Campion (“The Power of the Dog”)
Eskil Vogt (“The Worst Person in the World”)
 
The Producers Panel will be in-person, 2 p.m. Saturday, March 5, moderated by Glenn Whipp with panelists:
Laura Berwick (“Belfast”)
Patrick Wachsberger (“CODA”)
Kevin Messick (“Don’t Look Up”)
Teruhisa Yamamoto (“Drive My Car”)
Mary Parent (“Dune”)
Tim White (“King Richard”)
Sara Murphy (“Licorice Pizza”)
J. Miles Dale (“Nightmare Alley”)
Tanya Seghatchian (“The Power of the Dog”)
Rita Moreno (“West Side Story”)
 
The inaugural Animation Panel will be held in-person, 11 a.m. Sunday, March 6, moderated by Roger Durling. Admission is free. Panelists include:
Charise Castro Smith – co-writer/co-director (“Encanto”)
Charlotte De Le Gournerie – producer (“Flee”)
Enrico Casarosa – co-writer/director (“Luca”)
Mike Rianda – co-writer/co-director (“The Mitchells vs. The Machines”)
Don Hall – co-director (“Raya and The Last Dragon”)
 
The Women’s Panel will be in-person Saturday, 11 a.m. March 12, moderated by Madelyn Hammond. Panelists include:
Jessica Kingdon – Director (“Ascension”)
Lynn Harris – Producer (“King Richard”)
Diane Warren – Composer Oscar-nominated Original Song “Somehow You Do”
Amber Richards – production design (“The Power of the Dog”)
Elizabeth Mirzaei – Director – Oscar-nominated Short (“Three Songs for Benazir”)
 
For more about the 37th Santa Barbara International Film Festival or to buy passes, visit sbiff.org.