Organization: SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL
Mission: FILM EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION
Activities: THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES AND PRODUCES THE SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, WITH EVENTS OCCURRING PRIMARILY IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH FOR 95,000+ PARTICIPANTS.
THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A YEAR ROUND ARTHOUSE THEATRE. ITS PROGRAMMING INCLUDES DAILY SHOWINGS OF CURRENT AND CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED INDEPENDENT AND INTERNATIONAL FILMS, WEEK LONG FESTIVALS, INCLUDING FRENCH FILMS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE FILMS, RETROSPECTIVES AND A MEMBERSHIP BASED CINEMA SOCIETY.
THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES THE BARBAKOW FAMILY CENTER FOR FILM STUDIES THAT SERVES AS A CLASSROOM, SCREENING ROOM, COMMUNITY MEETING SPACE, MOVIE LIBRARY AND EDITING SUITE. ITS PROGRAMMING INCLUDES EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT REACH OVER 14,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR INCLUDING AT-RISK AND UNDER-SERVED YOUTH, LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN, AND TRANSIT-DEPENDENT SENIOR CITIZENS. ALL CURRENT PROGRAMS ARE AT NO CHARGE TO ITS PARTICIPANTS.
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities