Santa Barbara fest completes program

The Santa Barbara Film Fest, running Jan. 16-February. 5, has introduced this program because of its 27th edition. Nearly 200 films from 44 nations will screen, together with retrospectives for Lawrence Kasdan along with a concentrate on Warner Bros. archives.Fest will close with Nadine Labaki's Lebanese pic "Where Will We Go Ahead Now,Inch which won the Toronto audience award. The formerly-introduced opening evening film is Kasdan's "Darling Companion," as the focal point gala is impressionistic docu "Samsara," from "Baraka" helmer Ron Fricke."Our program this season reflects invigorating change," remarks SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling. "After I became a member of SBIFF 10 years ago, I set to bring the festival's program and it is sidebars to mirror the town of Santa Barbara like a city, and it is community. This season we have taken that concept even more. You will find there's fantastic, cool, all encompassing program."On Jan. 28, the fest will offer you sections on screenwriting, creative women, producers and pointing, with Variety's Peter Bart moderating the helmer's panel.Electronically restored classics in the Warner Archives include "A Clockwork Orange," "Ben Hur" and "Harmful Liaisons." The Kasdan retrospective includes tests of "Body Warmth," "Grand Canyon" and also the Large Chill."One of the subject types are Cinema Nouveau for French films, Cinesonic for films about music artists, Kolnoa for films on Jewish and Israeli styles, Screen Cuisine and The spanish language/Latin American cinema.One of the awards to become granted are audience award, independent film, worldwide feature and docu. Contact Pat Saperstein at pat.saperstein@variety.com