SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 15: (L-R) Alex Elezar, Jessi Calidonio, Jorge Garcia, Katelyn Mihalko, Isabel Santiago, and Boomika Velineni pose with the Intern of the Year Awards at the Awards Breakfast during the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival at El Encanto on February 15, 2025 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for Santa Barbara International Film Festival)
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 15: (L-R) Susan Hecht, Yildiz Katarina Soyal, Hawk Hawkins, and Holly Peterson pose with the Volunteer of the Year Awards at the Awards Breakfast during the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival at El Encanto on February 15, 2025 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for Santa Barbara International Film Festival)
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 15: (L-R) Austin Straub, Daniel Straub, Rosanna Xia, and James Ellington pose with the Audience Choice Award sponsored by The Santa Barbara Independent for "Out of Plain Sight" at the Awards Breakfast during the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival at El Encanto on February 15, 2025 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for Santa Barbara International Film Festival)
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 15: (L-R) Santiago Bailey-Musacchio, Joy Bronson, and Nicole Noren pose with the Vérasion Filmmaker Fund Awards at the Awards Breakfast during the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival at El Encanto on February 15, 2025 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for Santa Barbara International Film Festival)
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 15: Joel Caldwell poses with the Best Documentary Short Film Award for "The Green Buffalo" at the Awards Breakfast during the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival at El Encanto on February 15, 2025 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for Santa Barbara International Film Festival)
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 15: (L-R) Santiago Bailey-Musacchio, Joy Bronson, Gardner Grout, and Nicole Noren pose with the Vérasion Filmmaker Fund Awards at the Awards Breakfast during the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival at El Encanto on February 15, 2025 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for Santa Barbara International Film Festival)
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 15: Nathaniel Lezra poses with the Best Documentary Award for "Roads of Fire" at the Awards Breakfast during the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival at El Encanto on February 15, 2025 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for Santa Barbara International Film Festival)
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 15: Maria Bakalova poses with the Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema for "O Horizon" at the Awards Breakfast during the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival at El Encanto on February 15, 2025 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for Santa Barbara International Film Festival)
