Cinematography takes the spotlight with a new award for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) in 2024: The ASC Award for Cinematography. Recognizing a film with exceptional visual composition that advances the art and science of cinematography and promotes the motion picture as an art form, this award is part of a new partnership between SBIFF and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).
Qualifying films will be chosen from the SBIFF programming slate, and the winning film will be selected by a team of jurors from the American Society of Cinematographers. In addition to the award in Santa Barbara, the winning filmmakers will receive a special invitation as guests of honor at the prestigious 38th Annual ASC Awards.
Cinematography workshops will also be offered to participants in SBIFF’s 10-10-10 Screenwriting and Filmmaking Mentorship and Competition educational program, and the student winners of the 10-10-10 Filmmaking Competition will receive professional-level rental camera packages, all courtesy of ASC.