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Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio del Toro and More to Be Honored at the 2026 Santa Barbara International Film Festival

January 14, 2026

Jan 14, 2026 10:00am PT Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio del Toro and More to Be Honored at the 2026 Santa Barbara International Film Festival By Payton Turkeltaub Plus Icon Payton Turkeltaub Latest Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio del Toro and More to Be Honored at the 2026 Santa Barbara International Film Festival 6 minutes ago Amy Homma to Oversee Academy Collection, Unveils Latest Acquisitions – Film News in Brief 21 hours ago ‘Pretty in Pink’ Will Return to Theaters Ahead of Its 40th Anniversary 2 days ago See All ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro and more will be honored at the 41st edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which announced its full 2026 program on Wednesday. Dedicated to discovering and showcasing the best in independent and international cinema, the festival will showcase 46 world premieres and 80 U. S. premieres from 50 countries with 50% of films directed by women and feature tributes to the year’s top talent, panel discussions and free community education and outreach programs.

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The festival will run from Feb.
4 through 14.
Related Stories Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey to Star in ‘Sunday in the Park With George’ Revival in London Bowen Yang’s ‘SNL’ Exit Is Most-Watched Episode in a Year The festival will open with the US premiere of Nicola Rinciari’s “A Mosquito In The Ear” and close with the US premiere of Zamo Mkhwanazi’s “Laundry (Uhlanjululo).” “A Mosquito In The Ear” stars Jake Lacy, Nazanin Boniadi and Ruhi Pal.
Rinciari and co-writer Emily Dillard will join the festival in-person.
“Laundry (Uhlanjululo)” stars Ntobeko Sishi and Tracy September, with Mkhwanazi joining in-person.

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