Santa Barbara International Film Festival Director Roger Durling Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
State Assembly Member Das Williams (D) Santa Barbara and his bride Jonnie Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Sarah's Key Director Gilles Paquet-Brenner and his wife Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Congresswoman Lois Capps (D) California Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
lynda.com founder Lynda Weinman and Husband Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Film Fest Director Roger Durling onstage at the Arlington on opening night of the 2011 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Annette Bening and husband Warren Beatty on the red carpet. Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Annette Bening and Warren Beatty on the red carpet. Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Annette Bening on the red carpet at the 2011 Santa Barbara Film Fest Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Annette Bening recipient of the American Riviera Award being interviewed by Roger Durling. Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Annette Bening Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Kevin Costner Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Annette Bening receiving her American Riviera Award from Kevin Costner
Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Screenwriter's Panel at the 2011 Santa Barbara International Film Fest Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
James Franco, star of 127 Hours, on the red carpet. Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Leonard Maltin Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
James Franco being interviewed by Leonard Maltin Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Seth Rogan Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
James Franco and Leonard Maltin Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Seth Rogan and James Franco Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Franco accepts audience kudos, award in hand. Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Lisa Cholodenko Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Checking my messages while waiting for Sunday's Bloggers Panel to get started. Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Pete Hammond, Steve Pond and Sasha Stone, formed half of the Blogger's Panel. Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
"Murderers Row." And we ain't talkin' New York Yankees here. In this democratized internet age the "power of the pen" can now be mightier than the sword (witness WikiLeaks.) This Who's Who panel in the blogosphere wields incalculable influence upon our new culture. Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Pete Hammond Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Leonardo DiCaprio on stage at the Arlington. Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Christopher Nolan and Leonardo DiCaprio Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
A star struck fan can't believe his good fortune while waiting for DiCaprio to emerge from the stage door at the Arlington. Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Brittany Ballard and Jamil Walker Smith (Producer/Cast, Make A Movie Like Spike) Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Will Eubank (Director, Angels & Airwaves Presents Love) Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Alyssa Price (Director, The Monstrosity) Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Nick Brandestini (Director, Darwin) Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Carl Leblanc (Director, The Heart of Auschwitz) Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Dereck & Beverly Joubert (Directors/Producers, The Last Lions) Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Geoffrey Rush accepting the Montecito Award at the 2011 Santa Barbara International Film Festival Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
The cast and director of "The King's Speech" receiving the Ensemble Performance Award at the 2011 Santa Barbara International Film Festival Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Pete Hammond in silhouette against the SBIFF logo while watching film clips. Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Geoffrey Rush Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Colin Firth as he presents the Montecito Award to Geoffrey Rush at the 2011 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
A montage of photos from the 2011 Santa Barbara International Film Festival Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
SBIFF regular Christopher Lloyd and Roger Durling are deep in thought on the red carpet. For you trivia buffs, Durling had just asked Lloyd, "What does a yellow light mean?" Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Geoffrey Rush on the red carpet at the 2011 Santa Barbara International Film Festival Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Christopher Lloyd (left) and family. Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Helena Bonham Carter at the 2011 Santa Barbara International Film Festival Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
This bunch was in front of the Metro 4 Friday afternoon to promote the film Angels & Airwaves Presents "Love." Photo Credit: Craig Smith
This bunch was in front of the Metro 4 Friday afternoon to promote the film Angels & Airwaves Presents "Love." Photo credit: Craig Smith
"Do you think we can still make it to the 1pm showing of The Wild Bunch? Photo credit: Craig Smith
Lovely and poised at 14, Hailee Steinfeld wades into the limelight at the Virtuoso Awards presentation at the Lobero Theatre. Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Hailee Steinfeld responding to questions on the red carpet. Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
The expressive face of Virtuoso Award winner John Hawkes on stage at the Lobero. Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Nicole Kidman Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Roger Durling (R) Nicole Kidman (L) Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
A witty quip by Virtuoso Award recipient John Hawkes has fellow Virtuosos Lesley Manville (Another Year) and Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) in stitches at the Lobero. Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Virtuosity x 4. The 2011 Virtuoso Award winners: John Hawkes (Winter's Bone,) Lesley Manville (Another Year,) Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) and Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom.) Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Fans begin to gather for the Nicole Kidman fete as a lovely dusk silhouettes the unmistakable Arlington Theater. Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
An animated Roger Durling during his introduction of Nicole Kidman. Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
Roger Durling listens intently while watching the monitor during Nicole Kidman's 'Vanguard Award' acceptance remarks. Photo Credit: Chuck Cagara / www.MagicalLightPhotography.com
