The Santa Barbara International Film Festival

I had the amazing opportunity this past week and weekends to attend several of the events at the SBIFF.  It was such a great experience to see the work of so many creative individuals and to attend the awards ceremonies of some pretty big people in the movie industry.  The highlight of my week was the special events featuring James Franco, who received an award for Outstanding Performance in "127 Hours", and Christopher Nolan, director of "Inception", the following evening.  I just have to say that these individuals were extremely personable and such a credit to their profession.  James Franco made such an effort to engage with the fans in attendance taking a great deal of time to sign autographs and take pictures, and Christopher Nolan the following night chatted it up with fans after recieving his Modern Master award.  Also in attendance was Seth Rogan who presented the award to James Franco, and Leonardo DiCaprio who presented the award to Christopher Nolan.  Hope you enjoy these photos of the event.