Santa Barbara Film Festival Adds 23 Oscar Nominees to Industry Panels

All 10 Best Picture nominees will be included on panels that include Emma Thomas, Christine Vachon, Wim Wenders, Cord Jefferson and Celine Song

Barbie, Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon
"Barbie," "Oppenheimer" and "Killers of the Flower Moon" (Credit: Warner Bros./Universal/Apple)

Twenty-three Oscar nominees from nine different categories will appear on industry panels at this year’s Santa Barbara International Film Festival, SBIFF organizers announced on Friday.

The panel, which will take place during the Feb. 7-17 festival in the coastal town north of Los Angeles, will include nominated producers from all 10 of the Oscar Best Picture nominees, including Emma Thomas for “Oppenheimer,” David Heyman for “Barbie,” Christine Vachon for “Past Lives,” Mark Johnson for “The Holdovers” and James Wilson for “The Zone of Interest.”

An international panel will include directors of “Io Capitano,” “Perfect Days” and “The Teachers’ Lounge,” three of the five films in the Best International Feature Film category, plus the nominated sound designer for “The Zone of Interest.”

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