SBIFF Honors Hollywood’s Most Outstanding Directors
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Rain didn't keep people away from hearing from directors.
The weather just added drama of the arrivals of Outstanding Directors Award of recipients.
Chloé Zhao, who won an Oscar for "Nomadland," is up for another for "Hamnet."
She came prepared with a warm coat to cover her yellow gown.
Zhao calls Ojai home and said she enjoys the lifestyle away from Hollywood and people along the coast who appreciate cinema.
"I do find that people who love this part of the coastline have a special connection with the mountains and the ocean and nature," said Zhao.
"Sentimental Value" director Joachim Trier is Norwegian and said he is used to the weather.
As a skateboarder he has an affinity for California.
"When I was a teenager, I was, you are going to laugh at this, I was the Norwegian champion of skateboarding, okay, like twice," said Trier.
"Marty Supreme" director Josh Safdie chose not to talk, but posed for photos.
Sinners director Ryan Cooglar ran late due to a luncheon in Los Angeles, so he skipped the rainy red carpet altogether.
Scott Feinberg showcased their careers and asked them unique and thoughtful questions before creating a panel-like atmosphere full of fun rapid-fire questions.
Zhao, Cooglar and Trier said they met at Sundance on a screenwriters panel. Trier was the advisor.
When Feinberg asked what they would do if they didn't make films, Safdie said he may have been an architect, Cooger said he likes to make coffee, Zhao said perhaps a private eye, and Trier said he would like to be a therapist.
They all seem thrilled to be making movies people love now and they hope to continue as long as they can.
Safdie, like a sage, said to work is to live.
Safdie and Cooglar both work with their producers wives, too, and said they appreciate their feedback.
They also make times for their children. Cooglar has three children including a six-month-old.
Acclaimed director Julian Schnabel did the honors by presenting them with the award statues.
They are all Oscar contenders, along with "One Battle After Another" director Paul Thomas Anderson. Anderson who helped honor three of his stars at SBIFF on Monday night.
"Sentimental Value" star Stellan Skarsgard will be honored on Wednesday night, followed by "Sinners" star Michael B. Jordan on Thursday.
Your News Channel will cover them both.
For more information visit https://sbiff.org
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