Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Erica Urech has experience in photography, wine sales, and event management. Erica is currently a Tasting Room Associate at Jamie Slone Wines Tasting Room and a Film Festival Photographer at Santa Barbara International Film Festival. With a Bachelor of Applied Science in Photography, Erica has a diverse skill set in portrait, landscape, and event photography. Their previous roles include working as a Freelance Photographer, Wine Sales Representative, International Green Business Liaison, and Image Retoucher.
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
SBIFF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts and education organization dedicated to making a positive impact utilizing the power of film. SBIFF is a year-round organization that is best known for its main film festival that takes place each year in February. Over the past 30 years the Santa Barbara International Film Festival has become one of the leading film festivals in the United States – attracting 90,000 attendees and offering 11days of 200+ films, tributes and symposiums. We bring the best of independent and international cinema to Santa Barbara, and we continue to expand our year-round operation to include a wide range of educational programming, fulfilling our mission to engage, enrich and inspire our community through film. In June 2016, SBIFF entered a new era with the acquisition of the historic and beloved Riviera Theatre. The theatre is SBIFF’s new home and is the catalyst for our program expansion. This marks the first time that Santa Barbara has had a 24/7 community center focused on the art of film and is an incredible opportunity to expand our mission of educational outreach. Particularly important to SBIFF is making available high quality learning opportunities for underserved and vulnerable populations. Our programs and reach are more robust than ever before.