Variety Artisans Award Winners at Santa Barbara Film Festival

Photographer Fritz Olenberger captured photos of the Variety Artisans Award honorees at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Monday evening.

Sponsored by Variety, the event celebrates the “below-the-line” professionals who are essential to the filmmaking process.

The winners this year were:

• Frederic Aspiras and Göran Lundstrom for makeup and hairstyling in “House of Gucci”
• Tamara Deverell for production design in “Nightmare Alley”
• Germaine Franco for score in “Encanto”
• Greig Fraser for cinematography in “Dune”
• Lin-Manuel Miranda for song in “Encanto”
• Paul Massey for sound in “No Time to Die”
• Kelly Port for visual effects in “Spider-Man: No Way Home”
• Peter Sciberras for editing in “The Power of the Dog”
• Jacqueline West and Bob Morgan for costume design in “Dune”

Following the one-on-one conversations, Jazz Tangcay began the panel conversation where all of the artisans discussed the most influential films that have impacted their careers. Some of the films mentioned were GREASE (Greig Frasher), THE LITTLE MERMAID (Lin-Manuel Miranda), SHOWGIRLS (Frederic Aspiras), NOTORIOUS (Jacqueline West), THE LAST EMPEROR (Bob Morgan), STAR WARS (Kelly Port), THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Tamara Deverell), LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE (Germaine Franco), and AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (Goran Lundstrom).

The Variety Artisans Award honors those nominated for an Academy Award in below-the-line categories, this year’s Artisans Awards highlights those essential to the filmmaking process and who have exhibited the most exciting and innovative work in their respective fields.

 Upcoming live conversations and tributes will include presentations to Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Benedict Cumberbatch. The 37th Santa Barbara International Film Festival, presented by UGG®, will take place IN-PERSON through March 12, 2022. 200+ films, filmmaker Q&As, industry panels, and celebrity tributes, will be held throughout Santa Barbara, including at the historic Arlington Theatre. This year’s lineup is available on SBIFF’s mobile app. For additional information or to buy passes, visit sbiff.org.