Founded in 1986, the Santa Barbara Independent is the leading source for news, arts & entertainment, and lifestyle coverage in the greater Santa Barbara area.
From their site
Images from Independent Entertainment’s own website.
Who works there
- Marianne PartridgeEditor In Chief marianne@independent
- Nick WelshExecutive Editor nick@independent
- Matt KettmannSenior Editor matt@independent
- Tyler HaydenSenior Editor tyler@independent
- Leslie DinabergArts & Culture Editor leslie@independent
- Jackson FriedmanNews Editor jackson@independent
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Contact & details
How their work is rated
4 rated titles, weighted by votes
4 wins from 15 nominations across all awards
- Mostly
- drama, biography, documentary
- Active
- 2012–2025
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 82%
- Best known for
- The Sea
Ratings and awards from OMDb, matched by title and year across 5 of 6 titles. Unmatched titles are left out rather than guessed. Oscars, Emmys and BAFTAs are itemised; other awards sit in the totals. IMDb counts wins separately from losing nominations, so nominations here is wins plus losses.
Credits6 of 9
6 films
First Light
2026 · Film
Produced
Mr. Burton
2025 · Film
Produced
Hill
2025 · Film
Produced
Black Dog
2023 · Film
Produced
The Sea
2013 · Film
Produced
Boxing Day
2012 · Film
Produced
Showing 6 of 9 titles on record.
6 titles across 15 years, averaging 0.4 a year. The last five years hold at 0.8 a year. 10 of those 15 years carry no credit on file.
Works with12 companies
Companies that appear alongside Independent Entertainment on the same productions. The number is how many titles they share.
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