On January 5th, Roger Durling lead the Film Festival team in announcing the highlights of the upcoming festival--the premieres, stars, filmmakers, and many, many films. In addition, this year's theme image was revealed: the 27th SBIFF poster by Barbara Boros, featuring images of the everpresent press corps. Roger joked (?) that the very visible photographer in the lower right corner of the poster was Santa Barbara Independent photographer Paul Wellman. Who responded that he'd need a hat... Anyway, the Teen Press was on hand! Check out conversations with: