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Phyllis de Picciotto Dies: Santa Barbara Film Festival Founder Was 84


Phyllis de Picciotto, who founded the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, died April 14. She was 88.

After spending her early childhood in Chicago, de Picciotto and her family moved to L.A. She graduated from Fairfax High School and attended Northwestern and later UCLA. The shingle formed as a result of that initiative, Phyllis de Picciotto Presents, became a known commodity on the arthouse circuit. After moving up the coast from L.A. in the 1980s, de Picciotto set about realizing her vision of creating a world-class film festival.

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