Dozens of people take pictures on their phones as a man in a brown suit takes a selfi
Jacob Elordi appears at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. (Photo by Aston Smith/Special to the Santa Barbara News-Press)

He plays a monster in Frankenstein, but Jacob Elordi was only a heartthrob Sunday night at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

The actor smiled and took selfies with his fans on the red carpet at the Arlington Theatre. He was among the many actors and celebrities who appeared at the festival.

Elordi, Chase Infiniti, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Amy Madigan, Wunmi Mosaku, Wagner Moura, Sydney Sweeney and Teyana Taylor received the Virtuosos Award Sunday night.

The Santa Barbara News-Press’s social media team of Aston Smith and Anika Brodnansky covered their red-carpet arrivals live.

A man with brown hair in a brown suit smiles
Jacob Elordi appears at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. (Photo by Aston Smith/Special to the Santa Barbara News-Press)
Dozens of people take pictures on their phones as a man in a brown suit takes a selfi
Jacob Elordi appears at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. (Photo by Aston Smith/Special to the Santa Barbara News-Press)
A woman in a white dress stands in front of a blue background
Sydney Sweeney, of Christy, appears at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. (Photo by Aston Smith/Special to the Santa Barbara News-Press)


A woman in a white dress stands in front of a blue background
Sydney Sweeney, of Christy, appears at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. (Photo by Aston Smith/Special to the Santa Barbara News-Press)
A woman in a white dress appears near a large group of people with someone taking a smart phone photo
Teyana Taylor, of One Battle After Another, appears at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. (Photo by Aston Smith/Special to the Santa Barbara News-Press)
Photographers take pictures of a woman in a white dress walking on a red carpet with a blue background
The media takes pictures of Teyana Taylor, of One Battle After Another, at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. (Photo by Aston Smith/Special to the Santa Barbara News-Press)

Find more Film Festival coverage on the News-Press’ Instagram page.

Joshua Molina is editor of the News-Press and an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of reporting across the South Coast. He is a professor of journalism at Santa Barbara City College and host of local news show SB Talks with Josh Molina.