October 15, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Hollywood director Christopher Nolan, the man behind Hollywood top grossers like Inception and Batman Begins will receive the Modern Master Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival to be held in California next year. The SBFF is an annual event which seeks to honor stalwarts in the Hollywood film industry by paying respect to their talents every year. According to reports, the Modern Master Award is the highest honor that a person is conferred with at this annual film festival. The Santa Barbara film festival will celebrate its 26th annual event next year.

The organizers of the SBFF make sure that every deserving person from the world of Hollywood cinema, ranging from actors to directors and technicians, is honored at the annual event. In the previous years too the Santa Barbara International Film Festival has witnessed the presence of various stars and has passed on the Modern master Award to popular personalities in Hollywood like Michael Douglas, Jodie Foster, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Diane Keaton, Sean Penn, Jeff Bridges, Peter Jackson, George Clooney, Will Smith, Cate Blanchett, Clint Eastwood, and James Cameron. The media could not get in touch with director Christopher Nolan to receive his reactions at the honor.

-- Sampurn Wire