The Santa Barbara Indie Film Festival, also known as SB Indie Film Fest, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to showcasing independent, local, and youth filmmakers. Founded by filmmaker Dave Haws, the festival aims to provide a platform for emerging talent and offers categories for narrative features, documentaries, shorts, youth films, and has introduced an AI film category. The festival screens films at the historic Alhecama Theater in downtown Santa Barbara and is an IMDb-listed event, awarding trophies and other prizes to category winners. It has been described as an alternative or "fringe" festival to the larger Santa Barbara International Film Festival.