Waltzing Matilda, directed by Petr Slavík won the Best Narrative Feature Jury Award and The Strike, directed by Joe Bill Muñoz and Lucas Guilkey won Best Documentary Feature Jury Award at the 2024 Santa Fe International Film Festival.
Santa Fe International Film Festival
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‘Waltzing Matilda’ and ‘The Strike’ Win Top Jury Prizes at Santa Fe International Film Festival
Waltzing Matilda directed by Petr Slavík
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‘Resident Orca’ Documentary to Premiere in Canada as Closing Film of Planet in Focus Film Festival
Resident Orca directed by Sarah Sharkey Pearce and Simon Schneider The documentary feature film Resident Orca will premiere in Canada as the closing night presentation of the Planet in Focus International Film Festival on October 20, 2024, in Toronto.
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Santa Fe International Film Festival 2024 Unveils Lineup with Steve McQueen’s Blitz as Centerpiece Gala
Saoirse Ronan, Elliott Heffernan and Paul Weller in “Blitz” by Steve McQueen (Apple TV+) The 2024 Santa Fe International Film Festival running from October 16-20, has unveiled its its full lineup of 184 films including 42 narrative features, 24 documentaries, and 118 short films.
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Bryan Cranston to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Santa Fe International Film Festival
Bryan Cranston (Zusha Goldin) Award-winning actor Bryan Cranston, known for his iconic roles as Walter White in AMC’s crime drama Breaking Bad and Hal in Fox’s sitcom Malcolm in the Middle, will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2024 Santa Fe International Film Festival taking place from October 16-20 in Santa Fe, NM.
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Godfrey Reggio to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Santa Fe Film Festival
Godfrey Reggio Award-Winning filmmaker Godfrey Reggio will receive the Santa Fe International Film Festival (SFiFF) Lifetime Achievement Award at the festival’s 14th edition, presented this upcoming October. The Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony will be followed by the World Premiere of Reggio’s latest film, Once Within a Time.
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Documentary Films ZAPPA and MLK/FBI will Bookend 12th Santa Fe Independent Film Festival
Zappa, directed by Alex Winter The twelfth annual Santa Fe Independent Film Festival (SFiFF) will open on Wednesday, October 14th, 2020 with Zappa, an in-depth documentary directed by Alex Winter, which centers on the life, work, and politics of musician Frank Zappa. With found footage from the Zappa family trust and other archives, Winter gives us a groundbreaking look into the musician’s life, featuring appearances by his widow, Gail Zappa, and musical collaborators like Mike Keneally, Ian Underwood, Steve Vai, Pamela Des Barres, Bunk Gardner, David Harrington, Scott Thunes, and Ruth Underwood.
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HORIZONTI, THE SILENCE OF OTHERS Win at 2018 Santa Fe Independent Film Festival
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The Santa Fe Independent Film Festival’s 10th Anniversary winners were honored today, with Horizonti directed by Tinatin Kajrishvili winning Best Narrative Film, and The Silence of Others directed by Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar wining Best Documentary.
SFIFF also honored animator and director Bill Plympton with the Lifetime Achievement Award and, a Visionary Award for documenteur Alexandria Bombach.
2018 Santa Fe Independent Film Festival Award Winners
Lifetime Achievement Bill Plympton Visionary Award Alexandria Bombach Best Narrative Horizonti directed by Tinatin Kajrishvili Best Documentary The Silence of Others directed by Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar Best New Mexico Documentary Hiro’s Table directed by Lynn Hamrick Best New Mexico Feature I Am That directed by Joy Marzec Best New Mexico Short Falling directed by Ewen Wright Best U.S. Narrative Short One Small Step directed by Aqsa Altaf Best Int’l Narrative Short Gaze directed by Farnoosh Samadi Best Documentary Short Period. End of Sentence directed by Rayka Zehtabchi Best Animated Short Weekends directed by Trevor Jimenez Best Experimental Short My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes directed by Charlie Tyrell
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First Films Revealed for 2017 Santa Fe Independent Film Festival, SAMI BLOOD, PINSKY and More
Sami Blood directed by Amanda Kernell (courtesy IFFR) The 2017 Santa Fe Independent Film Festival revealed the first announced films selected to to screen at the festival this October and will be followed with a full line-up of short films, educational events and parties at the hottest venues in downtown Santa Fe. John Sayles and Maggie Renzi will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Santa Fe Film Festival Announces Schedule For 11th Edition Of Film Fest
The Santa Fe Film Festival today announced the slate of films set to screen during the 11th edition of the film festival (October 22-24) at the Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA).