Santa Fe Independent Film Festival

The Santa Fe Independent Film Festival(SFIFF) is a film festival placed in Santa Fe, New Mexico. SFIFF presents five days and nights of film in October. SFIFF screens films at The Lensic Performing Arts Center, Violet Crown Cinema, Center for a Contemporary Arts, The Screen, and George R.R. Martin's Jean Cocteau Cinema.

History

The Santa Fe Independent Film Festival (SFIFF) began in 2009 and by 2011 had extended the tourism season in Santa Fe into late October.[1]

SFIFF 2012 festival honored Chris Eyre (Smoke Signals, Skins), Rudolfo Anaya (Bless Me, Ultima), and Judy Blume (Tiger Eyes) and sold out screenings at the Lensic. SFIFF hosted a filmmakers brunch that connected industry professionals & local filmmakers together.

In 2013 SFIFF was named one of Moviemaker Magazine's 25 Coolest General Film Festivals on the planet.[2] 2013 Santa Fe Independent Film Festival awarded John Waters[3] & actor Wes Studi. John Waters performed his live one-man show This Filthy World at the Lensic Performing Arts Center.

SFIFF 2014 brought over 10,000 attendees for the first time, and presented Lifetime Achievement Awards to Shirley MacLaine and George RR Martin.[4]

In 2015 Santa Fe Independent Film Festival honored Ted Hope, Imogene Hughes, and Hampton Sides.

SFIFF 2015 honored Gena Rowlands[5] with a lifetime achievement award.

SFIFF 2016 presented Jacqueline Bisset[6] with the Lifetime Achievement Award and Jay Roach[7] with the American filmmaker award.

SFIFF 2017 presented John Sayles & Maggie Renzi[8] with the Lifetime Achievement Award, Pulitzer Prize winner N. Scott Momaday was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award by Robert Redford and John Waters, Chris Eyre, George R.R. Martin, and Wes Studi returned as guests. SFIFF presented a Q&A with Ethan Hawke at Center for a Contemporary Arts.

SFIFF 2018 presented Bill Plympton with a Lifetime Achievement Award & Alexandria Bombach received the festival's Visionary Award for Santa Fe Independent Film Festival's 10th Annual Festival.

In 2019, SFIFF was named one of Moviemaker Magazine's 50 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee.[9]

Special Guests

Over the past eleven years the festival has brought Gena Rowlands, Robert Redford, Ethan Hawke, Shirley MacLaine, Jacqueline Bisset, John Sayles, Maggie Renzi, Jay Roach, John Waters, Ali MacGraw, Ted Hope, Chris Eyre, Judy Blume, Rudolfo Anaya, N. Scott Momaday, Bill Plympton, Alton Walpole, Kirby Dick, Tony Mark, Aviva Farber, Wes Studi, Gary Farmer, John Nichols, Russell Means, Digby Wolfe

Notable Films

References
  1. Krasnow, Bruce. "Bringing in tourists in the slow season". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  2. "Best Of: The Coolest Film Festivals in the World, 2013". MovieMaker Magazine. 2013-11-16. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  3. Kohlhaase, Bill. "John Waters: Ambassador of filth". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  4. Cipriani, Casey (2013-10-18). "Santa Fe Independent Film Festival Opens with John Sayles' 'Go For Sisters' and Honors Boxer Johnny Tapia". IndieWire. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  5. Editor, Adrian Gomez | Journal Arts and Entertainment. "Santa Fe film festival honors Gena Rowlands". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2019-08-11.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  6. Nott, Robert. "Laughing all the way: Jacqueline Bisset". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  7. Abatemarco, Michael. "Meet the director: Jay Roach". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  8. Boyle, Molly. "Lone stars: Independent filmmakers John Sayles and Maggie Renzi". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  9. "50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in 2019 - Page 38 of 51". MovieMaker Magazine. 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
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