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2011
Ghostly Cell Phone: A Review of CALLERS
The dramatic question which motivates “Callers” is this: How does a slovenly, down on his luck guy deal with the sudden and unexpected death of his girlfriend? There are several different avenues that a filmmaker can go down to give…
SHORTS PROGRAM IV: Character Stickiness in Six Short Films
The thing about short films is they are super concentrated bolts of thought. (You thought I was gonna say that the thing about shorts is they’re short. Heh. That too.) This gathering of projects in SHORTS PROGRAM IV that plays…
SFFF Curator Brent Kliewer and filmmaker Pawel Wendorff at Zane Bennett Gallery
Join us Friday afternoon (OCT 21) at 3P when the 12th Annual Santa Fe Film Festival presents an informal dialogue between Santa Fe Film Festival Director of Film Programming Brent Kliewer and Polish director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and producer, Pawel Wendorff hosted…
Director Farhadi’s Rare Humanism in A SEPARATION
Most American families might not be aware that their Iranian counterparts face many of the same problems that they do. But in “A Separation” by director Asghar Farhadi, screening Saturday, October 22 at the Santa Fe Film Festival, a father…
Do You Have an Appetite for Art? Indulge in the Santa Fe Arts Festival
For the last two weeks of October, Santa Fe, New Mexico will be an artistic feast for visitors and locals with appetites for art, architecture, music, history, film and food. From October 20-23, The Santa Fe Film Festival will again…
Kimya Dawson’s Iconic Music in “Juno”
When does the music truly make the movie? How do certain songs become ingrained in the experience of watching a film? What kind of thought process is there behind the selection of those songs? These only seem like relatively simple…
Santa Fe’s Cultural Heritage Inspires Film Festival Website
Welcome to the new Here you’ll find the latest festival news, ways to participate, image galleries, ticket information, featured trailers, Facebook and Twitter links, and much more. Executive Director Diane Schneier Perrin led the new design charge, requesting a…
Emilio Estevez, Martin Sheen in Santa Fe for “The Way”
If this evening’s event at the Screen hosted by the Santa Fe Film Festival is any indication, we’re in for a great time at the movies this October. I was treated—along with a couple hundred other movie lovers—to an advanced…
2011 Santa Fe Film Festival Season Kick-off Event
The 2011 Santa Fe Film Festival in association with Heath Concerts and the Railyard Community Corporation presents a FREE Community Outdoor Screening of Oscar-winner JUNO directed by Jason Reitman and starring Ellen Page and Michael Cera Friday, September 23rd in Railyard Park JUST ADDED: Pre-screening…
Santa Fe Film Festival Offers Local Filmmakers Discount
Let’s start this entry by painting a picture: You’ve sat up all night next to your editor, making certain that every bit of polish is in the right place. The score sounds fantastic, the shots are just the right length,…
Santa Fe Film Festival to Host Screening of Emilio Estevez’s, “The Way”
The Way director, Emilio Estevez and star, Martin Sheen, are coming to Santa Fe on September 1st for an advance screening of the film before its US release October 7th. The Santa Fe Film Festival will host the event at The…
Santa Fe in the Fall
Thinking of coming to Santa Fe this fall for the 12th Annual Santa Fe Film Festival? Visitors are surprised to learn New Mexico has been host to over 150 feature films, and they don’t all star John Wayne, either. In…