The Santa Fe Film Festival celebrates all facets of cinematic arts – here in New Mexico, regionally and globally.
Our annual event honors everyone working both on and off screen to bring the best of film creation, production and showings to the public. We constantly seek improvement in our line of respective crafts and provide filmmakers with resources to pursue their dreams further.
The Santa Fe Film Festival focuses on bringing together distinguished industry specialists and all movie lovers through accessible screenings, panels, workshops and parties!
2022 Films
Feeding Po’Pay
Zombie Walk
The Psychopath
YuanYuan
Year of the Bookmaker
Who Wants Dessert?
When Autumn Leaves
What We Find in the Sea
Walks
Voices
Undercut
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Tundra
Traffic
Together
This Could Be It
THE UNSURE MASSEUR
The Porns
The Last Stand of Bobby Coe
The Kicksled Choir
THE ISLAND
THE FORGOTTEN PLACE
THE CURIOUS WOODS
The Book
The Black Disquisition
synthesis.
Stay Calm
SLUMP
Shadow
Saving Salvador
Sammy & Quinn
REVOLVR
R.E.M Burn
Priscilla
Permafrost
Part of a Balanced Breakfast
Out of Order
Oh Clem
Normal
Nights Too Bright
Mix Tape
Locust tree
loculus
Libertyville
Land of Pyrite // Land of Gold
Killing the Parson Bird
Just Kidding
Joni
Johnny The Dime
Into the Circle
Ice Cream & Doughnuts
Hungry Ghosts
House Plants
HELP ME MARY
Haleh
Habit
Graduation
Frozen Out
FOWL
Founders
Do.Solo.Pin
Divertimento
Dear Mama
Cutter
Crawl
Chloe at Nightfall
Chimera
Caravan
Capitol Barbie
Breathe
Big Touch
Belle
before it melts
As de Trèfle
American Morning
Alone Together
Alice Memorial Park
A Good Couple
A Cowboy’s Boys
2 Timers
Yupiit: Eye of Both Worlds
Um Yes, Hello
The Wilderness Within
An Odd Pair
The Pilgrimage to Magdalena
The People’s House – New Mexico Governor’s Mansion
The Militiaman
The Flying Greek
The Fish & The Flame
The Anti-Museum: an Anti-Documentary
Poteet
Of Dreams
Nkosi Eclipsed
Mr. Ashley Lived Here
Love in the Valley
Land of the Free: In the Shadows
James Surls: This Place, Everywhere
If I Tell Them
I Like Dirt.
HorseKeeper
HELLO SUNSHINE
Ghost Town
Funeral Queen
Fugazi’s Barber
Dream Mountain
COWGIRLS & HORSES
Chira
Bewitchment
Buscaderos of Madrid New Mexico
Building Steam
The Revolution Generation
Duchenne Boys
A Tree of Life
A Cure for the Common Classroom
Take Pains. Be Perfect.
Eternal Harvest
Berrigans: Devout and Dangerous
Brothers By Choice
imperfect
The Sound of Us
The End of Blindness
The Reverend
FROM THE HOOD TO THE HOLLER
THE ART OF MAKING IT
Make Me Famous
Mud Frontier: Architecture at the Borderlands
Against the Current
Surviving Sex Trafficking
BILL MAULDIN “If It’s Big, Hit It”
Fighting for Daybreak
The Game Is Up: Disillusioned Trump Voters Tell Their Stories
Live at Mister Kelly’s
Sign the Show
Shoveling Pixie Dust: a Memoir
One Pint at a Time
MANZANAR, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES DUST
Manscaping
Rez Metal
THE STORY WON’T DIE
A Home Called Nebraska
A Shot Through The Wall
No More Goodbyes
RE-OPENING
Shellfish
The Roommate
THE LONG ISOLATION
The Falconer
Samland
My Dead Dad
A Pity
The Retaliators
THE MACHINERY OF DREAMS
The Big Bend
l’Odge d’Oor or all things with eyes must sleep
ALCHEMY OF THE SPIRIT
The Brilliant Darkness!
Oliver & the Pool
A Trip to the Moon
The Mother, the Son, the Rat, and the Gun
Wet Dogs
HOLY ISLAND
Verona
Delicate State
Third Act
The Tricky Part
Back to Lyla
2022 News
Santa Fe Film Festival 2023 Now Open for Submissions with New Call for Television Pilots and Closed-Captioning
June 1, 2022: Update to this post – Earlier this year The Santa Fe Film Festival made a call to…
2022 Santa Fe Film Festival Awards Announced
Top Honors go to “The Falconer” for Best in Show, “The Sound of Us” for Best Feature Documentary, “Oliver and…
If you love love, let it show — it’s not crazy
Festival Coverage from the Albuquerque Journal of a film in this year’s festival Anderson’s love of spreading love began as…
Paula Rhodes filmmaker upcoming at the Santa Fe Film Festival 2022
On New Mexico Living – Interview online Paula Rhodes star of the film stopped by New Mexico Living to give…
First Weekend Of Santa Fe Film Festival Wraps Up
Coverage from the Sierra County Sentinel After narrowing down over 500 films, submitted from all around the world, the 22nd…
Signature Film Fest Returns to City Different
The Santa Fe Film Festival 2022 Over the past couple of years, film festivals have bent over backwards to accommodate…
WELLS’ THIRD DOC FILM CAN BE WATCHED ONLINE
Coverage from Jackson County Herald-Tribune By Jessica Coleman Contributing Writer Donna Wells spent her childhood and teen years in…
‘Capitol Barbie’ TV pilot premiered at the Santa Fe Film Festival
“Politics aren’t always pretty.” This is the tagline to Riley Del Rey’s project, “Capitol Barbie.” The TV series pilot was…
Film looks at pregnancy during a time of extreme political division
There is not one day that is the same in Paula Rhodes’ life. She balances her life as a wife,…
Santa Fe Film Festival and Casting Society Of America Announce the First Casting Awards at the Festival for Feature and Short Films
The Santa Fe Film Festival in partnership with Casting Society of America for the first time will be presenting two…
Ink-stained genius: Film reexamines cartoonist Bill Mauldin
Many young people meet a legend. Most are starstruck, nervous, even afraid. Not Christine Lund. She married the legend, political…
The 2022 Santa Fe Film Festival offers viewers a wide variety of independent films
Coverage of the Festival by Gallup Sun “Delicate State” will be screening at the Santa Fe Film Festival on Feb.…
Director James Ganiere’s New Film, No More Goodbyes, Made its Debut at the Santa Fe Film Festival Last Weekend
Festival Coverage from IndieWrap Last weekend, the Santa Fe Film Festival premiered their selection of the best and newest films…
3 Questions
With filmmaker Sasha Faust Santa Fe Reporter Article After graduating from New Mexico School for the Arts in 2018, filmmaker…
Local Producer Brings “Surviving Sex Trafficking” to SF Film Fest
Diverse People Made Movie to Bring Awareness to Audiences. The life expectancy of a child victim of sex trafficking is…
Showcase for New Mexico filmmakers
When Doug Montoya would get behind on rent payments for his improv theater in Albuquerque, he’d brainstorm ways to get…
‘Capitol Barbie’ TV pilot premiered at the Santa Fe Film Festival
Albuquerque Journal Coverage by Adrian Gomez The TV series pilot was filmed in New Mexico in spring 2020 and it…
Check out ‘The Curious Woods’
New Mexico Living Coverage – Interview Sej Saraiya Writer and Director and Pavel Safonov Cinematographer of ‘The Curious Woods’ stopped…
‘Third Act,’ a heist comedy, to debut at the Santa Fe Film Festival
The feature film “Third Act” will premiere at the Santa Fe Film Festival on Sunday, Feb. 6. (Courtesy of Doug…
Painted over: A portrait of Ed Brezinski emerges on screen
Santa Fe Film Festival Coverage A new documentary, Make Me Famous, screening at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, at the Center…
‘The Curious Woods’ filmmaker found inspiration in the healing power of nature
Albuquerque Journal coverage of a festival film Sej Saraiya is a photographer and filmmaker that focuses on Indigenous cultures from…
Five Things to Do This Weekend
Coverage from New Mexico Magazine – visit this link for the rest of the article Go to the movies. Grab…
Comedy Feature “Third Act” Premieres at Santa Fe Film Festival February 6th
New Mexico Entrepreneur Keith Allen West expands Acting Career and Produces Feature Film “Third Act” in New Mexico. SANTA FE,…
THE SANTA FE FILM FESTIVAL WELCOMES A DIVERSE ROSTER OF INDEPENDENT FILMS
THE CELEBRATION RUNS FROM FEBRUARY 3 – 13, 2022, IN NEW MEXICO Sari Cohen January 28, 2022 For about 20…
Benefitting land, water, and more|Chama Peak Land Alliance
New Mexico Living Coverage – Interview A diverse group is dedicated to practice and promote conservation that benefits the land,…
“The End of Blindness” documentary director and #THAF’s Dr. Guzek to share updates in Q&A after Screening at the Santa Fe Film Festival
Post by #RCRNewsMedia January 17th, 2022 Join the Santa Fe Film Festival for a special event at the screening of…
SIX WAYS TO LOVE SANTA FE IN FEBRUARY
ByThe Santa Fe Travel Insider on Jan. 14, 2022 Christmas and New Year’s Eve may be over but Santa Fe’s winter…
Santa Fe Film Festival gears up for Hybrid Festival with In-person + Online Screenings, Workshops
VIA RCRNewsMedia Public events, especially film festivals are in the balance around the globe as the latest COVID variant makes…
Anthony Edwards to Be Honored with the 2022 Santa Fe Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award
23rd Annual Festival to be held from February 3-13, 2022 in-person along with an online hybrid component to accommodate all…
Santa Fe Film Festival to Hold Hybrid In-Person Festival; Announces Festival Poster, Online Store
The upcoming festival will be in-person and virtual to accommodate attendees with COVID Safe protocols. This year’s Festival poster was…
Santa Fe Film Festival Opens Call for Panels, Speakers, Meetups, Demos for 2022 Program
SFFF has an open call for industry professionals to submit their proposals for presentations, panels, workshops, mentoring sessions and meetups…
Santa Fe Film Festival Opens Press Credential Applications for the Upcoming 2022 Festival
With in-person events coming back, the SFFF has opened their media application process for the 2022 event with a December…
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