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Santa Fe International Film Festival

Pam Grier to Receive 2026 SFiFF Lifetime Achievement Award

The Santa Fe International Film Festival (SFiFF) will present its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award to acclaimed actress, singer, and activist Pam Grier on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 6 pm at the Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe, NM. There will be a Q&A hosted by Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and producer Kirk Ellis (Apple TV's Franklin) with Grier after the award ceremony.

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MovieMaker - Edward James Olmos on Acting and Not Acting

Edward James Olmos says he puts up signs on the sets of the movies he directs: “No acting.”

Accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award Saturday from the Santa Fe International Film Festival, the American Me, Stand and Deliver and Battlestar Galactica icon asked that the lights of the stately Lensic Theatre be lowered so he could walk to the edge of the stage and see his audience.

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