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VIMOOZ – Santa Fe Independent Film Festival 2020 Winners – MLK/FBI and OUR OWN Win Top Jury Awards
Our Own (Les nôtres) directed by Jeanne Leblanc is the winner of the award for Best Narrative Feature at the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival’s 12th edition, and MLK/FBI directed by Sam Pollard won for Best Documentary Feature. The award for Best New Mexico Feature went to Truth or Consequences directed by Hannah Jayanti.
Albuquerque Journal - Independent spirit: SFIFF announces its 2020 award winners
Like most festivals, the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival was forced to get creative when presenting its 12th edition. This included streaming films, as well as teaming up with Motorama at the Downs Santa Fe for some drive-in films.
“While SFiFF has adjusted to the circumstances, our mission remains the same, and the artist outreach and cultural significance of our festival are now more essential than ever,” says Liesette Paisner-Bailey, SFiFF executive director. “We are delighted to recognize the talents of our filmmakers and announce the following outstanding films, which have earned top scores from our festival jury.”
Santa Fe New Mexican – Screen machine: Santa Fe Independent Film Festival flickers forward
Changes are coming to the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival (SFIFF). Now in its 12th year, the festival has responded to the pandemic by moving screenings to an online platform —and to Motorama at the Downs, a local pop-up drive-in theater. The festival is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 14, to Oct. 18.
“It’s a different festival than what we normally do,” says Executive Director Liesette Paisner Bailey. “We can’t have the great parties and the great networking events and have all the filmmakers that we normally have come from across the world.”
KTRC – SFiFF Filmmaker Interviews with Richard Eeds
Check out these interviews with KTRC’s very own Richard Eeds, and 2020 SFiFF filmmakers Hillary Bachelder, Sylvia Johnson, Joy Marzec, Alberto Arvelo, Hopper Penn, and Nancy Lang & Peter Raymont.
Santa Fe Reporter - Indigenize the Screen
You can read plenty about a number of movies screening at this year's Santa Fe Independent Film Festival in our movie section this week, but it seemed absurd not to make special mention of the Indigenous Film Program.