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MovieMaker - Edward James Olmos on Acting and Not Acting
MovieMaker - Edward James Olmos on Acting and Not Acting

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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Variety - Variety’s Screenwriters to Watch for 2025 Include Scribes Behind ‘Ma 2,’ ‘Supergirl’ and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’

Variety - Variety’s Screenwriters to Watch for 2025 Include Scribes Behind ‘Ma 2,’ ‘Supergirl’ and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’

It all starts with the script, and Variety has selected just 10 of the up-and-coming wordsmiths to celebrate in their Screenwriter to Watch class of 2025. The writers will be honored at a panel taking place at the Santa Fe International Film Festival on Oct. 17.

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Santa Fe New Mexican - Here's what movies earned awards at the Santa Fe International Film Festival

Santa Fe New Mexican - Here's what movies earned awards at the Santa Fe International Film Festival

Santa Fe International Film Festival officials announced award winners in more than a dozen categories Tuesday after the event’s wealth of cinematic programing drew to a close this week.

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Variety - ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Nuremberg’ and ‘Sentimental Value’ Among Santa Fe International Film Festival Lineup

Variety - ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Nuremberg’ and ‘Sentimental Value’ Among Santa Fe International Film Festival Lineup

Guillermo Del Toro’s “Frankenstein” is set to open the Santa Fe International Film Festival (SFiFF) while James Vanderbilt’s “Nuremberg” closes the event.

The festival will take place starting Oct. 15–20 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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The Wrap - Edward James Olmos to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Santa Fe Film Festival

The Wrap - Edward James Olmos to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Santa Fe Film Festival

The Santa Fe International Film Festival announced Wednesday that Edward James Olmos will receive the organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award on Oct. 18. This honor will be bestowed upon Olmos in recognition of his career as an Emmy-winning actor and an activist.

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NM Entertainment - Ari Aster Returns Home for Special “Eddington” Screening in Santa Fe

NM Entertainment - Ari Aster Returns Home for Special “Eddington” Screening in Santa Fe

The Santa Fe Film Institute (SFFI), the nonprofit organization behind the Santa Fe International Film Festival (SFiFF), will host a special hometown screening of Ari Aster’s highly anticipated film Eddington on Friday, July 11, at the Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA) Santa Fe. The member-only event will feature a Q&A session with Aster, a Santa Fe native, following the screening.

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MovieMaker - The Best Places to Live and Work as a Filmmaker in 2025

MovieMaker - The Best Places to Live and Work as a Filmmaker in 2025

Yes: Albuquerque is our top big city, and nearby Santa Fe leads our list of the top Smaller Cities and Towns. Santa Fe is a bit more expensive than Albuquerque — and the average U.S. city — but that’s pretty much its only drawback.

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Sportskeeda - The true story behind The Quilters on Netflix, explained

Sportskeeda - The true story behind The Quilters on Netflix, explained

The Quilters is a short documentary coming to Netflix on Friday, May 16, 2025. It premiered at the DC/Doc Film Festival ain 2024 and was shows at other festivals like the DOX NYC film Festival. The film has won several awards, including Audience Awards at the BendFilm Festival and Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival, and a Jury Award at the Santa Fe International Film Festival. It was even considered for an Oscar.

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Variety - Santa Fe International Film Festival Expands Programming Through Monday, Violet Crown to Serve as Presenting Sponsor

Variety - Santa Fe International Film Festival Expands Programming Through Monday, Violet Crown to Serve as Presenting Sponsor

The Santa Fe International Film Festival (SFiFF) will expand its 2025 edition to six full days of programming, running from Wednesday October 15 through Monday October 20 at venues across the city. The extension marks the first time in the festival’s history that it runs through Monday, a feat made possible by presenting sponsor Violet Crown. 

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KOAT - Santa Fe Film Fest expands to 6 days in October

KOAT - Santa Fe Film Fest expands to 6 days in October

As the Santa Fe International Film Festival continues to grow in prestige, it is expanding to six days, running from Oct. 15 to 20 at multiple venues in the city.

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Hollywood Reporter - ‘Dark Winds’ at Santa Fe International Film Festival

Hollywood Reporter - ‘Dark Winds’ at Santa Fe International Film Festival

SFiFF festival director Stephanie Love-Riner joined cast members Deanna Allison, Kiowa Gordon and Natalie Benally and SFiFF artistic director Jacques Paisner at the Santa Fe International Film Festival’s premiere screening of Dark Winds.

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KSFR - Dark Winds Screens in Santa Fe

KSFR - Dark Winds Screens in Santa Fe

As a special screening of two episodes of the TV show Dark Winds was about to roll at a local cinema over the weekend, it was clear there was a lot of hometown pride in the room.

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MovieMaker - Edward James Olmos on Acting and Not Acting
Variety - Variety’s Screenwriters to Watch for 2025 Include Scribes Behind ‘Ma 2,’ ‘Supergirl’ and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’
Santa Fe New Mexican - Here's what movies earned awards at the Santa Fe International Film Festival
Variety - ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Nuremberg’ and ‘Sentimental Value’ Among Santa Fe International Film Festival Lineup
The Wrap - Edward James Olmos to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Santa Fe Film Festival
NM Entertainment - Ari Aster Returns Home for Special “Eddington” Screening in Santa Fe
MovieMaker - The Best Places to Live and Work as a Filmmaker in 2025
Sportskeeda - The true story behind The Quilters on Netflix, explained
Variety - Santa Fe International Film Festival Expands Programming Through Monday, Violet Crown to Serve as Presenting Sponsor
KOAT - Santa Fe Film Fest expands to 6 days in October
Hollywood Reporter - ‘Dark Winds’ at Santa Fe International Film Festival
KSFR - Dark Winds Screens in Santa Fe
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