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DV 3 - 4pm - Character 88 min
Il Bambino di Carla (special screening Italin film)
DV 2 - 11 am - Becoming Eduardo - 92 min
Beholden 25 min
DV 2 - 1:15pm - earthwork - 97 min
Sonabai - 29 min
DV 3 - 1:45pm - Kissed by Lightning - 89 min
DV 2 - 3:30pm - Heart of Stone
DV2 - 5:45pm - Mythic Journey and the
Mouse That Soared
special screening:
DV 2 - 7:45pm - Full Signal
Nsta Charge
AND THE NOMINEES AND WINNERS ARE
Animation
Finalists:
Nsta Charge
The Mouse That Soared
Magistical
WINNER:
Mouse That Soared
Accepting the award was
Director/Producer : Kyle Bell
Screenwriter: Frederick Gardner
Documentary Feature:
finalists
Mythic Journeys
Made in Pakistan
Char.ac.ter
Voices of the Heart
WINNER
Mythic Journey
Accepting the Awards was:
Directors: Steven and Whitney Boe
Executive Producer: Whitney Boe
Peroducer: Steven Boe
Screenwritter: Steven Boe
Dramatic Feature:
finalists:
The Only Good Indian
In/Significant Others
Love Hurts
Yeardley
Taylor’s Way
Handsome Harry
WINNER
The Only Good Indian
Accepting the Award was:
Director: Kevin Willmott
Executive Producer Wes Studi
Producers: Greg Herd, Matt Cullen; Rick Cowan;
Scott Richardson; Kevin Willmott and Tom Carmody
Screenwriter: Tom Carmody
Suzzanne Pettit Memorial Editing Award
finalists:
Heart of Stone
Sonabai
A Thousand Suns
Unconquered
WINNER
Heart of Stone
Accepting the Awards was:
Director/Producer: Beth Toni Kruvant
Associate Producer: Helen Yum
Best Short Doc:
finalists:
Unleashing Creativity
Sonabai
Waiting for a Train
A Thousand Suns
WINNER
Sonabai
Accepting the Award was
Director: David Berez
Producer: Stephen Huyler
Narrative Shorts
finalists:
Red Mesa
Road to Tel- Aviv
Beholden
After the Storm
La Nina Desierto
WINNER:
BeHolden
Accepting the Award was
Director/Screenwriter: David Jibladez
Producer: Ambyr Davis
New Face in Film
Char.ac.ter
Accepting award was
Director/Executive Producer: Drago Sumonja
Executive Producer: Owen Armstrong
Producers: Shawna Waldron and Slobodan Gajic
Tamalewood Award
Becoming Eduardo
Accepting the Award was
Director/Producer/Screenwriter: Rod McCall
Executive Producer: Garland Bills
Co-Producer: David Adams
Lead Actor: Julian Alcaraz - who played the lead role Eduardo
Indigenous Award
finalists:
For the Next 7 Generations
Kissed by Lightning
Jarin
WINNER
Kissed By Lightning
Accepting the Award was
Director/Screenwriter: Shelley Niro
Cinematogrpagher: Kim Derko
Lead Actor - Kateri Walker
Best Latin Film:
Become Eduardo
Spoken Word
Winner
Becoming Eduardo
Accepting the Award was
Director/Producer/Screenwriter: Rod McCall
Executive Producer: Garland Bills
Co-Producer: David Adams
Lead Actor: Julian Alcaraz - who played the lead role Eduardo
Creative Spirit:
finalists
Unconquered: : Allan Houser a Legacy of One Apache Family
El Corazon de Santa Fe
earthwork
Innovation
Winner
earthwork
Accepting the Award was
Direcgtor/Screenwriter: Chris Ordal
Executive Producers: Laura Kirk, Matt Cullen; Scott Alagrucci
Peopple's Choice Award:
earthwork
NOVEMBER 16. 2009
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
Ranked No. 3 in the country by Variety Magazine for being among the best places to make movies, New Mexico is steadily becoming a premier location to watch them too.
Santa Fe Film Festival - which runs December 2-6, 2009 - celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. Festival organizers have set their sights on becoming a world-class festival. “Building on the New Mexico film industry’s exciting momentum, we’re working to create a festival that may one day take its place alongside international counterparts like Toronto and the Sundance Film Festival," the festival’s new operations director Karen Redhawk Dallet said.
According to New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, “The Festival is emerging as one of the more distinguished film festivals both nationally and internationally." New Mexico’s film industry has experienced tremendous growth thanks to Richardson’s generous film incentive program as well as the new state of the art Albuquerque Studios – one the largest and most sophisticated professional stages in the country.
Oscar winning actor Tommy Lee Jones will be honored by the festival along with Oscar nominated actress Ellen Kuras and Santa Fe’s own Wes Studi. Mark Rydell, Director On Golden Pond and Inside Actor's Studio Director is to be honored with an award as well as savvy character actor Dabney Coleman, actors John Carroll Lynch (Fargo, Drew Carey Show and Carnival) and Anna Gunn (Breaking Bad) who will all to be in attendence to celebrate this anniversary season.
For more information about Santa Fe Film Festival, a complete list of films, panels, workshops and events, and to buy tickets online please visit: santafefilmfestival.com.
For press inquiries please contact:Anna Wacks, Buzz Media International: anna@buzzmediainternational.com or call 505-699-0577.
2/8/09 SANTA FE FILM FESTIVAL 2009 Celebrates OSCAR
On Sunday, February 22, at 5 pm, the Santa Fe Film Festival will toast the 2009 Academy Awards with a party at the Catamount Bar & Grille, 125 East Water Street in Santa Fe. The evening is a benefit for SFFF, and in addition to the telecast on Catamount's big screens, will include a silent auction, raffle, and other fun. We hope all friends of SFFF, and of film in Santa Fe and New Mexico, will join the Board of Directors and staff for a lively evening. Admission at the door is $25, and is a tax-deductible donation to the Santa Fe Film Festival. We soon will update this site with a list of items for auction.
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Congratulations to Amy Slater, the winner of our online contest for two all access passes to The Ninth Annual Santa Fe Film Festival!
11/30/08
11/24/08
TAOS TALENT HAS DOUBLE SCREENING AT SANTA FE FILM FESTIVAL
Rick Aragon has been called a Renaissance man, and with good reason. Next week, Aragon will attend the Santa Fe Film Festival for the screenings of two films, a live-action movie in which he had a co-starring role and an animated short for which he won the 2008 Governor’s Cup Animation Documentary Competition, funded by the National Geographic All Roads Film Project. Aragon is the second Taos winner of the Governor’s Cup Award, preceded by Rick Romancito in 2006.
On Thursday, December 4, "Taos" will screen at 3:45 p.m. at the Scottish Rite Temple (463 Paseo del Peralta). "Taos"is the story of John Wahlberg (Rib Hills), a corporate attorney who is sidetracked into a new life when he finds himself stranded in Taos. Aragon plays Rafael Archuleta, a local mechanic who helps John understand that life’s journey is perhaps more important than its destination.
On Friday, December 5, an excerpt from Aragon’s first animated short, "Coyote Tales: Mystery’s Night," will air during the Southwest Showcase at 7 p.m., also at the Scottish Rite Temple. Based on one of Aragon’s original songs, "Mystery’s Night," follows the clever trickster Coyote, who has one thing on his mind: being with the one he loves for a single magical night.
The reason an excerpt rather than the entire film is being screened, Aragon explains, is that "Mystery’s Night" is a work in progress.
"I have some experience in animation," Aragon says, "but it dates back more than 15 years, and animation software has come a long way in a decade and a half."
He won the Governor’s Cup Award based on a manuscript of the story, a recording of the song "Mystery’s Night," and a set of storyboards.
Earlier this fall, Aragon completed filming his role in "Descansos," an independent film by Albuquerque writer-director Chris Roybal.
Locally, Aragon is well known as a Native American flute player and singer, but he is enjoying the new tack his artistic career has taken.
"Filmmaking is something I’ve been interested in since I was a kid and my friends and I shot Westerns with a Super 8," he says. "The affiliation with the Governor’s Cup and National Geographic is more than I could have imagined back then. The great thing about film these days is that you don’t have to be in Hollywood, whether you’re interested in acting or being behind the camera. The film industry is a growing part of New Mexico’s economy, thanks in large part to the New Mexico Film Office."
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TUESDAY NOV 25– THURSDAY DEC 4, 2008 @midnight
Watch & Vote – It’s Free! Support Independent Filmmakers! http://www.indie-fest.com/
In an effort to expand our programming and support even more independent filmmakers we’ve joined forces with IndieFlix to launch Indie-fest,The Santa Fe Film Festival Online Film Competition. We will be screening selected shorts, features and docs for free in competition as official Santa Fe Film Festival selections in a secure streaming environment to registered users only from Tuesday November 25th – December 4th
GO TO : www.indie-fest.com/SFFF
The winners will be announced at our Annual Milagro Award Ceremony, Saturday, December 6th at the Scottish Rite Temple. Winning films receive a preferred, 90/10 non-exclusive distribution deal from IndieFlix Inc. and a screening in our winner’s circle as part of our “Best Of The Fest” screenings throughout the year.
11/06/08
The Santa Fe Film Festival will present 14 awards at our Annual Milagro Awards Ceremony on Saturday December 6th at 4:30 pm at the Scottish Rite Temple. The ceremony will be hosted by Ali MacGraw and Raoul Trujillo with presentations from industry notables living in New Mexico, including Alan Arkin, Robert Englund and Kirk Ellis and guests, including Nora Dunn, Giancarlo Esposito and Robert Knott.
Our panel of notable industry jurors includes: Alan Arkin, Oscar winning actor · Jayce Bartok, Actor and Writer (THE CAKE EATERS) · Jeff Berg, filmmaker, journalist and writer · Lisa Black, producer and marketing guru · Seth Bullington, filmmaker, photographer, Taos Mountain Film Festival · Michael Cain, CEO and Artistic Director of AFI Dallas International · Richard Colla, member of DGA, Academy Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, Academy of Television, The Caucus for Writers, Producers and Directors · Anna Cosentine, Taos Shortz Film Fest Director · Annah Darrah, Spiritual Cinema Circle · Alan Dominguez, Loco Lane Filmworks · Mark Fergus, Oscar nominated writer, CHILDREN OF MEN, IRON MAN · James Faust, Programmer, AFI Dallas International · Ericka Frederick, New Mexico representative for Kodak · Joannie Fraughton, Director of the Durango Film Festival · Matt Ginsberg, Producer (INKED for A&E, HISTORY WITH ROGER DALTRY for the History Channel, UNCLE FRANL for HBO Docs) · Mark Harris, Oscar winning Producer (CRASH) · Donnie and Jeannie Hill, film enthusiasts and SFFF film screeners · Linda Jones, daughter of Chuck Jones, of LJE and the Chuck Jones Gallery · Corky Kessler, entertainment attorney, spearheaded Prop181 · Seth Kittay, president of All Channel Films, distributing independent film around the world of all genres · Robert Knott, writer and producer of APPALOOSA and actor in over 30 TV shows and films including POLLOCK, THE HI-LO COUNTRY · Rose Kuo, Artistic Director, AFI LA Fest · Stacey Marbrey, Director AFI Project: 20/20 · Carol Marshall, head of Marshall PR · Ali MacGraw, actress, philanthropist, and humanitarian · Harry Muselwhite, Director of the Rome (Georgia) International Film Festival · Hawk Ostby, nominated writer, CHILDREN OF MEN, IRON MAN · Deborah Pratt, producer, actress and filmmaker, Quantum Leap · Andy Richley, Vice President of Television Development at Lionsgate · Jonathan Sanger, Director and Oscar winning Producer · Craig Serling, filmmaker of the award winning JAM, winner of the SFFF 2006 Independent Spirit Award · Domenica Cameron Scorsese, writer/director/producer · Jonathan Shikart, Development/Production executive at PalmStar Entertainment · Jonathan Slator, filmmaker and Taos Mountain Film Festival founder · Jane Sullivan, Director of the Santa Cruz Film Festival · Jorge Tacla, SANFIC Film Festival and CORPARTES of Chile · Alicia Keyes Touche, Sandia Productions, former Executive Director of Worldwide Acquisitions and Co-productions Disney · Harris Tulchin, attorney and producer · Richard Turner, SVP of Business Affairs and Programming for Starz Entertainment · Barbara Wall, EVP of TV at Lionsgate · Rob Williams, VP of Acquisitions Liberation Entertainment
SPECIAL HONORED GUESTS
GIANCARLO ESPOSITO (Actor/Director/Producer/Co-Writer)
Giancarlo Esposito's work in film has been dynamic, and he has often been referred to as a chameleon. He has distinguished himself in such films as THE USUAL SUSPECTS, Wayne Wang's SMOKE and THE LAST HOLIDAY, opposite Queen Latifah. He has also starred opposite actors Paul Newman in TWILIGHT and Clive Owen in DERAILED. He received a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award for his performance in FRESH and his memorable performances in several Spike Lee movies are legendary, including DO THE RIGHT THING, MO’ BETTER BLUES and MALCOLM X. Giancarlo Esposito makes his feature film directorial debut and is the producer and co-writer of GOSPEL HILL, featured in the SFFF. He co-stars with Danny Glover, Angela Bassett, Julia Stiles and Samuel L. Jackson. Giancarlo will be on the Acting panel with Alan Arkin and Robert Knott on Friday at 2pm at Warehouse 21. He will also be presenting an award at the Milagro Awards Ceremony on Saturday at 4pm at the Scottish Rite Temple. We are pleased to host Giancarlo as an honored guest.
ROBERT KNOTT (Actor, Writer, Producer)
Robert Knott as an actor has over 30 film and television credits including: POLLOCK, GODS AND GENERALS, THE HI-LO COUNTRY, BUFFALO SOLDIERS, and CONEHEADS. He is the writer and producer of APPALOOSA, shot in New Mexico last year, starring Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Jeremy Irons and Renee Zellweger. Knott will be a juror for the SFFF and participate in the Acting panel with Alan Arkin and Giancarlo Esposito on Friday at 2pm at Warehouse 21 as well as the Screenwriting panel with Kirk Ellis, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby. He will present an award at the Milagro Awards Ceremony on Saturday at 4pm at the Scottish Rite Temple. We are pleased to honor Robert as a special guest.
NORA DUNN (Actress)
Nora Dunn has over 75 television and film credits including her legendary time with Saturday Night Live. She starred in THREE KINGS with George Clooney and Mark Whalberg and PINEAPPLE EXPRESS and has been in major television shows including: THIRD ROCK FROM THE SUN, X-FILES, LAW AND ORDER, and CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM. Dunn, known for her comic sensibilities and timing, started with Chicago’s Second City Comic Troupe. She graduated from the Art institute of Chicago and also studied at the Jean Sheldon Acting Workshop in San Francisco. In addition to her roles on television and film, she performs her critically acclaimed one-woman show in theaters around the country. She recently completed a screenplay that she will direct and is the author of a book, "Nobody's Rib". Dunn will be on the Acting panel with Alan Arkin, Robert Knott, and Giancarlo Esposito on Friday at 2pm at Warehouse 21 and will present an award at the Milagro Awards Ceremony on Saturday at 4pm at the Scottish Rite Temple. We are pleased to have Nora Dunn as an honored guest
NEW AWARD FOR 2008
International Film Guide Inspiration Award
Announces its 9th Annual Festival Events
For December 3 – 7, 2008
(Santa Fe, New Mexico) The Santa Fe Film Festival (SFFF), announces its Ninth Annual five-day event to take place Wednesday December 3rd – Sunday December 7th. Building on the successes of its first eight seasons, the SFFF gathers its programming, through the growing number of submissions and new partnerships, of international films and important and entertaining documentaries while strengthening its support of independent filmmakers. The SFFF is expanding its educational outreach, through new partnerships and guest panelists while growing its social and networking opportunities.
Last year, over 21,000 tickets were sold to an estimated 7,200 patrons from Santa Fe, the surrounding communities in New Mexico, the Southwest region and across the country and world. Increased attendance is expected this year, as outreach expands.
National Geographic returns as a program partner with its All Roads Film Project, bringing about fifteen films from indigenous cultures, representing various countries of the planet. They will also present their annual photographic exhibit. All Roads takes place in Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., prior to the partnership with the SFFF.
The New York Jewish Film Festival returns with four films, which were presented at their Festival in January at Lincoln Center, sponsored by the New York Jewish Museum. The four films to be shown at the SFFF are sponsored by the Jewish Arts and Culture Group of Santa Fe, as the Santa Fe Jewish Film Festival component of the Santa Fe Film Festival.
The American Film Institute joins the presenting sponsor team with its Project 20/20 program of AFI Fest, bringing filmmakers and films pertaining to cultural and social issues from around the world. AFI will also help present panels and educational workshops at the SFFF, partnering with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the President’s Council for the Arts.
Gala films will be shown from studios including Paramount, Overture, Sony, The Weinstein Company, IFC, and others. Confirmed titles include: SUNSHINE CLEANING, shot in New Mexico with Alan Arkin, by the team of the Oscar-winning Little Miss Sunshine and The Burning Plain, also shot in New Mexico, with Charlize Theron. Other titles will be announced as confirmed. Special Presentations include: THE CAKE EATERS, directed by Mary Stuart Masterson, EM, winner of the Grand jury Prize at Seattle International with producer Jim Jermanok, and THE OBJECTIVE, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, by Daniel Myrick (THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT), with producer Zev Guber.
The G. William Jones Film and Video Collection of Southern Methodist University will present two short, silent films in 35 mm from the early 20th century with original music composed by New Mexico artists Jonathan Grossman: TRACKED BY BLOODHOUNDS aka LYNCHING AT CRIPPLE CREEK from 1904 and THE COUNTERVEITERS from 1905. These rarely-shown films will be screened with presentations from experts at SMU and other academic institutions.
From the nearly 1,000 submissions, over 150 features and shorts will be selected for the five categories: Independent Spirits, showcasing an array of the best in the American filmmaking from the crop of mostly digitally shot movies which grow each season in quality; Art Matters, showcasing films of all genres from around the world that celebrate the artistic and creative process of music, visual art, theater, film, and more; Making it Reel, featuring documentaries on varied topics including social issues, love, aging, politics, the human condition and much more; Eye on the World, shining a light on films of all genres from over 30 countries; and the Southwest Showcase, spotlighting films from New Mexico and surrounding states, including US and World Premieres.
Over 200 filmmakers are expected to attend, including: industry veterans, independent artists, and shorts filmmakers. At our annual Milagro Awards Ceremony on Saturday December 6th, over 14 awards will be given to the films, including the Heineken Red Star Award. The Luminaria Awards, for Lifetime Achievement, will be bestowed upon cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, in honor of his partner Laszlo Kovacs, a tributee in 2006, and Canadian Animator Paul Driessen who worked on YELLOW SUBMARINE and has made numerous award winning shorts. Other Tributees will be announced upon confirmation.
A team of over 30 jurors, composed of guests from the industry, as well as other film aficionados and representatives from other Film Festivals, from around the country and world and New Mexico, will select the award winning films. Many of these guests attending the Festival will also serve on panels and in educational workshops, on topics such as: Mainstream and Alternative Distribution, Social Filmmaking, Composing for Films, Screenwriting, Native Filmmaking, New Mexico Filmmaking and more.
Visiting guests and jurors also include Academy Award-winning producers, filmmakers and actors, distributors, and acquisitions reps from various companies, and other artists.
Heineken returns as a main sponsor with their Happy Hours at the Hotel Santa Fe and the nightly parties which take place at one or two venues each of the five nights. Warehouse 21 will host The Lounge this year, providing an intimate and artistic setting for Festival attendees, filmmakers, sponsors, and press to relax, network, and access the internet. Sponsors will provide complimentary food and beverages. The Lounge is sponsored by the New Mexico State Tourism Board who will also be helping to procure some of the attending VIP Guests and Media.
Other sponsors include: Kodak, Los Alamos National Bank, Hotel Santa Fe, IFC, Camel Rock Casino, The Screen Actors’ Guild, Panavision, Regal Entertainment Group, Santa Fe New Mexican, City of Santa Fe Arts Commission, New Mexico Department of Tourism, The Town of Taos, IATSE Local 480, The Santa Fe New Mexican, Tamalewood, New Mexican Women in Film, Kids First! Film Festival, Regal Entertainment Group, New Mexico Bank and Trust, The Inn of the Five Graces, Suncloud Productions and Media 333, Santa Fe Community College, Warehouse 21,The Canadian Consulate, Hutton Broadcasting, Suzanne Pettit Memorial Foundation, Advantage Rental Car, Eyesoda.com, IndieFlix/IndieFest, Crewnemexico.com, Isuma.tv and many more.
The Santa Fe Film Festival is considered to be in the top five Festivals in the Southwest and is growing into one of the most distinguished Festivals in the world; known for its diverse and strong programming; presented in intimate and respected venues across “The City Different”, in a charming and quaint environment surrounded by snow capped mountains. The SFFF is known as a destination festival for filmmakers who long for a quality screening with close interaction with the audience, sponsors, press and representatives from the industry.
9/29/08
Presents
The New Mexico Film Expo
October 2 -5, 2008
At the New Mexico Film Museum
(Santa Fe, New Mexico) The Santa Fe Film Festival will stage its 3rd Annual New Mexico Film Expo Thursday, October 2 through Sunday, October 5 at the New Mexico Film Museum at the Jean Cocteau, with continued screenings on Monday, October 6 at the Film Center at Cinemacafe.
Over 100 films will be shown in total. A panel of esteemed jurors will make recommendations for select films to be shown at the Ninth Annual Santa Fe Film Festival, December 3 to 7. Selections will also be based on Audience Choice culled from a ballot where patrons select top three choices in various genres. There will be nightly parties and two panels: one on New Mexico Filmmaking and the other on Native Filmmaking.
Tickets are $5 for each screening, available at the door. A ticket stub gets you free admittance to both panels and all parties.
As a presentation of the Santa Fe Film Festival, the New Mexico Film Expo launches the SFFF´s efforts to stage New Mexico films, panels, and workshops year-round, as a companion to our year-round cinema. We are starting a program October 6th, to continue the first Monday of each month, to highlight New Mexico film with screenings of films selected to inspire audience feedback. We also plan, in 2009, to stage panels and workshops for New Mexico filmmakers, in conjunction with the Film Office, the Film Museum, and other organizations which share our mission to promote and support New Mexico Film.
During the NM Film Expo, audience reactions and constructive feedback are encouraged. One of the goals of this expo is to strengthen our sense of a community of New Mexico filmmakers working together to make great films and share them with one another. This Expo offers us all a chance to share our work, get feedback and to network and meet one another and find lifelong working partners and friends.
For info, visit: http://santafefilmfestival.com/New_Mexico_Films.
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