Santa Fe Independent Film Festival
A Film Festival Different

The Santa Fe Independent Film Festival returns Wednesday, Oct. 16 through Sunday, Oct. 20 at a number of venues around The City Different including Lensic Performing Arts Center, Center for Contemporary Arts, The Screen and more. Night one kicks off with a 60th anniversary screening of Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot at 3pm at Jean Cocteau Cinema and caps off with opening night film, Just Mercy at 7pm at Violet Crown. Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Brie Larson star in this dramatic true story of Harvard grad Bryan Stevenson, who heads to Alabama to defend people who were wrongly condemned because they could not afford legal proper representation. Dozens more thought-provoking features, documentaries and shorts from filmmakers around the world follow. Tickets for the opening night film and party are $30. Learn more at santafeindependentfilmfestival.com (Devin D. O'Leary)
The 11th Annual Santa Fe Indepdent Film Festival (SFIFF) offers five days of exceptional film programming and exclusive events in downtown Santa Fe. As New Mexico's largest film events, SFIFF anticipates submissions from over 1,500 filmmakers from around the world, from which our team of film-professionals, local artists, and movie-lovers will select the best 100 films.
Our event takes place in 5 local theaters and a playhouse as well as other local restaurants, hotels, and galleries in downtown Santa Fe.
Join us October 16th-20th, 2019 to see this year's best local, national, and international films!