Panels: 2025 Santa Fe International Film Festival
Join us Friday, 17 October, through Sunday, 19 October, for three days of panel discussions hosted in partnership with the Santa Fe International Film Festival (SFiFF).
PLEASE NOTE: This event is free and open to the public (no festival passes or tickets required). There is parking available for this event, in our lot directly behind the gallery that is accessible from Read St. Make sure to arrive early to secure parking.
PANEL DISCUSSION TIMES*:
FRIDAY, 17 OCTOBER: 11 TO 4 PM
11 AM, Distribution Panel: Kyle Greenberg (Utopia/Circle Collective), Jim Brunzell (Dark Star Pictures), Christina Campagnola (SpectreVision) and Max Geschwind (CAA Media Finance)
12:10 PM, Short Film Filmmaker Panel: Festival-participating short film filmmakers discuss their craft
1:30 PM, Changemakers Panel: James Costa (Night in West Texas, The Stringer), Amanda Erickson (She Cried That Day), and Alexandria Bombach discuss how film can make positive changes in the world
3 PM, Meet the Film Offices and Film Studios: Jen LaBar-Tapia (Santa Fe Film Office), Steve Graham (NMFO), Philip Gesue (Aspect Media Village)
SATURDAY, 18 OCTOBER: 10:30 AM TO 4:30 PM
10:30 AM, Vast Stupidity of Artificial Intelligence with Godfrey Reggio: Join legendary director Godfrey Reggio (Koyaanisqatsi) for a discussion about artificial intelligence
12 PM, Truth and Fiction in Filmmaking: A discussion on the current state of filmmaking and the relationship between truth and fiction
2:30 PM, Dark Winds Panel: Join executive producer Chris Eyre, producer Tina Elmo, and members of the cast of AMC's Dark Winds
SUNDAY, 19 OCTOBER: 12 TO 4 PM
12 PM, Free Leonard Peltier Panel: A deep dive into the film and movement that helped Leonard Peltier receive clemency after 49 years
1:30 PM, Creativity in Film: A robust exploration of creativity in filmmaking and how it can be at the heart of any project
3:00 PM, New Mexico Film Salon: Filmmakers from the New Mexico Film Program discuss their films in the festival including Makaio Frazier, and moderated by Alexandra Renzo
*Events are organized by SFiFF and are subject to change without notice. For complete event scheduling, please visit SFiFF or call 505.397.0371.
Santa Fe International Film Festival (SFiFF) is the premiere forum for international and independent cinema in New Mexico. SFiFF serves as a creative center for film year-round, and as a presentation of the year's top films each October.