Santa Fe International Film Festival

06/13/2026

LINK IN COMMENTS: A prolific actor will be receiving the Visionary Award at the Santa Fe International Film Festival's Gothic Gala.

06/13/2026

A prolific actor will be receiving the Visionary Award at the Santa Fe International Film Festival’s Gothic Gala. You may know him as Gus Fring in the hit series Breaking Bad. Giancarlo Esposito is the guest of honor at this year’s Gothic Gala. The gala benefits the Santa Fe Film Institute, the nonprofit organization that presents the film festival each October.

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A prolific actor will be receiving the Visionary Award at the Santa Fe International Film Festival’s Gothic Gala. You may know him as Gus Fring in the hit series Break…

06/07/2026

Michael McCormick, who helped create iconic creatures for Jim Henson and George Lucas, died in his Albuquerque studio. Story linked in comments.

06/07/2026

From New Mexico to Tribeca.

Congratulations to the team behind "The Long Haul" on its world premiere at the 2026 Tribeca Festival. We're excited to see this New Mexico-filmed project make its debut and connect with audiences on one of the industry's biggest stages.

Wishing the entire team a successful premiere and festival run. We look forward to seeing the film connect with audiences at Tribeca and beyond.

06/03/2026

Hey Everyone! We're excited to announce the launch of our new 4K Cinema Series starting with the cult classic Trainspotting from Academy Award® nominated director Danny Boyle. See it on June 11th at Sky Cinemas Midtown! Get tickets at

Sky Midtown is an art-house cinema, Nuckolls Brewing Taproom, Sky Coffee, and cafe in Midtown Santa Fe, NM.

05/29/2026

Thank you Santa Fe!

05/29/2026

“We’re really excited about this designation,” Liesette Bailey, the festival’s executive director, said, calling the honor a testament to the event’s dedication to filmmakers and to bringing quality films to the city.

“We have a real dedication to treating a filmmaker as an artist,” she said, adding the staff and the backdrop of the city help make the event special.

The festival, which takes place Oct. 14-19, drew praise from Tim Molloy, MovieMaker’s editor in chief, in a short article accompanying the list.

“Santa Fe is home to many filmmakers who like their privacy, but they come out in force for this stellar award-season festival led by the brother-sister duo of artistic director Jacques Paisner and executive director Lisette Bailey,” he wrote. “They preside over packed parties, insightful talks, and one of the most moving award ceremonies on the festival circuit.”

Executive Director Liesette Bailey called the honor a testament to the festival’s longstanding dedication to filmmakers.

05/28/2026

The new 4K Cinema Series from the Santa Fe International Film Festival presents recent restorations of classic films in stunning 4K at Sky Midtown. The series launches with 30th Anniversary of Trainspotting from Academy Award® nominated director Danny Boyle.
Tickets: https://midtown.skycinemas.com/?id=VC003137&page=movie

He**in addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking

The unsinkable vigor coursing through the veins of Trainspotting leaves no doubt that it intends to come down on the side of life. In its chance-taking, its virtuosity and its ultimate morality, it's an exhilarating film.
Jay Carr
Boston Globe

https://youtu.be/bKrbNruyFVE?si=rypzcdGY-lTCQHcL

The official 30th anniversary 4K Restoration trailer of TRAINSPOTTING, back in theaters starting June 5th! Directed by: Danny Boyle Screenplay by: John Hodge...

05/26/2026

Santa Fe International Film Festival is honored to again make the list of MovieMaker Magazine 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee. This designation is pivotal for the City of Santa Fe and its filmmakers. Santa Fe just marked its fourth consecutive year as the top smaller city on our list of the Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker, and the festival does a great job of highlighting many of the things that make New Mexico such a top filmmaking destination. Santa Fe is home to many filmmakers who like their privacy, but they come out in force for this stellar award-season festival led by the brother-sister duo of artistic director Jacques Paisner and executive director Liesette Bailey. They preside over packed parties, insightful talks, and one of the most moving award ceremonies on the festival circuit — last year’s included literal tears of joy. The screenings included major awards contenders like Frankenstein and Train Dreams, but also quietly powerful shorts like “Blackfeet Buffalo Yo-Yo Ma,” in which the renowned cellist plays “Amazing Grace” as buffalo run across the Blackfeet Nation. Indigenous films have a strong presence at the festival, where Eva Thomas’ Nika and Madison, about two Indigenous women on the run, and Free Leonard Peltier, a true story of an Indigenous man’s long fight for freedom, won last year’s top awards. Venues include the chic Violet Crown and the classically styled, George R.R. Martin-owned Jean Cocteau Cinema and Coffee House. Attending the festival is a great way to test the waters if you’re considering a New Mexico move.
https://www.moviemaker.com/50-film-festivals-worth-the-entry-fee-2026/

05/26/2026

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