Santa Fe International Film Festival

The Santa Fe International Film Festival will take place this year on October 15-20. Some of your friendly neighborhood DCC organizers are planning to go, and we would love to see some members there!

If you are interested in attending the festival, join this event and we will use this as a central place to communicate details. Feel free to use the comment section as a discussion board to ask questions or find buddies for carpooling or lodging share. Check your Meetup notification settings to make sure you will get notified of comments and replies.

We may have another in-person mixer as the dates get closer, and we will definitely announce here when the schedule drops (right now the site just says "late September").

Attending organizers will organize a few events during the fest (maybe breakfasts, dinners, or drinks at various times, and / or pick a movie or two to try to see as a group). But film festivals are chaotic and crowded, and everyone will have different schedules, so attendees should be comfortable being on their own quite a bit (or bring a buddy). We will organize a way for DCC attendees to communicate with one another (Signal, text, etc)

• Here is the list of venues
• Here is a list of hotels

Here are some other notes:

• It looks like most screenings are at the Violet Crown or the CCA, which are 1.7 miles apart. There is an area between them called The Railyard with an abundance of lodging, and that area is a 10-30 minute walk to the major venues.
• The SFIFF festival seems very similar to the Denver Film Festival. One can buy an all-festival pass for $325 or single tickets ($20 or so?) and can become a member for discounts and early access to tickets and schedules.
• There will be multiple films happening at multiple venues throughout the festival, so scheduling/purchasing in advance is important (watch for those on-sale dates!)
• It's about a six hour drive from Denver to Santa Fe. Last year the Wednesday (opening day) had just one film early in the day, with most starting at 3:00 or later, so I think driving down on Wednesday would be reasonable. Films apparently run through Monday evening.
• There are many ways to fest, from seeing just one film or two to buying a pass and hoovering up all the content you have time for! There are many other worthwhile attractions in Santa Fe, of course!