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10th Annual Santa Fe Film Festival Gears Up

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By Elaine Baumgartel

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Santa Fe Film Festival

Elaine Baumgartel

Santa Fe, NM – The 10th Annual Santa Fe Film Festival is underway this week in Santa Fe.

Operations Director Karen RedHawk Dallett says the economic downturn created unexpected challenges for the festival. She says organizers had to be particularly creative with limited resources.

Dallett says the festival plays an important role in the New Mexico film industry. It features panels and workshops in addition to the packed film screening schedule. Dallett says this year they cut down on the number of films but not the quality.

Elaine Baumgartel was KUNM's News Director from 2013 to 2019. She was local Morning Edition host from 2007 through 2012 and she regularly hosted the station's live news and public affairs show for some years. Elaine originally came on board at KUNM as a volunteer and student employee in 2003.