Hosting artistic icons as diverse as Georgia O’Keefe to Vince Gilligan, the state of New Mexico has a rich history of creativity and innovation, which has been buoyed over the past couple of decades by filmmaker-friendly tax incentives. It’s provided shooting locations for “Breaking Bad,” “Better Call Saul,” “The Avengers” and “Oppenheimer” and is the permanent home to a 100-acre Netflix studio lot. At the same time, the Land of Enchantment is filled with local filmmakers sharing intimate stories set in the state. Those two worlds converge at the Santa Fe International Film Festival , which will return to the city Oct. 15-20 this year.

SFIFF is New Mexico’s largest film festival and, as of last year, it is an Oscar-qualifying fest for short films in all categories. The festival’s progr

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