Sedona International Film Festival

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Sedona International Film Festival
Location Sedona, Arizona, US
Founded1994
Website http://www.sedonafilmfestival.org/

The Sedona International Film Festival (SIFF) is an annual, eight-day film festival in Sedona, Arizona. The festival was founded in 1994. [1]

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History

In 2023, the festival was listed on MovieMaker 's "20 Great Film Festivals in Vacation Destinations." [2]

Notable attendees

Lifetime Achievement Award winners

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