Riofest Environmental Film Festival was created by people who have an interest in promoting environmental awareness. Riofest uses film media as a vehicle to spotlight environmental issues. It is a non competitive event open to all filmmakers.
Promoting Solutions is the theme for 2010.The dates for the 2010 festival are January 29th through January 30th. The dates for Riofest will always coincide with the last weekend in January.
Riofest Environmental Film Festival will be held January 29 & 30 at Macey Center in Socorro NM from 10am to 10pm. Tickets are $25 for full festival pass, $15 for a day pass and $5 for feature film only. The theme for this years festival is "Solutions". Our feature films are The Food Inc and The Music Tree. Other films to be shown are Meatrix, Arribada, Chapparri, Going Green, Design a Great Neighborhood, Grandma Builds an Earthship and many others. There will be vendors on hand to help you "Go Green". Sponsorships are accepted to help us promote your business and the festival. Email us at riofilmfest@gmail.com or call 575-312-1730 for more information.
Socorro, New Mexico is the home of Riofest. Its central location, mild climate and proximity to the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge makes it the ideal place for a mid-winter environmental film festival.
Films will be shown all day Friday and Saturday. Entries may vary from shorts to full length films.
In keeping with Riofest's mission to create awareness and share information, the festival will provide an opportunity for green groups to disseminate information and display products that promote environmental solutions.
Come see the movie Fresh! The Riofest Environmental Film Festival will be sponsoring a free showing of the movie Fresh at the NMT library in the Don Tripp room on the 2nd floor on January 24th 2009 starting at 4:00 PM. An optional potluck and discussion will be held afterwards. We hope to see you there.
