Sedona AZ (February 25, 2013) – The 19th Annual Sedona International Film Festival officially opened on Saturday February 23, 2013 at the Sedona Performing Arts Center. The traditional ribbon was replaced by a length of film. Pat Schweiss, President of the Film festival Board, stated “We are replacing the ribbon with film since film has been replaced by digital, so we have lots of film on hand!” Keb Mo, world renowned blues singer followed the opening with a concert of his music to the delight of a packed house.
Preceding the opening ceremonies was a Question and Answer session with producer Justin Swarz and actor Griffin Dunne from The Discoverers.
