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World Building Through Production Design Roundtable

April 17, 2021

Recording of a SIFF 2021 Roundtable discussion with the directors of Wyrm, Potato Dreams of America, Strawberry Mansion, The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet, and The Pink Cloud

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Ma Belle, My Beauty Q&A

April 17, 2021

Recording of a SIFF 2021 Q&A with Ma Belle, My Beauty director Marion Hill.

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Shifting Lenses Roundtable

April 16, 2021

Recording of a SIFF 2021 Roundtable discussion with the directors of I’M FINE (Thanks for Asking) and Topside.

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Meet Marlowe Dobbe: The Illustrator Behind the SIFF 2021 Artwork

April 15, 2021

Meet Marlowe Dobbe, the Portland-based artist who illustrated the 2021 Seattle International Film Festival artwork.

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Ibero-American Roundtable

April 15, 2021

Recording of a SIFF 2021 Roundtable discussion with the directors from the Ibero-American Cinema program.

SIFF Suggests

LANGSTON Presents the Seattle Black Film Festival

April 14, 2021

The Seattle Black Film Festival is presenting a stellar line-up of 80+ films from across the diaspora.

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Documentaries as Document Roundtable

April 14, 2021

Recording of a SIFF 2021 Roundtable discussion with the directors of Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street and Truman and Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation.

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What The Femme Roundtable

April 14, 2021

Recording of a SIFF 2021 Roundtable discussion with five directors with films in the WTF program.

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At the Hair Salon with Deadly Cuts Director Rachel Carey

April 13, 2021

We asked director Rachel Carey for a list of her fave hair movies in celebration of her blackly comic feature debut Deadly Cuts, set in a working-class Dublin hair salon.

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Documentary Shorts Roundtable

April 13, 2021

Recording of a SIFF 2021 Roundtable discussion with several documentary short filmmakers.

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SIFFcast: SIFF 2021 Summertime Q&A

April 12, 2021

Recording of a SIFF 2021 live Q&A with Summertime director Carlos López Estrada plus actors/writers/poets Tyris Winter and Mila Cuda.

Events, Festival

Tracy Rector and the Journey to cINeDIGENOUS

April 10, 2021

Honoring the past and present of Indigenous film education and curation at SIFF.

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Festival Bingo

April 8, 2021

Have some bingo fun with these tips on how to get the best out of your 2021 Seattle International Film Festival.

Mayor’s Award For Outstanding Achievement In Film

April 8, 2021

The recipient 2021 Mayor's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film is Vivian Hua (華婷婷): writer, filmmaker, organizer, and Executive Director of Northwest Film Forum.

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SIFFcast sits down with filmmakers Iuli Gerbase (The Pink Cloud) and Cássio Pereira Dos Santo (Valentina) to talk about their feature debuts, both screening as part of SIFF's 2021 Ibero-American Cinema program.

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SIFFcast: Northwest Connections Filmmaker Roundtable

April 7, 2021

SIFFcast sits down with a few of the filmmakers from the 47th Seattle International Film Festival's Northwest Connections program to discuss casting locally, filming in Washington, and finishing their films in the midst of a pandemic.

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Shop SIFF

April 6, 2021

Shop SIFF and Seattle International Film Festival merchandise at the siffshop.net.

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The Cinematic Trinity: Filmmaker as Artist + Industry as Conduit + Audience™

April 2, 2021

New Works-in-Progress Forum curator Kathleen McInnis describes the moment that sparked the idea for the program.

Festival, Programmer Picks

Meet the Programmers

March 24, 2021

Meet the 27 humans who programmed the 47th annual Seattle International Film Festival.

Festival Greetings from Beth and Stan

March 24, 2021

Seattle International Film Festival 2021 greetings from Artistic Director Beth Barrett and Festival Programming Manager Stan Shields.

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SIFFcast: Noir City 2020

February 5, 2020

We welcome back "Czar of Noir" Eddie Muller, host of TCM's Noir Alley, to talk about Noir City (February 14-20, 2020 at SIFF Cinema Egyptian).

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SIFFcast: Best of 2019 Part 2

February 4, 2020

In part two of this special Best of 2019 series, we continuing recapping the past year in film and chat with director Kasi Lemmons about her hit Oscar-nominated film Harriet.

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SIFFcast: Best of 2019 Part 1

January 8, 2020

In this special two-part episode, we recap the past year in film with stunt coordinator Robert Nagle, who talks about creating racing sequences for the acclaimed Ford v Ferrari.

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Scared SIFF 2019 Episode 3 with Emmett Montgomery

October 25, 2019

On the third episode of Scared SIFF 2019, Clinton and Colleen discuss the most memorable portrayals of Satan in film and Clinton chats with comedian Emmett Montgomery about Ari Aster’s Midsommar.

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Sip for SIFF 2019

October 24, 2019

Photos from SIFF's annual fundraising gala, Sip for SIFF.

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Scared SIFF 2019 Episode 2 with Chelsea Stardust

October 18, 2019

The ScaredSIFF crew interviews SATANIC PANIC director Chelsea Stardust and discuss folk horror films.

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Scared SIFF 2019 Episode 1

October 12, 2019

SIFF WTF programmers Clinton McClung and Colleen O'Holleran provide a primer on director Herschell Gordon Lewis and interview the filmmakers of Scream, Queen: My Nightmare on Elm Street.

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French Cinema Now 2019

September 26, 2019

Photos from SIFF's annual celebration of French-language film at SIFF Cinema Uptown.

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SIFF 2019 Daily Recap | June 7

June 7, 2019

Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on June 7, 2019.

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SIFF 2019 Daily Recap | June 6

June 6, 2019

Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on June 6, 2019.

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SIFF 2019 Daily Recap | June 5

June 5, 2019

Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on June 5, 2019.

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SIFF 2019 Daily Recap | June 4

June 4, 2019

Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on June 4, 2019.

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SIFF 2019 Daily Recap | June 3

June 3, 2019

Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on June 3, 2019.

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SIFF 2019 Daily Recap | June 2

June 2, 2019

Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on June 2, 2019.

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SIFF 2019 Daily Recap | June 1

June 1, 2019

Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on June 1, 2019.

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SIFF 2019 Daily Recap | May 31

May 31, 2019

Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 31, 2019.

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SIFF 2019 Daily Recap | May 30

May 30, 2019

Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 30, 2019.

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SIFF 2019 Daily Recap | May 28

May 28, 2019

Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 28, 2019.

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SIFF 2019 Daily Recap | May 27

May 27, 2019

Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 27, 2019.

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SIFF 2019 Daily Recap | May 26

May 26, 2019

Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 26, 2019.

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SIFF 2019 Daily Recap | May 25

May 25, 2019

Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 25, 2019.

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SIFF 2019 Daily Recap | May 24

May 24, 2019

Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 24, 2019.

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SIFF 2019 Daily Recap | May 23

May 23, 2019

Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 23, 2019.

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SIFF 2019 Daily Recap | May 22

May 22, 2019

Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 22, 2019.

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SIFF 2019 Daily Recap | May 21

May 21, 2019

Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 21, 2019.

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SIFF 2019 Daily Recap | May 19

May 19, 2019

Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 19, 2019.

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SIFF 2019 Daily Recap | May 18

May 18, 2019

Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 18, 2019.

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SIFF 2019 Daily Recap | May 17

May 17, 2019

Photos from the 45th Seattle International Film Festival on May 17, 2019.

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Opening Night Gala | SIFF 2019

May 16, 2019

Photos from the Opening Night of the 45th Seattle International Film Festival.

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Volunteer Meeting 2019

April 14, 2019

Photos from the 2019 Volunteer Meeting for new and returning Seattle International Film Festival volunteers.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast: Oscar Edition 2019

February 20, 2019

Jeremy and SJ recap the cinematic highlights of 2018 with a panel of filmmakers, film critics, and programmers.

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SIFFcast with Scared SIFF The Halloween Episode

October 31, 2018

A conversation with Scared SIFF The Halloween Episode, featuring actress Barbara Crampton and Isabella Price

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SIFFcast with Shriek: Women in Film Class

October 29, 2018

A Conversation with Shriek: Women in Film Class, with guests Evan J. Peterson and Heather Marie Bartels

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Scared SIFF Episode 3

October 24, 2018

The ScaredSIFF crew talks about diversity and representation in genre filmmaking, and to actor John Cho about his work on "The Exorcist" series and new film SEARCHING.

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Sip for SIFF 2018

October 18, 2018

Photos from SIFF's annual fundraising gala, Sip for SIFF.

SIFFcast

Scared SIFF | Episode 2 (Boutique Labels and Strowlers Interview)

October 18, 2018

The ScaredSIFF crew talks about home video and to the director and producer of the new web series, STROWLERS

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Scared SIFF with Clinton McClung and Colleen O'Holleran | Episode 1

October 3, 2018

Jeremy talks with SIFF WTF Programmers Clinton McClung and Colleen O'Holleran for the first episode of Scared SIFF

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SIFFcats with Will Braden and Rebecca Oertel

September 14, 2018

Jeremy talks Cat Video Fest with Will Braden and Rebecca Oertel

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SIFFcast with Megumi Sasaki

September 4, 2018

Jeremy talks with Megumi Sasaki, director of A WHALE OF A TALE

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SIFFcast with Jon M. Chu

August 22, 2018

Jeremy sits down with Jon M. Chu, director of the new smash-hit romantic comedy CRAZY RICH ASIANS.

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SIFFcast with Marc Turtletaub

August 15, 2018

SJ Chiro sits down with producer and director Marc Turtletaub to discuss his new film PUZZLE.

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SIFFcast with Carlos López Estrada

August 6, 2018

SJ Chiro sits down with director Carlos López Estrada to talk about his film BLINDSPOTTING

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SIFFcast with Kimberly Reed and John S. Adams

July 30, 2018

Jeremy sits down with documentary filmmaker Kimberly Reed and investigative journalist John S. Adams to talk about their film DARK MONEY.

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SIFFcast with Pablo Solarz

July 13, 2018

SJ Chiro catches up with THE LAST SUIT director Pablo Solarz about his SIFF Golden Space Needle winning film.

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SIFFcast with Gus Van Sant and Beth Ditto

July 8, 2018

SJ Chiro chats with legendary Pacific Northwest filmmaker Gus Van Sant and actress/musician Beth Ditto about their new film DON'T WORRY, HE WON'T GET FAR ON FOOT.