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Upcoming Q&As and Special Guests

October 16, 2024

Throughout the year, we’re pleased to offer chances to hear directly from filmmakers, performances and panel discussions, and more unique experiences around movies. Secure your tickets now for these events featuring filmmakers and other special guests over the next couple of months.

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SIFF 2018 Daily Recap | June 5, 2018

June 5, 2018

A collection of photos from day 20 of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Boots Riley

June 5, 2018

Jeremy sits down with rapper, producer, screenwriter and film director Boots Riley to discuss Sorry To Bother You.

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SIFF 2018 Daily Recap June 4

June 4, 2018

A collection of photos from day 19 of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival.

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SIFF 2018 Daily Recap | June 3, 2018

June 3, 2018

A collection of photos from day 18 of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival.

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SIFF 2018 Daily Recap | June 2, 2018

June 2, 2018

A collection of photos from day 17 of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Morgan Neville

June 2, 2018

Jeremy Cropf sits down with Academy-Award winning director Morgan Neville to discuss his new documentary Won't You Be My Neighbor.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Vlada Knowlton

June 2, 2018

Seattle-based director Vlada Knowlton joins the show to discuss her new documentary The Most Dangerous Year.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Anne Rosellini

June 2, 2018

SJ Chiro sits down with local writer/producer Anne Rosellini to talk about her newest film Leave No Trace.

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SIFFcast with Christina Choe

June 2, 2018

SJ Chiro sits down with director Christina Choe to discuss her directorial debut Nancy.

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SIFF 2018 Daily Recap June 1

June 1, 2018

A collection of photos from day 16 of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Beth Castle and Madonna Thunder Hawk

June 1, 2018

SJ Chiro chats with the filmmaker and subject of the new documentary WARRIOR WOMEN

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SIFF 2018 Daily Recap May 31

May 31, 2018

A collection of photos from day 15 of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival.

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SIFF 2018 Daily Recap | May 30, 2018

May 30, 2018

A collection of photos from day 14 of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival.

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SIFF 2018 Daily Recap | May 29

May 29, 2018

A collection of photographs from day 13 of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Brett Haley

May 29, 2018

SIFFcast talks with Director Brett Haley about his new film HEARTS BEAT LOUD.

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SIFF 2018 Daily Recap | May 28, 2018

May 28, 2018

A collection of photographs from day 12 of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival.

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SIFF 2018 Daily Recap | May 27

May 27, 2018

A collection of photos from day 11 of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival.

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SIFF 2018 Daily Recap | May 26

May 26, 2018

A collection of photos from day 10 of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast: WTF Programmers' Picks

May 26, 2018

WTF and Midnight Movie programmers Clinton McClung and Colleen O'Holleran pick some of their highlights from the 2018 festival.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Megan Griffiths

May 26, 2018

SIFFcast talks with Seattle-based Director Megan Griffiths about her new film SADIE.

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SIFF 2018 Daily Recap | May 25, 2018

May 25, 2018

Photography from day seven of the Seattle International Film Festival

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SIFF 2018 Daily Recap | May 24, 2018

May 24, 2018

Photography from day six of the 2018 Seattle International Film Festival

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SIFF 2018 Daily Recap May 23

May 23, 2018

Photography from day five of the 2018 Seattle International Film Festival.

SIFFcast

SIFFCast: The SIFF VR Zone

May 23, 2018

Marco Collins, Kim Voynar, and Nathaniel Pinzon talk about the SIFF 2018 VR Zone.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Lucy Coleman and Sarah Gaul

May 22, 2018

SIFFcast talks with Writer/Director Lucy Coleman and actress Sarah Gaul about their new film HOT MESS.

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SIFF 2018 Daily Recap May 21

May 21, 2018

Photography from day five of the 2018 Seattle International Film Festival.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Michael McNamara and Aaron Hancox

May 21, 2018

SIFFcast chats with Michael McNamara and Aaron Hancox about their new documentary CATWALK: TALES FROM THE CAT SHOW CIRCUIT

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SIFFcast with Bart Layton

May 21, 2018

SIFFcast talks with director Bart Layton about his new heist film AMERICAN ANIMALS.

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SIFF 2018 Daily Recap | May 20, 2018

May 20, 2018

Photography from day four of the 2018 Seattle International Film Festival.

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SIFF 2018 Daily Recap | May 19, 2018

May 19, 2018

Photography from day three of the 2018 Seattle International Film Festival.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast Programmers Picks with Dan Doody

May 19, 2018

SIFFcast Programmers Picks with Dan Doody

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Brent Hodge

May 19, 2018

SJ Chiro, co-host of SIFFcast, interviews Brent Hodge

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SIFFcast with Pascal Plante

May 19, 2018

SIFFcast chats with Pascal Plante about his film FAKE TATTOOS.

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SIFF 2018 Daily Recap May 18

May 18, 2018

Photography from day two of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival

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SIFF 2018 Daily Recap | May 17, 2018

May 17, 2018

Photography from the Opening Night of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival

SIFFcast

SIFFcast Programmers Picks with Hebe Tabachnick

May 17, 2018

SIFF Programmer, Hebe Tabachnick discusses her top picks for the 44th Seattle International Film Festival.

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SIFF 2018 Daily Recap | May 16, 2018

May 16, 2018

SIFF 2018 Daily Recap May 16: SIFF VR Zone Press Launch

SIFFcast

SIFFcast Programmers Picks with Stan Shields

May 15, 2018

SIFF Programming Manager, Stan Shields discusses his top picks for the 44th Annual Seattle International Film Festival.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast Programmers Picks with Megan Leonard

May 14, 2018

SIFF Programmer, Megan Leonard discusses her top picks for the 44th Annual Seattle International Film Festival.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast Programmers Picks with Beth Barrett

May 11, 2018

SIFF's Artistic Director Beth Barrett discusses her top picks for the 44th Annual Seattle International Film Festival.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Betsy West and Julie Cohen.

May 1, 2018

SIFFcast chats with directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen about their new documentary RBG, about the legal legacy of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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SIFFcast with Aaron Moorhouse and Justin Benson

April 25, 2018

SIFFcast chats to directors Aaron Moorhouse and Justin Benson about the ir new film The Endless.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Andrew Haigh

April 10, 2018

Director Andrew Haigh (Weekend, 45 Years, Looking) discusses his new film Lean on Pete with SIFFcast.

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Wonder Woman

April 7, 2018

SIFF hosts a Wonder Woman film Herstory class.

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SIFFcast with Lynn Shelton

April 4, 2018

Seattle's own Lynn Shelton joins SIFFcast to chat about her new film Outside In, filming in Washington state, and working with stars Jay Duplass and Edie Falco.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Kasi Lemmons

March 28, 2018

Kasi Lemmons (actress in Silence of the Lambs, director of Eve's Bayou) discusses her intense career, spanning from her childhood to the present day.

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SIFFcast with Greg Berlanti, Nick Robinson, and Alexandra Shipp

March 14, 2018

We sat down with director Greg Berlanti and two main cast members, Nick Robinson and Alexandra Shipp, to discuss their groundbreaking new film Love, Simon.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Sebastian Lelio

February 20, 2018

Director Sebastian Lelio joins us to discuss his Oscar-nominated new film A Fantastic Woman, opening at SIFF Cinema Egyptian on 2/23.

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Noir City 2018

February 16, 2018

Noir City 2018 presented by the Seattle International Film Festival. A week long celebration of the most iconic genre in Hollywood.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Eddie Muller

February 6, 2018

Celebrate the 100th episode of SIFFcast with a special tribute to all things noir. The Czar of Noir, Eddie Muller, takes a break from hosting TCM's Noir Alley to guide us on a journey through this year's Noir City festival.

SIFFcast

Best of 2017 Part 2

January 23, 2018

The SIFFcast team breaks down the best performances and films of 2017 and chat with history-making Oscar nominee Rachel Morrison about her work on Mudbound.

SIFFcast

Best of 2017 Part 1

January 3, 2018

In this special two-part episode we recap the past year in film with special guest Caleb Landry Jones (Get Out, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, The Florida Project).

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Richard Jenkins

December 19, 2017

Actor Richard Jenkins joins SIFFCast to discuss his acclaimed role in Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water.

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Lady Bird with Greta Gerwig

November 30, 2017

Greta Gerwig joined us at SIFF Cinema Uptown to introduce her film Lady Bird.

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SIFFcast with Brett Morgen

November 29, 2017

Jeremy sits down with documentary filmmaker Brett Morgen to discuss his new film JANE, an intimate portrait of trailblazing conservationist Jane Goodall.

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SIFFcast with Nora Twomey

November 20, 2017

SIFFcast host Jeremy Cropf talks with Nora Twomey, director of the acclaimed new animated film The Breadwinner.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Jason Sussberg and David Alvarado

November 16, 2017

Explore the zany world of Bill Nye with this in-depth interview with the filmmakers of the new documentary Bill Nye: Science Guy – Jason Sussberg and David Alvarado.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Angelo Acerbi

November 8, 2017

SIFF programmer Angelo Acerbi talks to SIFFcast about the upcoming Cinema Italian Style festival.

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Sip for SIFF 2017

November 2, 2017

Photography from SIFF's annual fundraising gala Sip for SIFF.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Christopher Smith

October 31, 2017

Celebrate Halloween with the final episode of our SCARED SIFF special. Today we interview filmmaker Christopher Smith (Severance, Creep) about his work and influences.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Christopher B. Landon

October 30, 2017

SIFFcast speaks with writer/director Christopher B. Landon about his work on the Paranormal Activity franchise and his newest film Happy Death Day.

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SIFFcast with Jessica Harper

October 26, 2017

SIFFcast chats with legendary Scream Queen Jessica Harper about her work in Dario Argento’s classic film Suspiria (celebrating it’s 40th anniversary this year).

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Sean Baker

October 20, 2017

SIFFcast sits down with acclaimed director Sean Baker to discuss his newest film The Florida Project.

SIFFcast

SIFFCast with Shauna MacDonald

October 19, 2017

SCARED SIFF continues with an interview with an exclusive interview with veteran Scream Queen Shauna MacDonald (Neil Marshall’s The Descent).

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Bernard Rose

October 13, 2017

SIFFcast celebrates the scariest time of the year with a special month-long tribute to the horror genre. First up, we interview Candyman director Bernard Rose.

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SIFFcast with Dolores Huerta and Peter Bratt

October 3, 2017

On the newest SIFFcast, Jeremy chats with legendary civil rights activist Dolores Huerta and director Peter Bratt about their new documentary DOLORES (opening 10/6).

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with John Carroll Lynch

September 26, 2017

SIFFcast chats with acclaimed actor John Carroll Lynch about his debut film LUCKY, and shares memories of working with the late, great Harry Dean Stanton.

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SIFFcast with SJ Chiro

September 22, 2017

Local director SJ Chiro joins the show to talk about her feature film debut LANE 1974, opening at SIFF Film Center on Friday 9/22.

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SIFFcast with Heather Booth

September 12, 2017

Jeremy sits down with the most influential person you’ve never heard of – Heather Booth. She is the subject of the new documentary Heather Booth: Changing the World.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Amanda Lipitz

August 11, 2017

SIFFcast host Jeremy Cropf sits down with director Amanda Lipitz to talk about her critically-acclaimed debut feature Step.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with William Oldroyd

July 31, 2017

SIFFcast host Jeremy Cropf chats with director William Oldroyd about his acclaimed debut feature Lady Macbeth

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An Inconvenient Sequel with Former Vice President Al Gore

July 30, 2017

Former Vice President Al Gore discusses his new documentary An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

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SIFFcast with Gillian Robespierre, Jenny Slate, and Abby Quinn

July 19, 2017

SIFFcast chats with the director and stars of Landline about the making of their quirky 90s-set comedy. Hilarious anecdotes ensue.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Nick Naveda

June 13, 2017

SIFFcast host Jeremy Cropf sits down with filmmaker Nick Naveda to discuss his directorial debut Say You Will, which had its World Premiere at SIFF 2017.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Andrew Gooi

June 12, 2017

SIFFcast host Jeremy sits down with Seattle-native director Andrew Gooi to chat about his new non-traditional culinary documentary Kakehashi: A Portrait of Chef Nobuo Fukada.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Douglas Trumbull

June 11, 2017

Jeremy talks with director and SFX legend Douglas Trumbull about his 1983 film Brainstorm.

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