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2026 Festival First Look

2026 Festival First Look

March 26, 2026

In preparation for the 52nd annual Seattle International Film Festival on May 7-17, six of the features scheduled to screen have been revealed. This first look includes: Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex; Nuisance Bear, which documents a polar bear’s place in a human landscape; the Basque- language folk horror tale Gaua; Sons of the Neon Night, a crime thriller packed with Hong Kong cinema legends, the Goya- Award winning Sundays; and Franz, an exploration of the enigmatic Czech writer Franz Kafka. For maximum cinelation, buy a Festival 6-Pack and get a ticket to each of these unique titles.

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L.A. Confidential

Film Notes: L.A. Confidential

October 20, 2025

L.A. Confidential (1997) film notes by Tova Gannana for the L.A. Noir: Shadows in Paradise series, presented by Greg Olson Productions. The series runs through November 2025 at SIFF Cinema Uptown.

Heat

Film Notes: Heat

October 14, 2025

Heat (1995) film notes by Tova Gannana for the L.A. Noir: Shadows in Paradise series, presented by Greg Olson Productions. The series runs through November 2025 at SIFF Cinema Uptown.

Line outside SIFF Cinema Egyptian for the sold-out short film program Sound Visions at the 50th Seattle International Film Festival (May 2024). Photo by Eric Luck.

SIFF in the Egyptian Over the Years

October 9, 2025

A look back at SIFF's time in the historic Egyptian Theatre, from its beginnings as a venue for the Seattle International Film Festival in 1976 through its years as a continued Festival venue, then location for year-round SIFF Cinema programming from 2014 to 2024.

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