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Seattle International Film Festival 1990 Archive

Seattle International Film Festival 1990

Relive the 16th Seattle International Film Festival. Read key details, flip through the full Festival catalog, see photos and other media, and find a full list of feature-length films presented at the 1990 Seattle International Film Festival.

Dates: May 16–June 10, 1990
Number of Days: 26
Venues: Capitol Hill Cinemas, Egyptian Theatre, 5th Avenue Theatre, Harvard Exit Theatre

Opening Night: Chicago Joe and the Showgirl at 5th Avenue Theatre
Closing Night: Love Hurts at Egyptian Theatre
Tribute: Stanley Donen

FESTIVAL CATALOG

Photos

Gus Van Sant, in town for the SIFF Seminar, Independent Directions, pictured on stage at the Egyptian

Gus Van Sant, in town for the SIFF Seminar, Independent Directions, pictured on stage at the Egyptian

Gus Van Sant, in town for the SIFF Seminar, Independent Directions, pictured on stage at the Egyptian

Gus Van Sant, in town for the SIFF Seminar, Independent Directions, pictured on stage at the Egyptian

Director, Richard Linklater (second from right), poses with others from his film, Slacker, in the Harvard Exit lobby

Director, Richard Linklater (second from right), poses with others from his film, Slacker, in the Harvard Exit lobby

Director, Richard Linklater (second from right), poses with others from his film, Slacker, in the Harvard Exit lobby

Director, Richard Linklater (second from right), poses with others from his film, Slacker, in the Harvard Exit lobby

Actor, River Phoenix (second from right), in Seattle for the 16th Seattle International Film Festival

Actor, River Phoenix (second from right), in Seattle for the 16th Seattle International Film Festival

Actor, River Phoenix (second from right), in Seattle for the 16th Seattle International Film Festival

Actor, River Phoenix (second from right), in Seattle for the 16th Seattle International Film Festival

Harvard Exit Theatre, a SIFF venue starting in 1989, announcing the upcoming 16th Seattle International Film Festival

Harvard Exit Theatre, a SIFF venue starting in 1989, announcing the upcoming 16th Seattle International Film Festival

Harvard Exit Theatre, a SIFF venue starting in 1989, announcing the upcoming 16th Seattle International Film Festival

Harvard Exit Theatre, a SIFF venue starting in 1989, announcing the upcoming 16th Seattle International Film Festival

Love Hurts
Love Hurts
Chicago Joe and the Showgirl
Chicago Joe and the Showgirl
As Tears Go By
As Tears Go By
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Jesus of Montreal
Jesus of Montreal
Pump Up The Volume
Pump Up The Volume
Slacker
Slacker

FULL LINEUP DETAILS

Awards

Golden Space Needle Awards

Best Film
Pump Up The Volume (dir. Allan Moyle, USA)

Best Director
Denys Arcand (Jesus of Montreal, Canada)

Best Actress
Rebecca Jenkins (Bye Bye Blues)

Best Actor
Michael Rooker (Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer)

Best Short
Knickknack (dir. John Lasseter, USA)

List of Feature-Length Films

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Special Programs & Events

Archival Treasures - included Cabiria, A Woman of Affairs, The House on Trubnaya Square, Sign of the Cross 

Golden Space Needle Awards 

Gone with the Mind–The Midniters - included Basket Case II, Chopper Chicks in Zombietown, Circuitry Man, Class of 1999, The Feebles, Night Angel, Pedi-Cab Driver, Terminal City Ricochet

Poster Auction

The Secret Festival

Seminar: Independent Directors - seminar guests included Percy Adlon, Martin Donovan, Bobby Roth, Gus Van Sant 

The Terence Davies Trilogy - included the short films Children, Madonna and Child, Death and Transfiguration 

A Tribute to Stanley Donen - included Charade, Funny Face, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Singin’ in the Rain, Two for the Road