Showcasing the best filmmaking happening in and about Africa today.
Programs & Competitions
Learn more about all the film programs and competitions.
Learn more about all the film programs and competitions.
Discover the culture and history of Asia from bustling metropolises to quiet countryside villages.
SIFF acknowledges that we are on Indigenous land, the traditional territories of the Coast Salish people.
Explore the joy and messiness of the human condition with humor, candor, and above all, truth.
Comedy and drama, live action and animation—these films prove that short is truly sweet.
Feature film competitions include Documentary, New American Cinema, Ibero-American, Official Competition, and New Directors. Short films are adjudicated by a Documentary & Animated jury and a Narrative jury. Meet the jurors.
New international voices without U.S. distribution at the time of selection.
Explore our programmers' favorite films of the Festival.
Download documents and resources for SIFF 2023.