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Special Guests for SIFF 2025
April 25, 2025
A list of guests scheduled to attend the 51st Seattle International Film Festival.
Festival, Programmer Picks
Meet the Programmers 2025
April 23, 2025
Meet our programmers who watch films year-round to pluck the best of the best for the Seattle International Film Festival.
Festival
How to Vote for the Golden Space Needle Audience Awards
April 22, 2025
Voting for the Golden Space Needle Audience Awards this year will take place digitally on your own devices. After each screening, you'll have two hours to cast your vote via a QR code.
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Festival First Look: Six Must-See cINeDIGENOUS Marvels
April 18, 2025
We're delighted to present a sneak preview of this year's Seattle International Film Festival cINeDIGENOUS program, amplifying Indigenous filmmakers from across the globe.
Festival, News
Connecting Across Nā Mauna and Mountains: Big Sky Documentary Film Festival and the 4th World Media Lab
April 16, 2025
Native Hawaiian filmmaker and 4th World Media Lab fellow Kekama Amona shares their experience as one of six Indigenous filmmakers at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Missoula, Montana, 2025.
Events, Festival
Closing Night 2025: Your Reel World Sendoff Soiree
April 15, 2025
The 51st Seattle International Film Festival will close with Eva Victor's tender debut Sorry, Baby—a thoughtful and moving cap to your whirlwind Reel World tour.
Events, Festival
Opening Night 2025: Welcome to the Reel World
April 8, 2025
The 51st Seattle International Film Festival will open with the heartwarming Irish film Four Mothers, a comedy that really delivers on the tenderness, depth, and, of course, humor—a perfect way to kick off your journey through the Reel World.
Festival
Volunteer Spotlight: Six People Who Make SIFF Shine
April 7, 2025
Volunteers don’t just make SIFF possible—they make SIFF phenomenal. With the 51st Seattle International Film Festival on the horizon and our Annual Volunteer Meeting coming up April 13, we thought it’d be the perfect time to highlight a few volunteers whose appreciation of film and excellence of service help create the inviting, inclusive Festival that Seattleites love.
Festival, News
Festival First Look: Six Landmarks of the Reel World
March 26, 2025
The countdown has begun to the 51st Seattle International Film Festival, your destination for the most transporting of international and independent film. In anticipation of your escape to the Reel World, you’ve circled May 15 on your calendar, and it’s time to start planning your itinerary. Although our full film lineup won’t go live until April 23, here’s a first look at the first-rate amenities you’ll enjoy on this most enchanting getaway.
Festival, Video
SIFFtv: Festival First Look
March 26, 2025
SIFF Artistic Director Beth Barrett and SIFF Associate Director of Festival Programming Stan Shields reveal the first six films that will be included in the 51st Seattle International Film Festival lineup. SIFF Community Engagement Manager Hannah Baek moderates the conversation.
Festival
SIFF 2025 Social Media Toolkit
March 17, 2025
Explore our festival social media toolkit to best escape to the reel world for the 51st Seattle International Film Festival, May 15-25.
Festival, News
Festival Poster Reveal: Escape to the Reel World
March 6, 2025
See the poster art, as well as which local theaters are joining SIFF venues to host in-person screenings for the festival, screening May 15-25 across Seattle.
Cinema, Festival, Video
Cinema Italian Style | Trailer
October 17, 2024
SIFF's annual celebration of Italian film. Entering its 16th year, the festival will take place November 7–14, 2024 at SIFF Cinema Uptown.
Events, Festival
How to vote for the DocFest Audience Award
September 4, 2024
DocFest returns to SIFF Cinema Uptown October 3-10 and this year, you’re the judge. New in 2024 is the SIFF DocFest Audience Award - read on for your guide on how to get your tickets and cast your vote.
Festival, Industry, News
SIFF 2024 Award Winners
May 19, 2024
A full list of the award-winning films from the 50th Seattle International Film Festival.
Events, Festival
SIFF & Chill
May 18, 2024
The SIFFTY celebration continues May 20-27 with select films streaming on the SIFF Channel. Purchase a streaming ticket by midnight on Monday, May 20 to be entered to win a limited edition SIFFTY swag bag plus a code for 50% off SIFFTY merch and two medium bags of SIFF Cinema Downtown’s famous chocolate popcorn delivered to your home.
Festival
Icing on the Cake: Interview with SIFFTY Cake Maker Amanda Katherine Pitsch
May 16, 2024
Who was the baker of the giant delight that was the SIFFTY cake on Opening Night? Meet Amanda Katherine Pitsch, the multidisciplinary artist and production designer who made a lot of SIFF-goers’ nights on May 9.
Festival, Video
Behind the Scenes: The Making of the 50th Seattle International Film Festival Trailer
May 15, 2024
Ever wonder how our festival promo trailer gets made? Read on, as we take a closer look at the production of the SIFFTY trailer—a captivating piece that captures the essence of 50 years of must-see films.
Archives, Festival
Oral History Interviews with the FOOLs 1997-99
May 13, 2024
For the 25th anniversary of the Seattle International Film Festival in 1999, Fool Serious member Doug Ing recorded several oral histories with other FOOLs on Hi-8 video. He recently took the tapes to Victory Studios to have them digitized, and we’ve now made them available on our YouTube.