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Festival, Programmer Picks
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, Video
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
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
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
SIFF's annual celebration of Italian film. Entering its 16th year, the festival will take place November 7–14, 2024 at SIFF Cinema Uptown.
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Events, Festival
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
A full list of the award-winning films from the 50th Seattle International Film Festival.
Events, Festival
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
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
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
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.