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Events, Festival

Celebrate SIFF’s Golden Anniversary with 16 Golden Tickets

April 22, 2024

Get ready to party! It’s our golden anniversary, and to kick things off right, SIFF is working with 16 local businesses and organizations to hide a limited number of Golden Tickets all around Seattle.

Festival

Special Guests for SIFF 2024

April 17, 2024

A list of guests scheduled to attend the 50th Seattle International Film Festival.

Festival, Video

50th Seattle International Film Festival Trailer

April 17, 2024

The official trailer for the 50th Seattle International Film Festival, in theaters May 9–19 and streaming on the SIFF Channel May 20–27.

Cinema, Festival, News

2024 cINeDIGENOUS Program Highlights

April 12, 2024

A sneak preview of some of the films featured in the cINeDIGENOUS program at the 50th Seattle International Film Festival.

Cinema, Festival

SIFFRAFF's Most Surprising Cinema Moments

April 8, 2024

This year’s Seattle International Film Festival ushers in 50 Years of Surprising Cinema for SIFF, a milestone achievement for all the film lovers who have come together over the past half century to delight in films that shock, awe, and inspire. We here at the SIFF office thought it would be fun to kick off the SIFFTY season by sharing some of our most surprising cinema moments with you.

Cinema, Festival

Individuals and Immortality: Tilda Swinton

March 25, 2024

A 1993 interview with Tilda Swinton about her role in the film Orlando. Interview by Andy Spletzer, a former film critic and current programmer for the Seattle International Film Festival.

Events, Festival, Industry

Justine Barda’s Best of Berlinale 2024

March 20, 2024

Berlinale wrapped its 74th annual festival last month, culminating another spectacular 11-day showcase of artistic, forward-thinking, and political films. Justine Barda, one of our Senior Programmers, was there to enjoy some exciting new releases and experience the jubilant atmosphere of this fixture of Berlin culture.

Festival

Festival First Look: Six Films to Celebrate SIFFTY

March 12, 2024

Six films to celebrate SIFFTY. An early lineup preview release.

Festival

SIFF 2024 Social Media Toolkit

February 22, 2024

The 50th Seattle International Film Festival social media toolkit will help you celebrate 50 years of surprising cinema at the Seattle International Film Festival, from May 9 to 19, 2024.

Festival

My Festival Journey

January 15, 2024

Hear from Megan Leonard on her film festival journey—from starting as a programming intern at SIFF in 2010, to having her film premiering at Sundance this month.

Cinema, Festival, SIFFcast

A Film Frame of Mind with Megan Garbayo-López and Kelbi Maldonado

December 5, 2023

Presented by C89.5 in partnership with 4Culture, Coping 101’s Artist Mental Health Stories amplify voices from King County’s cultural sector to empower individual artists, uplift the creative community and destigmatize mental health from a teen’s perspective.

Cinema, Events, Festival

Guests Scheduled for DocFest 2023

September 21, 2023

SIFF's third annual DocFest returns October 5-12, 2023 at SIFF Cinema Uptown. Join us for a celebration of all films documentary, with the very filmmakers and experts who brought these films to life.

Events, Festival

SIFF 2023 Award Winners

May 21, 2023

A full list of the award-winning films from the 49th Seattle International Film Festival.

Festival

Selling Quickly

May 21, 2023

A list updated daily of films and events selling quickly at the 49th annual Seattle International Film Festival (in person May 11-21, 2023, followed by a week of select films streaming May 22–28).

Festival

SIFF & Chill Streaming Giveaway

May 20, 2023

Purchase a streaming ticket by midnight on Monday to be entered to win a limited edition swag bag full of goodies to enjoy while streaming!

Festival, Video

49th Seattle International Film Festival Opening Night Montage

May 16, 2023

The opening night montage for the 49th Seattle International Film Festival, returning in person May 11–21, 2023.

Festival

Festival Greetings From Beth and Tom

May 11, 2023

Seattle International Film Festival 2023 greetings from SIFF Artistic Director Beth Barrett and SIFF Executive Director Tom Mara.

Festival

SIFF 2023 Captain’s Log

May 9, 2023

Captain’s Log, stardate 5202.3. Our destination is the SIFF movieverse, where every SIFFtronaut can win prizes for boldly going where no one has gone before!

Festival

Festival Greetings from Diana E. Knauf, SIFF Board President

May 1, 2023

Seattle International Film Festival 2023 greetings from Diana Knauf, SIFF Board President.

Festival

Explore Seattle to Find SIFF 2023 Golden Tickets

April 28, 2023

Liftoff in 3, 2, 1… To rocketboost your entry into the movieverse, SIFF is working with 12 local businesses to hide a limited number of Golden Tickets all around Seattle!

Festival, Video

49th Seattle International Film Festival Trailer

April 19, 2023

The official trailer for the 49th Seattle International Film Festival, returning in person May 11–21, 2023.

Festival

Festival Tease: Explore the Next 6 Titles

March 31, 2023

Take another peek into the movieverse with more Seattle International Film Festival titles just announced.

Festival, Programmer Picks

Meet the Programmers 2023

March 29, 2023

Meet the 25 programmers who watch films year-round to pluck the best of the best for the Seattle International Film Festival.

Festival

SIFF 2023 Social Media Toolkit

March 20, 2023

The 49th Seattle International Film Festival social media toolkit will help you #ExploretheMovieverse and celebrate all the films and festival fun with your community.