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Films by Program
Wholly abstract, sensual cinematic experiences. Surreal, dreamlike narratives. Dance films made up of gorgeously cinematic choreography. Witty reflections on the relationship between cats and politics. Alternate Cinema is the place to find something new—new styles and genres, new filmmaking techniqu...
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Archive fans take note: you are in for a busy SIFF this year. The first weekend presents a brace of silent movie events with piano accompaniment by Donald Sosin (anyone who saw him at Peach Girl last year will know just what a treat this is). A luminous new print of Victor Sjöström’s The S...
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This wide-ranging overview of contemporary international cinema provides a sampling of essential new films from around the world. We trust the movies to be found in this section will provide a richer and more comprehensive sense of how cinema—and indeed the world—is progressing as we move through th...
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Though Denmark is best known in the U.S. for the Dogme movement and for renowned director Lars von Trier, Danish filmmaking has emerged to reveal a remarkable breadth of work that crosses over from arthouse to genre and even animated fare. Although Danish cinema has always made a significant ...
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From the 60 wide-ranging films in this year's documentary features, 12 films have been selected to participate in the 2006 SIFF Documentary Competition. Carrying a $5,000 cash prize, these films will be judged by an international panel of jurors who will choose the documentary they feel best illumin...
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The earliest moving pictures were documentaries—real events, from the momentous to the mundane, captured and transported by a magical new invention to awestruck audiences. Now, over a century after that famous train arrived, we’re experiencing an explosion in non-fiction filmmaking. An expanding vie...
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Each year the Seattle International Film Festival selects four directors from around the globe who have, within the span of a decade or so, established themselves as potential cinematic masters. This series celebrates outstanding talents and visionaries whose films evince an original voice and posse...
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This special section celebrates the vital connections of music and film—from exploring music's role in creating dynamic cinematic experiences to showcasing documentary films that put great music and musicians in front of the camera. Shedding light on the art of the film score, acclaimed musicians/co...
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Films4Families is a way for the whole family to celebrate the culture and art of the moving image through the filmmaking and film-going experiences. To further SIFF's mission of creating a world that savors the finest of homegrown and foreign cinema, we offer this fabulous hand-picked series showcas...
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In addition to our Opening and Closing Night Galas, our mid-festival Galas will be held on each Saturday of the Festival, and are spotlighted witha post-screening reception to celebrate the film and the festival.
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Midnight Adrenaline is back with a vengeance this year with a line-up that includes Swedish vampires, alien landings, Danish CGI, art world giants taking on sex and pornography, mad sheep on an isolated farm, 4 gay high-schoolers looking to lose their virginity, and a sneak midnight show from a SIFF...
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This year’s independent American filmmaking scene features a striking number of strong, new narrative voices emerging with innovative storytelling and vividly drawn characters. From an extraordinary selection of films that have yet to receive American distribution, jurors will select the film that t...
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The sense of discovery that fuels film festivals becomes particularly acute when the focal point centers on the search for unknown talents who demonstrate a natural gift for storytelling. The New Directors Showcase features a selection of international directors who are clearly emerging as major tal...
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We know what you’re thinking. We, too, have fallen prey to the oh-so shiny magazine racks while waiting in line at the grocery store. And we have also seen that it has all gotten out of hand! It is time to put a stop to this culture of rumors! In spite of what you may have read on the covers of US W...
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Ladies and Gentlemen … allow me to introduce the next generation of filmmakers. Once again, the Seattle International Film Festival is proud to present an astounding collection of short films—a record number of 141 this year. From animation to live-action, experimental to narrative, fiction to doc...
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SIFF is proud to bring you 13 shorts packages which promise to entertain, inform and illuminate.
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Each year SIFF highlights the best narrative features, documentaries and short films made here in the Emerald City. Seattle is reflected in the work of our artists, and this year’s crop of 25 films includes World Premieres of the features The Standard, Urban Scarecrow, and documentarie...
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In the Seattle International Film Festival’s tradition of offering opportunities to expand the film-going experience, each year we present Talking Pictures – special screenings that include smart, inquisitive and entertaining post-film conversations. This year we have added a new twist to the progra...
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Every year SIFF celebrates the unique style and vision that female filmmakers bring to the big screen. This year SIFF showcases exceptional shorts, documentaries and feature length films by both emerging and established female directors who through their work share interesting and engaging stories t...
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