Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival
February 4, Cinerama Theatre
EMP in partnership with SIFF presents the seventh annual Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Festival on February 4, 2012 at the Seattle Cinerama Theater. The festival brings together industry professionals in filmmaking and the genres of science fiction and fantasy to encourage and support new, creative additions to science fiction and fantasy cinema arts.
Adobe Youth Voices
SIFF is proud to showcase the mentorship of Adobe Youth Voices programs, empowering youth in 32 countries around the world to communicate their ideas and take a leadership role in the communities using media.
Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
February 20 & 26, SIFF Cinema at the Film Center
San Francisco Opera Cinema
Mozart's Don Giovanni is often lauded as the greatest opera ever composed. All the comedy, seduction, love, and tragedy crackle to life in this fast-paced production with extraordinary Polish baritone, and Seattle Opera favorite, Mariusz Kwiecien in the title role.
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
February 4 & 5, SIFF Cinema at the Film Center
Films4Families Terry Gilliam's whimsical and fantastical story follows the improbable exploits of 18th-century adventurer Baron von Munchausen. Before the film, we'll have prizes for the best Muchausen-inspired costumes and impressions. Both kids and adults are eligible!
Harold and Maude
February 14, SIFF Cinema at the Uptown
A love story that transcends the ages, Hal Ashby's outsider classic Harold and Maude shows the relationship between the faux-suicidal young man Harold (Bud Cort in an iconic role) and his unlikely kindred spirit, goofy octogenarian Maude (the unstoppable Ruth Gordon).
Looney Tunes Cartoon Festival
February 10–12, SIFF Cinema at the Uptown
Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester & Tweety, Pepe LePew, The Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote, and the rest of the Looney Tunes gang join us for three days of classic cartoon shorts, including all-time favorites like "What's Opera, Doc?," "Duck Dodgers in the 24 ½ Century," and "One Froggy Evening".
(1) Month of Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Saturday Nights in February, SIFF Cinema at the Film Center
The FutureWave Committee celebrates the consistent quality of one of the younger generation’s best actors: Joseph Gordon-Levitt. From comedy to drama, this exciting thespian continues to instill his characters with a depth and commitment that is unparalleled among his peers. Featuring: (500) Days of Summer (Feb 4), 10 Things I Hate About You (Feb 11), Hesher (Feb 18), Brick (Feb 25).
National Theatre Live: Travelling Light
March 3 & 4, SIFF Cinema at the Uptown
A new play by Nicholas Wright, directed by National Theatre Artistic Director Nicholas Hytner, featuring Antony Sher. It is a fascinating and funny tribute to the Eastern European immigrants who became major players in Hollywood’s golden age.
Tommy
February 9, SIFF Cinema at the Film Center
Face the Music In December the film world lost one of its greatest visionary mavericks, British director Ken Russell. We celebrate his legacy with this special presentation of his psychedelic take on The Who's rock opera Tommy in a stunning new Quadrophonic digital restoration.
Margaret
Now Playing, SIFF Cinema at the Uptown
Kenneth Longeran's (You Can Count On Me) sophomore film is densely-layered tale of teenage angst, starring Anna Paquin as a NYC high school student who feels certain she played a role in a traffic accident that claimed a woman’s life.
Miss Minoes
Now Playing, SIFF Cinema at the Film Center
This utterly charming and colorful fairy tale was a favorite at SIFF in 2002, but has been unseen in US—until now! Miss Minoes is a cat transformed into a beguiling young woman who befriends a cub reporter and helps him land scoops thanks to the neighborhood felines and their rooftop newswire of pussycat gossip.
Week End
Now Playing, February 3–9, SIFF Cinema at the Film Center
New 35mm print! Jean-Luc Godard's scathing late-'60s satire is a surreally funny and anarchic expression of social oblivion that follows a bourgeois couple as they travel across the French countryside while consumerist society crashes and burns around them.
Pina (in 3D)
Opens February 10, Cinerama Theatre
Opens February 24, SIFF Cinema at the Uptown
Presented by SIFF Cinema and the Cinerama, the latest film from Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire, Buena Vista Social Club) is a tribute to the celebrated choreographer Pina Bausch filmed in breathtaking 3D.
Samson and Delilah by Camille Saint-Saëns
March 19 & 25, SIFF Cinema at the Film Center
San Francisco Opera Cinema
The fascinating Biblical comes to life in this epic production that features one of the most thrilling Bacchanalian dance spectacles ever conceived for the stage, and tenor Clifton Forbis bringing down the temple (and the house).
Wages of Fear
February 17–23, SIFF Cinema at the Film Center
New 35mm print! Master of suspense Henri-Georges Clouzot takes us on a white-knuckle ride with four desperate men on a suicide mission driving trucks loaded with nitroglycerin over a treacherous mountain route.
La Rondine by Giacomo Puccini
April 30 & May 6, SIFF Cinema at the Film Center
San Francisco Opera Cinema
This rarely performed Puccini gem about love between a woman from high society and a younger man of moderate means features two world renowned singers at their finest: Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu and Russian tenor Misha Didyk.
Crazy Horse
Opens February 10, SIFF Cinema at the Uptown
Celebrated documentary director Frederick Wiseman explores the legendary Parisian cabaret club Crazy Horse, taking viewers behind the scenes for the creation of a sexy new stage production that is the pinnacle of "nude chic."
Man on a Mission
Opens February 10, SIFF Cinema at the Film Center
Computer role-playing game pioneer Richard Garriott dreamed of following in his astronaut father’s footsteps. He turned to private space travel to make his dream come true, training in Russia to become a member of the International Space Station.
Pina (in 3D)
Opens February 17 at the Cinerama, Coming soon to SIFF Cinema at the Uptown
Presented by SIFF Cinema and the Cinerama, the latest film from Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire, Buena Vista Social Club) is a tribute to the celebrated choreographer Pina Bausch filmed in breathtaking 3D.
National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors
March 26 & April 1, SIFF Cinema at the Uptown
Two sets of twins separated at birth collide in the same city without meeting for one crazy day, as multiple mistaken identities lead to confusion on a grand scale.
SIFF Membership
SIFF Members receive many benefits including $5 admission to all regular-priced shows at SIFF CINEMA, a popcorn punchcard, free invitations to exclusive screenings of new films before their theatrical release and discounts on tickets and passes to the Seattle International Film Festival. Renew now or become a SIFF Member.
2011 Seattle International Film Festival
May 19–June 12 — It's A Wrap!
The 2011 Seattle International Film Festival wrapped up on Sunday, June 12. Many thanks to all the filmmakers, speakers, volunteers, venues and sponsors who made the Festival such a success. Click here to see the 2011 Jury and Audience award winners.
National Theatre Live: She Stoops to Conquer
April 16 & 22, SIFF Cinema at the Uptown
A comedy by Irish author Oliver Goldsmith, first performed in London in 1773. A young lady poses as a servant girl to win the heart of a young gentleman too shy to court ladies of his own class. Many delightful deceits and hilarious plot turns ensue.
SIFF Film Center Fundraiser
Watch this special fundraiser that helped raise money and awareness for the Film School and the new SIFF Film Center, featuring a conversation with Seattle's own Tom Skerritt!
Sponsor Report SIFF 2011
Watch this special thank you to our sponsors for supporting 2011 SIFF and see examples of their impact and presence at the Festival.
WAIT FOR ME
As part of the Complete Amateur Filmmaking Workshop on June 5, 2011 at the SIFF Film Center, participants created a short film. We're happy to present their completed project here.
Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure
Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure
WEEKEND, with director Andrew Haigh
WEEKEND, with director Andrew Haigh
PROJECT NIM, with Bob Ingersoll
PROJECT NIM, with Bob Ingersoll
Hurricane Kalatozov
Hurricane Kalatozov
CIRCUMSTANCE, Part 2
CIRCUMSTANCE, Part 2
CIRCUMSTANCE, Part 1
CIRCUMSTANCE, Part 1
BEING ELMO with director Constance Marks
Constance Marks and James Miller of BEING ELMO
Toy Story: Hawaiian Vacation + a Look at Cars 2
Chatting with the excited audience at Pacific Place!
WISH YOU WERE HERE
As part of the Complete Amateur Filmmaking Workshop on June 5, 2011 at the SIFF Film Center, participants created a short film. We're happy to present their completed project here.
WATER WORKS
As part of the Complete Amateur Filmmaking Workshop on June 5, 2011 at the SIFF Film Center, participants created a short film. We're happy to present their completed project here.
THE BENCH
As part of the Complete Amateur Filmmaking Workshop on June 5, 2011 at the SIFF Film Center, participants created a short film. We're happy to present their completed project here.
LOST and FOUND
As part of the Complete Amateur Filmmaking Workshop on June 5, 2011 at the SIFF Film Center, participants created a short film. We're happy to present their completed project here.
SHORTSFEST Weekend Party!
SHORTSFEST Weekend Party!
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