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SIFF Education Year-in-Review: 2023

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Filmmakers in Schools brought Fantastic Machine filmmakers Axel Danielson and Maximilien Van Aertryck and producer Kathleen McInnis to Seattle University for an enthralling debate on cameras and society.
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We also enjoyed a smashing time at Ballard High School with Fantastic Machine filmmakers Axel Danielson and Maximilien Van Aertryck and producer Kathleen McInnis.
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4th World Media Lab had another amazing stop on their journey with a residency at SIFF where Indigenous creators immersed themselves into film learning and film exploration ranging from storytelling basics and pitching, to presentation and marketing, to distribution and industry networking.
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Our Scriber Lake High School Futurewave Jury had a fantastic time at the Golden Space Needle Awards brunch!
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SIFF Education hosted four fantastic filmmaking camps with our friends Girl Scouts of Western Washington.
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We screened shorts in the park to kick off the reopening of City Hall Park in Downtown Seattle with Seattle Parks and Recreation.
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We started an after school film club at Pacific Middle School with the most talented bunch of eighth graders!
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Filmmakers in Schools also brought Sudeshna Sen (Director of Anu) to screen her shorts and talk about filmmaking as a career with the students of Scriber Lake High School in Edmonds.
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SIFF Film Talks took a deep dive into the world of Korean Horror with lead instructor Hannah Baek!
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Our SIFF Summer Camp Stop Motion crew explored The Secret World of Laika at MoPop to get inspiration for their own animations.
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We rocked out with hometown heroes Nada Rosa as they performed a live score to a mashup of SIFF youth-created films as part of the Artists at the Center program at Seattle Center.

A look back at some of our favorite moments from this year of SIFF Education, from Film Talks to Filmmaking Camps and more!

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