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December 10, 2025
Promotional trailer for our new series The Pacific Northwestern, seven films screening at the SIFF Film Center this winter that feature sumptuous location photography in the diverse wilderness of Oregon, Idaho, Northern California, British Columbia, and Washington State.
Cinema, Events
With the new month we welcome a new lineup of films, series, events, and more! See what's happening this April at SIFF Cinemas.
Festival, News
The countdown has begun to the 51st Seattle International Film Festival, your destination for the most transporting of international and independent film. In anticipation of your escape to the Reel World, you’ve circled May 15 on your calendar, and it’s time to start planning your itinerary. Although our full film lineup won’t go live until April 23, here’s a first look at the first-rate amenities you’ll enjoy on this most enchanting getaway.
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.
Cinema
Our Community Engagement Manager explores a movie that left a visceral imprint on her young mind and taps into her primal fears, in advance of our Sliding Scale Community Screening celebrating the movie’s 30th anniversary – March 29 at SIFF Cinema Downtown.
Don't miss your future favorite film!
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Festival
Explore our festival social media toolkit to best escape to the reel world for the 51st Seattle International Film Festival, May 15-25.