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FEST26 Meetups

FEST26 Meetups

May 6, 2026

Join your fellow cinephiles for a gathering in between screenings during the 52nd SIFF!

Mayor’s Award For Outstanding Achievement In Film

April 8, 2021

The recipient 2021 Mayor's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film is Vivian Hua (華婷婷): writer, filmmaker, organizer, and Executive Director of Northwest Film Forum.

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SIFFcast: Brazilian Cinema

April 8, 2021

SIFFcast sits down with filmmakers Iuli Gerbase (The Pink Cloud) and Cássio Pereira Dos Santo (Valentina) to talk about their feature debuts, both screening as part of SIFF's 2021 Ibero-American Cinema program.

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SIFFcast: Northwest Connections Filmmaker Roundtable

April 7, 2021

SIFFcast sits down with a few of the filmmakers from the 47th Seattle International Film Festival's Northwest Connections program to discuss casting locally, filming in Washington, and finishing their films in the midst of a pandemic.

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The Cinematic Trinity: Filmmaker as Artist + Industry as Conduit + Audience™

April 2, 2021

New Works-in-Progress Forum curator Kathleen McInnis describes the moment that sparked the idea for the program.

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Trailer: Seattle International Film Festival 2021

March 25, 2021

The official trailer for the 47th annual Seattle International Film Festival.

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Meet the Programmers

March 24, 2021

Meet the 27 humans who programmed the 47th annual Seattle International Film Festival.

Festival Greetings from Beth and Stan

March 24, 2021

Seattle International Film Festival 2021 greetings from Artistic Director Beth Barrett and Festival Programming Manager Stan Shields.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast: Noir City 2020

February 5, 2020

We welcome back "Czar of Noir" Eddie Muller, host of TCM's Noir Alley, to talk about Noir City (February 14-20, 2020 at SIFF Cinema Egyptian).

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