Films & Events
SIFF events
SIFF is proud to present Sir Ben Kingsley with the 2008 Golden Space Needle for Outstanding Achievement in Acting. The tribute event will include the presentation of the award, film clips from his career and the North American premiere of Isabel Coixet's Elegy followed by an in-depth intervie
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Join us for an expertly moderated discussion with this master actor about his insights into developing a performance.
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SIFF is feeling generous and offering a total of $23,000 in cash prizes! $5,000 will be given to the winners of each juried feature film competition, and $7,500 will be split between the best live-action narrative, animated, and documentary short films. $500 will also be awarded to the winner of the
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The festival forums are the stage for audiences to engage in lively discussion and gain insight from exceptional directors, actors, producers, composers, musicians, writers and other artists of all stripes.
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SIFF FutureWave: Expanding Cinema Through Education offers youth and educators a direct link both to the Festival and the local filmmaking community. Encompassing two complimentary activities: movie watching and movie making, FutureWave includes compelling, relevant films, and meaningful
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We are thrilled to have Battle in Seattle kick off the Festival as our Opening Night presentation. This gripping semi-fictionalized account of the 1999 WTO riots will be followed by SIFF’s Opening Night Gala, also at McCaw Hall. On June 6th, join us for our Centerpiece Gala, the comedy-drama
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SIFF, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Film and Music, WashingtonFilmWorks and the Washington State Film Office, is launching the First Annual Northwest Production Summit at the 2008 festival. Held June 12-15, this Summit is designed to help secure the position of SIFF and Washington State
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Each year SIFF goes out to the Seattle community at large to invite interaction with our filmmakers and industry guests to encourage exploration of the world of cinema. With the generous support of our members, sponsors and donors, we are able to offer tickets to young audiences and under-served com
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From a wirewalker thousands of feet in the air Man on Wire to the teenagers of Indiana in American Teen, SIFF Founding Father Dan Ireland's World Premiere Jolene to the Founding Father of Trash, John Waters, SIFF's Special Presentations deliver unique experiences!
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Sunrise is still recognized as one of the greatest films ever made. F.W. Murnau’s first American film takes a trite if classic situation—a big-city seductress ruins the marriage of an aw-shucks peasant couple—and launches it towards the realm of fable and pure visual poetry.
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