Attention SIFF ! June is for you. We have a smorgasbord of extra member benefits just for SIFF . Invites to complimentary screenings? You bet. Member-exclusive Film Talks that will make you a film aficionado? Check. Buy-one-get-one free deals at SIFF Cinema Uptown and SIFF Film Center? Duh.
Thank you to everyone who has helped make the in-person portion of the 51st Seattle International Film Festival such an exciting and inspired celebration of cinema!
International perspectives are at the heart of our mission, crucial to our vision of a more empathetic, joyful, and connected world.
The 51st Seattle International Film Festival lineup just went live! With 245 films from 74 countries around the globe, there’s an excursion for everyone, so peruse the filmic destinations cataloged in this year’s guidebook and get to planning your perfect trip.
Meet our talented team of programmers—the people who work and watch movies all year long to curate the best films possible for the Seattle International Film Festival, celebrating its 51st year from May 15 to 25, 2025. Full program info: siff.net/festival.
Meet our talented team of programmers—the people who work and watch movies all year long to curate the best films possible for the Seattle International Film Festival, celebrating its 51st year from May 15 to 25, 2025. Full program info: siff.net/festival.
Meet our talented team of programmers—the people who work and watch movies all year long to curate the best films possible for the Seattle International Film Festival, celebrating its 51st year from May 15 to 25, 2025. Full program info: siff.net/festival.
A list of films screened in theaters for SIFF Cinema in 2025. See more at siff.net/cinema.
SIFF Cinema offers year-round opportunities to discover extraordinary films from around the world at SIFF Cinema Egyptian, SIFF Film Center,…
In celebration of our inaugural documentary film festival, DocFest (Sep 30–Oct 7, 2021), we're sharing this list of docs that…
All feature films screening as part of the 51st annual Seattle International Film Festival, taking place May 15-25, 2025, opening…
Opening Night at the Seattle International Film Festival is a special celebration comprising a screening and post-viewing soiree that sets…
We’re celebrating the Seattle International Film Festival’s golden anniversary this year by looking back on 50 Years of Surprising Cinema…
Opens June 6, 2025 at SIFF Cinema Uptown with a new 4K restoration | siff.net/cinema
Opens June 6, 2025 at SIFF Cinema Uptown with a new 4K restoration | siff.net/cinema
Opens June 5, 2025 at SIFF Cinema Downtown | siff.net/cinema
Plays June 4, 2025 at SIFF Cinema Uptown for SIFF Movie Club | siff.net/cinema
Uptown SIFF movie club screening w/ James. The crowd cheered and clapped after the bridge sequence, loved every second.
Big Trucks + Big Boom = Big Cool
I'm into 70s pessimism (see: rewatching The Long Goodbye like at least 3 times in the past 6 months) and this hits that so hard.
The repetition of imagery (the bride with the black eye!!!) throughout is just magnificent. The type of thing I know I try to emulate in my fiction.
Call it fate/call it karma
One of the most sphincter clenching tense films I have ever watched. Such a simple premise, but executed with masterful, old school filmmaking, including taking a good 30 minutes just to introduce each sorry sap, and then further making sure you know just how low they have fallen to be willing to participate in this suicide mission. I don't want to spoil anything, because it's best you not know how things end up, but even as you are gripping your…
SIFF Cinema offers year-round opportunities to discover extraordinary films from around the world at SIFF Cinema Egyptian, SIFF Film Center, SIFF Cinema Uptown, and SIFF Cinema Downtown (former Cinerama). For more info, visit: siff.net/cinema.