SINCE: 1976
WHERE: Seattle, Washington
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
SIFF hosts the annual Seattle International Film Festival— traditionally attracting nearly 150,000 attendees to celebrate films from more than 80 countries and regions around the world. Many of the features, short films, and documentaries we screen will not have a return to US cinemas, making it an amazing event to discover new and underrepresented voices and stories.
Seattle International Film Festival
The 51st Seattle International Film Festival wrapped with presentation of prizes to the winners of the 2025 Juried Competition Awards & Golden Space Needle Audience Awards – with top prizes going to Seeds, Tinā, Twinless, Come See Me in the Good Light, Suburban Fury, Deaf, and The Crowd.
The 51st Seattle International Film Festival set for May 15-25, 2025, will screen 245 films, including two secret films, from 74 countries and regions around the globe.
‘Girls Will Be Girls‘ the directorial debut film of Indian director Shuchi Talati, explores the life of an Indian teenager struggling with the clash between her cultural background and her own emerging sexual needs.
The 50th Seattle International Film Festival will showcase a lineup of 261 films representing 84 countries/regions, including 92 features, 47 documentaries, five archival features, two special tributes, two secret screenings, and 115 short films. The festival takes place held May 9–19, 2024 at venues across Seattle and followed by a week of select virtual screenings on the SIFF Channel May 20–27.
Josh Margolin’s action comedy Thelma will open the 50th Seattle International Film Festival, with lead star June Squibb to receive the 2024 Golden Space Needle Award for Outstanding Contribution to Cinema. The Festival’s Opening Night Film & Party will take place Thursday, May 9 at The Paramount Theatre.
The 49th Seattle International Film Festival came to a close with the award ceremony and Dancing Queen directed by Aurora Gossé won the Golden Space Needle Audience Award – Best Film, and 26.2 to Life directed by Christine Yoo won for Best Documentary.
The 49th Seattle International Film Festival, taking place held May 11-21, 2023, will screen 264 films representing 74 countries, including 94 narrative features, 45 documentaries, four archival films, two secret screenings, and 125 short films.
48th Seattle International Film Festival announced the winners of the 2022 Golden Space Needle with Know Your Place directed by Zia Mohajerjasbi winning the Golden Space Needle Audience Award for Best Film along with New American Cinema Jury Award. Grand Jury Prizes went to Klondike, winner of the Official Competition, The Territory won for Best Documentary, Sublime won in the Ibero-American Competition, and Lonely Voices won for Best Performance. Other top awards including Best Documentary went to Radiograph of a Family Dale Dickey and A Love Song won Best Performance.
The 48th Annual Seattle International Film Festival will close on Sunday, April 24 with Phyllis Nagy’s Call Jane.
The 48th Seattle International Film Festival, will be held April 14-24, 2022, screening 262 films representing 80 countries, including 107 narrative features, 41 documentaries, three archival films, two works-in-progress, and 107 short films.
Daniel Roher’s “pulse-pounding” documentary Navalny will open the 48th Seattle International Film Festival on Thursday, April 14 at The Paramount Theatre.
Following an all-virtual event last year, the 48th Seattle International Film Festival will return April 14–24, 2022 with a hybrid event that includes both in-person and virtual screenings. The 11-day festival will present the best in international and independent films from around the globe – with screenings at SIFF theaters and venues throughout the city as well as virtually on the SIFF Channel.