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  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    SIFF For the Food-Minded Set: This Weekend's Shorts

    That first "F" in SIFF stands for film, not food, but there's plenty of onscreen eating at the festival to entertain the culinary-minded moviegoer. As a supplement to Seattle Weekly's coverage of the Seattle International Film Festival, Voracious will again this year highlight the program's films of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2012

    SIFF For the Food-Minded Set: Finding North

    That first "F" in SIFF stands for film, not food, but there's plenty of onscreen eating at the festival to entertain the culinary-minded moviegoer. As a supplement to Seattle Weekly's coverage of the Seattle International Film Festival, Voracious will again this year highlight the program's films of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Marco Collins Is Counting Down Seattle's Top 20 Songs at 3 p.m. on Jet City Stream, the City's New Online Radio Station

    These are busy days for Marco Collins, the local radio personality who represents grunge in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's radio exhibit who was featured on the Weekly's cover last year. In addition to curating the Seattle International Film Festival's music-related flicks and events, he's landed ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 25, 2012

    Seattle True Independent Film Festival

    These are busy days for Marco Collins, the local radio personality who represents grunge in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's radio exhibit who was featured on the Weekly's cover last year. In addition to curating the Seattle International Film Festival's music-related flicks and events, he's landed ... More >>

  • Film

    December 21, 2011

    The 10 Best Reasons to Celebrate Our Local Film Scene

    These are busy days for Marco Collins, the local radio personality who represents grunge in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's radio exhibit who was featured on the Weekly's cover last year. In addition to curating the Seattle International Film Festival's music-related flicks and events, he's landed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    And They're Off! Props To These Northwest Bands Making The Trip To CMJ Music Marathon 2011 In New York

    www.cmj.com/literally​ The College Music Journal (CMJ) produces a SXSW-style music and film festival called the CMJ Music Marathon every October, putting on dozens of showcases around Brooklyn and Manhattan, packed with new talent for industry insiders to discover. As Seattle's busiest drummer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    SIFF for the Food-Minded Set: El Bulli, Cooking in Progress

    ​That first "F" in SIFF stands for film, not food, but there's plenty of onscreen eating at the festival to entertain the culinary-minded moviegoer. As a supplement to Seattle Weekly's coverage of the Seattle International Film Festival, Voracious will highlight the program's films of particul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Friday Folklife Picks: Kore Ionz, Wheedle's Groove and Ravenna Woods

    ​ Reverb is offering three picks for each day of the Folklife Festival, which runs through Monday at the Seattle Center. All shows are free, though there is a $10 suggested donation. Kore Ionz. Mural Amphitheatre, 305 Harrison St., 745-3000. 4:45 p.m. It's rare to catch much reggae outside t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    SIFF for the Food-Minded Set: Perfect Sense

    ​That first "F" in SIFF stands for film, not food, but there's plenty of onscreen eating at the festival to entertain the culinary-minded moviegoer. As a supplement to Seattle Weekly's coverage of the Seattle International Film Festival, Voracious will highlight the program's films of particul ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 25, 2011

    Seattle True Independent Film Festival

    ​That first "F" in SIFF stands for film, not food, but there's plenty of onscreen eating at the festival to entertain the culinary-minded moviegoer. As a supplement to Seattle Weekly's coverage of the Seattle International Film Festival, Voracious will highlight the program's films of particul ... More >>

  • Film

    May 18, 2011

    Seattle International Film Festival: Around the World in 25 Days

    ​That first "F" in SIFF stands for film, not food, but there's plenty of onscreen eating at the festival to entertain the culinary-minded moviegoer. As a supplement to Seattle Weekly's coverage of the Seattle International Film Festival, Voracious will highlight the program's films of particul ... More >>

  • Film

    January 19, 2011

    Twin Cinema

    The contrasting fortunes of West Seattle's Admiral Theater and Burien's Tin Theater.

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    BOAT Confirmed for Bumbershoot, And a Contest to Design the Permanent Festival Logo

    John E. HollingsworthBOAT​We won't know the complete Bumbershoot (Sept. 4 to 6) lineup until Tuesday, June 1, but we don know for sure that Seattle pop rockers BOAT will be on the bill. They're playing at the Hard Rock Cafe on Wednesday, June 2 at a free kickoff party (21 ) for Bumbershoot's s ... More >>

  • Film

    May 19, 2010

    Welcome to SIFF 2010

    John E. HollingsworthBOAT​We won't know the complete Bumbershoot (Sept. 4 to 6) lineup until Tuesday, June 1, but we don know for sure that Seattle pop rockers BOAT will be on the bill. They're playing at the Hard Rock Cafe on Wednesday, June 2 at a free kickoff party (21 ) for Bumbershoot's s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2010

    MTV Docudrama "$5 Cover: Seattle" Screens at SIFF on March 1

    After showing at the Sundance Film Festival last month, MTV's "$5 Cover: Seattle" is finally premiering in the city where it was filmed. On March 1, SIFF will host a cast-and-crew screening of Lynn Shelton's docudrama in its 60-minute entirety. Cost is $15. There's no info yet about when the 12 ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 24, 2009

    Spindrift

    Sunday, June 28

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    The Winners at SIFF

    The 35th edition of the Seattle International Film Festival concluded on Sunday with two sets of awards. First are the popular awards, the tally of torn-up cards left at the end of each screening by some 60,000 SIFF goers. The Golden Space Needle went to Black Dynamite, a fairly deadpan, consistentl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2009

    Lynn Shelton on Humpday

    Humpday, the third feature from local filmmaker Lynn Shelton, made its world premiere in the Dramatic Competition section of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. It was the first film sale of the festival and went on to win a Special Jury Prize "For the Spirit of Independence," and more recently was sel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2009

    SIFF Planning for SIFF 2010 Already

    This job is terrible. It really runs you ragged. I'm talking about the position held by SIFF's artistic director, Carl Spence. He confessed to me earlier today that he was leaving town for a week prior to the Seattle International Film Festival (which begins May 21) to fly to the Cannes Film Festiva ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 4, 2009

    Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival

    This job is terrible. It really runs you ragged. I'm talking about the position held by SIFF's artistic director, Carl Spence. He confessed to me earlier today that he was leaving town for a week prior to the Seattle International Film Festival (which begins May 21) to fly to the Cannes Film Festiva ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2009

    Oops, Our Sundance Correspondent Missed Humpday

    Scott Foundas is at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City Utah. Here's his second report, which curiously omits the three Seattle-related films we've mentioned earlier. Maybe he'll see them this week:Recession Fest, by Scott FoundasWhat is the shape and size of a human soul? Does it look like a ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2009

    Our First Report From Sundance

    SW contributor and critic Scott Foundas is in Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival. He begins by reporting the following:"Will everyone be wearing black?" a friend asked over dinner the other night when the subject arose of my imminent departure for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. "I'm so ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 7, 2009

    Rashomon

    SW contributor and critic Scott Foundas is in Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival. He begins by reporting the following:"Will everyone be wearing black?" a friend asked over dinner the other night when the subject arose of my imminent departure for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. "I'm so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2008

    EZ Funding for the Arts?

    You would think that grants and funding would completely dry up for local arts organizations given the present wintry economy. And maybe more bad budgetary news will come in 2009, when WaMu job cuts, Boeing jet orders, and other indicators hit home. For now, however, there are some bright spots. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2008

    Bush (the Other Bush) Jumps From Hugo House to NWFF

    You would think that grants and funding would completely dry up for local arts organizations given the present wintry economy. And maybe more bad budgetary news will come in 2009, when WaMu job cuts, Boeing jet orders, and other indicators hit home. For now, however, there are some bright spots. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2008

    When Seattle’s Hip-Hop and Film Collides…

    You would think that grants and funding would completely dry up for local arts organizations given the present wintry economy. And maybe more bad budgetary news will come in 2009, when WaMu job cuts, Boeing jet orders, and other indicators hit home. For now, however, there are some bright spots. ... More >>

  • Film

    May 28, 2008

    Continuing Coverage of SIFF

    Updates, daily blogging, and all our past coverage.

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2008

    Tear Gas, Klieg Lights, and Charlize Theron

    Updates, daily blogging, and all our past coverage.

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2008

    Fresh News From Sundance

    Updates, daily blogging, and all our past coverage.

  • Film

    May 31, 2006

    Get STIFF

    An alternative to SIFF, whether you want one or not.

  • Film

    May 17, 2006

    Cinema Sprawl

    More titles. More venues. Just plain more. Seattle's annual movie overload is about to begin.

  • Film

    December 7, 2005

    Christmas in the Clouds

    Opens Fri., Dec. 9, at Uptown and Lincoln Square.

  • Arts

    September 28, 2005

    Space Soon Empty

    Opens Fri., Dec. 9, at Uptown and Lincoln Square.

  • Film

    May 18, 2005

    Eating the Elephant

    If SIFF refuses to get any smaller (and maybe we should just grudgingly admire that), then we'll have to take smaller bites.

  • Film

    May 11, 2005

    SIFF Without Cinerama

    If SIFF refuses to get any smaller (and maybe we should just grudgingly admire that), then we'll have to take smaller bites.

  • Film

    October 2, 2002

    SUFFed

    Fun fest fields fringe flicks.

  • Film

    February 7, 2001

    En garde

    Festival challenges perception and patience.

  • Film

    October 4, 2000

    Deeper

    Upstart film fest expands.

  • Film

    May 31, 2000
  • Film

    October 13, 1999

    Notes from underground

    Do we really need another film festival?

  • Arts

    June 30, 1999

    Stiffing the audience

    The arts converge at the Showbox to create . . . what, exactly?

  • News

    May 5, 1999

    SIFFting

    Assessing in advance the biggest and best SIFF to date

  • News

    March 24, 1999

    Seattle Blockbuster International Film Festival?

    Assessing in advance the biggest and best SIFF to date

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