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Seattle International Film Festival

  • 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 >>

  • Film

    May 16, 2012

    SIFF: Innocence and Experience

    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

    June 8, 2011

    SIFF for the Food-Minded Set: Sushi: The Global Catch

    ​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

    June 2, 2011

    SIFF for the Food-Minded Set: Bon Appetit

    ​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

    SIFF for the Food-Minded Set: Precise Peter

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    SIFF for the Food-Minded Set: The Trip

    ​That first 'F' in SIFF stands for film, not food, but there's plenty on on-screen 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 particu ... 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 on on-screen 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 particu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    SIFF Countdown Begins, Now Without Al Pacino

    © Universal Studios"Say hello to my little SIFF!"​Tickets for the nation's largest film festival--measured by attendance--go on sale today, and the whole schedule between Thursday, May 19 and Sunday, June 12 can also be searched via the SIFF site. Our annual guide to the Seattle International ... More >>

  • Film

    May 19, 2010

    Welcome to SIFF 2010

    © Universal Studios"Say hello to my little SIFF!"​Tickets for the nation's largest film festival--measured by attendance--go on sale today, and the whole schedule between Thursday, May 19 and Sunday, June 12 can also be searched via the SIFF site. Our annual guide to the Seattle International ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    Music in Movies on Mondays: Local Music Doc Wheedle's Groove Set to Premier at SIFF

    At long last, Jennifer Maas's highly anticipated documentary on Seattle's early funk and soul scene is getting a proper debut (see Brian Barr's excellent profile of Maas over here for more background). Wheedle's Groove will be making its official Seattle premiere at the Seattle International Film Fe ... More >>

  • 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 >>

  • Film

    May 20, 2009

    SIFF 2009: Welcome to a Slightly Smaller, Certainly Fitter Festival

    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

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2009

    SIFF's Eastside Incursion

    The Seattle International Film Festival, which begins May 21, has had a spotty record on the Eastside. It tried screenings at Lincoln Square in 2007, a nice gesture to filmgoers on that side of the lake, though there weren't many offerings compared to the main venues over here in Seattle. SIFF retre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2009

    SIFF Begins Two Months Early

    Don't be alarmed. The nation's largest film festival opens for us viewers on May 21 and runs through June 14. Already you can buy passes from SIFF on its Web site. But the Seattle International Film Festival has already begun for directors participating in its Fly Filmmaking Challenge. This week, th ... 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 >>

  • 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.

  • Calendar

    March 26, 2008

    National Film Festival for Talented Youth

    A workshop for kids behind the camera

  • Film

    May 23, 2007

    SIFF as Cultural Juggernaut

    Yes, we're still the best-attended fest in the U.S.

  • Film

    May 16, 2007

    SIFF Hides Son of Rambow, Its Gala Opener, From Nasty Critics

    Why give a Sundance success the Snakes on a Plane treatment?

  • Film

    August 9, 2006

    Seattle Weekly PickBrothers of the Head

    Showing at Varsity, Fri., Aug. 11–Thurs., Aug. 17. Rated R. 93 minutes.

  • Film

    June 21, 2006

    SIFF News

    Dueling awards and dubious numbers.

  • Arts

    June 7, 2006

    This Week's Critics' Picks

    Prairie Home Companion, Northwest New Works, and Built to Spill top our must-see list.

  • Arts

    May 24, 2006

    SW This Week

    Prairie Home Companion, Northwest New Works, and Built to Spill top our must-see list.

  • Film

    May 17, 2006

    Cinema Sprawl

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

  • Arts

    April 19, 2006

    Bumberhits and Misses

    Festival lineup looks good—and not so. Plus: Film Fest and Black Box Opera news.

  • Arts

    April 12, 2006

    Kurt Cobain's a Doll

    New action figure immortalizes the rock star in plastic. Plus: Compendium closes, and festival news.

  • Arts

    February 22, 2006

    All Aboard

    Spirit of Washington Dinner Train says trails shouldn't displace rails, and other news.

  • Arts

    December 28, 2005

    Hats Off

    A tribute to Seattle artists and institutions lost and found in 2005.

  • Arts

    September 28, 2005

    Space Soon Empty

    A tribute to Seattle artists and institutions lost and found in 2005.

  • Arts

    September 14, 2005

    More New Faces

    A tribute to Seattle artists and institutions lost and found in 2005.

  • Arts

    July 27, 2005

    SIFF Chief Splits

    A tribute to Seattle artists and institutions lost and found in 2005.

  • 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

    May 19, 2004

    I SIFF, therefore I am...standing in line

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

  • News

    May 2, 2001

    25 Memorable Seattle Weekly Stories

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

  • Film

    June 14, 2000

    SIFF aftermath

    Awards, analysis, and the future.

  • Film

    October 13, 1999

    Notes from underground

    Do we really need another film festival?

  • Film

    September 8, 1999
  • Film

    June 9, 1999

    SIFF Diary

    Film picks

  • News

    June 2, 1999

    Blockbusted

    Film picks

  • Film

    May 12, 1999

    Twenty-five years of SIFF

    A festival that has delivered just about everything over the years.

  • 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

  • Film

    May 13, 1998

    A grump's SIFF advice: 'No habla inglés'

    That's right, see the boring-sounding ones.

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