Short Films

Expo 89

Twin Peaks 20th Anniversary Celebration

Bumbershoot 2009

Milestones

Bumbershoot Films: Algae of Terror!

A standout local short at 1 Reel begins in a biotech lab.

Dead Bird Double Feature

A standout local short at 1 Reel begins in a biotech lab.

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 >>

SIFF: Off the Indie Radar

After his first feature, maverick local director David Russo may be done with movies.

Free Movies (Sort of)

Beginning today (with Harvard Beats Yale 29-29), Northwest Film Forum will begin screening a short film before the feature. The new add-on program, a nice recession perk, runs through May 14. After that, who knows, it could become permanent. Shorts by local filmmakers will be screened. This week it' ... More >>

Saturday Sci-Fi to See

Mars attacks! Robots rebel! Our intern Neil Estep wants to warn you, thusly: "It's quite a skill, taking complex ideas and cramming them into 10 minutes. A good short film needs to develop loads of backstory, remain engaging, and give the audience that much-desired catharsis. A bad short film, on th ... More >>

Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival

Mars attacks! Robots rebel! Our intern Neil Estep wants to warn you, thusly: "It's quite a skill, taking complex ideas and cramming them into 10 minutes. A good short film needs to develop loads of backstory, remain engaging, and give the audience that much-desired catharsis. A bad short film, on th ... More >>

Late Seattle Oscar Arrivals

The nominations are out, and you can compare this list from the NYT against that of our ace Oscar prognosticator Paul Jensen here. But some titles, you'll note, haven't yet opened in Seattle. Here's a quick tip sheet on what's to come:Waltz With Bashir (nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film ca ... More >>

New Oscar Connections for SIFF

SIFF 2009 runs May 21 through June 14. One notable change for the festival, announced earlier this month, concerns short films. (The image above is from Giving Thanks, seen at SIFF '08.) SIFF will henceforth be deemed an Academy Awards ® qualifying festival, meaning that, according to press release ... More >>

Jon Behrens Films

SIFF 2009 runs May 21 through June 14. One notable change for the festival, announced earlier this month, concerns short films. (The image above is from Giving Thanks, seen at SIFF '08.) SIFF will henceforth be deemed an Academy Awards ® qualifying festival, meaning that, according to press release ... More >>

Tonight: Master Vengeancer Premiere at Market Theater

SIFF 2009 runs May 21 through June 14. One notable change for the festival, announced earlier this month, concerns short films. (The image above is from Giving Thanks, seen at SIFF '08.) SIFF will henceforth be deemed an Academy Awards ® qualifying festival, meaning that, according to press release ... More >>

New Photo

SIFF 2009 runs May 21 through June 14. One notable change for the festival, announced earlier this month, concerns short films. (The image above is from Giving Thanks, seen at SIFF '08.) SIFF will henceforth be deemed an Academy Awards ® qualifying festival, meaning that, according to press release ... More >>

Seattle Bike-in

SIFF 2009 runs May 21 through June 14. One notable change for the festival, announced earlier this month, concerns short films. (The image above is from Giving Thanks, seen at SIFF '08.) SIFF will henceforth be deemed an Academy Awards ® qualifying festival, meaning that, according to press release ... More >>

New Saturday Knights Video

SIFF 2009 runs May 21 through June 14. One notable change for the festival, announced earlier this month, concerns short films. (The image above is from Giving Thanks, seen at SIFF '08.) SIFF will henceforth be deemed an Academy Awards ® qualifying festival, meaning that, according to press release ... More >>

Academy Award Nominated Shorts: As Usual, the Cartoons Are Better

SIFF 2009 runs May 21 through June 14. One notable change for the festival, announced earlier this month, concerns short films. (The image above is from Giving Thanks, seen at SIFF '08.) SIFF will henceforth be deemed an Academy Awards ® qualifying festival, meaning that, according to press release ... More >>

Oscars in Fragments

SIFF 2009 runs May 21 through June 14. One notable change for the festival, announced earlier this month, concerns short films. (The image above is from Giving Thanks, seen at SIFF '08.) SIFF will henceforth be deemed an Academy Awards ® qualifying festival, meaning that, according to press release ... More >>

Jan. 24-Feb. 1, 2007

Kid flicks at NWFF, Billy Wilder at MoHaI.

Nov. 15-23, 2006

The best movie George Lucas ever made, Gina Lollobrigida in her prime, and a Bogie-Bacall retro begins.

April 26-May 3, 2006

Ken Russell, Louis Malle, Robert Bresson, and more!

Feb. 1-8, 2006

This week's specialty screenings and venues.

Good Film Hunting

Our intrepid reporter seeks news, booze, and schmooze at Sundance.

The Awakening

Also: Short films at COCA, Folklife Festival, Scrabble tournament, and the Pike Place Market Festival.

Diminished Chords

Cole Porter biopic subdues a double life into a singular muddle.

Young Guns

Area directors show their stuff.

SIFF 2002 Golden Space Needle Awards

Area directors show their stuff.

Short and sweet

Sixteen flicks in 84 brisk minutes.

The winners

Official SIFF awards announced.

The last picture show

What went wrong at AtomFilms, and what does its departure mean to Seattle?

One star

The past informs the present in several remarkable films.

Top ten

Made for TV, a great work of cinema.

Deeper

Upstart film fest expands.

Easy distractions

Who's got time to sit through another Hollywood feature?

SIFF News

2000 Golden Space Needle Awards.

Satellites 2000: The other festival

Local indie venues ask, "SIFF? What SIFF?"

SIFF Events

Local indie venues ask, "SIFF? What SIFF?"

ATOM AT THE OSCARS

But what else is playing at a PC near you?

Last Night

A Canadian take on the millennium.

1 Reel Film Festival

Official Seattle Weekly Guide

Not-so-simply 'Red'

An instrumental epic strings us along.

Red violinists

An interview with Francois Girard and Don McKellar.

SIFF 1999 Awards

An interview with Francois Girard and Don McKellar.

SIFF Diary

An interview with Francois Girard and Don McKellar.

SIFFting

Assessing in advance the biggest and best SIFF to date

Interview with an angel

A conversation with Elodie Bouchez of 'Dreamlife.'

The Seattle Jewish Film Festival

A conversation with Elodie Bouchez of 'Dreamlife.'

1998 Bumbershoot Picks: Movies

A conversation with Elodie Bouchez of 'Dreamlife.'