Cinema lovers rejoice! Seattle Worldwide Movie Competition Returns Might 9-19.
Seattle Worldwide Movie Competition (SIFF)
For so long as I, and possibly nearly all of individuals in Seattle, can bear in mind, Seattle Worldwide Movie Competition (SIFF) has been a much-loved annual custom. It’s a competition that brings the world to screens throughout Seattle, and gathers cinema lovers of all types collectively for that distinctive shared expertise of sitting in a darkened theater with lots of of strangers to giggle, cry, gasp, and sure, eat popcorn, as we watch the magic of the flicks unfold earlier than us. What number of films? This 12 months’s schedule gives 261 movies from 84 nations and areas across the globe. Add in particular screenings, events, filmmaker talks and extra, and we’ve bought a full on competition. One of many largest in North America, the truth is, historically attracting greater than 150,000 attendees.
And these aren’t simply any films. SIFF’s crew features a whopping 29 programmers who collectively watched greater than 6,000 (sure, six thousand—not a typo!) movies to curate this 12 months’s competition. Their data and fervour in varied genres means you too will discover one thing you’re positive to like, whether or not your tastes run to fantasy, documentaries, animation, or movies from a particular a part of the world. 63% of those movies don’t presently have a U.S. distributor, which means you aren’t going to search out them elsewhere.
SIFF’s web site is filled with helpful info that can assist you navigate all this goodness, together with the fundamentals of “How To Fest,” a useful Movie Finder, instrument and provoking picks from lots of the programmers.
So come on out and be a part of the #SIFFTY enjoyable. It’s a good time to go to Seattle. And should you simply can’t make it in Might, I’m pleased to inform you that SIFF has grown to be a year-round cultural power in Seattle, presenting movies all 12 months lengthy on six screens at 4 SIFF places, starting from the state-of-the-art expertise on the 97-foot curved display of SIFF Cinema Downtown, to the intimacy of the 90-seat jewelbox of the SIFF Movie Middle.
Completely happy Anniversary SIFF, and see you at #SIFF2024! I’ll be within the chocolate popcorn line.
In regards to the Writer
Tracey Wickersham
Tracey Wickersham is the Senior Director of Cultural Tourism at Go to Seattle. A volunteer dj & host of a protracted operating music program on KBCS 91.3 FM, she spent 6 years on the board of 4Culture, supporting arts, heritage, public artwork and historic preservation in King County. You may typically discover her on the Tractor Tavern having fun with nice bands, exploring one of many area’s stunning parks together with her spunky blue heeler combine, or in certainly one of Seattle’s many dwell theater venues.
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