Seattle International Film Festival

Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF)
Film director Kathryn Bigelow with former SIFF Artistic Director Carl Spence – Photo by Matt Daniels
LocationSeattle, Washington, United States
Founded1976
LanguageEnglish
Websitesiff.net

The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) is a film festival held annually in Seattle, Washington, United States since 1976. It usually takes place in late May and/or early June. It is one of the largest festivals in the world, and features a diverse assortment of predominantly independent and foreign films, and a strong contingent of documentaries.[1]

SIFF 2006 included more than 300 films and 160,000 attendees;[2] also it was the first SIFF to include a venue in neighboring Bellevue, Washington, after an ill-fated early attempt. However, in 2008, the festival was back to being entirely in Seattle, and had a slight decrease in the number of feature films. The 2010 festival featured over 400 films, shown primarily in downtown Seattle and its nearby neighborhoods, and in Renton, Kirkland, and Juanita Beach Park.[3]

  1. ^ Samantha Ladwig (June 2018). "How SIFF Became the Country's Biggest International Film Festival". Culture Trip.
  2. ^ "SIFF to Create New Home for Great Films at Seattle Center". www.siff.net (press release). November 28, 2006. Archived from the original on February 12, 2007.
  3. ^ "Venues". www.siff.net. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008.