The 52nd Seattle International Film Festival, taking place May 7 to 17, 2026, announced the lineup of 203 films from 71 countries and regions.
Seattle International Film Festival
SIFF hosts the annual Seattle International Film Festival— traditionally attracting nearly 150,000 attendees to celebrate films from more than 80 countries and regions around the world. Many of the features, short films, and documentaries we screen will not have a return to US cinemas, making it an amazing event to discover new and underrepresented voices and stories.
Seattle International Film Festival started in 1976 and takes place in Seattle, Washington
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52nd Seattle International Film Festival Reveals Lineup
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Olivia Wilde’s ‘The Invite’ to Close 52nd Seattle International Film Festival
The 52nd annual Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) is set to conclude on May 17 with The Invite, a star-studded drama by actress and director Olivia Wilde, who leads the film alongside Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz, and Edward Norton.
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Boots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters’ to Open 52nd Seattle International Film Festival
I Love Boosters by Boots Riley (Neon) Boots Riley’s crime comedy I Love Boosters will open the 52nd Seattle International Film Festival, set to take place May 7-17, 2026.
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51st Seattle Film Festival Winners – Seeds, Tinā, Come See Me in the Good Light, Suburban Fury Win Top Prizes
Tinā by Miki Magasiva The 51st Seattle International Film Festival wrapped with presentation of prizes to the winners of the 2025 Juried Competition Awards & Golden Space Needle Audience Awards – with top prizes going to Seeds, Tinā, Twinless, Come See Me in the Good Light, Suburban Fury, Deaf, and The Crowd.
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‘Four Mothers’ and ‘Sorry, Baby’ Headline 51st Seattle International Film Festival Lineup
Sorry, Baby by Eva Victor (courtesy SIFF) The 51st Seattle International Film Festival set for May 15-25, 2025, will screen 245 films, including two secret films, from 74 countries and regions around the globe.
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‘Girls Will Be Girls’ – Indian Teenager Comes of Age in Shuchi Talati’s Sundance-Winning Film | Trailer
Girls Will Be Girls (Courtesy of Juno Films) ‘Girls Will Be Girls‘ the directorial debut film of Indian director Shuchi Talati, explores the life of an Indian teenager struggling with the clash between her cultural background and her own emerging sexual needs.
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50th Seattle International Film Festival Unveils Lineup of 261 films + Jean Smart Tribute
Jean Smart in HBO’s Hacks. (Karen Ballard | HBO Max) The 50th Seattle International Film Festival will showcase a lineup of 261 films representing 84 countries/regions, including 92 features, 47 documentaries, five archival features, two special tributes, two secret screenings, and 115 short films. The festival takes place held May 9–19, 2024 at venues across Seattle and followed by a week of select virtual screenings on the SIFF Channel May 20–27.
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Thelma Starring June Squibb to Open 50th Seattle International Film Festival
June Squibb and Fred Hechinger in Thelma (photo by David Bolen) Josh Margolin’s action comedy Thelma will open the 50th Seattle International Film Festival, with lead star June Squibb to receive the 2024 Golden Space Needle Award for Outstanding Contribution to Cinema. The Festival’s Opening Night Film & Party will take place Thursday, May 9 at The Paramount Theatre.
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Dancing Queen, ‘26.2 to Life, 20,000 Species of Bees Win Top Prizes at 2023 Seattle Film Festival
Dancing Queen directed by Aurora Gossé The 49th Seattle International Film Festival came to a close with the award ceremony and Dancing Queen directed by Aurora Gossé won the Golden Space Needle Audience Award – Best Film, and 26.2 to Life directed by Christine Yoo won for Best Documentary.
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Celine Song’s Past Lives to Open Seattle International Film Festival 2023 Lineup
Past Lives directed by Celine Song The 49th Seattle International Film Festival, taking place held May 11-21, 2023, will screen 264 films representing 74 countries, including 94 narrative features, 45 documentaries, four archival films, two secret screenings, and 125 short films.
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48th Seattle Intl Film Festival Announces Winners – Know Your Place, Klondike, The Territory Win Awards
Know Your Place directed by Zia Mohajerjasbi 48th Seattle International Film Festival announced the winners of the 2022 Golden Space Needle with Know Your Place directed by Zia Mohajerjasbi winning the Golden Space Needle Audience Award for Best Film along with New American Cinema Jury Award. Grand Jury Prizes went to Klondike, winner of the Official Competition, The Territory won for Best Documentary, Sublime won in the Ibero-American Competition, and Lonely Voices won for Best Performance. Other top awards including Best Documentary went to Radiograph of a Family Dale Dickey and A Love Song won Best Performance.
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CALL JANE Starring Elizabeth Banks to Close Seattle International Film Festival
Call Jane directed by Phyllis Nagy The 48th Annual Seattle International Film Festival will close on Sunday, April 24 with Phyllis Nagy’s Call Jane.