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This week’s open caption screenings at SIFF Cinemas on Sun 12/7 and Tue 12/9:
⭐️ WICKED: FOR GOOD
⭐️ HAMNET
⭐️ ETERNITY
⭐️ SENTIMENTAL VALUE
More info: siff.info/opencaptionstw
⭐️ WICKED: FOR GOOD
⭐️ HAMNET
⭐️ ETERNITY
⭐️ SENTIMENTAL VALUE
More info: siff.info/opencaptionstw
December 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This week’s open caption screenings at SIFF Cinemas on Sun 12/7 and Tue 12/9:
⭐️ WICKED: FOR GOOD
⭐️ HAMNET
⭐️ ETERNITY
⭐️ SENTIMENTAL VALUE
More info: siff.info/opencaptionstw
⭐️ WICKED: FOR GOOD
⭐️ HAMNET
⭐️ ETERNITY
⭐️ SENTIMENTAL VALUE
More info: siff.info/opencaptionstw
The results are in! The SIFF Movie Club Interplanetary January winner is IKARIE XB 1 (1963) 🪐 This mesmerizing Czechoslovak adaptation of a novel by Stanisław Lem melds Cold War ideology and utopian futurism.
Catch this interstellar sci-fi Jan 7, 2026 at the Uptown 💫🚀🪐 siff.info/ikarie-bs
Catch this interstellar sci-fi Jan 7, 2026 at the Uptown 💫🚀🪐 siff.info/ikarie-bs
December 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The results are in! The SIFF Movie Club Interplanetary January winner is IKARIE XB 1 (1963) 🪐 This mesmerizing Czechoslovak adaptation of a novel by Stanisław Lem melds Cold War ideology and utopian futurism.
Catch this interstellar sci-fi Jan 7, 2026 at the Uptown 💫🚀🪐 siff.info/ikarie-bs
Catch this interstellar sci-fi Jan 7, 2026 at the Uptown 💫🚀🪐 siff.info/ikarie-bs
The magic of Jim Henson’s Muppets brings Charles Dickens’ tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future to the screen in THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL. Join us for this family-friendly Muppet affair on Dec 11, 13, and 14 at the Uptown.🎄siff.info/muppetchristmas-bs
December 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The magic of Jim Henson’s Muppets brings Charles Dickens’ tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future to the screen in THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL. Join us for this family-friendly Muppet affair on Dec 11, 13, and 14 at the Uptown.🎄siff.info/muppetchristmas-bs
Today’s $6 movies at SIFF Cinema Uptown:
⭐ HAMNET
⭐ ETERNITY
⭐ SENTIMENTAL VALUE
Showtimes: siff.info/siffcinematw.
Support provided by 4Culture.
⭐ HAMNET
⭐ ETERNITY
⭐ SENTIMENTAL VALUE
Showtimes: siff.info/siffcinematw.
Support provided by 4Culture.
December 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Today’s $6 movies at SIFF Cinema Uptown:
⭐ HAMNET
⭐ ETERNITY
⭐ SENTIMENTAL VALUE
Showtimes: siff.info/siffcinematw.
Support provided by 4Culture.
⭐ HAMNET
⭐ ETERNITY
⭐ SENTIMENTAL VALUE
Showtimes: siff.info/siffcinematw.
Support provided by 4Culture.
This week’s open caption screenings at SIFF Cinemas on Sun 11/30 and Tue 12/2:
⭐️ WICKED: FOR GOOD
⭐️ HAMNET
⭐️ ETERNITY
⭐️ SENTIMENTAL VALUE
More info: siff.info/opencaptionstw
⭐️ WICKED: FOR GOOD
⭐️ HAMNET
⭐️ ETERNITY
⭐️ SENTIMENTAL VALUE
More info: siff.info/opencaptionstw
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This week’s open caption screenings at SIFF Cinemas on Sun 11/30 and Tue 12/2:
⭐️ WICKED: FOR GOOD
⭐️ HAMNET
⭐️ ETERNITY
⭐️ SENTIMENTAL VALUE
More info: siff.info/opencaptionstw
⭐️ WICKED: FOR GOOD
⭐️ HAMNET
⭐️ ETERNITY
⭐️ SENTIMENTAL VALUE
More info: siff.info/opencaptionstw
🥧 This week: Chloé Zhao’s HAMNET, starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, and ETERNITY, led by Elizabeth Olsen, Callum Turner, and Miles Teller, are now playing at UPT. MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART I - LAST AIR IN MOSCOW opens 11/28 at the Film Center.
🎟️ + ⏰: siff.info/siffcinematw
🎟️ + ⏰: siff.info/siffcinematw
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🥧 This week: Chloé Zhao’s HAMNET, starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, and ETERNITY, led by Elizabeth Olsen, Callum Turner, and Miles Teller, are now playing at UPT. MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART I - LAST AIR IN MOSCOW opens 11/28 at the Film Center.
🎟️ + ⏰: siff.info/siffcinematw
🎟️ + ⏰: siff.info/siffcinematw
Today’s $6 movies at SIFF Cinema Uptown:
⭐ BUGONIA
⭐ IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
⭐ SENTIMENTAL VALUE
⭐ YI YI (4K restoration)
Showtimes: siff.info/siffcinematw.
Support provided by 4Culture.
⭐ BUGONIA
⭐ IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
⭐ SENTIMENTAL VALUE
⭐ YI YI (4K restoration)
Showtimes: siff.info/siffcinematw.
Support provided by 4Culture.
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Today’s $6 movies at SIFF Cinema Uptown:
⭐ BUGONIA
⭐ IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
⭐ SENTIMENTAL VALUE
⭐ YI YI (4K restoration)
Showtimes: siff.info/siffcinematw.
Support provided by 4Culture.
⭐ BUGONIA
⭐ IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
⭐ SENTIMENTAL VALUE
⭐ YI YI (4K restoration)
Showtimes: siff.info/siffcinematw.
Support provided by 4Culture.
Last night, we were honored to welcome legendary filmmaker Jafar Panahi to Seattle!
Thank you to Peyvand for your incredible intro with director Panahi! And a heartfelt thank you to the IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT team, NEON, and Jafar Panahi for stopping by SIFF on The Accidental Tour ‘25. 💙
Thank you to Peyvand for your incredible intro with director Panahi! And a heartfelt thank you to the IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT team, NEON, and Jafar Panahi for stopping by SIFF on The Accidental Tour ‘25. 💙
November 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Last night, we were honored to welcome legendary filmmaker Jafar Panahi to Seattle!
Thank you to Peyvand for your incredible intro with director Panahi! And a heartfelt thank you to the IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT team, NEON, and Jafar Panahi for stopping by SIFF on The Accidental Tour ‘25. 💙
Thank you to Peyvand for your incredible intro with director Panahi! And a heartfelt thank you to the IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT team, NEON, and Jafar Panahi for stopping by SIFF on The Accidental Tour ‘25. 💙
🍂 This week: Big films opening at UPT on 11/26 - Chloe Zao’s HAMNET (based on novel by Maggie O’Farrell) and the A24 rom-com ETERNITY. At Downtown, WICKED: FOR GOOD rules the screen, and it’s the Seattle Film Critics PNW Award nominees at FC with lots of special guests!
🎟️ + ⏰: siff.info/siffcinematw
🎟️ + ⏰: siff.info/siffcinematw
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🍂 This week: Big films opening at UPT on 11/26 - Chloe Zao’s HAMNET (based on novel by Maggie O’Farrell) and the A24 rom-com ETERNITY. At Downtown, WICKED: FOR GOOD rules the screen, and it’s the Seattle Film Critics PNW Award nominees at FC with lots of special guests!
🎟️ + ⏰: siff.info/siffcinematw
🎟️ + ⏰: siff.info/siffcinematw
This week’s open caption screenings at SIFF Cinemas on Sun 11/23 and Tue 11/25:
⭐️ SENTIMENTAL VALUE
⭐️ WICKED: FOR GOOD
⭐️ BUGONIA
More info: siff.info/opencaptionstw
⭐️ SENTIMENTAL VALUE
⭐️ WICKED: FOR GOOD
⭐️ BUGONIA
More info: siff.info/opencaptionstw
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This week’s open caption screenings at SIFF Cinemas on Sun 11/23 and Tue 11/25:
⭐️ SENTIMENTAL VALUE
⭐️ WICKED: FOR GOOD
⭐️ BUGONIA
More info: siff.info/opencaptionstw
⭐️ SENTIMENTAL VALUE
⭐️ WICKED: FOR GOOD
⭐️ BUGONIA
More info: siff.info/opencaptionstw
Mark your calendars! Passes for the 52nd Seattle International Film Festival go on sale January 12, 2026. SIFF Members will have one full week to purchase passes and ticket packs at the lowest prices for one full week before going on sale to the public on January 19. Bookmark siff.info/festtw
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Mark your calendars! Passes for the 52nd Seattle International Film Festival go on sale January 12, 2026. SIFF Members will have one full week to purchase passes and ticket packs at the lowest prices for one full week before going on sale to the public on January 19. Bookmark siff.info/festtw
Give the gift of SIFF membership this holiday season. 🎁 Perks of membership include discounts on tickets and passes, pre-sale access to SIFF festivals, free concessions, invites to member-only events, and so much more!
Get to gifting: siff.info/membershiptw
Get to gifting: siff.info/membershiptw
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Give the gift of SIFF membership this holiday season. 🎁 Perks of membership include discounts on tickets and passes, pre-sale access to SIFF festivals, free concessions, invites to member-only events, and so much more!
Get to gifting: siff.info/membershiptw
Get to gifting: siff.info/membershiptw
In the remote expanses of Eastern Oregon, a rash of unexplained cattle mutilations reignites a decades-old mystery of the American West.
NOT ONE DROP OF BLOOD screens 11/23 for the Seattle Film Critics PNW Awards, with the film team scheduled to attend: siff.info/notonedrop-bs.
NOT ONE DROP OF BLOOD screens 11/23 for the Seattle Film Critics PNW Awards, with the film team scheduled to attend: siff.info/notonedrop-bs.
November 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
In the remote expanses of Eastern Oregon, a rash of unexplained cattle mutilations reignites a decades-old mystery of the American West.
NOT ONE DROP OF BLOOD screens 11/23 for the Seattle Film Critics PNW Awards, with the film team scheduled to attend: siff.info/notonedrop-bs.
NOT ONE DROP OF BLOOD screens 11/23 for the Seattle Film Critics PNW Awards, with the film team scheduled to attend: siff.info/notonedrop-bs.
Today’s $6 movies at SIFF Cinema:
⭐ YI YI (new 4K restoration)
⭐ IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
⭐ SENTIMENTAL VALUE
⭐ PETER HUJAR’S DAY
Showtimes: siff.info/siffcinematw.
Support provided by 4Culture.
⭐ YI YI (new 4K restoration)
⭐ IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
⭐ SENTIMENTAL VALUE
⭐ PETER HUJAR’S DAY
Showtimes: siff.info/siffcinematw.
Support provided by 4Culture.
November 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Today’s $6 movies at SIFF Cinema:
⭐ YI YI (new 4K restoration)
⭐ IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
⭐ SENTIMENTAL VALUE
⭐ PETER HUJAR’S DAY
Showtimes: siff.info/siffcinematw.
Support provided by 4Culture.
⭐ YI YI (new 4K restoration)
⭐ IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
⭐ SENTIMENTAL VALUE
⭐ PETER HUJAR’S DAY
Showtimes: siff.info/siffcinematw.
Support provided by 4Culture.
Tickets for AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH in 3D are now on sale!
Return to Pandora in this third entry in James Cameron's series when it opens Thursday, December 18, at SIFF Cinema Downtown: siff.info/avatarfireash-bs.
Return to Pandora in this third entry in James Cameron's series when it opens Thursday, December 18, at SIFF Cinema Downtown: siff.info/avatarfireash-bs.
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Tickets for AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH in 3D are now on sale!
Return to Pandora in this third entry in James Cameron's series when it opens Thursday, December 18, at SIFF Cinema Downtown: siff.info/avatarfireash-bs.
Return to Pandora in this third entry in James Cameron's series when it opens Thursday, December 18, at SIFF Cinema Downtown: siff.info/avatarfireash-bs.
WTO/99 is an archival doc that reanimates the clash between the then-emerging World Trade Organization (WTO) and 40,000+ people who took to the streets of Seattle to protest the WTO's impact.
Screens 11/23 for Seattle Film Critics PNW Awards, w/ dir Ian Bell scheduled to attend: siff.info/wto99-bsky
Screens 11/23 for Seattle Film Critics PNW Awards, w/ dir Ian Bell scheduled to attend: siff.info/wto99-bsky
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
WTO/99 is an archival doc that reanimates the clash between the then-emerging World Trade Organization (WTO) and 40,000+ people who took to the streets of Seattle to protest the WTO's impact.
Screens 11/23 for Seattle Film Critics PNW Awards, w/ dir Ian Bell scheduled to attend: siff.info/wto99-bsky
Screens 11/23 for Seattle Film Critics PNW Awards, w/ dir Ian Bell scheduled to attend: siff.info/wto99-bsky
In this modern re-imagining of Little Red Riding Hood, a social pariah discovers a teenage runaway and does his best to help her find a way home.
TO KILL A WOLF screens 11/22 for the Seattle Film Critics PNW Awards, with dir Kelsey Taylor & DP Adam Lee scheduled to attend: siff.info/tokillawolf-bs
TO KILL A WOLF screens 11/22 for the Seattle Film Critics PNW Awards, with dir Kelsey Taylor & DP Adam Lee scheduled to attend: siff.info/tokillawolf-bs
November 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
In this modern re-imagining of Little Red Riding Hood, a social pariah discovers a teenage runaway and does his best to help her find a way home.
TO KILL A WOLF screens 11/22 for the Seattle Film Critics PNW Awards, with dir Kelsey Taylor & DP Adam Lee scheduled to attend: siff.info/tokillawolf-bs
TO KILL A WOLF screens 11/22 for the Seattle Film Critics PNW Awards, with dir Kelsey Taylor & DP Adam Lee scheduled to attend: siff.info/tokillawolf-bs
Voting for SIFF Movie Club’s January interplanetary film closes November 20!
One of these six flicks will be playing on the Uptown’s silver screen Wednesday, January 7. Vote now: forms.gle/dycRQb483ozwSbgr5.
One of these six flicks will be playing on the Uptown’s silver screen Wednesday, January 7. Vote now: forms.gle/dycRQb483ozwSbgr5.
November 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Voting for SIFF Movie Club’s January interplanetary film closes November 20!
One of these six flicks will be playing on the Uptown’s silver screen Wednesday, January 7. Vote now: forms.gle/dycRQb483ozwSbgr5.
One of these six flicks will be playing on the Uptown’s silver screen Wednesday, January 7. Vote now: forms.gle/dycRQb483ozwSbgr5.
🥔 This week: Stellan Skarsgård and Renate Reinsve lead an incomparable cast in Joachim Trier’s new film, SENTIMENTAL VALUE, now playing at UPT. The new 4K restoration of YI YI is playing at UPT too! Ira Sachs’ PETER HUJAR’S DAY is at the FC ‘til 11/20.
🎟️ + ⏰: siff.info/siffcinematw
🎟️ + ⏰: siff.info/siffcinematw
November 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🥔 This week: Stellan Skarsgård and Renate Reinsve lead an incomparable cast in Joachim Trier’s new film, SENTIMENTAL VALUE, now playing at UPT. The new 4K restoration of YI YI is playing at UPT too! Ira Sachs’ PETER HUJAR’S DAY is at the FC ‘til 11/20.
🎟️ + ⏰: siff.info/siffcinematw
🎟️ + ⏰: siff.info/siffcinematw
This week’s open caption screenings at SIFF Cinema on Sun 11/16 and Tue 11/18:
⭐ BUGONIA
More info: siff.info/opencaptionstw
⭐ BUGONIA
More info: siff.info/opencaptionstw
November 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This week’s open caption screenings at SIFF Cinema on Sun 11/16 and Tue 11/18:
⭐ BUGONIA
More info: siff.info/opencaptionstw
⭐ BUGONIA
More info: siff.info/opencaptionstw
Something wicked this way comes…AGAIN.
It's almost time to dress in your greens and pinks for the epic conclusion of WICKED: FOR GOOD!
Opening in a week at SIFF Cinema Downtown, secure your favorite seat by finding tickets at siff.info/wickedforgood-bs.
It's almost time to dress in your greens and pinks for the epic conclusion of WICKED: FOR GOOD!
Opening in a week at SIFF Cinema Downtown, secure your favorite seat by finding tickets at siff.info/wickedforgood-bs.
November 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Something wicked this way comes…AGAIN.
It's almost time to dress in your greens and pinks for the epic conclusion of WICKED: FOR GOOD!
Opening in a week at SIFF Cinema Downtown, secure your favorite seat by finding tickets at siff.info/wickedforgood-bs.
It's almost time to dress in your greens and pinks for the epic conclusion of WICKED: FOR GOOD!
Opening in a week at SIFF Cinema Downtown, secure your favorite seat by finding tickets at siff.info/wickedforgood-bs.
In WOLF LAND, a “wolf-protecting cowboy” and a cattle rancher try to find common ground between their conflicting interests. Screens for the Seattle Film Critics PNW Awards, with dir Sarah Hoffman and various crew scheduled to attend.
Plays 11/22 at the Film Center: siff.info/wolfland-bs.
Plays 11/22 at the Film Center: siff.info/wolfland-bs.
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
In WOLF LAND, a “wolf-protecting cowboy” and a cattle rancher try to find common ground between their conflicting interests. Screens for the Seattle Film Critics PNW Awards, with dir Sarah Hoffman and various crew scheduled to attend.
Plays 11/22 at the Film Center: siff.info/wolfland-bs.
Plays 11/22 at the Film Center: siff.info/wolfland-bs.
We’re proud to announce the seven projects receiving the 2025 SIFF Grant for Courageous Documentary Filmmaking, thanks to generous funding from the Satterberg Foundation!
Meet the awardees and their projects at siff.info/docgranttw.
Meet the awardees and their projects at siff.info/docgranttw.
November 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
We’re proud to announce the seven projects receiving the 2025 SIFF Grant for Courageous Documentary Filmmaking, thanks to generous funding from the Satterberg Foundation!
Meet the awardees and their projects at siff.info/docgranttw.
Meet the awardees and their projects at siff.info/docgranttw.
Join us Thursday, November 20, at 6:45pm for a special screening of IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT, with director Jafar Panahi scheduled to attend in person for a post-film Q&A.
Tickets and more information: siff.info/justanaccident-bsky.
Tickets and more information: siff.info/justanaccident-bsky.
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Join us Thursday, November 20, at 6:45pm for a special screening of IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT, with director Jafar Panahi scheduled to attend in person for a post-film Q&A.
Tickets and more information: siff.info/justanaccident-bsky.
Tickets and more information: siff.info/justanaccident-bsky.
A dark comedy set in Portland, James Sweeney’s TWINLESS is about two young men who meet in a twin support group and form an unlikely friendship. Winner of the 2025 SIFF Golden Space Needle Award for Best Director.
TWINLESS plays 11/21 for Seattle Film Critics PNW Awards: siff.info/sfcstwinless-bs
TWINLESS plays 11/21 for Seattle Film Critics PNW Awards: siff.info/sfcstwinless-bs
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A dark comedy set in Portland, James Sweeney’s TWINLESS is about two young men who meet in a twin support group and form an unlikely friendship. Winner of the 2025 SIFF Golden Space Needle Award for Best Director.
TWINLESS plays 11/21 for Seattle Film Critics PNW Awards: siff.info/sfcstwinless-bs
TWINLESS plays 11/21 for Seattle Film Critics PNW Awards: siff.info/sfcstwinless-bs