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SIFF’s mission is to create experiences that bring people together to discover extraordinary films from around the world. It is through the art of cinema that we foster a community that is more informed, aware, and alive.

SIFF is a constantly innovating year-round film organization that brings to Seattle edgy international and independent film, actors, and filmmakers that might otherwise be overlooked.

SIFF prides itself on offering its audiences the opportunity to discover original stories, diverse cultures, history that is alive, and new emotional journeys.

SIFF is a leader in providing an extensive forum for multicultural exchange, inspiration, and enlightenment for all people of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. SIFF’s principle objectives are to promote film as a medium that fosters cross–cultural communication, education, and international understanding. Film is one of the few contemporary art forms that can encompass these important global goals and advance them to so great an extent in such an accessible and immediate way. The cultural impact of these objectives is more important today than ever before in our increasingly global community.

Throughout its 35 years, SIFF has evolved into one of the leading independent and international film institutions in the United States and the world. With extensive local, national, and international media coverage, the Festival is one of Seattle’s most accessible and highly–publicized cultural events.

Acclaimed films such as Trainspotting, Braveheart, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Poltergeist, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Donnie Darko, and Last Days have had their World or American premieres at the Festival. Numerous directors and actors of critical acclaim and celebrity have come to Seattle to participate in the Festival. More recently, these include Joan Allen, Jessica Biel, Steve Buscemi, Anthony Hopkins, Ang Lee, Peter Sarsgaard, and Gus Van Sant.


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