SIFF TV

Spike Lee Tribute at The Egyptian

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:55:10 +0000

SIFF presented the Golden Space Needle Award for Outstanding Achievement in Directing to Spike Lee in recognition of his extraordinary filmmaking career at The Egyptian Theatre. This text will be replaced // Download This Video Here

Spike Lee Tribute Dinner…

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:50:17 +0000

SIFFtv gets sneaks in to Vita Loft for a few minutes at the Spike Lee Tribute Dinner. This text will be replaced var so = new SWFObject('http://siff.forest.net/sifftv/interviews/77_spikedinner/player.swf','mpl','480','272','9'); so.addParam('allowscriptaccess','always'); so.addParam('allowfullscreen','true'); so.addParam('flashvars','&author=Seattle International Film Festival&file=http://siff.forest.net/sifftv/interviews/77_spikedinner/spikedinner_stream.mp4&image=http://siff.forest.net/sifftv/interviews/77_spikedinner/spikedinner.jpg'); so.write('player77'); Download This Video Here

Ivan Noel with IN YOUR ABSENCE

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:46:40 +0000

Ivan Noel shares his extraordinary experience in making IN YOUR ABSENCE. This text will be replaced // Download This Video Here

Benjamin and Peter Bratt at LA MISSION

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:41:32 +0000

We catch up with brothers Benjamin and Peter Bratt at The Egyptian before LA MISSION. This text will be replaced // Download This Video

Afghan Star director Havana Marking

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:38:00 +0000

Director Havana Marking tells us about Afghanistan’s equivalent of American Idol, or Britain’s Pop Idol, AFGHAN STAR, and the incredible path that contestants tread to get there. This text will be replaced // Download This Video Here

Centerpiece Gala: HUMPDAY! With Lynn Shelton

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:00:36 +0000

SIFF Centerpiece Gala celebrates Lynn Shelton’s HUMPDAY! We chat with partygoers and take a look inside! This text will be replaced // Download This Video Here

TRUE ADOLESCENTS at SIFF

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:45:34 +0000

Director Craig Johnson and Producer Thomas Woodrow talk to SIFFtv about their locally produced film, TRUE ADOLESCENTS. This text will be replaced // Download This Video Here

Frazer Bradshaw – EVERYTHING STRANGE AND NEW

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:39:46 +0000

Writer and Director Frazer Bradshaw offers some insight into his new film EVERYTHING STRANGE AND NEW. This text will be replaced // Download This Video Here

Director Myriam Verreault – AT WEST OF PLUTO

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:33:59 +0000

AT WEST OF PLUTO director Myriam Verreault sits down with us to talk about her film. SIFF’s own Josselyn Bossenec offers his services as translator. This text will be replaced // Download This Video Here

Director Peter Callahan – Against The Current

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:25:40 +0000

Peter Callahan talks with us about AGAINST THE CURRENT, working with Justin Kirk, Joseph Fiennes and the Hudson River. This text will be replaced // Download This Video Here

Art and Copy Director Doug Pray

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:12:01 +0000

Director Doug Pray talks about his documentary ART AND COPY, and what it takes to get inside the heads of some of the most innovative minds in advertising. This text will be replaced // Download This Video Here

Director Kevin Tomlinson of BACK TO THE GARDEN

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:06:03 +0000

We chat with director Kevin Tomlinson about his film BACK TO THE GARDEN, FLOWER POWER COMES FULL CIRCLE. This text will be replaced // Download This Video Here

ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction Director Kevin Hamedani

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:01:11 +0000

Director Kevin Hamedani gives us a little insight into his new film ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction. Two sellout shows later, it was a runner-up for a 2009 Golden Space Needle Award. This text will be replaced // Download This Video Here

Director Sandy Cioffi – SWEET CRUDE

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:53:08 +0000

Sandy Cioffi’s SWEET CRUDE is SIFF 2009’s Winner of the Lena Sharpe Award for Persistence of Vision, Presented by Women in Film/Seattle. We sit down with Sandy and talk about the long road that brought her here. This text will be replaced // Download This Video Here

MY SUICIDE – Youth Jury Award Winner

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:48:08 +0000

Musician Rocky Votolato performs at the SIFF screening of MY SUICIDE – Winner SIFF 2009 Youth Jury Award for Best FutureWave Feature. This text will be replaced // Download This Video Here

HP Mendoza, Director of Fruit Fly

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 08:40:59 +0000

Director HP Mendoza sits down to talk about his latest film FRUIT FLY! This text will be replaced Download This Video Here

SIFF Celebrates Strand!

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:30:42 +0000

This year SIFF celebrates Strand Releasing’s 20th Anniversary at The Harvard Exit. SIFFtv caught up with Strand founders Marcus Hu and Jon Gerrans, and filmmaker Gregg Araki who has been working with Strand since his own early days in cinema. This text will be replaced Download This Video Here

That Evening Sun with Director Scott Teems

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:08:05 +0000

SIFFtv welcomes Scott Teems and his directorial debut film THAT EVENING SUN. An incredibly beautiful film, to be certain, but amidst the gorgeous, rural Tennessee landscape, this moving film is a timeless meditation on the themes of family betrayal, dignity and loss. This text will be replaced Download This Video Here

Cold Souls at SIFF

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:47:17 +0000

Director Sophie Barthes and Cinematographer Andrij Parekh talk to us about COLD SOULS, and we visit the Q&A of the first screening with Paul Giamatti taking audience questions. This text will be replaced Download This Video Here

ShortsFest Weekend Reception and Awards…

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:41:10 +0000

At the conclusion of SIFF 2009 ShortsFest Weekend, we toasted all the shorts filmmakers at The Broadway Grill, and announced the jury award winner SHORT TERM 12. We got a chance to chat with Producer Michelle Steffes about the film before the film was announced as winner! This text will be replaced // Download This Video Here

American Primitive with Director Gwenn Wynne

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:18:33 +0000

Director Gwenn Wynne gives us insight into what it takes to adapt a fictional, but “influenced by real life” story into AMERICAN PRIMITIVE. It plays Friday and Saturday - CLICK HERE for tickets and further information. This text will be replaced Click Here to Download This Video

(500) Days of Summer at SIFF

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:16:40 +0000

Director Marc Webb tells us about his film (500) DAYS OF SUMMER, starring Joseph Gordon-Leavitt and Zooey Deschanel. This text will be replaced Download This Video Here

SIFF Sponsors are the best!

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:26:50 +0000

SIFF wouldn’t be possible without the kindness and generosity of an amazing group of sponsors! We get a chance to say thanks to our sponsors at little reception at BOOM NOODLE (the official SIFF Lounge!) This text will be replaced Download This Video Here

FOUR BOXES at SIFF!

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:19:47 +0000

FOUR BOXES is one of those amazing films that is a marker of the age in which it is created. Director Wyatt McDill and producer Megan Huber chat with us about what it took to make this as incredible as it is. Check out out interview with FOUR BOXES star Justin Kirk below! This text will [...]

Pierre Laffargue and his new film BLACK

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:10:56 +0000

Director Pierre Laffargue sits down to talk about his remarkable new action film BLACK. This text will be replaced Download This Video Here

Black Dynamite at SIFF!

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:04:09 +0000

Director Scott Sanders and actor Michael Jai White talk to us about BLACK DYNAMITE, their new film that’s more than just a nod and homage to the blaxploitation films of the 1970’s. This text will be replaced Download This Video Here

Little Joe’s North American Premiere

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:52:47 +0000

The extraordinary life and career of Warhol factory icon Joe D’Allesandro are captured in LITTLE JOE – a new documentary from director Nicole Haeusser. SIFFtv sits down with Nicole and Joe himself to discuss the film. This text will be replaced Click to Download This Video

Director Ronald Colby – Pirate for the Sea

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:48:35 +0000

PIRATE FOR THE SEA Director Ronald Colby shares his incredible story with SIFFtv! This text will be replaced Click Here to Download This Video

Actor Justin Kirk on career, life and two SIFF films!

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:13:30 +0000

Northwest Native Justin Kirk talks to us about going from one coast to the other and back, from TV to film and back, and the two SIFF films that he’s in, AGAINST THE CURRENT and FOUR BOXES. This text will be replaced Download This Video Here

Director Paul Solet and GRACE

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:05:58 +0000

Director Paul Solet offers us a bit of insight into the creepy adventure of his new thriller-chiller GRACE. This text will be replaced Click Here to Download This Video

Actor Mark Reeb, with THE OVERBROOK BROTHERS

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:00:13 +0000

It’s always exciting to hear from the actors who work on a film! Mark Reeb talks to us about THE OVERBROOK BROTHERS This text will be replaced Click Here to Download This Video

The Escape at SIFF

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:04:56 +0000

Director Katherine Windfield and actress Iben Hjejle discuss THE ESCAPE with SIFFtv! This text will be replaced Download This Video Here

Lynn Shelton and Humpday

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:37:01 +0000

Seattle favorite LYNN SHELTON sits down with us to talk about HUMPDAY and her unconventional approach to filmmaking. SIFF Celebrated Lynn at the Centerpiece Gala this year, following a sold-out screening of her film. This text will be replaced Download This Video Here

Big thanks to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:55:08 +0000

We catch up to Mr. Donald Tong, Commissioner of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, San Francisco and talk to him about working with SIFF! This text will be replaced Download This Video Now

SIFF at the Seattle Girls School

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 03:57:18 +0000

This year, again, SIFF Futurewave Coordinator Dustin Kaspar and Seattle Filmmaker SJ Chiro were invited to work with a group of young filmmakers at the Seattle Girls School on their year-end film project. CLICK HERE for more information on SIFF’s Futurewave Program. This text will be replaced Click Here to Download This Video

William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:10:30 +0000

Director Emily Kunstler and associate producer Tracy Bunting give us some insight into making a film about prominent, and frequently controversial civil-rights attorney William Kunstler, and the extra challenges involved in telling a story that not only is about a father, but about an entire family. This text will be replaced Download This Video Here

Like Dandelion Dust Director Jon Gunn

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:12:34 +0000

LIKE DANDELION DUST director Jon Gunn talks to us about adapting Karen Kingsbury’s novel into this powerful family drama. This text will be replaced Download This Video Here

La Mission Director Peter Bratt

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:31:55 +0000

Director Peter Bratt talks to us about his hard-hitting film LA MISSION. This text will be replaced Click Here to Download This Video

Murilo Pasta, Director – Carmo, Hit The Road

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:47:54 +0000

Director Murilo Pasta shares some very entertaining background on his new film CARMO, HIT THE ROAD. This text will be replaced Download This Video Here

A Sea Change from Barbara Ettinger

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:33:53 +0000

Barbara Ettinger and Sven Huseby give us some insight into their film A SEA CHANGE, and what the world needs to do, starting now. Can you imagine a world without sea life? Neither can I. This text will be replaced Download This Video Here

Do you KNOW YOUR MUSHROOMS?

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:18:42 +0000

Veteran documentarian Ron Mann joins the throng of mycophiles (mushroom aficionados) at the Telluride Mushroom Festival for a fascinating look at fungi! This text will be replaced Click Here to Download the Video

ICONS AMONG US… right here at SIFF!

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:52:49 +0000

Few lessons in history, art or culture offer more than when you explore the world of jazz. In this extraordinary documentary, the filmmakers reach out to some of the greatest names in music to talk about what makes jazz so distinctly American, and yet completely universal. This text will be replaced Download This Video Here

Deadgirl Directors at The Neptune

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:31:54 +0000

SIFF’s Midnight Adrenaline always brings spine-tingling features, but it isn’t often that we get to chat with the minds behind those films. DEADGIRL directors Gadi Harel and Marcel Sarmiento talk to us about what it takes to make a film befitting the Midnight timeslot. This text will be replaced Download This Video Here

Yun Suh – Director, City of Borders

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:20:29 +0000

Director Yun Suh talks to us about CITY OF BORDERS and what drew her to the only gay bar in Jerusalem. This text will be replaced Click Here to Download This Video

Ondi Timoner and Josh Harris of WE LIVE IN PUBLIC

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:27:31 +0000

No irony is lost on the fact that we’re broadcasting this on the internet. Director Ondi Timoner tells us about Josh Harris’ extraordinary experiment and that path that led them both here. This text will be replaced Download This Video Here

FACING ALI director Pete McCormack

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:18:42 +0000

Pete McCormack tells us about his extraordinary and innovative documentary FACING ALI. To learn more about the film, visit the website at http://www.facingalimovie.com/ This text will be replaced Download This Video Here

Hélène Muddiman – Composer for SKIN

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:18:50 +0000

It’s a rare treat to get to talk to the composer for a film. We were thrilled when Hélène Muddiman agreed to share her insights into the musical voice of cinema, her incredible career and her latest work in SKIN – an extraordinary film that we’ll be seeing more of soon. This text will be replaced Click [...]

Robert Osborne at SIFF!

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Sun, 31 May 2009 10:31:33 +0000

Turner Classic Movies’ own ROBERT OSBORNE spoke with us about his love of film, and the career arc that brought him from right here in Washington to Hollywood, and back here for this year’s Seattle International Film Festival. This text will be replaced Click Here to Download This Video

MOON with DUNCAN JONES

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Sat, 30 May 2009 20:19:42 +0000

MOON director Duncan Jones talks to us about working with Sam Rockwell, and what it’s like working on a sci-fi film, on an indie budget. This text will be replaced Download This Video Here

The Hurt Locker with Kathryn Bigelow

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Sat, 30 May 2009 19:21:12 +0000

SIFFtv sits down with director Kathryn Bigelow to talk about her film THE HURT LOCKER. Find tickets and additional information HERE. This text will be replaced Click Here to Download This Video .

The Making of a SIFF Trailer…

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:22:04 +0000

Every year SIFF works hard with our friends at Wong-Doody and Digital Kitchen to create a trailer that will capture the imaginations of SIFF audiences. As fans of SIFF trailers know, we have a long history of brilliant, funny, poignant and downright entertaining trailers, and this year, Wong-Doody and Digital Kitchen has really outdone themselves. [...]

At the theatre with MORRIS: A Life With Bells On…

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:13:29 +0000

After we sat down with Chaz Oldham, director of MORRIS: A LIFE WITH BELLS ON, we spent a moment with him at the premiere of his film at SIFF Cinema, and caught a few moments with the very enthusiastic crowd! This text will be replaced Click Here to Download This Video

MORRIS: A LIFE WITH BELLS ON…

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:36:04 +0000

If you missed MORRIS: A LIFE WITH BELLS ON, you really missed a great time. Producer and star of the film CHAZ OLDHAM sat down with SIFFtv to offer a little insight into the mysterious world of Morris Dancing, and what American’s should know about Morris. We’re happy to report that the film played to [...]

Big Thanks to Robert Osborne and Turner Classic Movies!

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:15:03 +0000

On May 23, we had the great fortune of having Robert Osborne and Charlie Tabesh from TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES visit SIFF. Robert Osborne presented four archival films at the Festival this year, and before the screening of SUNSET BOULEVARD, we caught up with them at The Harvard Exit theatre for the presentation of the Golden [...]

Has it already been a week?

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Thu, 28 May 2009 10:36:19 +0000

Time flies when you’re having this much fun! Here at SIFFtv, we’ve been looking at great video of everything that’s happening at SIFF this year and think WAY BACK to one week ago today when we opened the Festival with IN THE LOOP and an amazing party at The Paramount. Enjoy this little sampling from [...]

Join the 35 Club Today!

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Thu, 28 May 2009 08:46:30 +0000

Help us to build the SIFF Film Center In recognition of SIFF’s 35th anniversary, and in support of the SIFF Film Center, you are invited to join the 35 Club. Make a pledge or donation of $35 or more and help us extend our reach into the community and serve more people with the SIFF Film [...]

ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction…

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Thu, 28 May 2009 07:42:36 +0000

The three stars of ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction sit down with SIFFtv to talk to us about their political zombie thriller, making a film here in the Pacific Northwest and on-set romances. Tickets are going fast! CLICK HERE to get yours now! This text will be replaced Click to Download This Video

SPRING BREAKDOWN Director Ryan Shiraki and Rachel Dratch

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 27 May 2009 05:06:54 +0000

Before the screening of SPRING BREAKDOWN at The Neptune, we stop and chat with director Ryan Shiraki and star Rachel Dratch. This text will be replaced Click to Download the Video

The Cast of I’m No Dummy on SIFFTV

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 27 May 2009 01:10:18 +0000

The cast of I’M NO DUMMY stops to chat with SIFFtv! Make sure to catch the last screening at The Kirkland Performance Center on June 3, 2009 at 7:00pm. This text will be replaced Click to Download This Video

Films4Families at SIFF!

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Wed, 27 May 2009 01:00:49 +0000

Join SIFF each Saturday and Sunday throughout the Festival for extraordinary matinee experiences in imaginative programming for children and the young at heart. Films4Families is a celebration of the whole family enjoying the movies together. Following our successful year-round repertory program at SIFF Cinema, we present an outstanding curated line-up of some of the best children’s [...]

Nurse.Fighter.Boy Director Charles Officer at The Harvard Exit

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Tue, 26 May 2009 22:26:16 +0000

We caught director Charles Officer outside of The Harvard Exit after his screening of Nurse.Fighter.Boy on May 23. You can catch the next screening at The Admiral Theatre in West Seattle on June 6, 2009 1:30 PM. CLICK HERE to find tickets and more information. This text will be replaced Click Here to Download the Video

TRIMPIN: The Sound of Invention…

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:18:16 +0000

Director Peter Esmonde gives us some insight into Seattle-based aural artist Trimpin, and what it was like to make a film about this iconic creative force. TRIMPIN: The Sound of Invention plays at the Kirkland Performance Center on June 1, 2009 at 4:30pm. CLICK HERE for tickets and further information. This text will be replaced Click Here [...]

PREVIEWS! NW Connections…

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Tue, 26 May 2009 02:40:36 +0000

Our annual celebration of the Pacific Northwest as a breeding ground for new and exciting cinematic talent. Anyone who’s waited in line at SIFF over the last 35 years knows that the Pacific Northwest is a haven for cinephiles. These days, the region is becoming just as well known for its filmmakers as it is for [...]

PREVIEWS! SIFF’s Midnight Adrenaline…

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:48:47 +0000

Thrills, chills, the dead and undead are just the start of what goes bump in the night at SIFF. Check out these Late Night selections, and visit SIFF for tickets and more information on these nighttime wonders. This text will be replaced Click Here to Download the Video

Notes from Beth…

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Mon, 25 May 2009 09:08:02 +0000

SIFFtv catches Programming Manager Beth Barrett for a few moments of insight into this years Festival, the state of film in the Northwest and the ever-exciting ShortsFest Weekend! This text will be replaced Click Here to Download the Video

Ready to FACE THE MUSIC?

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Mon, 25 May 2009 08:10:39 +0000

While cinema is an inherently visual medium, it can also be used to bring a new dimension to the aural world of music and performance. This series of films celebrates music in all its forms and genres. For those looking for raw concert power, Bruce Springsteen: Live in Barcelona pretty much says it all—The Boss, [...]

2009 SIFF Emerging Masters Program

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Sat, 23 May 2009 07:59:45 +0000

Every year, the SIFF selects a handful of up-and-coming directors whose unique and original styles stand out among the sea of new filmmakers as powerful voices in cinema. This year the three honorees come from three different continents and represent distinct styles of filmmaking. Lee Yoon-ki tells gentle tales of love and loss in a [...]

Cast of IN THE LOOP

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Thu, 21 May 2009 07:14:12 +0000

Before the opening night gala extravaganza, we talked with Mimi Kennedy, David Rasche, Anna Chlumsky and Zach Woods from IN THE LOOP to talk about their film and Opening the 35th Seattle International Film Festival. This text will be replaced var so = new SWFObject('http://siff.forest.net/sifftv/interviews/29_intheloop/player.swf','mpl','480','272','9'); so.addParam('allowscriptaccess','always'); so.addParam('allowfullscreen','true'); so.addParam('flashvars','&author=Seattle International Film Festival&file=http://siff.forest.net/sifftv/interviews/29_intheloop/Intheloop_stream.mp4&image=http://siff.forest.net/sifftv/interviews/29_intheloop/intheloop.jpg'); so.write('player29'); Click Here to Download This Video

Carl Spence talks with us about SIFF 2009…

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:36:00 +0000

SIFF offers an incredible selection every year, not the least of which are fantastic gala films, and a brilliant selection of Archival films. SIFF Artistic Director Carl Spence sits down with SIFFtv to tell us about a few of his picks, and some of the exciting new innovations at SIFF this year. This text will be [...]

A moment with Deborah…

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Thu, 14 May 2009 22:54:49 +0000

SIFF Managing Director Deborah Person sits down with SIFFtv for a moment to talk about her life with SIFF and the excitement of 2009! This text will be replaced var so = new SWFObject('http://siff.forest.net/sifftv/interviews/07_deborah/player.swf','mpl','480','360','9'); so.addParam('allowscriptaccess','always'); so.addParam('allowfullscreen','true'); so.addParam('flashvars','&author=Seattle International Film Festival&file=http://siff.forest.net/sifftv/interviews/07_deborah/deborah_stream.flv&image=http://siff.forest.net/sifftv/interviews/07_deborah/deb.jpg'); so.write('player7'); Download this Video Here

Alternate Cinema with Adam & Andy!

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Tue, 12 May 2009 07:26:39 +0000

SIFF Alternate Cinema programmers Adam Sekuler and Andy Spletzer sit down with us to talk about this year’s exciting lineup. SIFF’s Alternate Cinema program plays at the Northwest Film Forum, May 22 – May 28. Check out SIFF.net for details! This text will be replaced Click Here to Download the Video

Be a SIFF Superhero!

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Tue, 12 May 2009 07:09:36 +0000

Do you want to be a SIFF Superhero? CLICK HERE to find out more about volunteering for SIFF! This text will be replaced Click Here to Download the Video

PREVIEWS! SIFF 2009 Contemporary World Cinema

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Mon, 11 May 2009 03:38:15 +0000

SIFF offers many tasty treats over the course of 25 days, but the Contemporary World Cinema section is truly the main course. These films represent the vast breadth of world cinema, from the latest offerings by cinematic masters to at least three-dozen first features from young up-and-coming filmmakers. France leads the pack, with more than [...]

PREVIEWS! SIFF 2009 Documentary Films!

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Sun, 10 May 2009 21:26:44 +0000

Looking back years from now, film historians may well consider the first decade of the 21st century as a golden age of documentary filmmaking. In the last few festivals, as low-cost, high-definition video equipment has democratized the filmmaking process, audiences have enjoyed an explosion of nonfiction portraits that celebrate everyday life, telling vivid stories from [...]

PREVIEWS! SIFF 2009 Alternate Cinema

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Sat, 09 May 2009 05:57:08 +0000

Every year, SIFF offers an extraordinary selection of experimental and non-traditional cinema – an alternate, if you will, to more traditional mediums. This year’s selections explore essays comprised of archival film clips, take us on a backyard safari, and mix fact with fiction. Documentaries include a look at underground film pioneers George and Mike Kuchar [...]

SIFF 2009 is on its way!

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:24:54 +0000

Get ready! SIFF ‘09 is coming up! Download The Trailer Here!

Are you a SIFF Supporter?

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:21:24 +0000

Support SIFF Today! SIFF has been bringing great Film experiences to the Northwest for more than 30 years! CLICK HERE to find out more about joining SIFF, and to learn more about the SIFF Supporter experience! Download The Video!

Volunteer For SIFF!

les.sterling@siff.net (Seattle International Film Festival) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 09:31:21 +0000

The Seattle International Film Festival runs in large part due to the generous help of over a thousand amazing volunteers who generously give of their time and talents to make the festival possible. Hear it straight from two of these folks, whom we cherish so deeply. If you’re interested in Volunteering for SIFF, CLICK HERE [...]