PEOPLE LIKE US RETURNS TO SIFF!
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People Like Us (official trailer)
 Chris Pine leads an all-star cast -- including Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Michelle Pfeiffer, Philip Baker Hall, and Mark Duplass -- in People Like Us, a smart and intimate mixture of comedy and drama from screenwriter and Fringe co-creator Alex Kurtzman. Hot off its debut at SIFF2012, People Like Us returns to SIFF Cinema Uptown on Friday, June 29. Don't miss this crowd-pleasing film that was a hit with SIFF audiences earlier this month! Plus, see it at SIFF Cinema Uptown and park for free! For more info and to purchase tickets, please click here: |
 Walking Too Fast
SIFF Film Center
JUNE 29, 7:30pm
New Czech Films - Director in attendance!
A secret agent willfully uses his power to destroy opponents of the 1980s Communist regime in this engaging thriller, the first of its kind since the Velvet Revolution.
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 God Bless America
SIFF Cinema Uptown
Opens June 29
Bobcat Goldthwait's ultraviolent, ultra-hilarious tirade against the vapid American pop culture, follows fed-up office worker Frank and teen outcast Roxy on a cross-country killing spree.
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 Here
SIFF Cinema Uptown
Held over by popular demand!
Set against the gorgeous landscape of Armenia, Here chronicles a brief but intense relationship between an American satellite-mapping engineer (Ben Foster) and an expatriate photographer (Lubna Azabal).
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 Castles in the Sky
Studio Ghibli Retrospective!
SIFF Cinema Uptown
Comprehensive retrospective of Studio Ghibli's films, featuring new 35mm prints of rarely seen treasures, some of which have never been released in North America. Runs through July 5!
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 New Czech Films Tour
SIFF Film Center
JUNE 29 - JULY 1
Join us for a weekend featuring the best in recent Czech cinema, including Leaving, the directorial debut of the late Václav Havel; the coming-of-age comedy Identity Card; the gritty thriller Long Live The Family, and the wry documentary Matchmaking Mayor.
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 Opera: Peter Grimes
SIFF Film Center
JULY 2, 6:30pm
From Teatro alla Scala, Milan. British composer Benjamin Britten's opera is set in a drab fishing village where a man is accused by his neighbors of committing unspeakable crimes, and their actions ripple further and further.
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SIFF CINEMA: SAVE THE DATE
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 The Do-Deca Pentathlon
SIFF Cinema Uptown
Opens JULY 6
Sibling rivalry approaches near-Olympic levels in this hilarious, and sometimes insane, comedy about two ultra-competitive brothers who secretly resurrect a childhood contest of 25 athletic events.
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 Mary Poppins
SIFF Cinema Uptown
JULY 14 & 15
Julie Andrews brings her magical nanny to the stuffy Banks household, unleashing wonderful dance numbers and a memorable set of songs on her enamored charges. Part of our Films4Families series presented by Adobe Youth Voices!
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 NT Live: Frankenstein
SIFF Cinema Uptown
JULY 7, 14, 21, 23 & 24
Back by popular demand is the National Theatre's production of Nick Dear's Frankenstein, based on the classic novel by Mary Shelley. Directed by Oscar winner Danny Boyle!
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SIFF creates 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.
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 | Local filmmakers and amateur video directors are invited to submit a video between 30 seconds and 2 minutes in length, incorporating the idea of "Seattle Culture" (bonus points for any use of the Space Needle) for the
Totally Stacked!
Video Contest.
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| | | SIFF Annual Report (2011)
We are so proud to announce the release of
our first ever
Annual Report!
It is a comprehensive report on SIFF's year-round programming, who supported SIFF in 2011, and the financial breakdown for income and expenses
in 2011.
Click here to see just how much your support has
paid off!
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