Local Sightings Film Festival 2024: Short Film Programs

About

SHORT FILM PROGRAMS at Local Sightings explore shared themes among regional filmmakers. The festival catalog also includes special presentations, feature films, workshops, and panels.

Festival artwork by Erin Wallace


Enjoy the festival from home or in person!

VIRTUAL, IN-PERSON, and HYBRID (virtual AND in-person) Festival Passes and Individual Tickets will be available when the full festival program is announced in early August!

In addition to having at least one in-person screening at our cinema, all film programs will be presented on our Eventive virtual cinema platform and viewable on demand throughout the festival, Sep. 20–29, 2024.

Individual virtual tickets to the fest are sold only through Eventive; in-person tickets are sold on nwfilmforum.org and at the Northwest Film Forum box office (1515 12th Ave, Seattle) on the day of the screening. All passes are sold through nwfilmforum.org.


Short Film Programs


FESTIVAL PASSES

For Virtual-Only or In-Person-Only passes:

  • $60 NWFF Members
  • $90–140 General; priced on a sliding scale

For a Hybrid Pass:

  • $75 NWFF Members
  • $100–150 General; priced on a sliding scale

Festival Directory

Presented by Seattle’s Northwest Film Forum, the 27th Annual Local Sightings Film Festival is a virtual-and-in-person showcase of creative communities from throughout the Pacific Northwest. The 2024 program, which runs from September 20–29, features a competitive selection of curated short film programs and feature films, inviting regional artists to experiment, break, and remake popular conceptions around filmmaking and film exhibition.

Local Sightings champions emerging and established talent, supports the regional film industry, and promotes diverse media as a critical tool for public engagement.


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Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Ave,

Seattle, WA 98122

206 329 2629


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