Local Sightings Film Festival
About
28th Annual Local Sightings Film Festival
September 19-28, 2025
Presented by Seattle’s Northwest Film Forum, the 28th Annual Local Sightings Film Festival is an in-person showcase of creative communities from throughout the Pacific Northwest. The 2025 program, which runs from September 19-28, 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.
Full Festival Catalogue
Festival passes coming soon!
🎟 IN-PERSON-ONLY PASS 🎟
$60 NWFF Members
$90–140 General; priced on a sliding scale
🤲 Free Community Passes
NWFF offers a limited number of free festival passes for BIPOC, LGBTQ+, disabled, and/or low-income patrons who would not be able to attend due to financial reasons. Please contact Rajah Makonnen [rajah@nwfilmforum.org] and Alison Smith [alison@nwfilmforum.org] by Sep. 8 to reserve your pass.
⚠️ Important Passholder Notes
- Passes do not include registration for workshops.
- This year’s festival will be in-person only! For the past several years, we have been proud to offer the festival as a hybrid virtual-and-in-person experience, but due to staff capacity, we cannot do this for the 2025 fest.
- Pass purchasers, we’ll be able to look you up by the name you purchased under at Will Call. Our cinema is located at 1515 12th Avenue, in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.
2025 festival artwork by Levi Hastings.