Northwest Film Forum (NWFF) announced today that former Education Director Derek Edamura has been appointed as its new Interim Executive Director. Edamura joins the Forum’s collaborative leadership team of Managing Director Christopher Day and Artistic Director Rana San to share in overseeing the strategic direction and vision of the organization.

Edamura joined the Forum as Education Director in July 2021. Over the previous 13 years, he had worked as a documentary editor, teaching artist, …

Northwest Film Forum is now hiring a full-time Education Director!

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About Northwest Film Forum
A nonprofit film and arts center located in Seattle, Northwest Film Forum presents hundreds of films, festivals, community events, multidisciplinary performances, and public discussions each year. A comprehensive visual media organization, th…

Northwest Film Forum (NWFF) is proud to announce Izabel Acevedo as the 2022 recipient of the Lynn Shelton “Of A Certain Age” Grant. Izabel will receive an unrestricted cash award of $20,000 to support her first narrative feature film.

“Today is such a joyful day!” Acevedo said. “I feel seen as a filmmaker, and I’m thrilled and thankful to see now that this project has suddenly taken over my schedule.”

Co-founded by Duplass Brothers Productions and NWFF, and w…

Seattle, WA – October 3, 2022 – Northwest Film Forum (NWFF)’s 25th Annual Local Sightings Film Festival (September 16-25, 2022) has wrapped its hybrid in-person and virtual festival! Local Sightings is one of few regional festivals of its kind, which champions emerging and established talent from throughout the Pacific Northwest, supports the local film industry, and promotes diverse media as a critical tool for public engagement.

JURIED AWAR…