On the structure of Mariano Llinás’ LA FLOR: “…like freeze-tag improv on a massive cinematic canvas.”
by Jackie Moffitt
It’s not common to encounter a movie which challenges our very concept of what comprises a unified feature film. Yet Mariano Llinás’ 2018 magnum opus, La Flor, does exactly this. Divided into 4 equilateral slabs of narrative for screening purposes, La Flor
NWFF’s Local Sightings Film Festival 2019 Announces Full Lineup of Films, Performances & Industry Events
22ND ANNUAL EDITION CELEBRATES PACIFIC NW FILM & MEDIAMAKERS FROM SEPTEMBER 20–29, 2019
Programmed closely with community partners as curators, Northwest Film Forum’s 22nd Annual Local Sightings Film Festival invites regional artists to experiment, break, and remake popular conceptions around filmmaking and film exhibition.
Over the course of 10 boundary-pushing days, the f…
Four Seattle Art House Theaters co-present Abbas Kiarostami Retrospective: NWFF, SIFF, Grand Illusion and The Beacon
Four Seattle film organizations (Northwest Film Forum [NWFF], SIFF, Grand Illusion Cinema, and The Beacon) announce a robust retrospective of the prolific Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami between September 14 – October 6, 2019.
Over four weekends, all four art house theaters will join forces to co-present 8 film programs spanning the great Iranian master’s career, including the Koker Trilogy (Where is the Friend’s House?, And Life Goes On, Through the Olive Trees).
Seattle Arts Administrators Join National Arts Strategies Chief Executive Program Cohort!
Film a 1-Minute Dance & Win an Artist Residency!
Announcing a 1-minute dance film challenge!
The Dance/Film Residency is offered by Northwest Film Forum and Velocity Dance Center to an artistic team selected through this year’s Dance Film Challenge, which is a submission category of Local Sightings Film Festival 2019. Teams and individuals are invited to submit one dance film up to 60 seconds in length
OPEN CALL: Polaroids on Display for July 2019’s Capitol Hill Art Walk!
To accompany our July 19–25 screening run of Instant Dreams, a documentary on the chemistry, community, and legacy of Polaroid photography that we’re copresenting with
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GiveBIGGER to Fund Youth Summer Camp Scholarships!
Happy spring, Northwest Film Forum community!
As May opens into floral blooms and shockingly rain-free weather, the Northwest Film Forum staff are quietly preparing for the incoming create-athon of summertime… because summer at the Forum means YOUTH SUMMER CAMPS turn the NWFF building into their green room, production offices, sets, and edit suites!
Our 10-to-6 office staff will be the…
22nd Annual Local Sightings Film Festival Opens Call for Pacific NW Films & Media Submissions!
In its 22nd year, Northwest Film Forum’s annual Local Sightings Film Festival evolves to showcase the growing complexity of creative communities in the Pacific Northwest. Featuring a competitive selection of curated shorts and feature film programs, Local Sightings 2019 invites regional artists to experiment, break, and remake popular conceptions around filmmaking and film exhibition. Moving onto FilmFreewa…
NWFF Announces Year Two of Cadence: Video Poetry Festival
…the only festival of its kind in the Pacific Northwest!
Verse meets visuals in motion at Northwest Film Forum (NWFF) in April 2019. Cadence: Video Poetry Festival, presented by Northwest Film Forum, programmed in collaboration with Seattle author Chelsea Werner-Jatzke, is a series of screenings, workshops, and discussions on the genre of video poetry, throughout National Poetry Month. Entering its second year, C…