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The press takes a first look at the 20th Local Sightings Film Festival

September 21, 2017

“Seattle’s premier PNW-focused film festival has become famous for its imaginative (and sometimes raucous) opening-night fetes. This time, Megan Griffiths, SJ Chiro, Charles Mudede and other local filmmakers discuss their early-career failures on a live stage, followed by a theme costume party.” – Tony Kay, CityArts

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4Culture’s e4c Gallery seeking media artists

September 11, 2017

Through Sep. 27 at 5pm, 4Culture will be accepting applications from media artists to present at e4c, their storefront gallery in Pioneer Square. Up to 12 artists will be selected to present work that will be displayed for up to one year on their street-facing screens. Each selected artist will receive a $500 honorarium!

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Courtney Sheehan of NWFF is the recipient of the Arts & Innovation 2017 Mayor’s Arts Award!

September 1, 2017

The Arts & Innovation 2017 Mayor’s Arts Award is awarded for originality, ingenuity, and resourcefulness within the creative sector, and may include projects that weave together arts and technology, connecting new sectors, creative work in emerging industries, or transformational approaches to established genres.

Thank you from the Forum to the Office of Arts & Culture and the city of Seattle for this honor!…

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Exciting announcements from Northwest Film Forum!

August 9, 2017

It’s been a very busy summer.

  • Today we launched a beautiful, user-friendly new website featuring a filterable events calendar. Even the font is cinematic – GT Cinetype is a design engineered for a cinema subtitling machine that uses a laser to selectively erase the color layer of the film to make brilliantly white letters.
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A bold, typographically driven design with a focus on mobile usability.

August 7, 2017

With an aging non-mobile-friendly site, Northwest Film Forum needed to redesign mobile usability and functionality, update our look and feel, and take a holistic approach to better express where we are today. Partnering with Shore, a local branding and digital agency, we tasked ourselves with redefining our online presence to help users engage with our films and to equip our filmmaking community with helpful resources.…

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STG presents The Future of Film is Feminist Festival

June 13, 2017

STG presents THE FUTURE OF FILM IS FEMINIST FESTIVAL on July 13, 2017, as part of STG’s free Nights at the Neptune series!

Collectively, Reel Grrls, NWFF, & NFFTY are excited to partner with Seattle Theatre Group for the opportunity to envision the future. Join us July 13th for the Future of Film is Feminist Festival, a collective community gathering that highlights the talents of young female-identified filmmakers.

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Northwest Film Forum & Abramorama Announce The Seventh Art Stand

March 16, 2017

NEW YORK, NY – A coalition of movie theaters across the United States announced today The Seventh Art Stand, a nation-wide series of film screenings and discussions. An act of cinematic solidarity against Islamophobia, the Stand will take place in May 2017, with over 30 locations in 18 states confirmed.

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