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2024 Seattle International Film Festival

2024
Seattle International Film Festival
SIFF logo
2024 Seattle International Film Festival poster
Opening filmThelma[1]
Closing filmSing Sing[2]
LocationSeattle, Washington
Founded1976
Hosted bySeattle International Film Festival (SIFF)
Festival date
  • May 9–19 in person
  • May 20–27 streaming[3]
LanguageEnglish
WebsiteSeattle International Film Festival 2024 (archive)

The 2024 Seattle International Film Festival (also referred to as SIFFty for this year) took place in theaters from May 9 to 19, 2024 and streaming May 20 to 27, 2024. SIFF announced an initial six films on March 14[4] and the full lineup on April 17, 2024.[5][6] This year's festival had 261 films[7] from 84 countries and regions.[3] The selections included 92 new and five archival features, 47 documentaries, and 115 short films.[2]

The festival took place at various locations, including the SIFF Cinema Uptown (3 screens), the SIFF Cinema Downtown, the SIFF Cinema Egyptian, the SIFF Film Center (a venue at Seattle Center), the AMC Theatres at Pacific Place, Majestic Bay Theatres, and Shoreline Community College Theater.[2] The festival sold nearly 95,000 tickets, and SIFF venues sold 18,000 pounds (8,200 kg) of popcorn.[8] Selected films from the festival[9] were online from May 20–27, 2024.[10] on the SIFF Channel.[3]

The opening, Thelma, occurred at the Paramount Theatre.[2] The closing was Sing Sing at the SIFF Cinema Downtown followed by a gala party at MOHAI.[11]

  1. ^ Kuznikov, Selena (March 27, 2024). "Seattle International Film Festival to Open With 'Thelma'; June Squibb Honored With Golden Space Needle Award". Variety. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d Moy, Kristina (April 17, 2024). "Seattle International Film Festival lineup, tributes, more". FOX 13 Seattle. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c McMillan, Candice (May 9, 2024). "What To Watch: 10 must-see films at SIFF 2024". Seattle Refined. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  4. ^ "SIFF shares first six titles to screen at the 50th Seattle International Film Festival, returning May 9-19". SIFF. April 17, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  5. ^ Hutchinson, Chase (April 17, 2024). "SIFF Unveils Full 2024 Lineup". The Stranger. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  6. ^ Macdonald, Moira (April 17, 2024). "SIFF 2024 announces lineup, welcomes Jean Smart back home". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  7. ^ Cameron, Peter (April 20, 2024). "Recap: A Somewhat Nifty SIFF 2024 Launch Party". Nada Mucho. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  8. ^ Macdonald, Moira (May 31, 2024). "SIFF 2024 wraps, with an attendance bump over last year's edition". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  9. ^ "SIFF & Chill". SIFF. May 18, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  10. ^ Macdonald, Moira (May 3, 2024). "What to see on Seattle's indie film screens this month". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  11. ^ "SIFF 2024 Roundtable: Festival Exit Survey, Golden SunBreak Awards". The SunBreak. May 21, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2025.

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