In rural China, the young bride of a tyrannical owner of a silk-dyeing business finds temporary solace in the arms of her husband's nephew. But problems arise when she becomes pregnant. Co-presented by STArt Film Studio, Zhang Yimou’s JU DOU (1990) plays 1/18 at the Uptown.

As Spike (Alfie Williams) is inducted into Jimmy Crystal's (Jack O’Connell) gang on the mainland, Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) makes a discovery that could alter the world. 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE opens up Thu, 1/15, at SIFF Cinema Downtown.

Washington folks, go see it when it opens this Friday @thegrandcinema.bsky.social then Jan. 30 & Feb. 1 @siffnews.bsky.social via @grandillusioncinema.org as it's a really significant debut that marks the arrival of an exciting new filmmaking voice in Stewart 📽️ www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...

Béla Tarr (1955 – 2026) 🤍

Today’s $6 movies at SIFF Cinema: ⭐ NO OTHER CHOICE ⭐ MARTY SUPREME ⭐ SONG SUNG BLUE Showtimes: siff.info/siffcinematw. Support provided by 4Culture.

The time on the clock ticks for SIFF 2026! The LATE submissions deadline for this year’s Festival is Thursday, January 8. Submit features or shorts at siff.info/callforentriestw. Contact [email protected] if you have any questions.

This Wed, 1/7, join us for SIFF Movie Club’s 4K restoration screening of IKARIE XB 1! A visionary work of Eastern Bloc sci-fi, this mesmerizing Czechoslovak adaptation of a novel by Stanisław Lem melds Cold War ideology and utopian futurism into a tour de force of space-age modernism. More info ⬇️

Winner of the 2025 Venice Film Festival Golden Lion, Jim Jarmusch’s FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER is a perceptive study in familial dynamics, carefully constructed in the form of a triptych. Opens Friday, 1/9, at the Film Center.

🎊 This week: Park Chan-wook’s diabolical new thriller, NO OTHER CHOICE, is now playing at the Uptown! Through Jan 4, all 7pm showtimes will be presented in 35mm. And this Wednesday, Jan 7, is SIFF Movie Club’s 4K restoration screening of IKARIE XB 1. 🎟️ + ⏰: siff.info/siffcinematw

Tickets to 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE are on sale: siff.info/bonetemple-bs. Expanding upon the world created by Danny Boyle & Alex Garland, the infected are no longer the greatest threat to survival—the inhumanity of the survivors can be stranger and more terrifying. Opens 1/15 at Downtown.

This week’s open caption screenings at SIFF Cinemas on Sun 1/4 and Tue 1/6: ⭐️ MARTY SUPREME ⭐️ SONG SUNG BLUE More info: siff.info/opencaptionstw

There’s still time to support SIFF in 2025! Donate by midnight to help keep diverse stories on the big screen and the magic of film alive—and thanks to generous donors, every dollar will be matched up to $25,000! Make an impact at siff.info/supportsiff-tw.

Not ready for 2026? Then come find solace at SIFF Cinemas this January with new films from Jim Jarmusch, Nia DaCosta, Park Chan-wook, and more!

Deeply moving, multigenerational drama, ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU, plays Jan. 17 & 18 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center presented by us. Shortlisted for the Academy Award for International Feature Film. grandillusioncinema.org/film/all-tha...

The first stop in our Pacific Northwestern series is DEAD MAN (1995), Jim Jarmusch’s quintessential psychedelic western, where circumstances transform a mild mannered accountant into a notorious gunslinger. This odyssey from the desert to the rugged coast embarks 1/13 at the Film Center.

Today’s $6 movies at SIFF Cinema: ⭐ MARTY SUPREME ⭐ SONG SUNG BLUE ⭐ THE SECRET AGENT Showtimes: siff.info/siffcinematw. Support provided by 4Culture.

CHASING TIME, a selection of the 2024 Seattle International Film Festival, is on the Oscars® shortlist for Best Documentary Short Film. Congratulations to the team! CHASING TIME FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

This week’s open caption screenings at SIFF Cinemas on Sun 12/28 and Tue 12/30: ⭐️ MARTY SUPREME ⭐️ SONG SUNG BLUE ⭐️ THE SECRET AGENT More info: siff.info/opencaptionstw

🛷 This week: Craig Brewer’s SONG SUNG BLUE, starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, and Josh Safdie’s MARTY SUPREME, starring Timothée Chalamet, are now playing at UPT. Ring in the New Year with our annual MOULIN ROUGE! New Year’s Eve Sing-along next week at UPT. 🎟️ + ⏰: siff.info/siffcinematw

For January’s Movie Club selection, we’re launching into the year 2163 with IKARIE XB 1 (1963). Long known internationally only through a mangled and dubbed reedit, this Eastern Bloc sci-fi finds both terror and wonder in the unknown. Prepare for takeoff with this 4K restoration on 1/7 at UPT. 🚀

Need a last minute gift for the cinephile, fish, or astronaut in your life? Give the gift of SIFF membership! Gift memberships begin whenever your recipient activates their redemption code, allowing them to embark on their SIFF journey whenever they’re ready. 🎁 Get gifting at siff.info/membershiptw

Love film? Support SIFF and help keep inspiring, meaningful stories on our screens! Donate today to empower future filmmakers and programming—and thanks to generous donors, every dollar given by December 31 will be matched up to $25,000. Make an impact by going to siff.info/supportsiff-tw.

Today’s $6 movies at SIFF Cinema: ⭐ HAMNET ⭐ THE SECRET AGENT ⭐ SENTIMENTAL VALUE Showtimes: siff.info/siffcinematw. Support provided by 4Culture.

From January 1 to 4, we’re presenting all 7pm showtimes of NO OTHER CHOICE in 35mm! At these screenings, courtesy of Neon, there will be free exclusive translucent mini posters available while supplies last. Tix & more info: siff.info/nootherchoice-bs

🎁 This week: James Cameron’s AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH is now soaring at SIFF Cinema Downtown in HFR (48fps) 3D. Josh Safdie’s MARTY SUPREME and Craig Brewer’s SONG SUNG BLUE open Dec 24, and sing-along with FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Dec 25 at UPT—it’s tradition! 🎟️ + ⏰: siff.info/siffcinematw

This week’s open caption screenings at SIFF Cinemas on Sun 12/21 and Tue 12/23: ⭐️ SENTIMENTAL VALUE ⭐️ THE SECRET AGENT ⭐️ HAMNET More info: siff.info/opencaptionstw

In NO OTHER CHOICE, Park Chan-wook crafts a dark fable abt the cutthroat nature of contemporary work culture, starring Lee Byung Hun as a man who takes violent action after being laid off. The perfect film to celebrate the New Year when it opens 1/1 at UPT! From 1/1-4, every 7pm showtime in 35mm.

Today’s the day to submit your features and shorts for SIFF 2026’s regular deadline! Submit your films here: siff.info/callforentriestw. If this deadline isn’t written in the stars, the late deadline is Thursday, January 8.

Sing in the new year in Belle Époque style with Baz Luhrmann's jukebox musical spectacular—MOULIN ROUGE! Complete with complimentary bling rings 💎💍 Indulge in sing-along maximalism 12/31 at the Uptown!

THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE, a speculative, sweeping musical, stars Amanda Seyfried as the visionary Shaker leader who builds a radical utopian faith in 18th century America. Opens Thursday, January 15, at SIFF Cinema Uptown.

And that's a wrap on our 2025 awards. Congratulations to all the winners!

The regular deadline for SIFF 2026 is approaching! Submit your features and shorts by this Thursday, December 18: siff.info/callforentriestw. Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions about festival submissions.

Today’s $6 movies at SIFF Cinema: ⭐ HAMNET ⭐ THE SECRET AGENT ⭐ SENTIMENTAL VALUE Showtimes: siff.info/siffcinematw. Support provided by 4Culture.

Tradition, tradition 🎵 Watch FIDDLER ON THE ROOF in sing-along style on 12/25 at the Uptown! This screening includes live klezmer music by Orkestyr Farfeleh and vegetarian noodle take-out from Leah's Kosher Catering! There will also be challah sold by Rise Up Bakers.

Applications for Emergence Films' Emerging Filmmakers Program are open! This program focuses on female-identifying and gender-expansive filmmakers local to Washington State with each selected team consisting of a director, writer, and producer. Applications close 1/4/26. Find more info below. ⬇️

🟧 DREAM BIG 🟧 MARTY SUPREME stars Timothée Chalamet as Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, who goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness. Pursue greatness 12/24 at the Uptown!

Much to celebrate about Josh O'Connor in WAKE UP DEAD MAN, so best make it a double feature with THE MASTERMIND. It's also now on VOD and, for you lucky Seattle folks, playing @siffnews.bsky.social on Saturday @grandillusioncinema.org. Read my interview with acclaimed director Kelly Reichardt below📽️

🍰 This week: With awards season buzz, THE SECRET AGENT, starring Wagner Moura, is now playing at UPT. THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL continues with showtimes on 12/13 & 14. And don’t miss our Sliding Scale Community Screening of SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN on 12/14 at DT! 🎟️ + ⏰: siff.info/siffcinematw

This week’s open caption screenings at SIFF Cinemas on Sun 12/14 and Tue 12/16: ⭐️ WICKED: FOR GOOD ⭐️ THE SECRET AGENT ⭐️ HAMNET ⭐️ SENTIMENTAL VALUE More info: siff.info/opencaptionstw

James Cameron takes us back to Pandora in AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH, an immersive new adventure with Marine turned Na’vi leader Jake Sully, Na’vi warrior Neytiri, and the Sully family. All screenings presented in HFR (48fps) 3D. 💙🔥 Journey into Pandora starting 12/18 at SIFF Cinema Downtown.

Join us this winter for The Pacific Northwestern – a new seven-film series featuring sumptuous location photography in the diverse wilderness of Oregon, Idaho, Northern California, British Columbia, and Washington State. Jan 13-Feb 28 at SIFF Film Center. Tix on sale now at siff.info/pnwestern-bs.

Noir City Seattle will be held February 13-19, 2026 at SIFF Cinema Downtown 🖤 Produced by Eddie Muller—Film Noir Foundation founder, Turner Classic Movies host, and "Czar of Noir''— this celebration of film noir is a beloved annual event. Passes on sale January 5. More at siff.info/noircitybs.

Kleber Mendonça Filho (BACURAU) returns with THE SECRET AGENT, a ‘70s shape-shifting thriller set in his hometown of Recife, Brazil. Starring Wagner Moura as a man on the run from his past, with 3 #GoldenGlobes noms including Best Motion Picture Drama. Opens 12/11 at Uptown. siff.info/secretagent-bs

“…weird, wild, and a lot of fun.” Dread Central The twisted reimagining of the controversial killer Santa classic SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT, plays 12/11 at the @siffnews.bsky.social Film Center! grandillusioncinema.org/film/silent-...

Starting February, join us for MARTIN SCORSESE: MAESTRO OF CINEMA, showcasing the career of one of the greatest filmmakers in cinema history. Presented by SIFF, Festa Italiana & Greg Olson Productions. Series curated by Martin Scorsese & Greg Olson, written by Greg Olson. 🎟️ siff.info/scorsese-bs.

Today’s $6 movies: ⭐ PUT YOUR SOUL ON YOUR HAND AND WALK (Film Center) ⭐ HAMNET (Uptown) ⭐ ETERNITY (Uptown) ⭐ SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Uptown) Showtimes: siff.info/siffcinematw. Support provided by 4Culture.

Our next Sliding Scale Community Screening is SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN on 12/14 at SIFF Cinema Downtown! Tix are available on a sliding scale basis, starting at $5 for children. Enjoy the film for less or give more generously to support nonprofit movie magic. Info: siff.info/singinintherain-bs

❄️ This week: PUT YOUR SOUL ON YOUR HAND AND WALK screens at the Film Center through Monday. Some holiday favorites bring joy to the Uptown: ELF for SIFF ‘n’ Stitch, and three screenings of THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL. Plus: F*CK MY SON! with Q&As, 1984, and more. 🎟️ + ⏰: siff.info/siffcinematw

This week’s open caption screenings at SIFF Cinemas on Sun 12/7 and Tue 12/9: ⭐️ WICKED: FOR GOOD ⭐️ HAMNET ⭐️ ETERNITY ⭐️ SENTIMENTAL VALUE More info: siff.info/opencaptionstw

The results are in! The SIFF Movie Club Interplanetary January winner is IKARIE XB 1 (1963) 🪐 This mesmerizing Czechoslovak adaptation of a novel by Stanisław Lem melds Cold War ideology and utopian futurism. Catch this interstellar sci-fi Jan 7, 2026 at the Uptown 💫🚀🪐 siff.info/ikarie-bs