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Festivals
Annual festivals and special programs that give Seattle film culture its range.
February
Noir City Seattle
Presented by SIFF
Dates TBA
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SAKINAH Film Festival
Northwest Film Forum
Dates TBA
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Travessias Brazilian Film Festival
Northwest Film Forum
Dates TBA
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March
Children’s Film Festival Seattle
Northwest Film Forum — on hiatus in 2026, returning 2027
March 25–28, 2027
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Seattle Jewish Film Festival
Stroum Jewish Community Center
March 6–21, 2027
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April
Cadence Video Poetry Festival
Northwest Film Forum
Dates TBA
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NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth)
SIFF Film Center
April 1–4, 2027
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Seattle Black Film Festival
Presented by LANGSTON
Dates TBA
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Seattle Deaf Film Festival
Deaf Spotlight, at Northwest Film Forum
Next: 2028 (biennial)
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May
Seattle Asian American Film Festival
SAAFF
May 21–23, 2027
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Seattle International Film Festival
SIFF
May 13–23, 2027
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September
Local Sightings Film Festival
Northwest Film Forum
September 18–27, 2026
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October
Seattle Latino Film Festival
The Beacon Cinema
October 9–17, 2026
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Seattle Queer Film Festival
Three Dollar Bill Cinema
Paused for 2026
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Seattle Trans Underground Film Festival
Northwest Film Forum
October 15–18, 2026
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SIFF DocFest
SIFF Cinema Uptown
Dates TBA
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Tasveer Film Festival
Tasveer
October 13–18, 2026
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November
Cinema Italian Style
SIFF Cinema Uptown
November 18–22, 2026
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Engauge Experimental Film Festival
Northwest Film Forum
November 4–8, 2026
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Seattle Turkish Film Festival
SIFF Cinema Uptown
November 7–8, 2026
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