Northwest Film Forum

Entry Deadline is July 1

Local Sightings is our annual showcase of current narrative, documentary and experimental film by Northwest artists. The week long festival also features panel discussions, historic NW films, a filmmaker lounge, a stellar opening night party, and juried awards for a winning short and feature film! Submit your work by downloading the submission form from our website: (www.localsightings.org) and send us your screener copy on DVD. The deadline for submission is July 1.

Buy yourself a houseplant, there’s no entry fee!

Entry deadline is July 14

Northwest Film Forum and Three Dollar Bill cinema once again invite Seattle filmmakers to participate in the Karaoke Challenge. Ever wonder who’s behind those Karaoke videos you sing along to at the bar on Friday nights? We ask Seattle filmmakers to grab a camera, pick a song and become one of them!  We'll show the resulting videos with live accompaniment.

Content is open to interpretation; each submission must have a designated singer for the screening, which takes place on July 22 at 8:00 pm. The project is open to all levels of skill and experience. For more information email Adam Sekuler at adams@nwfilmforum.org.

Entry deadline is Aug 11

This summer, Northwest Film Forum’s quarterly Film Challenge asks Seattleites to forgo the fleece sweaters and sandals for a day to make a film showing off your most stylish clothes. Any subject matter is acceptable, but performers should be sporting stylish formal wear: jackets, ties, skirts, dresses, cuff links, high heels, etc. Films should be no longer than 5 minutes.

Come to the screening dressed to the nines and admission is half price!

Films are due Aug 11. The project is open to all levels of skills and experience. Send submissions to: Northwest Film Forum, c/o Adam Sekuler, 1515 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122. For more information email Adam Sekuler at adams@nwfilmforum.org. Formats: MiniDV, BetaSP, DVD, 16mm and Super-8. Please include title, filmmaker’s name and contact info with submission.

Films screen on August 18 at 8pm.

Northwest Film Forum is pleased to announce the call for entries to Children's Film Festival Seattle 2011.

The largest competitive children’s film festival in the Pacific Northwest,Children’s Film Festival Seattle celebrates the best and brightest in international children’s cinema with a 10-day extravaganza of films from more than 25 countries. The festival’s programs that include live performances, animation, features, shorts, historical films and hands-on workshops for the filmmakers of tomorrow. To view past programs, please click here.

Children's Film Festival Seattle 2011 will take place in Northwest Film Forum's two cinemas, with screenings offered to both the general public and school groups. Dates for the 2011 Festival are Friday, January 28 through Sunday, February 6, with additional screenings for school and childcare groups scheduled Monday-Friday Feb. 7-25.

All films submitted to Children's Film Festival Seattle will also be considered for the 6th annual REDCAT International Children's Film Festival, to be presented by Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater in Los Angeles, California in 2011.

The deadline for submissions is September 27, 2010.

Click here for submission forms