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Each year, the Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) honors Pacific Northwest filmmaking as part of their annual awards. A nominating committee carefully considered films released throughout the year whose primary production took place in the Pacific Northwest and selected six finalists. This autumn, SFCS will show these nominated films in collaboration with SIFF, bringing the…
The year’s already at the halfway point. To mark the occasion, we checked in with members of the Seattle Film Critics Society for their favorite films of the year (so far) as well as their most anticipated titles yet to come. More than 60 films appeared on our members lists, but if we were assembling…
The Seattle Film Critics Society polled all accredited media for their favorite new release feature film that played the 51st Seattle International Film Festival. Eighty different films appeared on member ballots as favorites, but there was widespread consensus at the top of the list. We are thrilled to present the 2025 SIFF Seattle Critics Award…