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Someone sent me this blog post from the web site “The Playlist,” and I find all the conjecture and excitement infectious, so I’m going to share: ...

The time is now! Renew or become a member by June 30 (tomorrow!) and get all these special benefits: • Join or renew your membership before June 30, 2009 and receive an admit-two pass (value $18 and good through December, 2009)...

In addition to the Michael Jackson Tribute, we’ve also added a special late-night program: Family: A Webisodic Program Terisa Greenan, Seattle actress and filmmaker, has created Family, a comic web series on the topic of polyamory. Family is an episodic tale of alternative love...

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Cineuropa has the story: Ingmar Bergman’s iconic home on the Baltic island of Färö and some of his personal belongings (including the famous magic lantern) are up for auction, in accordance to the Swedish legendary filmmaker’s last wishes...

This email just came across my desk from a colleague at Sheherazad Media in Iran: Amin Maher, the actor in Abass Kiarostami’s movie “Ten” and son of Mania Akbari artist and director got arrested...

Attention Filmmakers: We are now accepting entries for the 5th Annual Children’s Film Festival Seattle, to be presented January 22-31, 2010 at Northwest Film Forum. Last year, Children’s Film Festival Seattle presented 86 films from 25 countries...

Northwest Film Forum proudly announces “Live at the Film Forum,” a season of collaborative art performances...

Bob & Carol was one of several late 60s movies to tackle issues related to the “sexual revolution.” (My Night at Maud’s, which plays with Bob & Carol, also explores the subject.) Here’s a review from Film Quarterly that notes the interesting style in which the film was made and how the...

This one by Vincent Canby predicts My Night At Maud’s will “prove irresistible.” He even dared to call the film “civilized!” (but added a qualifier, of course)...

Just got this email about Iraq In Fragments filmmaker James Longley: Academy-Award nominated documentary filmmaker (Iraq In Fragments), James Longley, has been working on a film in Iran. Recently contracted by the NY Times to cover the elections, James traveled to Tehran...

Movies | “Know Your Mushrooms”: A delicious exploration | Seattle Times Newspaper Shared via AddThis Know Your Mushrooms is at NWFF this week – June 13-18

Including this one from The Stranger: * In a Dream 80 min. | Dir. Jeremiah Zagar | Rated NR I’m going to be honest...

Looking for an internship this summer? Why not learn the ins and outs of an arts non profit, help great movies get made and seen in Seattle, meet fellow film lovers and makers, and see free movies? NWFF is seeking an administrative intern for Summer 2009. This is as hands-on as it gets...

This is about a week overdue, but here’s a story from NY Times about the now resolved Filmmakers Coop situation. Avant-Garde Film Group Gets New Home, Cheap The Film-Makers’ Cooperative’s new home will include space designed to protect its archives...

If you were at the Egyptian yesterday when the lamp blew out during the final, climactic scene of WORLD’S GREATEST DAD, and had to leave in order to make your next movie and aren’t sure if they ever started the film up again, this post is for you...

Here’s a story that will warm some hearts, and evoke some dubious eye rolls from others...

We are excited to come on board for the 5th annual Seattle True Independent Film Festival! The addition of NWFF also allows STIFF to show 35mm films, for I believe the first time in their festival...

But hurry...