The 2024 Seattle International Film Festival (also referred to as SIFFty for this year) took place in theaters from May 9 to 19, 2024, and streaming May 20 to 27, 2024. SIFF announced an initial six films on March 14 and the full lineup on April 17, 2024. This year's festival had 261 films from 84 countries and regions. The selections included 92 new and five archival features, 47 documentaries, and 115 short films.
The festival took place at various locations, including the SIFF Cinema Uptown (3 screens), the SIFF Cinema Downtown, the SIFF Cinema Egyptian, the SIFF Film Center (a venue at Seattle Center), the AMC Theatres at Pacific Place, Majestic Bay Theatres, and Shoreline Community College Theater. The festival sold nearly 95,000 tickets, and SIFF venues sold of popcorn. Selected films from the festival were online from May 20–27, 2024. on the SIFF Channel.
The opening, Thelma, occurred at the Paramount Theatre. The closing was Sing Sing at the SIFF Cinema Downtown followed by a gala party at MOHAI.
SIFFty name
Although the first festival was in 1976 and the occurrence in 2024 would seem to have indicated the 49th festival, in 1988 the festival organizers yielded to triskaidekaphobia, so that the "14th" festival occurred in its 13th year. SIFF chose the term SIFFty to mark the 50th edition of the film festival.
Films Narrative features
Individual feature film citations are at SIFF's Film Finder 2024.
+ English titleDirector(s)Production countryPremiereA Journey in SpringWang Ping-Wen, Peng Tzu-HuiTaiwan FranceU.S.Aggro Dr1ftHarmony KorineUnited StatesAgraKanu BehlIndia, FranceAll Shall Be WellRay YeungHong Kong, ChinaNorth American All Your FacesJeanne HerryFranceÀma GloriaMarie AmachoukeliFrance BabesPamela AdlonUnited StatesBanel & AdamaRamata-Toulaye SyMali, Senegal, FranceAnders WalterDenmarkBob Trevino Likes ItTracie LaymonUnited StatesPeter LuisiSwitzerland, ItalyChuck Chuck BabyJanis PughUnited KingdomCity of WindLkhagvadulam Purev-OchirMongolia, France, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Qatar Close Your EyesVíctor EriceSpain, ArgentinaCritical ZoneAli AhmadzadehIran, Germany DìdiSean WangUnited States Disco Afrika: A Malagasy StoryMadagascar, France, Madagascar, Germany, Mauritius, South Africa, QatarU.S.Empire WaistClaire AyoubUnited StatesDenmark, Iceland, NorwayNorth AmericanEvil Does Not ExistRyûsuke HamaguchiJapan ExcursionBosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, France, Norway, Qatar Călin Peter NetzerRomaniaNorth AmericanGhostlightKelly O'Sullivan, Alex ThompsonUnited StatesGirls Will Be GirlsShuchi TalatiIndia, France, United States, NorwayGloria!Margherita VicarioItaly, SwitzerlandNorth American Good OneIndia DonaldsonUnited StatesGreen BorderAgnieszka HollandPoland, United States, France, Czech Republic, Belgium, Germany, TurkeyHajjanAbu Bakr ShawkySaudi Arabia, Egypt, JordanHammarskjöldPer FlySweden, Norway, DenmarkNorth AmericanHesitation WoundSelman NacarTurkey, France, Romania, SpainHoly MotherAntonio ChavarríasSpain, BelgiumNorth American I Saw the TV GlowJane SchoenbrunUnited StatesI Told You SoGinevra ElkannItalyIn a Violent NatureCanadaIn FlamesZarrar KahnPakistan, CanadaIn Our DayHong Sang-sooSouth KoreaKim Sung HwanSouth KoreaNorth AmericanJanet PlanetAnnie BakerUnited States, United KingdomKilling RomanceLee Won-sukSouth KoreaLies We TellIrelandMaking OfCédric KahnFranceU.S.Memories of a Burning BodyCosta Rica, SpainNorth American Alika TenganUnited StatesWorld MountainsMonica SorelleUnited States OddityDamian McCarthyIrelandTaiwan, NetherlandsRats!Maxwell Nalevansky, Carl FryUnited StatesRed RoomsPascal PlanteCanada (Québec)Red, White & BrassDamon Fepulea’iNew ZealandSaturn ReturnIsaki Lacuesta, Spain, FranceNorth American Scorched EarthThomas ArslanGermanyNorth AmericanSeagrassMeredith Hama-BrownCanadaSebastianMikko MäkeläUnited Kingdom, Finland, BelgiumSing SingGreg KwedarUnited StatesSirocco and the Kingdom of the WindsBelgium, FranceSlowMarija KavtaradzeLithuania, Spain, SwedenSolitudeNinna PálmadóttirIceland, Slovakia, France SoloSophie DupuisCanada (Québec)Stress PositionsTheda HammelUnited StatesSujoAstrid Rondero, Mexico, France, United States TenementSokyou Chea, Inrasothythep NethCambodiaNorth AmericanTerrestrial VersesAli Asgari, Alireza KhatamiIran, United StatesThe Black SeaCrystal Moselle, Derrick B. HardenBulgaria, United States The Box ManGakuryû IshiiJapanNorth AmericanThe BurdenedAmr GamalYemen, Sudan, Saudi Arabia The ExtortionArgentina, United StatesThe Major TonesArgentina, Spain The MissileMiia TervoFinland, EstoniaNorth AmericanThe MissingCarl Joseph PapaPhilippinesThe New BoyWarwick ThorntonAustraliaThe PrimevalsDavid W. AllenUnited StatesThe Queen of My DreamsFawzia MirzaCanadaThe Quiet MaidSpainNorth American The Summer with CarmenGreeceSara Margrethe OskalNorwayThe Uncertain DetectiveGregg LachowUnited StatesWorldThe Vanishing SoldierIsrael, ItalyThelmaUnited StatesThrough Rocks and CloudsPeru, ChileU.S. Tiger StripesAmanda Nell EuMalaysia, Taiwan, France, Germany, Netherlands, Singapore, Qatar, IndonesiaTim Travers and the Time Traveler’s ParadoxStimson SneadUnited StatesTony, Shelly and the Magic LightCzech Republic, Hungary, SlovakiaUn amorIsabel CoixetSpainU.S.Valentina or the SerenityÁngeles CruzMexico Egypt, United Arab EmiratesWe Have Never Been ModernCzech Republic, SlovakiaWe StrangersAnu ValiaUnited States Where Is Anne FrankAri FolmanIsrael, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, the NetherlandsWoman Of...Małgorzata Szumowska, Michał EnglertPoland, SwedenAustriaYoung HeartsBelgium, NetherlandsNorth American
Documentary features
Individual feature film citations are at SIFF's Film Finder 2024. + English titleDirector(s)Production countryPremiereElizabeth LeiterUnited StatesA New Kind of WildernessNorway Hao Wu, Miao WangUnited StatesAgent of HappinessArun Bhattarai, Bhutan, HungaryAll We CarryUnited States, MexicoBlack Box DiariesShiori ItoJapan, United States, United KingdomBring Them HomeIvan MacDonald, Ivy MacDonald, Daniel GlickUnited States, CanadaChasing IceJeff OrlowskiUnited StatesCyril ArisLebanon, GermanyFish War, , United StatesWorldFood RootsMichele JosueUnited States, PhilippinesItalyU.S. Grandpa GuruCroatia, Bosnia and HerzegovinaU.S.Grasshopper RepublicUnited States High & Low - John GallianoKevin MacdonaldFrance, United States, United KingdomHitchcock’s Pro-Nazi FilmDaphné BaiwirFranceNorth AmericanHollywoodgateGermany, United States I'm Just Here for the RiotKathleen Jayme, Asia YoungmanCanadaIgualadaColombia, United States, Mexico United States Luther: Never Too MuchDawn PorterUnited StatesMerchant IvoryStephen SoucyUnited StatesMúsica!Rob Epstein, Jeffrey FriedmanUnited StatesSpainPorcelain WarBrendan Bellomo, Slava LeontyevUkraine, United States, AustraliaUnited StatesWorldUnited StatesRioja: The Land of a ThoUnited Statesnd WinesSpainU.S.Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Germany, Burkina Faso, QatarScala!!!Jane Giles, Ali CatterallUnited KingdomIrelandU.S. So UnrealAmanda KramerUnited States Songs of EarthMargreth OlinNorwaySono LinoUnited States, Italy, FranceSoundtrack to a Coup d'EtatJohan GrimonprezBelgium, France, NetherlandsStanding Above the CloudsJalena Keane-LeeHawaiian Kingdom, United StatesU.S.SubterraneanFrançois-Xavier De RuydtsCanada (Québec)SugarcaneJulian Brave NoiseCat, Emily KassieUnited States, Canada SUnited Statesn Feniger. ForkedLiz LachmanUnited States, China, VietnamThe Battle for LaikipiaDaphne Matziaraki, Kenya, United States, GreeceThe Etilaat RozAfghanistanThe Mother of All LiesAsmae El MoudirMorocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, QatarThe Ride AheadDan Habib, Samuel HabibUnited States Three PromisesYusef SroujiPalestine, United States, LebanonUltimate CitizensFrancine StrickwerdaUnited StatesWe Can Be Heroes, United StatesWHY DINOSAURS?James Pinto, Tony PintoUnited States, Canada, United Kingdom, Morocco, ChinaWorld
Shorts
Individual short film citations are at SIFF's Short Film Finder 2024.