Washington Filmworks

Bleedingham Horror Film Festival - Submission Deadline
2025-09-28
Bleedingham Horror Film Festival is an indie film festival that showcases a weekend of terror in the heart of the scenic city of Bellingham, WA.
Submit your film here by the final deadline on September 28 for consideration.

Cine Latino (Spokane)
2025-09-27 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Enjoy a free screening of shorts form the Seattle Latino Film Festival in Spokane on Saturday, September 27! Reserve your spot here.

National Film Festival for Talented Youth – Mid Submission Deadline
2025-09-26
NFFTY is the world’s largest film festival for emerging filmmakers 24 years old and younger. This year’s festival experience will include four days of film screenings, parties, networking events, panels, and more in Seattle!
Submit your film by the September 26 mid deadline at https://www.nffty.org/submit

Seattle Film Society Locals Only #21
2025-09-25 18:30 - 21:30
Join Seattle Film Society for Locals Only #21 at Northwest Film Forum on September 25! Each month, SFS curates an intimate lineup of films from local independent filmmakers and showcases them for a community of filmmakers and film lovers. Screenings include in-depth Q&A’s with the filmmakers, as well as the opportunity to engage with the broader Seattle filmmaking community.
Tickets: https://www.seattlefilmsociety.com/calendar/locals-only-21

INSIDE SCOOP: Pass the Slate (Seattle)
2025-09-25 18:00 - 20:00
Join the Seattle Film Commission for an interactive, community-driven film conversation to help shape what’s next for Seattle film. Instead of a traditional panel, a slate will be passed (yes, a real clapperboard) to spark fresh dialogue, share perspectives, and connect over ideas that matter.
6-8pm | Thursday, September 25
M5 Creative (401 Mercer St)
This event is free and open to all! RSVP here

Gig Harbor Film Festival
2025-09-25 - 2025-09-28
The mission of the Gig Harbor Film Festival is to cultivate a community of filmmakers and film lovers that celebrates the power of the cinematic arts to educate, entertain, and inspire. Grab your tickets here for the 2025 festival taking place September 25-28.

Local Sightings Film Festival 2025
2025-09-19 - 2025-09-28
Save the date! Enjoy two weekends of Pacific Northwest cinema September 19-28 at Local Sightings Film Festival! The full program drops in early August, and festival passes and tickets to individual programs will become available then.

Port Townsend Film Festival
2025-09-18 08:00 - 2025-09-21 17:00
Tickets are on sale for the 2025 Port Townsend Film Festival! Llock in your spot, reserve your screenings, and experience world-class films with a touch of small-town magic.
Tickets – https://ptfilm.org/

CASCADIA International Women's Film Festival - Early Bird Submission Deadline
2025-09-18
CASCADIA International Women’s Film Festival celebrates its tenth festival season with the 2026 festival in Bellingham, April 30-May 3.
CASCADIA presents programs for short subject films, feature narrative and documentary films. The festival showcases women filmmakers from throughout the world as well as local directors, considered to be those working in the region extending from Vancouver B.C., Canada to the Seattle, WA. metropolitan area. CASCADIA also searches for films by Indigenous women filmmakers and encourages emerging and student filmmakers to submit.
Submit your short film here by the early bird deadline on September 18.

Fuselage Dance Film Festival (Seattle)
2025-09-13 19:30 - 21:30
2025 marks the EIGHTH YEAR of the Fuselage Dance Film Festival, presented in partnership with Propadata Films and Yaw Theater. The festival features short films with a focus on dance and takes place at Seattle’s Yaw Theater on September 13.
Grab your tickets here!

Spokane Film Project Screenwriters Group Meetup
2025-09-13 12:00 - 14:00
Whether you have a completed screenplay, previous work, or a script in progress, this is a chance to connect, collaborate, and share your passion for screenwriting. Write the next chapter of Spokane’s film scene, one script at a time!
Where: The Hive (2904 E. Sprague Ave Spokane, WA 99202)
When: September 13th, 12P – 2P

SEA-Nordic Film Festival (Seattle)
2025-09-05 - 2025-09-07
Save the date, Seattle! Nordic cinema is BACK Sept 5–7 in Ballard. The annual SEA-Nordic Film Festival draws audiences from around the region to enjoy the latest and greatest films from the Nordic region.
Festival passes are available at https://nordicmuseum.org/events/seattle-nordic-film-festival

Call for Entries - Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Festival
2025-08-31
Calling all world builders, time travelers, and fantasy fanatics: Early Entry for MOPOP + SIFF’s Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Festival 2026 is open!
Submit your short film at https://filmfreeway.com/SFFSFFseattle by August 31 for the lowest entry fee.

Social Justice Film Festival - Earlybird Submission Deadline
2025-08-31
Submissions for the 2026 Social Justice Film Festival in Seattle are now open! The Social Justice Film Festival showcases film aimed at fostering positive global change. The festival aims to present works that challenge societal structures on both macro and micro levels worldwide.
The Earlybird Deadline is August 31, 2025.
Submit on FilmFreeway: filmfreeway.com/SocialJusticeFilmFestival

Seattle Film Society Locals Only #20
2025-08-28 18:30 - 21:30
Join Seattle Film Society for Locals Only #20 at Northwest Film Forum on August 28! Each month, SFS curates an intimate lineup of high-quality films from local independent filmmakers and showcases them for a community of filmmakers and film lovers. Screenings include in-depth Q&A’s with the filmmakers, as well as the opportunity to engage with the broader Seattle filmmaking community.
Tickets: https://www.seattlefilmsociety.com/calendar/locals-only-20

What's In Your Kit - Spokane Film Project Panel
2025-08-23 13:00 - 16:00
Ever wonder what the pros really carry on set? Join Spokane Film Project on August 23 for a Panel where seasoned professionals from Props, Costumes, Hair & Makeup, and Assistant Directing open up their kits and share the essential tools they never leave home without. From the practical to the peculiar, find out what helps them stay prepared, creative, and ready for anything a shoot throws their way. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to level up, this is a behind-the-scenes peek you won’t want to miss!
RSVP here: https://partiful.com/e/Hvakb0vGOyWQJ3Ot1His

Olympia Film Collective - Making Monsters with Jared Potter
2025-08-22 18:00 - 19:00
Join Olympia Film Collective for a FREE presentation with Jared Potter, founder of Part One Media in Yelm, WA.
Friday, August 22 | 6pm | The Olympia Center (222 Columbia St NW Rm# 100)

Breaking into the Film Business - Free Online Intro Session
2025-08-21 18:00 - 19:00
FREE INTRO NIGHT – Breaking into the Film Business ONLINE featuring Nick Laurant — Director for YouTube’s Corridor Crew and The Girl in the Backseat.
Ever wondered how people get their start in the film business? From behind-the-scenes magic to center stage roles, there are countless paths into the world of movie making—and just as many skills needed to bring a story to life. Grab an age appropriate beverage and join South Puget Sound Community College’s Kraken Studios online each week for their Breaking into the Film Business Speaker Series, where professionals from a variety of departments share their personal journeys and insider knowledge.
August 21st | 6–7 PM (PST) | Online
Full series starts Sept 4th and goes through Oct 16th for $10
Register here

Seattle Film Society Open Screen
2025-08-19 19:00 - 21:30
Open Screen is the Seattle Film Society’s open mic night for Washington filmmakers! Bring your film/video on a thumb drive, anything under 10 minutes goes up! Need feedback on your latest cinematic masterpiece? Want to share some embarrassing home videos from your youth? Searching for a place where strangers will watch videos of your dog on the big screen? Open Screen is the place to be! Films screen on a first-come first-screen basis so be sure to grab your tickets and arrive early!
Tuesday August 19th at 7pm at Seattle Open Arts Place

Seattle Arab Film Festival
2025-08-15 - 2025-08-17
Save the date! The 6th Seattle Arab Film Festival will take place from August 15 to 17 at Northwest Film Forum. More details coming soon!

Seattle Trans Underground Film Fest (STUFF) - Submission Deadline
2025-08-15
Seattle Trans Underground Film Festival is a film festival by and for trans people supporting trans film and its production by connecting trans filmmakers to their audiences and celebrating trans stories.
Submit your film by the August 15 deadline at https://filmfreeway.com/SeattleTransFilmFest

National Film Festival for Talented Youth - Early Bird Submission Deadline
2025-08-15
NFFTY is the world’s largest film festival for emerging filmmakers 24 years old and younger. This year’s festival experience will include four days of film screenings, parties, networking events, panels, and more in Seattle!
Submit your film by the August 15 early bird deadline at https://www.nffty.org/submit

Understanding the Micro Budget Project Agreement (Seattle)
2025-08-14 18:00 - 19:00
Join SAG-AFTRA for an educational session on the SAG-AFTRA Micro Budget Project Agreement for low budget independent projects. This agreement is designed to streamline the signatory process for dramatic entertainment projects with a budget of $20,000 or less per picture or episode. During this session, you’ll have the chance to walk through the application process and understand the qualifications and agreement details, learn how to use this agreement to produce your own projects or flip non-union jobs into union work, and ask questions to learn how these tools can be used to enhance your career.
Whether you have a Micro Budget project that you want to create or there is a role you’ve been offered in a low budget project, this event will empower you with the knowledge to take the necessary steps forward.
This event is only open to Seattle area filmmakers, SAG-AFTRA members and industry guests.
This event will be held online. Reservations are required. Please complete this form to RSVP.

Northwest Screenwriters Guild - Network Like a Pro (Seattle)
2025-08-12 19:00 - 20:30
Think you’re “bad at networking”? You’re not alone. But with the right mindset and tools, anyone can make meaningful industry connections—and have fun doing it.
In this practical, engaging session, Adam Sheridan shares the do’s and don’ts of working a room, including:

Easy, natural conversation starters
Setting clear, personal networking goals
Following up in a way that builds real relationships

Get your FREE ticket at https://www.northwestscreenwritersguild.com/event-details/network-like-a-pro

Issaquah Film Festival 2025
2025-08-08 - 2025-08-10
Who knows what you’ll find at Issaquah Film Festival August 8-10, 2025! Stay tuned for tickets and more information coming soon.

Vashon Island Film Festival
2025-08-07 - 2025-08-10
The Vashon Island Film Festival returns August 7–10! Join in the fun for a weekend of bold independent films, live music, filmmaker events, and community celebration—set against the natural beauty of Vashon Island.
Find tickets and more information at https://www.vashonislandfilmfestival.com/

West Sound Film Festival (Bremerton)
2025-08-01 - 2025-08-03
The West Sound Film Festival shows a large array of films including experimental, documentaries, comedies, horror, music videos, dramas, animated, feature length films and more.
Learn more at https://www.westsoundfilmfestival.com/

Seattle Film Society Locals Only #19
2025-07-31 06:30 - 20:30
Tickets are now on sale for July’s Locals Only hosted by Seattle Film Society! This month’s screening offers a hearty sampling of genres and perspectives from five of the Seattle-area’s most exciting voices:

HOLD MY HAIR by Rachel Taggart
STICKY BUNS, RAVIOLI, AND WHITE CAKE by Nicole Pouchet (a Washington Filmworks Small Budget Production Initiative project!)
THE GOOD SALAMI by Alex Gallo-Brown and Piotr Migula
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL: THE COLD OPEN by Blake Rizzo

All five filmmakers will be in attendance for the Screening and will take part in a Q&A! Grab a pal and come check out some of the best short films Seattle has to offer!
Doors at 6:30PM, screening from 7:00PM to 8:30PM.

Scope Screenings Live Underground Film Festival (Seattle)
2025-07-30 19:00 - 22:00
Tropical wavy energy meets the illest short films (from directors right here in the PNW) and of course the beautiful scope screenings community all under one roof. Don’t miss this upcoming Scope Screenings Season 4 event on July 30 at Majestic Bay Theatres in Seattle!
Grab your tickets at https://scopescreenings.com/

She/Her Fest (Seattle)
2025-07-26 19:00 - 21:00
She/Her Fest is a new film festival celebrating emerging women filmmakers with a lineup full of big feelings, quiet moments, and stories that stay with you.
Find tickets at https://www.sheherfest.com/
