Washington Filmworks

Seattle Film Society - Locals Only #23
2025-11-20 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
LOCALS ONLY is a recurring presentation of local short films presented by the Seattle Film Society.
The November Locals Only will be the final Locals Only of the year! This month’s event will be a retrospective and will feature seven of the Seattle Film Society’s favorite short films screened this year, interspersed with Q&A’s led by SFS’s Programming Team.
Tickets: https://www.seattlefilmsociety.com/calendar/locals-only-23

Seattle Film Society - Open Screen
2025-11-18 19:00 - 21:00
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? Come on out! Seattle Open Screen is connecting filmmakers of all levels by showing any film (ten minutes or less) on the big screen here at Seattle Open Arts Place! Films screen on a first-come first-screen basis, so get there early!
Tuesday, November 18 from 7-9pm at Seattle Open Arts Place
Tickets: https://www.seattlefilmsociety.com/calendar/open-screen-7

Breaking Into the Film Business - Online Speaker Series
2025-11-18 18:00 - 19:00
Have you ever wondered how people get their start in the film business? There are so many ways to be a part of movie making, and many different paths to get there. Join Kraken Studios each week to hear from professionals from several different departments share how they got their start, and learn about the variety of skills needed to bring a story to the screen!
Online, Tuesday nights November 18 through December 23. Register through SPSCC Continuing Education

Tacoma Filmmaker Conversations w/ Audra Laymon
2025-11-17 06:30 - 21:00
Take part in the inaugural edition of Tacoma Film Conversations, a new gathering for filmmakers, artists, creators, and industry professionals in the Tacoma area to connect, collaborate, and dive into the issues shaping our creative community. Whether you’re deep in production or just starting out, this is your chance to build relationships, spark ideas, and be part of Tacoma’s growing film dialogue.
The first TFC will kick off with a conversation with Audra Laymon, Director of Workforce Development at Washington Filmworks. Audra will share information on the Above the Line program and answer questions about Washington Filmworks and its broader initiatives to support film productions.
Monday, November 17 | Doors at 6:30pm, presentation at 7pm with social hour to follow
Co-presented by Melinda Raebyne and Ryan Davis.

"Fish War" Screening - Shoreline
2025-11-14 17:00 - 19:00
Join Meaningful Movies on Friday, November 14 at 5 PM at Shoreline College Theatre for a FREE community screening event of FISH WAR (a Washington Filmworks Small Budget Production Initiative project!). FISH WAR follows the tribes’ fight to exercise their treaty-reserved fishing rights. Panel Discussion following the film.

Nice Try Seattle
2025-11-12 19:00 - 21:00
Welcome to Nice Try Season 1, Episode 2! Check out this screening of shorts made by Seattle-area creators trying out something new; whether that’s a fresh technique, a new-to-them genre, or working with people they’ve never met before. After the films, there will be a casual panel chat with the filmmakers, and the audience will vote for one winner to join a new group of filmmakers at the next event. If you’re into community, creativity, and maybe meeting your next collaborator, this is an event for you!
Grab your tickets here

Seattle: Know Your Creatives
2025-11-12 18:30 - 20:30
The Seattle Documentary Association, Film Community Training Program, Seattle Film Society, and SEATTLE CREATES are uniting for a truly unique event: Know Your Creatives. This is not a typical networking event; it is a focused, intentional gathering designed to foster deep connections and, more importantly, to give you, the dynamic creative community of Seattle, a clear view into the organizations that work every day to support and enhance your industry.
WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE MIXER:

Meet the Teams: Engage directly with the board members, staff, and core volunteers from all the partner organizations.
Mission and History Deep Dive: Through informal presentations you will get an exclusive look at each organization’s recent successes and ambitious plans for the year ahead.
Celebrate Collaboration: This event is a celebration of what we can achieve when we work together. Come mingle with fellow filmmakers, artists, writers, and creative entrepreneurs.

RSVP at https://partiful.com/e/1mQG1JZ3yyCvU2I6ia2g

CASCADIA International Women's Film Festival - Submission Deadline
2025-11-10
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 regular deadline on November 10.

Train Dreams Screening - Spokane
2025-11-08 19:00 - 21:00
Join Spokane Film Project to celebrate locally-filmed “Train Dreams” with a screening at the Magic Lantern Theater!
Grab your tickets at magiclanternonmain.com

How-To-Multi-Hyphenate: From Whiteboard to Green Light w/ Lisa Cordileone (Shoreline)
2025-11-08 11:00 - 17:00
Three Dollar Bill Cinema is hosting a workshop designed for the next generation of filmmakers, those ready to build not just stories, but sustainable impact. This 6-hour interactive experience helps filmmakers reframe above-the-line strategy with an authentic entrepreneurial vision. Filmmakers walk away with: Tools to develop their authentic voice and build clarity into their creative vision, Strategies for team-building, outside-the-box finance and distribution models built for sustainability, goal-setting, and a personalized blueprint to move idea to execution.
Shoreline Community College Black Box
(Bottom of Library Building)
Building 4000, 16101 Greenwood Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133
November 8, 2025, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM PST
Grab your tickets at threedollarbillcinema.org

Tri-Cities International Film Festival
2025-11-07 - 2025-11-09
The 17th Annual TRIFI International Film Festival will take place November 7-9, 2025, highlighting independent and unique movies from international and local filmmakers. Find more information and tickets at trifi.org

National Film Festival for Talented Youth – Regular Deadline
2025-11-07
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 November 7 regular deadline at https://www.nffty.org/submit

Greenlight Your Work w/ Lisa Cordileone (Shoreline)
2025-11-06 19:00 - 21:00
Three Dollar Bill Cinema is hosting a 2-hour interactive seminar designed for the next generation of filmmakers, those ready to build not just stories, but sustainable impact. With a focus on storytelling, team building, finance, and distribution, Lisa Cordileone will share the unique entrepreneurial tools she’s developed to create new models for how stories get made.
Thursday, November 6, 2025 7:00 PM PST
Shoreline Community College Theater
Grab your tickets at threedollarbillcinema.org

Sea Slug Animation Festival - Late Submission Deadline
2025-11-03
Sea Slug Animation Festival is a film festival in Seattle celebrating the ingenuity, creativity, and weirdness of independent animation around the world.
Sea Slug showcases all animation mediums, with a special emphasis on films. Sea Slug strives to empower animators and animation fans local to British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and parts of Northern California to form personal and professional connections around animation, and to take pride in the talent right here in this neck of the woods.
Sea Slug returns in 2026 for the Furious Edition at Seattle’s SIFF Cinema Uptown!
Submit your film by the November 3 late deadline here.

Seattle Hip Hop Film Festival 2025
2025-11-02 15:00 - 17:00
Tickets are available here for the sixth annual Seattle Hip Hop Film Festival! The festival will take place Sunday, November 2nd, 2025 at Washington Hall. The program will include short films focused on hip-hop culture from local filmmakers & beyond.
Doors at 2:30pm, Program at 3:00pm
SHHFF is presented by 206 Zulu & Propadata Films.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Film Festival - Submission Deadline
2025-10-31
Calling all world builders, time travelers, and fantasy fanatics: 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 the regular deadline of October 31, 2025.

Seattle Deaf Film Festival - Call for Submissions
2025-10-31
Deaf Spotlight is excited to host the 8th biennial Seattle Deaf Film Festival (SDFF) in Seattle, WA. Films will be screened at Northwest Film Forum from April 10 – 12, 2026. After the screenings, films will be streamed online for two weeks.
Films will be considered for inclusion in SDFF2026 if they meet at least 2 of the following criteria:
1. The film is made by a Deaf filmmaker and crew; AND/OR
2. The film features at least one authentic Deaf character; AND/OR
3. The film is relevant to the Deaf experience.
“Authentic” means having true representation of Deaf actors. Deaf roles must be performed by Deaf people. If hearing actors are cast as Deaf people, the film will not be considered authentic.
Guidelines: https://tinyurl.com/f27r2ztn
Submission Closes: October 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM PT
Questions? SDFF@DeafSpotlight.org

Seattle Film Society - Locals Only #22
2025-10-30 18:30 - 21:30
Join Seattle Film Society for Locals Only #22 at Northwest Film Forum on October 30! Each month, SFS curates an intimate lineup of films from local independent filmmakers and showcases them for a community of filmmakers and film lovers. In the spirit of the season, the October LOCALS ONLY will be an all-horror edition! 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-22

Train Dreams Screening - Seattle
2025-10-29 19:30 - 21:30
After a powerhouse festival run including stops at Sundance, AFI FEST, and the Toronto International Film Festival, Washington Filmworks incentive project Train Dreams is finally pulling into Seattle!
Join Washington Filmworks October 29 at SIFF Cinema Downtown for a special screening of this Washington-filmed gem — a nominee for the Seattle Film Critics Society’s Pacific Northwest Awards.
We can’t wait to see this stunning Washington production light up the big screen.
Miss this stop? Keep an eye on our channels for upcoming screenings across the state.
Seattle | SIFF Cinema Downtown
October 29 at 7:30pm
Tickets: SIFF.net

FCT: Special Effects Makeup Workshop (Seattle)
2025-10-26 11:00 - 15:00
Join Film Community Training Program for a candid conversation focused on foundational trauma makeup with experienced special effects artists.
This is your chance to get indispensable tips and tricks directly from the pros about their careers and on-set challenges. You’ll learn the essential techniques for creating realistic bruise coloration, achieving convincing scratches and fresh cuts, and mastering the look of natural scars.
If you’re ready to master the core skills needed to create horrifyingly realistic illusions, RSVP to learn from the masters and transform your basic makeup skills!

Free Online Event – Breaking Into the Film Business
2025-10-21 18:00 - 19:00
Join South Puget Sound Community College for a FREE preview night with JC Doler, VFX artist/Editor and writer/director of The Twin, which just premiered on streaming! Then take part in a Q&A session on how JC got started in in film, and brought his film to the screen.
? October 21 | 6–7 PM (PST)
? Online | FREE to attend (registration required)
Register here
The weekly Breaking Into the Film Business series kicks off November 18, featuring professionals from across the industry sharing how they got their start.

South Sound Experimental Film Fest Submission Deadline
2025-10-20
The South Sound Experimental Film Fest is a celebration of experimental film-making from local artists in Washington & Oregon. The festival is now accepting submissions for its fifth annual festival through October 20, 2025. Submit your project at https://filmfreeway.com/SouthSoundExperimentalFilmFestival

Seattle Black Film Festival Submission Deadline
2025-10-17
For more than 20 years, the Seattle Black Film Festival has been a home for bold, brilliant storytelling from across the African diaspora. Now it’s your turn—lend your magic to SBFF 2026! The festival is accepting submissions across film, TV, music video, and performance through October 17, 2025.
Share your submission at https://filmfreeway.com/SeattleBlackFilmFestival

Seattle Film Society - IN FOCUS w/ Georgia Krause
2025-10-16 19:00 - 21:00
Seattle Film Society’s IN FOCUS series returns with a showcase with Seattle documentarian (and Washington Filmworks Above the Line Education Forum graduate) Georgia Krause.
A screening of five of Georgia’s short films will be accompanied by a Q&A led by Seattle Film Critics Socity President Kathy Fennessy.
Thursday October 16th at 7pm at Northwest Film Forum. Tickets are available here.

SIFF DocFest 2025 (Seattle)
2025-10-16 - 2025-10-23
Keep your finger on the pulse of the best new documentaries from around the world at the fifth annual SIFF DocFest! From October 16 to 23, enjoy a weeklong celebration of the documentary form, with most screenings taking place at SIFF Cinema Uptown and one special screening (on October 19) at SIFF Cinema Downtown!
Learn more at https://www.siff.net/programs-and-events/docfest

Orcas Island Film Festival
2025-10-15 - 2025-10-19
Orcas Island Film Festival 2025 takes October 15-19 and will showcase 35+ buzz-worthy films from around the globe. Grab your passes at https://oifilmfest2025.eventive.org/passes/buy

We F.E.W. Filmmaker Mixer (Spokane)
2025-10-12 13:00 - 16:00
Join We F.E.W. (Filmmakers of Eastern Washington) for an afternoon surrounded by films and fellow creatives! Spokane Movie Store is hosting this special gathering where you’ll have the chance to connect with local filmmakers, storytellers, and film lovers of all kinds. Whether you’re a seasoned pro, a weekend warrior, a casual fan—or even a self-proclaimed film hater—you’re welcome here!
Sunday, October 12
1:00pm – 4:00pm
Spokane Movie Store @ Rebel Junk
12105 E Sprague Ave, Spokane Valley

Seattle Latino Film Festival 2025
2025-10-10 - 2025-10-18
The Seattle Latino Film Festival takes place October 10-18, 2025 and will bring audiences and filmmakers together to support the magic of film-making as part of Hispanic and Romance Language Cinema globally.
Passes are available here

Poulsbo Film Festival 2025
2025-10-10 - 2025-10-12
The mission of the Poulsbo Film Festival is to bring independent film and filmmakers to the city of Poulsbo, Washington for a weekend of celebrating diverse stories produced from all across the United States. This three day festival will include parties, filmmaker Q & A’s, networking, small town vibes, and beautiful scenery.
Get your tickets here

Volunteer Opportunity: Be a Screener for the Seattle Black Film Festival
2025-10-10
The Seattle Black Film Festival is looking for screeners! Screeners will help shape SBFF 2026 and contribute to the legacy of Seattle Black Film Festival. If you’re enthusiastic about films made by and for Black people and are interested in providing critiques and feedback on next year’s festival, you are encouraged to apply.
Applications are due Friday, October 10, at 11:59pm. Screeners watch submitted and curated films + provide feedback and critique on films when asked. They’ll receive an all-access pass to SBFF 2026 upon completing their duties.
Time commitment: Up to 25 total hours of watch and meeting time between October and December 2025.
Apply at tinyurl.com/sbff-2026-screener-application
