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Winter offers a wonderland of film in Washington. All over the state great film festivals and competitions are gearing up. Last fall we released a list of fests taking place from September to December. Here’s a list of annual events happening from now until the end April. Several of these are still accepting submissions and more information is available on their websites. Catch our next installment in the spring.
- Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival SFFSFF, Seattle, January 11, 2014 (This festival has passed.)
- Children’s Film Festival Seattle, Seattle, January 23 – February 2
- Spokane International Film Festival SpIFF, Spokane, January 23 – February 1
- Seattle Asian American Film Festival SAAFF, Seattle, February 6-9
- Sister Cities International Film Festival, Tacoma, Feb 6 – April 3
- Post Alley Film Festival, Seattle, February 8
- Seattle Jewish Film Festival SJFF, Seattle, March 1-9
- Vox Docs Film Festival, Leavenworth, March 7
- Flash Film Fest – Black Dog Arts Coalition, Snoqualmie, March 13-15
- Spokane Area Jewish Cultural Film Festival, Spokane, March 27-29
- 50 Hour Slam (Filmmaking Competition), Spokane, April 2014
- Leavenworth Film Festival, Leavenworth, April 5
- Langston Hughes African American Film Festival, Seattle, April 26 – May 3
- National Film Festival for Talented Youth NFFTY, Seattle, April 24-27
- Comedy of Horrors Film Festival, Seattle, April 26
We strive to keep Washington filmmakers in the know about local screening and festival submission opportunities, as well as filmmaking competitions. We’ve been working on a comprehensive list of events around Washington. Help put your event on our radar by emailing details to WF Programs & Communications Coordinator Jessie Wilson at jessie@washingtonfilmworks.org .