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Fiscal Sponsee Highlight: Big World Breaks

April 8, 2021

How did Big World Breaks come to be and what do you do?

Big World Breaks, a production company built for stage, studio and education; has shared stages with Janelle Monae, Kool DJ Red Alert, Digable Planets, Reggie Watts, DJ Qbert, Macklemore, B.o.B., Saul Williams and many more. BWB has also produced live show backing for artists such as: Grammy Nominated vocalists Wayna and Rocky Dawuni, Sy Smith, Zo!, Jennifer Johns, Dynamq, Xperien…

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An Interview with Director Cleo Barnett

April 6, 2021

Cleo Barnett is the director of Give Yourself Heaven, a 2020 short film that Northwest Film Forum accepted as the very first of its Local Shortiez initiative. In Barnett’s words, Give Yourself Heaven is “an ecofeminist romance exploring the pleasure available in our relationships with nature.

 

Watch NWFF film programmer Amanda Salazar’s conversation with Barnett here:

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Northwest Film Forum Announces Year Four of Cadence: Video Poetry Festival

March 30, 2021

Verse meets visuals in motion at Northwest Film Forum (NWFF) in April 2021. Cadence: Video Poetry Festival, presented by Northwest Film Forum, programmed in collaboration with Seattle author Chelsea Werner-Jatzke and media maker Rana San, is a series of screenings, workshops, and discussions on the genre of video poetry, taking place annually during National Poetry Month. This year’s festival spans ten days, from April 16–25. Cadence approaches vid…

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Submissions Open for Local Shortiez, a Programming Initiative to Bring PNW Shorts to the World

March 11, 2021

Seattle, WA — The Northwest Film Forum has opened submissions for Local Shortiez, a new programming initiative that promotes the work of local short filmmakers. The program seeks out short films under 3 minutes created by Pacific Northwest artists that will play before select feature films in the Forum’s Virtual Cinema. As it creates unique pre-show experiences for audiences, Local Shortiez will provide local work with an avenue to international viewership.

Northwest Film Forum will scree…

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NWFF is Hiring for a Marketing & Outreach Specialist!

January 6, 2021

Role Summary

 

Northwest Film Forum (NWFF) is seeking a strategically-minded, engaged, and detail-oriented Marketing & Outreach Specialist who is passionate about NWFF’s mission, vision, and current organizational trajectory.

The candidate will help us develop and implement compelling digital, print, and social media communications timelines and strategies, in a shared team environment. Th…

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🌞💃 2021 Sundance Film Festival Announces National Screening Partners, Including Northwest Film Forum 💃🌞

December 2, 2020

2021 Sundance Film Festival Will Meet Audiences Where They Are

Festival Offers Robust Online Platform and Announces Screening Partnerships with Independent Cinemas and Cultural Organizations, Including Northwest Film Forum in Seattle

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Double Your Donation on #GivingTuesday 🌟 Matching Funds Support NWFF’s Inclusive Workshops, Mentorships & On-Set Job Trainings

December 1, 2020

This #GivingTuesday, a generous donor has contributed MATCHING FUNDS for up to $3k! Any donation you make will be doubled and go towards NWFF’s workshops, mentorships, and on-set job training for emerging filmmakers who have historically been underrepresented in front of and behind the camera. We do this work using a multi-tier approach:


LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD

Our product…

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