Seattle International Film Festival 2013

SIFF is the largest film festival in the USA boasting 25 days of wide-ranging and eclectic programming, featuring special series on Spain.

Recognized as one of the top film festivals in North America, the Seattle International Film Festival is the largest, most highly-attended film festival in the United States reaching more than 150,000 annually. The 25-day festival is renowned for its wide-ranging and eclectic programming presenting over 250 features and 150 short films from over 70 countries each year.

Spanish films at SIFF

Ali

On June 6 at 7 pm & June 8 at 11 am. Director Paco R. Banos scheduled to attend.
Spain, 2012, 86 minutes, Paco R. Baños. In this delightfully quirky coming-of-age comedy, 18-year-old Ali is afraid of driving and of falling in love, which gets complicated when Julio comes on the scene. Ages 13+.

The Artist and the Model

On May 28 at 4:30 pm & May 30 at 7 pm
Spain, 2012, 105 minutes, Fernando Trueba. In the summer of 1943, an aging sculptor (the legendary Jean Rochefort) in occupied France experiences a creative rebirth when a young Spanish refugee becomes his muse. Nominated for 13 Goya Awards.

¡Atraco!

On May 23 at 9:30 pm, May 24 at 6 pm & May 25 at 11 am
Spain, 2012, 116 minutes, Eduard Cortés. Set in Franco-controlled 1955 Spain, this colorful and freewheeling true-life heist thriller follows a bevy of agents, criminals, and police officers in their attempts to get their hands on Eva Perón’s famed jewels.

Bypass

On May 22 at 4:30 pm
Spain, 2012, 94 minutes, Aitor Mazo and Patxo Telleria. In this comedy of errors, Xavi pretends to reciprocate the romantic longings of Maria in order to cheer her up following a diagnosis of a terminal illness. But when her health improves, Xavi must balance this new relationship with that of his girlfriend.

¡Cinema Magnifico!

On May 25 at 6 pm
Spain, 2012, 87 minutes. Lovers’ secret codes, a wondrously surreal recital, and a haunted Brooklyn apartment—come discover the accomplished and eclectic range of work found in Spanish short cinema today.

A Gun in Each Hand

On May 26 at 6:30 pm & May 27 at 4 pm
Spain, 2012, 97 minutes, Cesc Gay. Wounded male egos and middle-age masculine identities in the modern age are explored in this deadpan comedy through a clever collection of humorous vignettes starring Spain’s best-known actors.

Invader

On June 7 at 9 pm & June 8 at 4 pm
Spain, 2012, 98 minutes, Daniel Calparsoro. Returned from Iraq, a soldier’s fragmented memories of his injuries don’t match the official story. He seeks out the truth that others do not want disclosed in this visceral political thriller.

Orange Honey

On May 25 at 8:30 pm, May 27 at 11:30 am & June 6 at 6 pm
Spain, 2012, 100 minutes, Imanol Uribe. A chilling political thriller from acclaimed director Imanol Uribe. Set in the 1950s, it follows Enrique, a conflicted stenographer for a fascist judge who struggles with morality, loyalty, and which side to be on when he witnesses the execution of his mother’s doctor.

The Plague

On June 6 at 9:15 pm & June 8 at 2:30 pm
Spain, 2013, 85 minutes, Neus Ballús. A vividly shot slice of life docudrama set in the distant suburbs of Barcelona, this heavy but hopeful film follows five interconnected Catalonians, including a wrestler and a farmer, as they struggle with personal and economic difficulties.

Yesterday Never Ends

On June 1 at 5:30 pm & June 2 at 12 pm
Spain, 2013, 108 minutes, Isabel Coixet. Set in 2017’s Barcelona, a region ravished by a financial crisis, a couple broken up by circumstances beyond their control reunite at a cemetery in this emotional and daring voyage into the shattered leftovers of love.