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The Northwest Film Forum (NWFF) is an nonprofit independent art house cinema and film-focused organization in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. that hosts screenings, multiple film festivals, film workshops, and public events.

History

In late 1994, filmmakers Jamie Hook and Deborah Girdwood received a King County Arts Commission Grant, to form the non-profit WigglyWorld Studios—the organization which Northwest Film Forum originates from. Launching in 1995, WigglyWorld Studios was a filmmaking artist collective located on Capitol Hill in the Capitol Hill Arts Center, a former Odd Fellows meeting hall. The organization provided film screenings, filmmaking equipment, post-production suites, and workshops to the public and independent filmmakers.

Initially operating as a nomadic organization, screening films at various venues, in 1997 the Northwest Film Forum bought the Grand Illusion Cinema. "WigglyWorld" was now the name of the educational and outreach wing of the nonprofit. In 1998, NWFF bought a space on 19th and Mercer that became The Little Theatre, opening in 1999 as an 64-seat art house dual cinema and live theater.

NWFF began to expand its programming and outreach efforts, with the support of Seattle venture capitalist Nick Hanauer and other donors, and in 2008 moved to a 8,000-square-foot facility.

NWFF annually hosts the Local Sightings Film Festival, which programs exclusively films by Pacific Northwest filmmakers.

References

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2. Pennick, Bailey (January 28, 2022). "Get to Know Our Satellite Screens: Northwest Film Forum in Seattle, Washington". Sundance Institute Blog. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
3. Shannon, Jeff (December 10, 2001). "Survival in a Wiggly World: Seattle's Independent, Innovative Film Scene Finds Sustenance Capitol Hill". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on November 24, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
4. Brueckmann, Korte (April 24, 2014). "The Northwest Film Forum Makes a Move". Madison Park Times. Archived from the original on 2024-11-24. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
5. Cohen, Bryan (May 14, 2015). "20 years of independence at Capitol Hill's Northwest Film Forum comes as director plans exit". Capitol Hill Seattle Blog.
6. Macdonald, Moira (March 6, 2009). "Lyall Bush named director of NW Film Forum". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
7. Hackett, Regina (April 14, 2005). "Northwest Film Forum: Seattle's cultural focal point". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
8. ^ Cohen, Bryan (May 14, 2015). "20 years of independence at Capitol Hill's Northwest Film Forum". Capitol Hill Seattle Blog. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
9. Kiley, Brendan (December 27, 2019). "End of the decade: 10 notable developments in Seattle's arts and culture scene in the 2010s". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
10. Nichols, Travis (April 24, 2008). "Northwest Film Forum's shrewd and nervy chief is ready for his sequel". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
11. Macdonald, Moira (February 29, 2008). "NW Film Forum director is leaving". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
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13. McCall, Vivian (April 30, 2024). "Northwest Film Forum Laid Off Nearly Half Its Staff". The Stranger. Retrieved May 5, 2024.

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