Seattle's True Independent Film Festival
seattle true independent film festival stiff – started group filmmaker whose feature film swamper rejected seattle international film festival stiff modeled slamdance film festival park city ut way champion local true independent film felt left local film program stranger film critic andrew wright described “like belch church best possible way” film screen stiff receive oneof kind award called “stiffy” past stiffies run gamut “best buddy movie” “hottest zombie” average stiff receives submission per year screen film part nineday event stiff announced would go forward seattle transmedia independent film festival addition showing independent film would include category new medium video game video art digital comic music video storytelling emerging technology stiff seattle first festival devoted exploring new frontier immersive storytelling ie virtual reality vr augmented reality ar degree film stiff ran successful kickstarter campaign provide transmedia gallery free public festival gallery reopened popup shop university way ne seattle wa stiff second largest film festival seattle festival web site longer function film freeway multiple filmmaker noted communication plan festival ended abruptly httpsfilmfreewaycomstiff stiff took place multiple venue throughout seattle strived screen movie unique theater serve food beer wine alcohol screening stiff moved university district screening film grand illusion jet city improve theater lucid lounge past venue included seattle art museum northwest film forum jewel box rendezvous’ central cinema showbox nuemos festival grew year include music comedy performance notable musician sassyblack cat theesatisfaction metal chocolate dj ocnotes moby comic emmett montgomery derek sheen daniel desrosiers history stiff brainchild clint berquist retired festival kevin gilbert served first stiff program director retired festival concluded focus acting career mixed martial art program director duty taken time brian shelley also retired executive director timothy vernor retired festival september stiff began hosting monthly screening series central cinema called stiff night goal feature upandcoming true independent film stiff night curated spencer fornaciari screened awardwinning film beach party threshold hell murder party blood car snuff high score nerdcore life stiff got censorship flap printer wright business graphic refused print program moral ground advertisement stranger hump contest renowned indie director stiff alum lynn shelton since directed film contest called humpday accepted sundance film festival many festival official website httpswwwguidestarorgprofile httpreasoncomblogseattlereasonoidscomeseeanthonylfi idealist httpwwwidealistorgviewnonprofitxxbhwtjnp seattle met httpwwwseattlemetcomarticlesafiendishconversationwithstiffwillchaseapril seattle time httpwwwseattletimescomstiffindiefilmfestivalexpandsintodigitalmedia filmmaker magazine httpfilmmakermagazinecomintransmediaitiontheseattletransmediaindependentfilmfestival stranger httpwwwthestrangercomseattlefestivecontentoid seattle star httpwwwseattlestarnetstiffconsolidatesitselfforanotheryearofindependentcinema stranger httpwwwthestrangercomseattlefestivecontentoid moby httpwwwseattlepicompopmobyqhtml like belch httpwwwthestrangercomseattlecontentoid censorship flap httpslogthestrangercomtheysawthehumpadandcompletelyfr stiff night httpwwwthestrangercomseattlecontentoid