SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival) is one of the largest Film Festivals that exists. Started in 1976 and held each year during May/June in Seattle Washington, the 25-day event features 400+ movies, short films, and documentaries from all over the world. 

Seattle International Film Festival Awards List

• Alpha Cine Filmmaker Award – Best Film
• American Independent Award – Special Jury Prize
• Asian Trade Winds Award
• Asian Trade Winds Award – Honorable Mention
• Asian Trade Winds Special Jury Prize
• Atom Films Short Film Award
• Atom Films Short Film Award – Honorable Mention
• Audience Award – Animation
• Audience Award – Best Film
• Audience Award – Documentary
• Best Short Animation – Audience Award
• Career Achievement in Acting Award
• China Stars Best New Talent – China Stars Award
• Clark Legacy Award – Documentary
• Documentary Award
• Documentary Award – International Competition
• Documentary Competition Award
• Documentary Competition Award – Special Mention
• Documentary Special Jury Award
• Emerging Masters Showcase Award
• Films4Families Youth Jury Award
• Films4Families Youth Special Jury Award
• Futurewave Prodigy Camp Scholarship
• Futurewave Shorts Audience Award
• Futurewave Wavemaker Award
• Futurewave Youth Jury Award – Best Feature Film
• Futurewave Youth Special Jury Award –
• Golden Space Needle Award – Audience
• Golden Space Needle Award – Best Actor
• Golden Space Needle Award – Best Actress
• Golden Space Needle Award – Best Animated Short Film
• Golden Space Needle Award – Best Debut Perfomance
• Golden Space Needle Award – Best Director
• Golden Space Needle Award – Best Documentary
• Golden Space Needle Award – Best Film
• Golden Space Needle Award – Best Short
• Golden Space Needle Award – Best Short Film
• Golden Space Needle Award – New American Cinema Grand Jury Prize
• Grand Jury Prize – Best Feature Film
• Grand Jury Prize – Best Feature Screenplay
• Grand Jury Prize – Special Jury Mention
• Heineken Red Star Award
• Ibero American Competition
• Kids Flick Award
• New American Cinema Award
• New American Cinema Award – Best Editing
• New American Cinema Award – Best Writer
• New American Cinema Award – Citation of Excellence for Ensemble Cast Performance
• New American Cinema Award – Grand Jury Prix
• New American Cinema Award – Honorable Mention
• New American Cinema Competition
• New American Cinema Special Jury Prize
• New Director’s Showcase – Honorable Mention
• New Director’s Showcase Award
• New Director’s Showcase Award – Best Director
• New Director’s Showcase Award – Contemporary World Cinema
• New Director’s Showcase Award – Motion Picture
• New Director’s Showcase Award – Special Jury Prize
• New Director’s Showcase Special Jury Prize
• New Directors Competition
• New Directors Competition – Special Jury Mention
• Reel NW Award
• Seattle Filmmakers Award
• Seattle Web Festival Award – Best Cinematography
• Seattle Web Festival Award – Best Director
• Short Film Award
• Short Film Award – Animated Film
• Short Film Award – Animation
• Short Film Award – Documentary
• Short Film Award – Honorable Mention –
• Short Film Award – Honorable Mention – Live Action
• Short Film Award – Live Action
• Short Film Award – Narrative
• Short Film Competition Award – Animation
• Short Film Competition Award – Best Animated Short
• Short Film Competition Award – Best Documentary Short Film
• Short Film Competition Award – Best Short Film: Animated
• Short Film Competition Award – Best Short Film: Live Action
• Short Film Competition Award – Documentary
• Short Film Competition Award – Grand Jury Award
• Short Film Competition Award – Live Action
• Short Film Competition Award – Special Mention – Best Animated Short
• Short Film Competition Award – Special Mention – Best Documentary Short
• Short Film Competition Award – Special Mention – Best Narrative Short
• Short Film Competition Award – Special Mention – Best Short Film: Live Action
• Short Film Competition Award – Special Mention – Live Action
• Short Film Competition Special Jury Award –
• Short Film Competition Special Jury Award – Animation
• Short Film Competition Special Jury Award – Best Short Film
• Short Film Competition Special Jury Award – Documentary
• Short Film Competition Special Jury Award – Live Action
• Short Film Competition Special Jury Award – Narrative Special Jury Prize
• Short Film Competition Special Jury Award – Short Documentary
• Short Film Competition Special Jury Award – Short Film
• Short Film Jury Award – Best Documentary Short
• Short Film Jury Award – Best Narrative Short Film
• Short Film Jury Award – Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary Short
• Short Filmmaker Award
• Special Jury Prize – Animated Short
• Special Jury Prize – Best Documentary
• Special Jury Prize – Documentary Short
• Special Jury Prize – Ibero American Competition
• Special Jury Prize – Narrative Short
• Washington State Screenplay Competition
• Wavemaker Award for Excellence in Youth Filmmaking
• Women in Cinema Lena Sharpe Award