quincy jones
SEATTLE — April 30, 2014   — Seattle International Film Festival, the largest and most highly attended  festival in the United States, announced today the complete lineup of films   and events for the 40th annual Festival (May 15 – June 8, 2014).
This year, SIFF will screen   440 films: 198 features (plus 4 secret films), 60 documentaries, 14 archival   films, and 168 shorts, representing 83 countries. The films include 44 World   premieres (20 features, 24 shorts), 30 North American premieres (22 features,   8 shorts), and 14 US premieres (8 features, 6 shorts). The Festival will open   with the previously announced screening of JIMI:   All Is By My Side, the Hendrix biopic starring Outkast’s André   Benjamin from John Ridley, Oscar®-winning screenwriter of 12 Years a Slave,   and close with Charlie McDowell’s twisted romantic comedy The One I Love,   produced by Seattle’s Mel Eslyn and starring Elisabeth Moss and Mark Duplass.   In addition, legendary producer and Seattle native Quincy Jones will be   presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the screening of doc Keep on Keepin’ On.   The 2014 Seattle International Film Festival is presented by SIFF, the   non-profits arts organization that reaches more than 250,000 annually through   SIFF Cinema, SIFF Education, and the annual flagship Festival.
“Film is more than   entertainment. The life-changing nature of the collective experience of   cinema and the stories moving pictures can tell are SIFF’s inspiration and   mission every year as we put together the Festival,” says Carl Spence,   SIFF’s Artistic Director. “This year, SIFF continues to be a festival of   discovery, with more than 100 new directors making their debut. Richard   Linklater was one of those filmmakers back in 1990 with the premiere of Slacker; it’s   fitting to have him return for our anniversary with his masterwork Boyhood – unlike any   other film I’ve seen. I am thrilled to share these films with the world and   welcome the hundreds of talented guests expected to attend – from those   you’ve heard of to the many who will be making their debut at the   Festival.”
In addition to the gala screenings,   this year’s premieres and special presentations feature a star-studded lineup   including Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, and Laura Dern in The Fault in Our Stars,   Richard Linklater’s Boyhood   with Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke; Quincy Jones and Herbie Hancock in Keep On Keepin’ On;   Kim Basinger, Richard Jenkins and Cam Gigandet in 4 Minute Mile; Trent Reznor and Billy   Corgan in Beautiful   Noise; Nia Vardalos in Helicopter   Mom; Vincent Kartheiser and Olivia Thirlby in Red Knot; Cate   Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Miranda Otto, and Mia Wasikowska in The Turning; the   voices of Cate Blanchett, Kristen Wiig, and Jay Baruchel in How To Train Your Dragon 2;   Michael Pitt, Brit Marling, and Astrid Bergès-Frisbey in I Origins,and Paul   Rudd and Amy Poehler in   They Came Together.
Mary Bacarella, SIFF’s   Managing Director, says, “This year’s Festival is an incredibly   meaningful milestone for SIFF. We’re all so excited to bring this outstanding   lineup of films, guests, forums, and events to our wonderfully supportive and   enthusiastic audiences. We’ve created a program this year with moments that   will fondly revisit our history and moments that will take us into the future   of SIFF. I can’t wait for the fun to begin!”
Festival box office opens May 1 online at SIFF.net,   by phone at 206.324.9996, and in person at various locations. View the full   public program here.