Spokane International Film Festival celebrates its 25th edition with a week full of events [Video]

SPOKANE, Wash. – Calling all filmmakers and filmgoers, the Spokane International Film Festival (SpIFF) is back for its 25th edition starting Friday.

On Feb. 9 the week-long event will kick off at the Bing Crosby Theater starting at 7 p.m. with a showcase of short films featuring local and regional artists, “The Best in the Northwest” and an opening party following the screening and discussion with filmmakers at Montvale Event Center.

The festival will continue through Feb. 15 with screenings daily at the Magic Lantern Theater. Also, Virtual SpIFF offerings will begin on Feb. 10 and continue through Feb. 22.

The line-up of films for 2024 include:

The documentary Punderneath It All, heavily features Spokane’s own Punderground pun slam.Fancy Face is a film starring current Academy Award nominee for best actress, Northwest native Lily Gladstone.Daruma, a dark comedy that received the project reframe stamp of approval from Women in Film and the Sundance Institute, an award-winning film.Hard …