The Historic Admiral Theater will be hosting films as a part of the 2009 Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF).

Now in its 35th year, the SIFF is the largest and most highly-attended film festival in the United States, showcasing more than 400 films from more than 60 countries to an audience of 150,000 attendees annually. Listed by Variety magazine as one of the world's "50 do not miss film festivals," SIFF continues to be recognized as one of the top festivals in North America and combines the best aspects of a casual film marketplace with a well-established reputation as a great audience festival that filmmakers love to attend.

The festival will be screening a selection of films at the Admiral Theater from June 5 to June 11.

“We’re thrilled to have a home at the Admiral Theater for this year’s Festival,” said SIFF Artistic Director Carl Spence. “West Seattle is a terrific place for SIFF to reach out to find new audiences and showcase films from around the world that would not otherwise be seen in this neighborhood. My home is in West Seattle, so it’s especially gratifying for me to have this new association.”

Recently, the Admiral has expanded their standard movie fare by adding live entertainment as well as showcasing independent films and filmmakers. Jeff Brein, Managing Partner of Faraway Entertainment which owns 9 theaters in the Pacific Northwest is excited to welcome SIFF.

"We are honored that the prestigious Seattle International Film Festival has chosen the Historic Admiral Theater as one of its official screening venues," said theater representatives. "Both the festival and the Admiral share a commitment to the art of filmmaking and in and of themselves are respected Seattle entertainment and arts entities. We're looking forward to working together this year and hope we can continue a partnership for many years to come."