Host your next event at the Northwest Film Forum. We are located in a lovely 8,000 sq. ft. 1920's building in the heart of Seattle's arts community. The Film Forum's cinemas have a bold raw look with hardwood floors and huge bare wood columns extending to the 20ft. high ceiling, mixed with strong modern material.
Our flexible 48 and 118 seat theaters offer a unique setting for whatever you are planning. They are perfect for cast and crew screenings, private parties, rehearsals, corporate launch parties, press screenings, CD release parties, birthday parties, fundraisers, and any event you want your guests to remember for years to come.
Both cinemas feature:
- 35mm reel to reel projection with Dolby SR surround sound
- 16mm/Super-8
- New Digital Video projection of DVD, VHS, BetaSP
- Sound board with 3 mics, mic stands, and music stands
- Theater Light Grid
- Cinema 1 now features a new Panasonic PT-DW7000U DLP projector and the capability to project DigiBeta
Rental Rates:
Minimum of 2 hours per Rental. Projection services included with all rentals. Member price is available at WigglyWorld level membership.

Cinema 1
118 Seats
Daytime (9am-5pm) Mon-Sun
Commercial - $140/hour
Non-profit/Member - $110/hour
Nighttime (5pm-close) Mon-Thurs
Commercial - $240/hour
Non-profit/Member - $210/hour

Cinema 2
48 Seats
Daytime (9am-5pm) Mon-Sun
Commercial - $80/hour
Non-profit/Member - $50/hour
Nighttime (5pm-close) Mon-Thurs
Commercial - $100/hour
Non-profit/Member - $70/hour
Nighttime Rental (5pm-close) Fri-Sun
Generally, weekend nights are only available to multiple-day festivals.
For more information or to schedule a rental, please contact our Technical Director Matt Cunningham
at matt@nwfilmforum.org.
For more information, please call (206)329-2629.
*Please note, the former Rentals email contact (rentals@nwfilmforum.org) is no longer in use, please update your records, as the current contact is matt@nwfilmforum.org*



















