Ethan Hawke was a special guest at SIFF 2018

Revelers dance at the Opening Night Gala for SIFF 2018

Regina Hall was at SIFF 2019 as an honored guest

Greta Gerwig introduces her film 'Lady Bird' at a special SIFF event

Shortsfest filmmakers have a ball on the SIFF 2018 red carpet

Ethan Hawke at a meet-and-greet during SIFF 2018

Ethan Hawke speaks with lucky fans during a VIP mixer

Boots Riley, director of 'Sorry to Bother You' which was featured as the Centerpiece film of SIFF 2018

Boots Riley is interviewed on the red carpet

Regina Hall chats with fans at a VIP mixer during SIFF 2019

An attendee of the Opening Night Gala takes a break from partying to pose for the camera

Rocking out at Opening Night of SIFF 2019

Lynn Shelton, director of the SIFF 2019 opening night film, walks the red carpet

Amber McGinnis, director of 'International Falls', outside SIFF Uptown prior to her film's screening

Elsie Fisher, star of 'Eighth Grade', wins the Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actress

SIFF hosted a beautiful brunch for Golden Space Needle Award attendees

Bo Burnham, writer and director of 'Eighth Grade', accepts the Golden Space Needle Audience Award for Best Film

Writer/actor Kumail Nanjiani and co-writer Emily V. Gordon from 'The Big Sick', the opening night film of SIFF 2017

Attendees dance all night long at the Opening Night Gala for SIFF 2019

The Invincible Czars came to perform their score for a screening of 'The Phantom of the Opera'

Filmmakers from 'Josie Grossy', a short film part of Shortsfest at SIFF 2017

Waiting in line at SIFF Cinema Uptown

A prayer song performed prior to the 'Rumble' special presentation at SIFF 2017.

There was an afterparty for 'Rumble' attendees at the Paramount as well.

SIFF 2019 guest Hironobu Tsujiguchi enjoying the Opening Night Gala

Director Emily Ting does the red carpet prior to screening her film 'Go Back to China'

Douglas Trumbull presenting his 1983 film 'Brainstorm'

SIFF Uptown looking dreamy at sunset