Glad to see some interest! I may not have all the answers, mainly questions, but thanks for the suggestions! A major event in Seattle or Portland could be ideal, and connecting with the wiki-folx behind SXSW might help us strategize. How about an exploratory call to gauge interest?
Cheers, On Fri, Mar 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM peaceray--- via Wikimedia-Cascadia < [email protected]> wrote: > Just over two months out are these two events in Seattle: > > - Seattle International Film Festiva <https://www.siff.net/festival>l > (SIFF), May 15–25 – although Sundance gets the flashy premieres, SIFF > has > been touted as "the largest film gathering in the U.S. > < > https://variety.com/2018/film/news/seattle-international-film-festival-2018-lineup-1202795655/ > >" > & "the country's biggest international film festival > < > https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/washington/articles/how-siff-became-the-countrys-biggest-international-film-festival > > > ". > - Last year's festival program > <https://issuu.com/siffnews/docs/fest24_program> (p. 3) stated that > they were screening a "total of 261 films from 84 > countries/regions around > the globe: 92 features, 47 documentaries, 115 short films in 14 > different > programs, five archival features, two conversations with incredible > actresses, and two secret films. 18 of these films are world > premieres, 26 > are North American premieres, and 14 are U.S. premieres. 49% of our > filmmakers are female or non-binary identifying, 35% identify as a > BIPOC > director, and 18% identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. > 62% are from > first- or second-time filmmakers, and 63% don’t currently have U.S. > distribution." > - Should WikiPortraits > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:WikiPortraits> (on > Bcc:, *hint, > hint*) ever desire to get easy access to up-and-coming filmmakers, > this is the festival at which to do it! > - 2025 NW Folklife Festival <https://nwfolklife.org/>, May 23-26th – > this > 54th year's theme <https://nwfolklife.org/festival/home.html> is based > on the Japanese *Ikigai *[life worth living] > > Seattle is also one of the five metropolitan areas with six or more FIFA > World Cup 2025 matches > < > https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/83583980e0bb1fb/original/FCWC25-Match-Schedule.pdf > > > in June, with LA, Miami, NY/NJ, & Philadelphia being the other four. > > On Fri, Mar 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM Oscar Costero < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > DuckDuckGo was unable to verify sender identity > > > > Hi all, > > > > I’m inspired by the wiki-activations happening at SXSW this week > > <https://www.wiki.haus/>, and the possibility of bringing something > > similar > > to the PNW. > > > > I’d love to explore what it would take to make it happen! > > > > Cheers, > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list -- > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to > > [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
