Premieres
Among the films that have received North American or world premieres at SIFF are
- Arafat, My Brother — Rashid Masharawi (2005, North American premiere)
- Banlieue 13 — Pierre Morel (2005, North American premiere)
- Burning in the Wind — Silvio Soldoni (2003, World premiere)
- Ghost World - Terry Zwigoff (2001, World premiere)
- I Murder Seriously — Antonio Urrutia (2003, North American premiere)
- Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean — Matthew Mishory (2012, world premiere)
- Last Days — Gus Van Sant (2005, North American premiere)
- Mars — Anna Melikian (2005, North American premiere)
- Mongolian Ping Pong — Ning Hao (2005, North American premiere)
- Monster House — Gil Kenan (2006, North American premiere)
- Nate Dogg — Thomas Farone (2003, World premiere)
- PTU — Johnny To (2003, North American premiere)
- Tomorrow's Weather — Jerzy Stuhr (2003, North American premiere)
- Alien — Ridley Scott (1979, World Premiere)
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