SIFF Cinema Egyptian
801 E. Pine Street,
Seattle,
WA
98122
801 E. Pine Street,
Seattle,
WA
98122
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Seattle International Film Festival (Official)
Additional Info
Previously operated by: Landmark Theatres (USA)
Architects: Charles Willard Saunders
Firms: Saunders & Lawton
Styles: Egyptian
Previous Names: Egyptian Theatre, SIFF Egyptian Theatre
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
206.324.9996
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News About This Theater
- Aug 10, 2014 — Egyptian to reopen in October
- May 20, 2014 — SIFF makes theatre moves
- Jun 23, 2013 — Egyptian set to close
Originally built as a Masonic Temple, the theatre was taken over by the Seattle International Film Festival in 1980, and converted into an Egyptian-themed art house cinema. Operated by Landmark Theatres it continued to show films until June 27, 2013, when Landmark did not renew the lease.
Taken back by the Seattle International Film Festival, the SIFF Egyptian Theatre reopened November 20, 2014. By 2021 it has been renamed SIFF Cinema Egyptian.
It was closed on November 8, 2024 due to severe damage caused by a burst water pipe.
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Recent comments (view all 22 comments)
This opened on November 14th, 1980. I posted the first ad here.
Landmark Theatres who had been running this venue for many years lost their lease with the building owner, Seattle Central Community College, and the theater closed on June 27, 2013. Their midnight screenings are resuming on July 28 at the Harvard Exit Theatre, also a Landmark Theatre.
Holy sh*t. As usual, I was going down another web-hole when I ended up here – and saw this. I’m the one who created the logo, created the ad and worked with Dan & Darryl for a number of years. [I also brought Rocky Horror to the Neptune when I managed it in the ‘70s, but that’s another story]. We were so young then…
Landmark own it.
Landmark Theatre use own it. Not any more.
Is it for sale?
The 1915 Masonic Temple was the last major project designed by the Seattle architectural firm of Saunders & Lawton. Charles Willard Saunders was the architect of the Seattle Theatre (1892-1893), and in 1909 he and George Willis Lawton, with whom he had formed a partnership in 1898, designed the Alhambra Theatre.
This theatre was reopened on October 21, 2014 by SIFF. I am employed as projectionist at their Uptown Cinema. SIFF now operates three theatres, two single screen houses (Egyptian and the SIFF Film Center) and the Uptown triplex. All 5 screens are equipped for both 35mm and Digital Cinema.
Does anyone know the date on which “The Abyss” screened here during 1989’s SIFF?
In the local news this morning comes the sad news that a major water pipe has burst late Tuesday on the 4th floor of the building. Damage is reported to be severe and the theater is closed until further notice. The Egyptian is operated by SIFF but the building is owned by the State of Washington as it is on the campus of Seattle Central College. There are classrooms elsewhere in the building.
https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/siff-cinema-egyptian-closes-foreseeable-future-pipe-leak/281-dd6e293d-f372-427d-8b1b-f72adb88d71c
Statement from SIFF as to the Egyptian Theater closure. https://www.siff.net/blog/egyptian-update-november-2024