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Seattle, United States · Est. 2024 · Multiple structural red flags — exercise caution before submitting
The SPLIFF Film Festival, founded in Seattle by syndicated columnist Dan Savage, is a unique film festival by stoners, for stoners, celebrating recreational marijuana use and its liberating effects on imagination and creativity [sfweekly.com](https://www.sfweekly.com/film/get-ready-for-spliff-the-stoner-film-festival/). It showcases a diverse selection of short films, ranging from animated shorts to live-action narratives, all centered around cannabis culture, and has grown to attract filmmakers and audiences from across the United States [saturation.io](https://saturation.io/film-festivals/spliff-film-festival). The festival encourages filmmakers to push boundaries and challenge societal norms, fostering a community that appreciates the intersection of creativity and cannabis [saturation.io](https://saturation.io/film-festivals/spliff-film-festival).
Last updated Aug 27, 2026
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2024
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