Chase Hutchinson

SIFF, the Seattle nonprofit that operates the indie film festival of the same name and three local moviehouses, announced a fresh round of layoffs on Monday.

Tom Mara “will be out of office and not attending meetings as he wraps up his affairs,” according to an all-staff email.

SIFF Cinema Egyptian on Capitol Hill — known for decades as the Egyptian Theatre — will not reopen under SIFF ownership after flooding last year.

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The local nonprofit behind the annual Seattle International Film Festival also is cutting hours for hourly employees, it said Tuesday.

SIFF expects that "it will take multiple months of building closure to assess, repair and reopen" the Capitol Hill theater.