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Help End the Misery! Goldilocks & The Three Chairs First Tuesday, January 6, 2015- Stay tuned!
You Said Our Crappy Seats Were Sending You to the Chiropractor!
We want to fix this audience-crippling problem with new chairs. With hats off to Jay Ward’s Fractured Fairy Tales (Rocky & Bullwinkle, remember them?) Jan Halliday wrote “Goldilocks & The Three Chairs,” Janette Force did the voice over at KPTZ’s sound studio and graphic artist Terry Tennesen drew and animated it. You got the printed story in your snail mail last week. See Terry’s 1.5 minute cartoon (with music and sound effects!) here.
Make your contribution before New Year’s Day to PayPal on our Website, and your gift puts your name in the hat to win a Festival Pass or a Director Pass with Concierge Service! And next Festival, you’ll sit in the Best Seat in the House.
First Tuesday January 6, 2015–Stay tuned!
Many incredible films open in the next few weeks, so we’re waiting to choose which one to select for our First Tuesday Salon. Remember, with your membership card you get a $1 off admission and 50 cents off your bag of popcorn. Watch your mailbox for the winner of the Goldilocks & the 3 Chairs Drawing and find out which film will be our subject for First Tuesday Salon.
Glad tidings, the days are getting longer already!
Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978
November 26, 2014
Gratitude First and Foremost Holiday Shopping Made Simple- Film Festival Passes! First Tuesday Salon Dec 2nd Citizenfour Starlight Room, 7:30pm
We are so darned grateful for THE most vibrant year in PTFF history- more events, more films, more amazing guests than ever before. Let us take this moment to thank all of you for understanding how cinema serves our community. Whether it’s Sudden Cinema, filmmakers in the schools, The Peter Simpson Free Cinema or our spectacular film festival, PTFF is pleased to carry on our mission- Connecting filmmakers and audiences 12 months a year, thanks to you.
Holiday Shopping Made Simple- Film Festival Passes!
Why waste your money on one more ugly sweater? Still want to tuck something in their stocking? Why not give them the gift of our incredible film library and a pass to the 2015 Port Townsend Film Festival? It’s low fat & vegan! Prices start at just $35. Remember Chanukah begins on December 16th. PTFF will create a lovely gift certificate suitable for those who already have enough toasters and t shirts! Call our office 360-379-1333.
First Tuesday Salon Dec 2nd Thanks to guest host, Rocky Friedman & Scott Wilson present Citizenfour Starlight Room, 7:30pm
Tuesday evening will be an important conversation with local journalist Scott Wilson, following the screening of Citizenfour. Film critic John Beifuss writes, “Whether you consider Snowden a traitor or hero or something in between, the movie is striking in its immediacy and access and terrifying in its implications. It truly is a document capturing meetings of tremendous historical significance.
“Citizenfour” (the reference is to a Snowden code name) is unapologetically sympathetic to the then 29-year-old Snowden, a bespectacled and boyishly lanky former CIA employee and private “infrastructure analyst.” PTFF embraces the ‘salon’ model as the ongoing opportunity to have a dialog inspired by the common experience that film makes available. In the case of Citizenfour we all have the opportunity to explore the role of journalism and personal ethics as they collide with national security. Enjoy the this season of gratitude, share what you have with your neighbors and be glad,
Dreaming of 2015 festival and a winter film series,
Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978
November 6, 2014
Robert Horton Special Event Sunday 11/9 The Rose 1pm Bruce Hattendorf introduces Out of Past 11/19 at the Starlight Room Holiday Shopping Made Simple- Film Festival Passes!
Frankenstein (1931): A Special Event with Robert Horton Sun, 11/9 @1:00
Join us on Sunday afternoon at 1pm to explore the mythology around the classic story of Frankenstein. Winner of the 2014 Spirit of the Port Townsend Film Festival, Robert Horton will talk a bout and sign copies of his new book "Frankenstein" (Columbia University Press) following a screening of James Whale's classic 1931 film.
Why do we care so much about this tale of remaking humanity in our own imperfect image? Mr. Horton will offer an in-depth critical reading and discuss the way this cinematic Prometheus has generated countless sequels, remakes, rip-offs and parodies. From Mary Shelley's source novel to the dubious I Was a Teenage Frankenstein, the mythology surrounding the story remains a powerful one even today. All tickets $10.
Out of Past Wednesday 11/19 at the Starlight Room 7:30p
Film scholar Bruce Hattendorf, Associate Dean of Arts & Sciences, Peninsula College, has a stack of books based on this film. His introduction makes this event a sure sell out. “Out of the Past” is a crystal-clear beauty in black and white and every shade in between – a scale that also could be applied to the morals of the characters onscreen. Arguably the quintessential film noir, “Out of the Past” stars Robert Mitchum as a weary and wary private eye living incognito as a gas jockey in bucolic Small Town USA; his idyll is interrupted when he is pulled back into an old case involving a predatory gambler (Kirk Douglas), a femme fatale (Jane Greer) and a missing cache of cash. All tickets $12. Not rated, 97 min. 1947 Holiday Shopping Made Simple- Film Festival Passes!
Why waste your money on one more ugly sweater? Still want to tuck something in their stocking? Why not give them the gift of our incredible film library and a pass to the 2015 Port Townsend Film Festival? It’s low fat & vegan! Prices start at just $35. Remember Chanukah begins on December 16th. PTFF will create a lovely gift certificate suitable for those who already have enough toasters and t shirts! Call our office 360-379-1333.
Dreaming of 2015 festival and a winter film series,
Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978
October 30, 2014
First Tuesday Salon Nov. 4th My Old Lady @ The Starlight Room 7:15p Want to get more involved with PTFF? 2014 Festival Films arrive in the PTFF library on Nov. 3rd
“ A love letter to Paris!” is what Rocky calls My Old Lady, our First Tuesday Salon film on November 4th. So, what better guest for the salon conversation following than Gwen Evans, local fashionista and curator of Paris Found tours? Enjoy an evening of Maggie Smith and Kevin Cline (seen here with a drinking buddy), then lets chat about landlords in Paris, and the marvels that can be discovered in this incredible city. Learn about Gwen’s ongoing travel adventures HERE. And watch the trailer HERE. Remember that The Starlight Room has only 45 seats, you may want to plan your evening before Tuesday.
Want to get more involved with PTFF?
Here are some immediate paths: • PTFF is in need of some dry storage space for 8 wooden stage platforms & 4 panels • Film Review- in January 2015, filmmakers begin to submit their work for consideration for our festival in September. Each and every film (there are HUNDREDS) that comes to us is screened by at least two different folks. If you are interested in joining this team of 18, you will need:
o High speed internet connection and email o 3-5 hrs per week in January-March, with increased need in April and May. o One evening meeting per month with fellow reviewers o Still interested? Email: [email protected] Send us a list of your 3 favorite films & why you love them. If you have reviewed for us before, please reapply! o All of your hours of reviewing qualify as Volunteer Hours!
2014 Festival Films arrive in the PTFF library on Nov. 3rd
Thanks to the hard work of Lili the Librarian and our tech crew, we are about to fill these empty shelves with some of the treasures from our 15th year celebrating independent cinema. Stop by and don’t forget your membership card, the one that indicates you have library privileges- or purchase a pass to the 2015 festival and get yourself a fresh new card.
Dreaming of 2015 festival and a winter film series,
Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978
October 18, 2014
Any time we can see a film and meet the filmmaker, the audience has the opportunity to understand the material in a much deeper way. PTFF is so pleased to help The Food Co-op get the word out about Steve Alves, creator of this really insightful history of the Co-ops in America. What a great way to celebrate Co-op Month!
See you at the movies,
Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978
October 3rd, 2014
15th Annual PT Film Festival Dazzling Success First Tuesday Salon Oct. 7th Love is Strange 7:30pm Rosebud Cinema PTFF Film Fellows honored with Telluride Mountain Film Commitment Grant
Oh my, what a celebration!
Yes, lines stretched around the block on Taylor St. at 8am on Friday. And for three days Port Townsend was treated to insight, inspiration and just plain fun- both on the big screen (all 8 of them) and in classrooms, public gatherings and individual meetings with filmmakers and film lovers. Here are some interesting numbers: • John Sayles and Maggie Renzi made 3 free public appearances in addition to their 2 ticketed screenings. • 225 bales of straw arrived on Taylor St. Friday at 9am • Silverwater Café served 625 salmon dinners in less than one hour on Friday evening • Peter Simpson Free Cinema at The American Legion provided over 2,000 seats and yes, they were all free • So many filmmakers wanted to ride in our Opening Ceremonies Parade with The Rakers Classic Cars, the cars had to reload and go thru again! • Youngest presenter? Nicky Salapu’s nine year old son, who did Q & A with his dad, dressed in a suit and tie. Friday they were greeted by film lovers and soccer players, eager to see NEXT GOAL WINS. Both screenings were packed! • 137 businesses contributed everything from flowers to funding, making this festival the most well supported in our 15 year history • 28 students attended the festival as guests (including film students from Seattle Film Institute, Peninsula College and Portland), thanks to our sponsors. • Fashion writer Ari Cohen was captivated by our own Advanced Style (the film screened twice with a standing ovation for Ari!). Our models continue to appear on his blog (Click HERE) Judy Bird is a great example. • With 10,700 seats available thru out the weekend, PTFF ran at a little over 70% capacity and there were seats available in at least one theatre in every three hour block. • What is in store for 2015? Watch for more venues, a smoother ticketing process and more great films. September 25-26-27 is right around the corner, but for now, we all need a nap. • 14 awards were presented on Sunday evening (Click HERE).
First Tuesday Salon Oct. 7th Love is Strange 7:30pm Rosebud Cinema
When Manhattan couple Ben (Jon Lithgow) and George (Alfred Molina) are faced with finding a new home, we are introduced to portraits of love and family in a marvelous variety of arrangements. Robert Levin writes, “Here's a movie filled with the joy and sadness, the frustrations and pleasures of real life, rendered in a fashion that is at once intensely dramatic and utterly convincing.” Oh my, that is the film I am ready for! So join me and my friend Tom Duke next Tuesday evening at 7:30pm. And, hey, remember that membership card you got with your pass? Use it at The Rose Theatre for a $1.00 discount on your ticket and 50 cents off your popcorn. Thanks, Rocky! Watch the trailer HERE.
PTFF Film Fellows honored with Telluride Mountain Film Commitment Grant
We are delighted to announce that Mo Scarpelli & Alexandria Bombach have been awarded the Commitment Grant from Telluride Mountain Film. The grant comes as Mo & Alexandria have just completed their 3-month residency as PTFF Film Fellows. Their feature length documentary, Frame by Frame is nearing completion, following the months of editing that they were able to focus on here in Port Townsend. Can’t wait to see what happens next!
See you at the movies,
Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978
September 18, 2014
John Sayles & Maggie Renzi PT High School Auditorium Friday 9/19 1:30pm Public is invited
15th Annual Port Townsend Film Festival September 19, 20, 21 is on the way!!
Yes, September 19 is right around the corner. Our guests have kindly allowed us to sell our private label PTFF coffee (thanks, Sunrise Coffee) in their honor! Meet them at PT High School at 1:30pm for a conversation with film scholar Robert Horton. See them at our outdoor free film on Taylor St. (thanks Kitsap Bank!) introducing their masterpiece of myth and magic, The Secret of Roan Inish at 7:30pm. See them in an interview on Taylor St. at 2pm on Saturday. We hope these opportunities to hear from two legends in independent film will inspire new interest in PTFF and in independent film.
Longest distance traveled? Director Bernard Attal of The Invisible Collection is flying in from Brazil. Click HERE.
Shortest distance traveled? Jessica Plumb with Return of the River who has to walk downtown. Click HERE.
Nicky Salapu, who stars in the film Next Goal Wins! from the American Samoan soccer team (Click HERE) will be joining us on Friday for The Raker’s Car Parade, featuring nearly 60 filmmakers & film professionals. His teammate, Larry Mana’O will also be here for both screenings, Saturday night 9/20/14 @ 9pm Key City Public Theatre and Sunday at the Peter Simpson Free Cinema at 12:15p.
One screening only of Lynn Shelton’s new film, Laggies, at the Rose Theatre on Sunday 12:30p with Lynn to answer questions following.
Welcome world famous fashion blogger Ari Seth Cohen and experience Advanced Style on screen, featuring the inspiring fashionistas of the NY Times best seller of the same name on Saturday at 12:30p Rose Theatre and Sunday morning 9:30a in the NW Maritime Center.
John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are in Seattle talking with Marcie Sillman on KUOW, Tom Tangney on Kiro Radio and appearing on KOMO news all on Thursday before they arrive in Port Townsend. And then, let the wild rumpus begin!
With 60+ guests from our 84 films, there is truly something for everyone here at the 15th annual celebration of cinema and community. If you have not already purchased your pass, call our office at 360-379-1333. Electronic sales have ended. You may also purchase passes in our Hospitality Center 607 Water St. opening at 11am on September 18th.
Click HERE
See you on Taylor Street!~
Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978
September 1, 2014
2014 Festival Schedule is LIVE!!
First Tuesday Salon, Sept. 2, 7p.m. A Most Wanted Man Song of the New Earth Local Premiere Sept. 5, Rose Theatre Life of Pi NW Maritime Center Sept. 5, 6:30pm with guest Steve Callahan PT Film Fest Sneak Preview Sept. 11, 7 p.m., Bainbridge Island Museum of Art. Free!
A Most Wanted Man When a half-Chechen, half-Russian, brutally tortured immigrant turns up in Hamburg's Islamic community, laying claim to his father's ill-gotten fortune, both German and U.S. security agencies take a close interest: As the clock ticks down and the stakes rise, the race is on to establish this most-wanted-man's true identity¬–oppressed victim or destruction-bent extremist? Based on John le Carre's novel, A Most Wanted Man is a contemporary, cerebral tale of intrigue, love, rivalry and politics that prickles with tension right through to its last heart- stopping scene.
Watching Philip Seymour Hoffman’s final screen appearance will leave you inspired by a brilliant performance and a stunning loss to cinema. Does art imitate life? Join us in the Starlight Room for a conversation following this film. Sept. 2, 7 p.m.
Song of the New Earth at the Rose Theatre, September 5
Port Townsend filmmakers Ward Serrill (The Heart of the Game, Miramax) and Sophie Jane Mortimer open their latest feature in person each evening screening, at the Rose, beginning Sept. 5, time to be determined. Contact The Rose Theatre 360.385.1089.
Song of the New Earth is a lyrical documentary of one man’s scientific and mystical quest to unite the human and the divine through the transformative power of music and sound. It features the unusual life journey of Orcas Island’s renowned musician, psychotherapist and modern day mystic Tom Kenyon, from a young aspiring Nashville musician to an internationally revered sound healer.
“A Heartfelt Documentary” – John Hartl, Seattle Times
Click HERE for more information.
Life of Pi NW Maritime Center Sept. 5, 6:30pm with guest Steve Callahan
Join our partners at The Wooden Boat Festival on Friday Sept. 5th at 6:30p.m. At the NW Maritime Center upstairs for a Special Screening of The Life of Pi with guest Steve Callahan. Before the screening, Steve will share with the audience what we should be watching for in this epic film, created by Oscar winning director, Ang Lee. Callahan was invited to serve as Technical Director and can give us the inside scoop before we settle in for an evening of a fantasy version of Callahan's own adventure lost at sea for 77 days. Following the film, PTFF's Janette Force will discuss what we saw and how Callahan could share his unique perspective with the cast and crew.
Free for PTFF Membership Card Holders, WBF wristband or $5 at the door. Seating limited to 200, so arrive early.
PT Film Fest Sneak Preview Sept 11, 7 pm Bainbridge Island Museum of Art Join PTFF Executive Director Janette Force at BIMA, Thurs., Sept. 11, 7p.m. to see a selection of short films from our 2014 lineup, insights into special events and the latest on our Special Guests (Director John Sayles, Producer Maggie Renzi and 60 film professionals). Limited seating in the Frank Buxton Auditorium. Free. For details, call PTFF at 360.379.1333 or check the BIMA website: HERE.
15th Annual Port Townsend Film Festival September 19, 20, 21 is on the way!!
Yes, September 19 is right around the corner. Pretty busy here on the fourth floor of the Mt. Baker Block. Pass sales are heating up. We’re scheduling press appearances for John Sayles and Maggie Renzi, school appearances for filmmakers in three locations, shuffling transportation grids, housing and parties for over 60 film professionals and guests. Longest distance traveled? Director Bernard Attal of The Invisible Collection is flying in from Brazil. Click HERE for more information. Shortest distance traveled? Jessica Plumb with Return of the River who has to walk downtown. Click HERE for more information. We’re working to secure the appearance of one of the players from the American Samoan soccer team who stars in the film Next Goal Wins! Click HERE.
Our program cover art appears on T- shirts, market bags and tea towels this year. The original painting will be at the Simon Mace Gallery on Taylor Street across from the Rose. If you have not purchased a pass yet, it is not too late. If you have one, you may want to upgrade or buy one for your buddy. We are so looking forward to our annual salmon dinner Friday on Taylor Street, free with your $185 level Festival, Director and Mogul Pass. We love screening movies under the stars each night, and introducing a whole new batch of filmmakers to our spirited celebration of independent film. Please join us! Thanks to the Port Townsend Leader, our print program will be available on September 10 in print. Meanwhile, enjoy our online version, see our sizzle reel and click on links to trailers & websites for our 86 films:
So many movies, so little time!~
Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com
August 15, 2014
August 21st, Final Sudden Cinema @ NW Maritime Center, 9:30pm Sneak Preview for 15th Annual PTFF August 27th @ Bay Club in Port Ludlow
It’s official!
We are as excited as 2013 Special Guests Karen Allen and Lou Whittaker were in this photo. Marvel at the schedule of 84 fantastic films from 23 nations, screened in 5 theatres that PTFF will be sharing with all of you, beginning at 9am on September 19th. At 3:30pm, the NW Maritime Center Theatre opens and we will be in full swing. Click HERE
Friday at 4pm, join us for the Opening Ceremonies with our guests, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi, in honor of our 15th birthday. Don’t miss the fun with The Rakers presenting our filmmakers and guests in high style!
Our print program will be included in the September 10th issue of The Port Townsend Leader. In the meantime, thanks to the efforts of Ann Welch, our web guru and program editor Sana Gomes, explore this beautiful assortment of narratives and documentary films- both classic and brand new. Our list of guests continues to grow, so watch for stars to appear on the daily schedule grid as travel plans are announced.
Why wait to buy your pass? Advanced purchase means your pass will be printed with your name & waiting for you at our Hospitality Center, 607 Water Street in the Cotton Building. And if you REALLY want to make sure you see every film you want to see, buy a pass with Concierge Service. Sit down with our staff and select your entire program. Your tickets will be waiting for you at each venue, but you must claim them 15 minutes before the screening begins. Details? Click HERE
August 21st, Final Sudden SURPRISE Cinema @ NW Maritime Center, 9:30pm
Another marvelous night on Water Street! Begin with Concerts on the Dock at 5pm with The High Council. Dance and enjoy this wonderful hometown event, grab a bite to eat, then come on down to the NW Maritime Center for our final Sudden Cinema. You can set up lawn chairs on the Compass Rose Plaza, sit on the beach or kayak in for one more film under the stars.
If you missed the full moon rise behind Casablanca out at Fort Worden and shooting stars over E.T. at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, don’t miss movies at the beach! Screening begins when it’s dark enough to enjoy the film, so bundle up. What are we showing? HEY! Its Sudden Cinema!
Sneak Preview of the 15th Annual PTFF shorts program on August 27th @ Bay Club in Port Ludlow & September 11th at BIMA on Bainbridge Island
We are headed to the Bay Club on Wednesday, August 27th to introduce some of our favorite short films to a new audience and give you all a sneak preview of what’s in store for our film festival in September. Come join us for a snack and a delicious insight into what makes September 19, 20 and 21 so special this year- 15 years of world-class cinema and film professionals right here in Port Townsend! If you can’t make it to Port Ludlow, maybe you can join us for a sneak preview at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, 7pm on September 11th for another opportunity to get a sneak preview of this film feast! Details at 360-379- 1333
There is beautiful merchandise for the film festival this year, thanks to our poster artist, Anne Schreivogel- T shirts, market bags, tea towels and of course, autographed posters. And, stop by Simon Mace Gallery, 236 Taylor Street, for a chance to purchase the original painting!
We are over the moon about our guests for 2014. Maggie Renzi and John Sayles embody everything we love about independent film. Have you been checking out John Sayles’ remarkable films? Get ready for PTFF #15 by watching Brother From Another Planet, Matewan, or Passion Fish. There is a reason that every film school in the Pacific Northwest is asking about our screenings. Don’t miss Maggie Renzi, the producer of all these masterpieces. Oh! Did I forget Limbo? It was hard to choose just three films to honor these amazing artists. But we managed! Check out our full schedule HERE
Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com
July 27, 2014
Free Sudden Cinema benefits Jefferson County Fair July 30 9:30pm at 4907 Landes First Tuesday August 5th “I, Origins” with guest Bruce Bode Port Townsend Film Festival joins Amazon Smile! You can help us Meet our PTFF Film Fellows Sunday Noon at the Rose FREE
Free Sudden Cinema benefits Jefferson County Fair
WE are all in this together, so screening a free outdoor film at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds as a benefit to support this gorgeous community facility makes perfect sense. And they will be selling concessions, so come out early to 4907 Landes, between the new picnic area and the small animal barn with your lawn chairs & couches, see how beautiful our fairgrounds are looking and help make the fair in August another great family event.
E.T. was so popular at the film festival two years ago, we decided to bring it back!
Screening begins when it’s dark enough to enjoy the film, so bundle up.
First Tuesday August 5th “I, Origins” with guest Bruce Bode (Check the Rose Theatre for times & location)
Marc Mohan of “the Oregonian” writes, "I Origins" has lofty ambitions, among them the reconciliation of secular and faith-based ways of looking at the world, explaining déjà vu, and convincing us that the eyes are quite literally the window to the soul. To get there, director Mike Cahill needs to elicit some pretty significant suspensions of disbelief.” To explore this idea of reconciliation, our Guest for the evening will be Bruce Bode, from the Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Join us for a conversation about coincidence and magical thinking- and the mystery of faith and fate.
Port Townsend Film Festival joins Amazon Smile!
Port Townsend Film Festival You can help us by shopping AmazonSmile lets customers enjoy the same wide selection of Amazon products, low prices, and convenient shopping features as on Amazon.com. The difference is that when customers shop on AmazonSmile the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to the charitable organizations selected by customers"
Meet our PTFF Film Fellows August 10th Sunday Noon at the Rose FREE
Perhaps you have heard about PTFF’s newest outreach program, PTFF Film Fellowships. We think you will truly enjoy meeting them, seeing their previous work and hearing about the project they will be working on during their 3 month residency as our first Film Fellowship. Thanks to the efforts of many volunteers and our housing donor, these talented artists have the opportunity to work, gather inspiration and share their expertise with their local intern.
Now they want to meet more of our community and hope to see you on Sunday, August 10th at noon for a conversation about their inspirations, their challenges and the experience they bring to this new project. Each of them will be screening a short film, telling us their journey as artists and answering questions from the audience. Let’s talk!!
Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com
July 9, 2014
Special Screening Lucky Them The Rose Theatre Weds 7/9 @ 7:15pm with Director Megan Griffiths Concerts on the Dock Opens Thursday 7/10 5pm Sudden Cinema: Casablanca, Fort Worden Outdoors, July 10 at dusk
Special Screening Lucky Them The Rose Theatre Weds 7/9 @ 7:15pm with Director Megan Griffiths
Thanks to Rocky Friedman’s continual efforts to enhance our cinematic experiences here in Port Townsend, Wednesday evening brings the pleasure of comedy with the creator in the house!
Lucky Them depicts an eternal teen's coming of middle age. The delightful Toni Collette stars as Ellie Klug, a Seattle music journalist and alt-rock groupie who discovered and dated Mathew Smith, a local legend, now 10 years vanished. Strong but vulnerable, and always interesting, Ellie is a rare find in movies these days.
Join us in welcoming Seattle based director Megan Griffiths who will introduce the film and stick around for Q & A following.
THURSDAY FUN will be a Full Night! Here is how we imagine your night of 100% FREE entertainment Port Townsend Style ~
Start your evening with Main Street’s
CONCERTS ON THE DOCK JULY 10TH - - The Better Half! Live at Pope Marine Park Plaza Seating Opens 4:30 pm; Music 5-7:30 pm All Ages Venue
Enjoy the music, grab some dinner while you are downtown, then stop at home to get your chairs and blankets for our first 2014 Sudden Cinema at Fort Worden! No Discover Pass required, just come out and remember what a gorgeous community resource Fort Worden has become. Settle into your chairs for:
Sudden Cinema: Casablanca, Fort Worden, Outdoors, Behind the JFK Building, July 10, Dusk. BYOC (Bring Your Own Chair). How’s that for a good summer night? Have you bought your film festival pass yet? What are you waiting for?? Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com
June 25, 2014
Our Founder’s Vision of the Ideal Guests for PTFF comes true! First Tuesday Salon: WORDS AND PICTURES, Starlight Room, July 1 Sudden Cinema: CASABLANCA, Fort Worden Outdoors, July 10
WE welcome John Sayles and Maggie Renzi as our Special Guests, Sept. 19-21 at the 15th Annual Port Townsend Film Festival.
“The Godfather and Godmother of Indie Film” will host three screenings from their remarkable body of work: The Secret of Roan Inish, Outdoors on Taylor St., Fri., September 19, at dusk; Lone Star, starring Chris Cooper with a very young Mathew McConaughey, Uptown Theatre, Sat., September 20, 6:30 pm, followed with a conversation between John Sayles and film critic Robert Horton; and Honeydripper, Uptown Theatre, Sun. 3:30 pm, followed by a conversation between producer Maggie Renzi and film critic Rebecca Redshaw on “What the Heck Does A Producer Do, Anyway?” All wonderful cinema opportunities not to be missed!
For an extensive look at the lifelong collaboration and careers of John Sayles and Maggie Renzi, visit their website: HERE.
Demystifying our Clues
Clue #1: A wordsmith, a storyteller, acting and directing as well, noveling with noble themes, fierce challenges to social dreams. Myth and magic can, too, prevail, In wondrous weaving of these tales. Cross dabbling from film to rock, what springs to mind made fans gawk.
(John Sayles is an author as well as an actor, director, editor and screenwriter. Predominantly, his stories are character-driven plots with a social consciousness. Myth refers to The Secret of Roan Inish and magic to The Spiderwick Chronicles. Lastly, a reference to the collaboration with Bruce Springsteen (springs to mind) in three rock videos).
Clue #2: To howl the challenge, wild war hopes, unnatural passion with sunshine gropes. Seven, eight, wild silver mother, sweet limbo sister, bear's secret brother, the stars are two, the match is strange three toes, last minute change. And now within these rhymes it's you with all these eggs, baby, what is true?
(This is a play on words from titles of his work along with a reference to the three toed character in The Brother from Another Planet and a line from Return of the Secaucus Seven (what are we going to do with all the eggs?) Following lines refer to Passion Fish, Clan of the Cave Bear, and others).
Clue #3: One final clue to uncover: Both are coming with their lover. Many folks have his name right, but with whom does he spend the night? In Williamstown, sweet love begun, and now for forty years has run. Producer, actress, collaborator-- What love, what passion could be greater?
(In the early 70’s, John Sayles met his lifelong partner and creative collaborator, Maggie Renzi, at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Her talents are evidenced in more than two dozen films with acting and production credits including Passion Fish (referenced on “what passion could be greater?”)
Congrats to our Guess the Guest Contest winner, Sequim resident, Cindy McClain. She has never attended our film festival and discovered the contest by accident. The clues were so interesting, she just dove in, she said. Eventually, 28 people figured out our cinematic mystery, but Cindy was the first. She receives a T-shirt, PTFF hat and a photo op with Maggie and John!
First Tuesday Salon, Words and Pictures, Starlight Room, July 1, 7:30 pm
Join us at the Starlight Room to see Words and Pictures. A discussion follows with local painter and writer, Rikki DuCornet. The film, says The New York Times, “has a host of flaws, but the performances by Mr. Owen and Ms. Binoche have a crackling vitality, and the screenplay’s strongest moments set off the kind of trains of thought that dedicated teachers hope to spur in their students. Cantankerous though these two teachers can be, you would be lucky to have them in your classroom.” “Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche,” says Entertainment Weekly, have a great Hepburn/Tracy rapport."
Sudden Cinema: Casablanca, Fort Worden, Outdoors, Behind the JFK Building, July 10, Dusk. BYOC (Bring Your Own Chair)
Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com
June 17, 2014
Clue #3 for Guess the Guest How about Sudden Cinema on July 10th in a secret location- clues, since we are guessing… Volunteering for PTFF is the best fun you can have, just ask 257 of your friends!
Clue #3 for Guess the Guest
185 guesses so far the identity of our Special Guest for the 15th Annual PT Film Festival and Rob Reiner is still wrong. Remember Dyan Canon, dancing on Water St.? Well, she is not the correct guess, either.
If you're the first person to correctly identify this year's Special Guest you'll win a long sleeve black PTFF T-shirt, hat and a photo opportunity with the Special Guest. Here is our final clue. The winner will be announced June 25 along with an introduction to our guest.
To submit an entry, send your guess to [email protected], mail or stop by in person in the Baker Block Building, 211 Taylor Street, Ste 401A, Port Townsend, WA 98368. Please include your name, mailing address, daytime phone and e-mail.
Clue #3:
One final clue to uncover: Both are coming with their lover. Many folks have his name right But with whom does he spend the night? In Williamstown, sweet love begun, And now for forty years has run. Producer, actress, collaborator-- What love, what passion could be greater?
To submit an entry, send your guess to [email protected], mail or stop by in person in the Baker Block Building, 211 Taylor Street, Ste 401A, Port Townsend, WA 98368. Please include your name, mailing address, daytime phone and e-mail.
The 15th annual Port Townsend Film Festival, Sept. 19-21, takes place in six theatres within walking distance in Port Townsend's National Historic District, including the newly renovated Uptown Theatre and the outdoor theatre with hay bale seating on Taylor Street. To purchase a festival pass and help support year- round film education, see www.ptfilmfest.com or call 360.379.1333 to learn about the many benefits of being a pass holder.
Sudden Cinema July 10th but WHERE??
To add some fun to your summer in PT, the Rose, the Port Townsend Film Festival, Centrum and Fort Worden PDA are planning a series of free outdoor movies under the stars. To make it even more fun, we're not revealing the location or the movie until 48 hours before show time. But we will give you clues to help you solve this mystery. A correct answer to both the location and the movie will win you a $25 gift certificate to the Rose. Submit your answers to [email protected]. The clues and the location and the movie will be announced on the websites of each sponsoring organization. (Photo credit: Mark Saran Photography)
The first film of the summer will take place on Thursday, July 10.
LOCATION CLUE #1 Both brothers went to Harvard. LOCATION CLUE #2 Triangle of Fire
Volunteer Applications should be submitted now if you have a favorite venue!
If you have not met our newest Volunteer Coordinator - Marla Tangen, now is the time. Opportunities for supporting our film work are available before, during and following the film festival. But don’t wait until September to fill out your application and hope for a job. Last year we filled all of our positions long before the festival opened and many hopeful volunteers found no place to work. Marla can tell you more about the hundreds of jobs available- from counting tickets to bucking straw bales. And, of course, we host some legendary parties! Click HERE for more information.
Thanks to the PTFF Board of Directors for their ongoing commitment to film and community,
June 10, 2014 Filmmaker Fellowship Welcomes Two Artists on July 1st Opportunity for Film Intern on Documentary project Clue #2 for Guess the Guest Volunteer Applications should be submitted now if you have a favorite venue!
Welcome Ali Bombach & Mo Scarpelli, our upcoming Filmmaker Fellows! PTFF will be hosting selected filmmakers for a residency program, allowing them to complete a project, imagine a new film or simply recharge artistic batteries. The Film Fellowship Program reflects the ever-deepening commitment for PTFF to enhance the connection with audiences and filmmakers. What better way to support independent film than to share what PTFF is legendary for - hospitality!
Ali & Mo will be residing in a beautiful apartment overlooking Water St. while they complete post production work on their feature documentary, FRAME BY FRAME. This trailer captures the spirit of a film PTFF is proud to support: HERE.
Film Internship:
Writes the team from FRAME BY FRAME: “Now, we’re seeking an intern to join our post-production team from July to September. This is an opportunity to see the behind the scenes of a feature-length documentary – an invaluable experience for someone just starting out. The film is at a very exciting point where we are developing ideas for independent distribution, an outreach campaign, and (most importantly) crafting the arc of the story.
Ideally, this person would be in Port Townsend! If you know of anyone that may be a fit, could you please send them this link to our questionnaire? (HERE).
We hope to find a good fit and have them up and running by the time we get there.
Clue #2 for Guess the Guest
Nearly 100 guesses about the identity of our Special Guest for the 15th Annual PT Film Festival and no, it is not Gene Hackman or, as many of you guessed, Rob Reiner. And although she was great fun in 2009, Cloris Leachman is not the correct guess, either.
If you're the first person to correctly identify this year's Special Guest you'll win a long sleeve black PTFF T-shirt, hat and a photo opportunity with the Special Guest. Below is the second clue. The third and final clue will be published June 18. The winner will be announced June 25 along with an introduction to our guest.
To submit an entry, send your guess to [email protected], mail or stop by in person in the Baker Block Building, 211 Taylor Street, Ste 401A, Port Townsend, WA 98368. Please include your name, mailing address, daytime phone and e-mail.
Clue #2: To howl the challenge, wild war hopes Unnatural passion with sunshine gropes Seven, eight, wild silver mother, Sweet limbo sister, bear's secret brother The stars are two, the match is strange Three toes, last minute change And now within these rhymes it's you With all these eggs, baby, What is true?
To submit an entry, send your guess to [email protected], mail or stop by in person in the Baker Block Building, 211 Taylor Street, Ste 401A, Port Townsend, WA 98368. Please include your name, mailing address, daytime phone and e-mail.
The 15th annual Port Townsend Film Festival, Sept. 19-21, takes place in six theatres within walking distance in Port Townsend's National Historic District, including the newly renovated Uptown Theatre and the outdoor theatre with hay bale seating on Taylor Street. To purchase a festival pass and help support year- round film education, visit our website (HERE) or call 360.379.1333 to learn about the many benefits of being a pass holder.
Volunteer Applications should be submitted now if you have a favorite venue!
If you have not met our newest Volunteer Coordinator - Marla Tangen, now is the time. Opportunities for supporting our film work are available before, during and following the film festival. But don’t wait until September to fill out your application and hope for a job. Last year we filled all of our positions long before the festival opened and many hopeful volunteers found no place to work. Marla can tell you more about the hundreds of jobs available- from counting tickets to bucking straw bales. And, of course, we host some legendary parties! Click HERE for more information.
Thanks to the PTFF Board of Directors for their ongoing commitment to film and community, Stay tuned and BUY YOUR PASS!!
Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com
June 4, 2014
Clue #1 in Guess the Guest! Jane Julian is back in town- our PTFF Director of Programming Free Lunch at the Wheel-In Drive TODAY! KING 5 wants to hear your stories of Love at the Drive in movies A life in the Theatre NEW WEBSITE- elegant and easy to navigate
FIRST CLUE “GUESS THE GUEST” CONTEST:
Guess what?! It’s time to start guessing the identity of our 2014 Special Guest, aka “The Sardine”, for the 15th Annual Port Townsend Film Festival September 19-21st! This is how the Guess the Guest Contest works: Three clues will be given, one each week (the second clue will be printed on June 11th and the third on June 18th), that point to the identity of our film celebrity. The first guesser to correctly name this year’s guest wins a PTFF T-shirt, hat and a photo op with our Star! We will be “opening the sardine can” on June 25th, so let’s get started:
Clue #1: A wordsmith, a storyteller, Acting and directing as well, Noveling with noble themes Fierce challenges to social dreams. Myth and magic can, too, prevail In wondrous weaving of these tales. Cross dabbling from film to rock What springs to mind made fans gawk.
To participate in the contest, send your guesses to [email protected], mail or stop by in person at our office located at 211 Taylor St., Suite 401A, Port Townsend, WA 98368. Please include your name, mailing address, daytime phone & email.
Festival passes are a great way to support independent film and education through film. JANE JULIAN, FESTIVAL PROGRAMMER, IS IN TOWN:
Our talented film scout, Jane Julian, seen at the right with award winning filmmakers Don Sellers and Lucy Ostrander, is back in Port Townsend this week. Jane lives in Durango, Colorado and works with us via Internet most of the year, sharing the news of various festivals she attends in search of films for PTFF. This is a crucial decision-making week, where Jane Julian and Janette Force determine which films will be shown in this year’s festival. We’re excited to have her around the office and are eager to hear what they got in store for us. The Program will be released on August 15th, but stay tuned for updates.
FREE LUNCH TODAY 12:30 PM AT WHEEL-IN MOTOR MOVIE:
Our local drive in is a jewel. They are being featured on KING 5 Evening Magazine to help support the kickstarter campaign funding digital projection. Come out to the drive in on Theatre Rd, off SR 19 / Airport Cutoff Rd., June 4th at 12:30p for story telling and lunch! The Kickstarter deadline is this Sunday morning, June 8th. For more info, click HERE.
“A LIFE IN THE THEATRE” AT KCPT:
Don’t miss friend of PTFF and Hollywood veteran actor, John Considine, on stage for the first time in his hometown of Port Townsend, starting June 26th. Considine co-stars with Seattle-based actor Erik Gratton in “A Life i n the Theatre,” Pulitzer Prize- winning playwright David Mamet’s uproarious backstage comedy about two actors, one at the beginning, and one at the end, of his career. For tickets and more info, click HERE.
CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE: We’re launching our new website this week! And in the weeks to come we will be adding more photos, news and clues for Guess the Guest!
Stay tuned and BUY YOUR PASS!!
Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978
May 29, 2014
Ground Operations Tour from the eyes of the Filmmakers Sequim Education Foundation Film Festival Participant receives 2014 PTFF Pass to honor passion in filmmaking First Tues Salon CHEF June 3rd, 7pm The Rose Theatre with Special Guest Guess the Guest Begins June 4th!
GROUND OPERATIONS!! We welcomed Dulanie Ellis and Ray Singer on May 5th and here is their story: dulane How cool is a film festival that invites you back for a week of community screenings because they think that your film is so important they want more people to see it?? Enter the Port Townsend Film Festival… (PTfilmfest.com). “We held half a dozen screenings and presentations, one to the PT High School media class and one on tribal lands, Jamestown S'Klallam. PTFF hosted us to a delightful B&B, the Commanders Beach House, right on the Puget Sound that made 5-star breakfasts. (The rhubarb coffeecake, oh my!) PTFF Executive Director Janette Force is just that - an effervescent force of nature. We got a private tour at the Mt. Townsend Creamery (they gave us "The Big Cheese Award" at the film festival) -- where we learned the intricacies of artisan cheese making from vats of locally sourced milk (and I saw those cows... happy cows!) creamery
To our great delight we also got a tour of Nash's Organic Produce by his wife, Patty ... Nash is a nationally acclaimed land steward, organic farmer and mentor to young farmers. nash
So there we were, returning from the farm, out in the country when we hit this stop sign. Who makes up these names? kitchen
The Ground Ops team is deeply grateful for this opportunity, Dulanie, Ray and Doug
Thanks to our partners at The Commander’s Beach House, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, PTHS Students for Sustainability, Green Veteran’s Alliance, Voices for Veterans, The American Legion, Peacepatch Farms, Local 2020 Food Collaboration, The Food Coop and the Peter Simpson Education Fund of The Port Townsend Film Festival, all of these screenings were FREE and over 200 folks experienced the film and conversation with WSU, farmers & vets!
Sequim Education Foundation Film Festival Friday April 18th
Students from Sequim School District participated in a student film festival funded by The Sequim Education Foundation. Thanks to DD Wigley, our costume contest winner at the ACROSS THE UNIVERSE Sing-Along in January, who gifted her prize forward. Damon Little was given special mention and awarded a 2014 PTFF Full Festival Pass. Little was honored with this special prize in recognition of his continued zeal for filmmaking. He continues to participate in workshops and has entered the student film festival twice. Congratulate him in September at our festival. PTFF also sends our congratulations to the 29 young filmmakers honored at this event. First Tuesday Salon CHEF 7pm at The Rose Theatre with our Special Guest, Silverwater Café’s new chef, Stephen Moreton!
Need a really good laugh after dinner? Moira Macdonald says “Don’t go to this movie hungry!” Brian Orndorf writes, “Charmingly affectionate, playful, and gorgeous, making one wish director Favreau would just remain here, making movies about people being funny and real in interesting environments. He's simply terrific with this stuff.” chef
PTFF’s First Tuesday Salon conversation will introduce our new chef at the Silverwater Café, Stephen Moreton! And we might attract a few other ‘foodies’ in the audience as well. Join us for a conversation about beautiful food and the commitment it takes to keep our heart in the right place in our search for excellence in the kitchen. Guess the Guest Begins June 4th!
Yes, it’s that time of year again and to celebrate our 15th anniversary, we have such a wonderful concept for our Port Townsend Film Festival Special Guest that we are beginning the Guessing early. You will receive weekly clues, on Wednesday morning, and on Wednesday, June 25th we will announce our 2014 Guest of honor for a visit on September 19th thru the 21st. Stay tuned and BUY YOUR PASS!! See you at the movies, jan
Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com
April 30, 2014
New 2014 PTFF Poster Art May 1st 5:30p Simon Mace Gallery NEBRASKA with Academy Nominee Screenwriter Bob Nelson & Moira Macdonald speaking May 4 Noon at the Rose Theatre First Tues Salon ANITA May 6, 7:15pm, Starlight Room ONE night only!! Ground Operations Tour May 5 thru May 9 Coming to a hall near YOU! 2014 Poster Art for PT Film Festival Revealed Thursday, May 1st 5:30pm Simon Mace Gallery 236 Taylor St. Port Townsend, WA art The Port Townsend Film Festival invites you to meet artist Anne Schrievogl and be the first audience to see our 15th Annual PT Film Festival poster. Welcome this year’s image at Simon Mace Gallery on Thursday, May 1st 5:30pm to toast the artist and celebrate 15 years of independent film. Schrievogl joins an important lineage of Northwest artists including Max Grover, Linda Okazaki, Martha Worthley, Mike Biskup, Terry Tennesen and Frank Samuelson- each of whom has contributed to PTFF’s world class artistic legacy. Each year PTFF invites an artist to submit an image that captures some aspect of cinema and celebration that makes PTFF so unique. Join us for a toast and see both the original painting and a mock up of this year’s festival poster. It’s just beautiful! NEBRASKA with Academy Nominee Screenwriter Bob Nelson & Moira Macdonald on stage, May 4, Noon at the Rose Theatre. Tickets $12 Only a few tickets remain- call 360-385-1089 nebrak One special screening on Sunday, with the Northwest’s own Bob Nelson, in a conversation following with Seattle Times film editor, Moira Macdonald. She writes, “Bob Nelson’s “Nebraska” is a great story, both on and off the screen. Join me on Sunday at noon to watch the film – one of 2013’s best, to my mind – and to chat with Bob Photo copyright: Emily Shur, Wall St. Journal about the writing of his first screenplay and the ten- year journey that took him all the way to the Oscars.” Tickets online at rosetheatre.com First Tuesday Salon ANITA May 6, 7:15pm, Starlight Room The only Evening Screening! In October 1991, Hill’s testimony on live television riveted the nation and sparked a passionate debate about sexual harassment in the workplace and elsewhere. It threatened the confirmation of a Supreme Court nominee, embarrassed an all-white male Senate committee seeking to challenge her credibility, and helped spur congressional action allowing victims of sex discrimination to seek federal damage awards. Directed by Academy Award winner Freida Mock, ANITA begins on a jarring note, with a phone anita
message left for Hill in October 2010 by Virginia Thomas, wife of Clarence Thomas. She asked whether Hill were ready to apologize to her husband, or to admit her 1991 testimony was fraudulent. Who was Anita Hill? Youngest of 13 children born to a rural Oklahoma family, Hill graduated from Oklahoma State University and Yale Law School. In 1981, she went to work for Thomas in the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. Today Hill holds a dual appointment at Brandeis as a professor of social policy, law, and women’s studies at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management and as senior adviser to university provost Steve Goldstein. She chairs the university’s Diversity Steering Committee and has published two books — one examining the impact of the recent housing crisis on women and minorities — plus academic papers in such areas as educational policy and equality. PTFF’s First Tuesday Salon conversation will welcome retired attorney Loretta Atkins, recalling the astonishing days when the nation witnessed first hand what it looks like “speaking truth to power” in over 8 hrs of national live coverage. How far have we come in the past 23 years? Let’s talk. gorougn
GROUND OPERATIONS!! Welcome Dulanie Ellis and Ray Singer! Meet the filmmakers & farmers at these FREE screenings: Monday May 5th Port Townsend High School Auditorium 7pm Wednesday May 7th The American Legion Hall 209 Monroe St. PT 7pm Thursday, May 8th Jamestown S’Klallam Red Cedar Hall 6pm Friday, May 9th Little Theatre Peninsula College in Port Angeles 7pm May 6th Tuesday 3:30pm sklallam For all budding filmmakers, there will be a film workshop with Directors Dulanie Ellis and Ray Singer at the Jamestown S’Klallam Library, 1033 Old Blyn Hwy Sequim, WA. For more information and RSVP to Bonnie Roos, 360- 582-5783 or [email protected] Thanks for the invitation! PTFF is delighted to welcome our latest Film Fellowship guests- Dulanie Ellis and Ray Singer. Their film GROUND OPERATIONS was selected by Mt. Townsend Creamery last September as the winner of the coveted “Big Cheese Award” for a 2013 PTFF film that best demonstrated the power of film to build community. We invited them back to Port Townsend this spring, to share the hopeful message that America needs farmers and veterans want the job! At each screening there will be a panel discussion with the filmmakers, representatives from local farms, WSU and veterans groups. Join a conversation, learn more about the opportunities here in our region to use agriculture as an avenue for community enrichment as well as putting great food on the table. Thanks to our partners at Peacepatch Farms, The Food Coop and the Peter Simpson Education Fund of The Port Townsend Film Festival, all of these screenings will be FREE! See you at the movies, jan
Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com
March 27, 2014
Films everywhere you look!
First Tuesday Salon TIM’S VERMEER April 1, 7:15pm, Starlight Room MORE THAN FRYBREAD: An invitation to the Jamestown S’Klallam Community Center to meet filmmakers & screening April 17 NEBRASKA with Academy Nominee Screenwriter Bob Nelson & Moira Macdonald speaking May 4 Noon at the Rose Theatre Our friend, Seattle Times vermeer reviewer Moira Macdonald writes of TIM’S VERMEER, “the documentary is about many things — art history, technology, painting technique, beauty—but ultimately it’s a beguiling study of fascination. (Or, some might say, obsession.).” We follow a five year journey of discovery using ancient and modern tools to understand the seemingly impossible accomplishment of 17th century Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer. Join us after the film for salon-style conversation up in the Starlight Room, with local artist and technician Terry Tennesen describing his own use of ancient tools such as the camera obscura. The magic of perspective, physics and mathematics play a crucial role in art. What a rare opportunity to explore work where art and craft are one. See the trailer: HERE MORE THAN FRYBREAD: April 17, Filmmaker workshop, Dinner and Film, Jamestown S’Klallam Community Center. Free! Must RSVP!! frybread Don’t miss this opportunity to have dinner, see a wonderful documentary, meet the filmmaker and audition for his next project.
Meet Director Holt Hamilton, one of a very small handful of filmmakers, if not the only one, who continues to make successful contemporary Native American films outside the Hollywood system. Following dinner, see the award winning feature documentary, MORE THAN FRYBREAD. The fictional film takes a larger than life turn in the final round as the four finalists battle for pride, prize money and a trip to the National World Wide Frybread Association Championship in New York City. This is the hottest contest on earth, leaving audiences truly laughing out loud and hungry for some fantastic frybread! See the trailer: HERE Following a Q & A with the crew, audition for Hamilton’s upcoming feature, LEGENDS FROM THE SKY. For more information on his project and a list of roles, visit his website: HERE For all budding filmmakers, there will be a film workshop with Director Travis Holt Hamilton at 3:30 pm in the Red Cedar Hall of the Community Center, 1033 Old Blyn Hwy Sequim, WA. For more informationand RSVP to Bonnie Roos, 360-582- 5783 or [email protected] Thanks for the invitation! NEBRASKA with Academy Nominee Screenwriter Bob Nelson & Moira Macdonald on stage, May 4, Noon at the Rose Theatre. Tickets $12 nebraska
One special screening on Sunday, with the Northwest’s own Bob Nelson, in a conversation following with Seattle Times film editor, Moira Macdonald. She writes, “Bob Nelson’s “Nebraska” is a great story, both on and off the screen. Join me on Sunday at noon to watch the film – one of 2013’s best, to my mind – and to chat with Bob about the writing of his first screenplay and the ten-year journey that took him all the way to the Oscars.”
Tickets online at rosetheatre.com
Mark the Date: GROUND OPERATIONS, about healing PTSD-suffering soldiers in the garden, opens May 5 for a one-week whirlwind tour with the filmmakers. Details on our website: ptfilmfest.com/events Yes, spring has certainly sprung! Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com
February 25, 2014 • It’s not too late for Oscar Tickets- sales end Friday, Feb. 28th • Half the Sky screening at Port Townsend High School Feb 28 & March 1st • First Tuesday Salon March 4th GLORIA 7:45pm Starlight Room • Banff Film Festival Returns to the Uptown Theatre Sunday March 9th
Celebrate Oscar© Film and Philanthropy March 2nd 3:30pm for the Live Broadcast “The Envelope Please…”
$55 for an evening of fun, film, philanthropy and a 5- course meal- such a deal! Join us at the NW Maritime on Sunday, March 2nd at 3:30pm. Advance ticket sales end on Friday, Feb. 28th at 4pm.
Yup, it’s the best party of the season and an important chance for PTFF to tell our story. Join our host TR Boyce, dressed in his tuxedo, ready to help PTFF in our annual fundraising event. Help us make our $10,000 Match Grant! You can dress as your favorite movie star or wear your PJ’s, if that’s what floats your boat. Wear jeans or gowns, and be prepared to root for our own Bruce Dern as Best Actor in NEBRASKA! Limited seating. If tickets remain, price at the door will be $65. Click HERE to buy your tickets NOW!
PTFF supports PT High School senior project! Screening two nights: 8pm Friday Feb. 28 & Sat. March 1st
Rilke Rutenbeck hosts her senior project at Port Townsend High School, a two-night event presenting selected subjects from the award winning documentary HALF THE SKY. Admission for the event is by donation. Proceeds will benefit Dove House Advocacy Services.”
Join a conversation following the film each night, to learn more about how we can build a stronger safety net for women and girls in our community and around the world. If this film resonates in Port Townsend like MISS REPRESENTATION and GIRL RISING, it should be a spirited event. PTFF is underwriting the licensing fee for this project, supported by the Peter Simpson Education Fund.
Watch the trailer: HERE.
First Tuesday Salon March 4th GLORIA 7:20pm in the Rosebud
First Tuesday Salon returns to the Starlight Room next Tuesday, to enjoy one of the best new foreign films of the year. GLORIA introduces us to a marvelous performance by Chilean actress, Paulina Garcia. Moira MacDonald wrote in the Seattle Times, “We travel her life with her, and start carrying what she carries: a bad marriage, an emptiness where her children used to be, a neighbor who frighteningly shouts at night, a man who’ll give himself to her in bed, but not in life. And by the end, we dance with her, living in the moment as she does, not looking ahead to life’s next turn.”
Joining us for a conversation following the film will be Sana Gomes, filmmaker and newest member of the PTFF staff. As a native Brazilian, she will provide perspective on the life of a modern woman in South America.
Banff Film Festival Returns to the Uptown Theatre Sunday March 9th
Welcome back Banff Mountain Film for the 3rd year, this time in the newly remodeled Uptown Theatre. From approximately 350 films entered into Banff’s annual festival, award-winning films and audience favorites are among the films chosen to travel the globe in this event.
Join Mountain Gear when the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour brings the spirit of outdoor adventure to Port Townsend, at the Uptown Theatre on March 9th 7:30pm.
For tickets and information click HERE or visit the Banff Mountain Film Website: HERE.
Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com
February 14, 2014
• Robert Horton Sunday, February 16th at the PT High School Auditorium • Half the Sky screening at Port Townsend High School February 28 & March 1st • Celebrate Oscar© Film and Philanthropy on March 2nd “The Envelope Please…” • Banff Film Festival Returns to the Uptown Theatre Sunday, March 9th A Feast on Film: How Food Becomes Art in the Movies 3pm Sunday, February 16th horton Many movies have whetted the audience’s appetite with lavish displays of culinary skill, but a delicious few have celebrated the way food can become an art, even a practice of deep—sometimes life and death—meaning. Join film scholar Robert Horton as we savor the movies’ ability to make a meal of our dreams, from deluxe banquets to Charlie Chaplin’s boiled shoes. Included on the menu: clips from films such as Babette’s Feast, Eat Drink Man Woman, and Big Night. Suggested donation of $15.00 supports The Jefferson Clemente Course. Click HERE to learn more. PTFF supports PT High School senior project! Screening two nights: half 8pm Friday, February 28 & Saturday, March 1st  It’s always exciting to watch our community appreciate film as a tool for education. High school senior, Rilke Rutenbeck contacted our office for help with a film screening and we are thrilled to assist her! Rilke writes: “My senior project is a two-night event presenting parts of the documentary based on the book Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. The film examines the global issues of gender-based violence, sex trafficking/forced prostitution, and women's economic empowerment.
Admission for the event is by donation. Proceeds will benefit Dove House Advocacy Services.” Join a conversation following the film each night, to learn more about how we can build a stronger safety net for women and girls in our community and around the world. If this film resonates in Port Townsend like MISS REPRESENTATION and GIRL RISING, it should be a spirited event. PTFF is underwriting the licensing fee for this project, supported by the Peter Simpson Education Fund. Watch the trailer: HERE. Celebrate Oscar© Film and Philanthropy March 2nd @ 3:30pm for the Live Broadcast “The Envelope Please…” $55 for an evening of fun, film, philanthropy oscar and a 5 course meal- such a deal! Join us at the NW Maritime on Sunday, March 2nd at 3:30pm. This just in for our silent auction: we’ve added three maritime adventures, a tasting & private tour at Bainbridge Organic Distillers & incredible jewelry by Takara Designs (as seen in Elle magazine and Martha Stewart Living). Items & adventures are continuously being added! Click HERE to get yours now.  Sip champagne & nibble appetizers while we watch The Red Carpet and listen to live jazz with The Rex Rice Trio (yes, you can bid on them, too!). At 5pm our 5 course buffet dinner opens, thanks to sponsor The Silverwater Café. Then, settle at your table for the 5:30pm live broadcast of the 86th Annual Academy Awards with host, the hilarious Ellen DeGeneres. And, you might recognize our event host, TR Boyce, from the 2013 film festival. T.R. Boyce is the producer and winner of our Best Narrative Feature last year, THE FORGOTTEN KINGDOM. He will be dressed in his tuxedo, ready to help PTFF in our annual fundraising event. Help us make our $10,000 Match Grant!
You can dress as your favorite movie star or wear your PJ’s, if that’s what floats your boat. Wear jeans or gowns, and be prepared to root for our own Bruce Dern as Best Actor in NEBRASKA! Limited seating. If tickets remain, price at the door will be $65. Banff Film Festival Returns to the Uptown Theatre Sunday March 9th banff  Welcome back Banff Mountain Film for the 3rd year, this time in the newly remodeled Uptown Theatre. From approximately 350 films entered into Banff’s annual festival, award-winning films and audience favorites are among the films chosen to travel the globe in this event. Join Mountain Gear when the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour brings the spirit of outdoor adventure to Port Townsend, at the Uptown Theatre on March 9th 7:30pm. For tickets and information click HERE or visit the Banff Mountain Film Website: HERE. That should keep us busy this winter!
January 30, 2014
First Tuesday Salon Feb 4th INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS @The Rose Theatre 7:30p with Special Guest songwriter Simon Lynge! Celebrate Oscar© Film and Philanthropy on March 2nd “The Envelope Please…”
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comedy, not a tragedy- no, it’s the life of a folk musician! Critics are struggling to describe the latest marvel from the Coen Brothers: “Hilarious in the Coens' weird, askew way, but also absolutely crushing. This movie breaks my heart in a hundred different ways, ” Mary Ann Johansen says on her film blog. Bill Goodykoontz writes “This is one of the strangest yet most satisfying movie experiences of the year, one of those films in which you can't really appreciate what you've seen until it's over. You just have to trust that the trip is worth the trouble. And it is.” Click HERE to view the trailer.
And as we see in the film, the journey of a folk singer is not for the faint of heart. So let’s talk with international singer songwriter Simon Lynge about his own path from the mountains of Greenland to the international stage and then to his life in Port Townsend with his family. The choices that face all artists are the stuff of legend- in poetry, song, sculpture and symphony. What are the moments that define a career and that forever alter the direction in which we believe we are headed?
Join PTFF Director Janette Force as she invites Simon to take us on the road as singer songwriter in the 21st century. He wasn’t around Greenwich Village in the 1960’s, but there are clearly some common elements. (hint- no icebergs in Greenwich Village, no subways in Greenland). To learn more about Simon’s latest project and hear some of his music, click HERE.
Celebrate Oscar© Film and Philanthropy on March 2nd 3:30pm for the Live Broadcast
“The Envelope Please…”
Hooray, it’s Oscar © time again! Tickets go on sale Feb 1st $55 for an evening of fun, film, philanthropy and a 5 course meal. Join us at the NW Maritime on Sunday, March 2nd at 3:30p. Our silent auction includes private coffee roasting lessons, a get away to San Francisco, exclusive tour of Protection Island and much more! Sip champagne & nibble appetizers while we watch The Red Carpet broadcast and listen to live jazz with The Rex Rice Trio (yes, you can bid on them, too!). At 5pm our buffet dinner opens, thanks to sponsor The Silverwater Café. Then, settle at your table by 5:30pm in time for the live broadcast of the 86th Annual Academy Awards with host, the hilarious Ellen DeGeneres.
And, you might recognize our PTFF host from the 2013 film festival. T.R. Boyce is the producer of our Best Narrative Feature, THE FORGOTTEN KINGDOM. He will be dressed in his tuxedo, ready to help PTFF in our annual fundraising event. Once again we have been offered a $10,000 Match Grant, making our film education outreach programs a reality. So be prepared to raise your paddle in support of the world-class film opportunities PTFF has been creating for 15 years. Dinner will be followed by fruit & cheese, dessert, chocolate and a No Host bar serving our legendary Area 51 organic cocktails.
You can dress as your favorite movie star or wear your PJ’s, if that is what makes you comfortable. Wear jeans or gowns, and be prepared to root for our own Bruce Dern as Best Actor in NEBRASKA! Limited seating. If tickets remain, price at the door will be $65.
That should keep us busy this winter!
Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com
January 22, 2014 ACROSS THE UNIVERSE Sing A Long January 25th with Costumes, Prizes and Cocktails for the 10PM show Turkish Filmmaker Pelin Esmer appears in Port Angeles and Port Townsend January 24, 25 & 26th Free Screenings and Lecture New Film Series hosted by Local 2020
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ACROSS THE UNIVERSE Annual Fundraiser Sing A Long Saturday January 25th with Costumes, prizes Noon and 10PM Adults 21 and older movie at 10pm with Organic Cocktails! All Tickets $15 Rose Theatre.com From the ridiculous to the sublime, ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, has something for everyone. Julie Taymor’s brilliant weaving of Beatles songs into a tapestry that captures 5 years of the tumultuous 1960’s will dazzle you on the Big Screen at The Rose! And your ticket benefits PTFF’s year round efforts to bring world class film and conversation into our community. We need fun on these dark winter days, SO, of course there will be a costume contest! Here’s your chance to win a 2014 Film Festival Pass for unlimited films and dinner on Taylor St (a $185 value!!). The 10pm screening is Adults only. Sip on an Organic Cocktail from Area 51 thanks to our sponsor, Bainbridge Organic Distillers. From the ridiculous to the sublime, ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, has something for everyone. Julie Taymor’s brilliant weaving of Beatles songs into a tapestry that captures 5 years of the tumultuous 1960’s will dazzle you on the Big Screen at The Rose! And your ticket benefits PTFF’s year round efforts to bring world class film and conversation into our community. We need fun on these dark winter days, SO, of course there will be a costume contest! Here’s your chance to win a 2014 Film Festival Pass for unlimited films and dinner on Taylor St (a $185 value!!). The 10pm screening is Adults only- Sip on an Organic Cocktail from Area 51 thanks to our sponsor, Bainbridge Organic Distillers.
Award winning filmmaker Pelin Esmer Arrives January 24th, 2014
What an honor to host award- esmer winning Turkish filmmaker Pelin Esmer with her film, Watchtower, January 24-26, 2014, part of the Caravanserai program introducing Western audiences to the Muslim faith using art as a common language. You will have 4 opportunities to meet her: KPTZ 91.9 FM on Friday, January 24th, during Phil Andrus’s show, “Tossed Salad” at 1:30pm. Friday evening at 7 pm, Watchtower will screen at the Maier Performance Hall at Peninsula College in Port Angeles, followed by a conversation with Esmer and film educator Bruce Hattendorf. On Saturday, January 25, at 2 pm, Esmer will discuss the topic of women as artists in Muslim countries at the Jefferson County Library in Port Hadlock, with host Martha Trolin. Sunday, January 26th, at noon at the Rose Theater in Port Townsend, Watchtower will screen for a second time, featuring a conversation with Ms. Esmer and Bruce Hattendorf. All events are presented free of charge, supported by The Peter Simpson Education Fund, PTFF, Centrum, Commander’s Beach House, PT Arts Commission, Jefferson County Library, Peninsula College, the Doris Duke Foundation, Arts Mid West and Caravanserai. For details, visit our website: HERE.
New Film Series hosted by Local 2020
With 12 free movies about food, over 2 months, in 9 different locations, including Quilcene, Chimacum, Port Hadlock, and Port Townsend, choose what you are moved to watch once you peruse the menu of movie options. Once the PDF poster is open, click on the movie titles for trailers to the films. See poster HERE or HERE. Discussions follow each movie for those who wish to continue the conversation. This film series is a collaboration between the PT Food Coop, Local 2020, and Citizens for Local Food with much assistance from Meaningful Movies in Seattle, as well as the various organizations associated with some venues: PT High School Students for Sustainability, both Chimacum and Quimper Granges and Quilcene's Ninth Night. This film series has something for every body. For more information, contact Judy at: [email protected]. That should keep us busy this winter! sig
Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com
January 9, 2014
WELCOME TO THE NEW UPTOWN THEATRE FRIDAY 7:30pm Test Screening for a new feature film January 18th 10:30am Rose Theatre Turkish Filmmaker Pelin Esmer appears in Port Angeles and Port Townsend January 24, 25 & 26th Free Screenings and Lecture ACROSS THE UNIVERSE Sing A Long January 25th with Costumes, Prizes and Cocktails for the 10pm show We are thrilled to report that the Uptown is reopening this Friday evening with a 7:30pm screening for the controversial film THE WOLF OF WALL STREET. Be there to help celebrate and support this great new chapter in the life of the Uptown Theatre. New seats, new carpet, fantastic digital images and YOU! VIP seating is available for $12, can’t wait to experience those new seats, Rick, congratulations on your achievement.
The LA Times writes, “THE WOLF OF WALL STREET is a big, sprawling story that involves the actual fleecing of the unsuspecting, along with hard partying, Swiss bank accounts, wiretaps, bribery, more hard partying, money laundering and, weirdly, friendship and family. And, man, does this movie have a savage bite!”
Watch the trailer: HERE.
Be part of a new film project- attend this FREE Test Screening Jan. 18th 10:30 am Reservations Required
A special advance test screening of Port Townsend filmmaker Ward Serrill's story of one man's quest to integrate modern science and ancient mysticism through sound. A test screening allows a director to gain perspective and feedback on a film as it is being edited in it’s final stages. Following the film, the audience will be encouraged to provide their insight, for the director’s benefit.
The film features the extraordinary life and work of country singer turned brain researcher and shaman of sound, Tom Kenyon, as he journeys from his homeland in Washington state to: the stage on Broadway, giant caves in the south of France, the golden-chandeliered symphony halls of Vienna and finally to the snowy peaks of Tibet. Admission is free but you must RSVP HERE.
Award winning filmmaker Pelin Esmer Arrives January 24th, 2014
Port Townsend Film Festival and Centrum welcome award-winning Turkish filmmaker Pelin Esmer with her film, Watchtower, January 24-26, 2014, part of the Caravanserai program introducing Western audiences to the Muslim faith using art as a common language. Esmer’s first appearance in Port Townsend will be on on KPTZ 91.9 FM on Friday, January 24th, during Phil Andrus’s show, “Tossed Salad” at 1:30pm.
• Friday evening at 7 pm, Watchtower will screen at the Maier Performance Hall at Peninsula College in Port Angeles, followed by a conversation with Esmer and film educator Bruce Hattendorf.
• On Saturday, January 25, at 2 pm, Esmer will discuss the topic of women as artists in Muslim countries at the Jefferson County Library in Port Hadlock, with host Martha Trolin.
• Sunday, January 26th, at noon at the Rose Theater in Port Townsend, Watchtower will screen for a second time, featuring a conversation with Ms. Esmer and Bruce Hattendorf.
All events are presented free of charge, supported by The Peter Simpson Education Fund, PTFF, Centrum, Commander’s Beach House, PT Arts Commission, Jefferson County Library, Peninsula College, the Doris Duke Foundation, Arts Mid West and Caravanserai. For details, visit our website:
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE Annual Fund Raiser Sing A Long Saturday January 25th withCostumes, prizes Noon and 10PM. Cocktails available at the 10pm screening only. All Tickets $15 ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, the revolutionary rock musical created in 2008 by visionary artist & choreographer Julie Taymor. Taymor is responsible for the amazing costumes and puppetry created for THE LION KING musical. SO, of course there will be a costume contest! Here’s your chance to win a 2014 Film Festival Pass for unlimited films and dinner on Taylor St (a $185 value!!).
All proceeds will benefit year round programming and our goal of bringing audiences and filmmakers together. Please join us at The Rose Theatre on January 25, 2014 at noon or 10pm for this NOT TO BE MISSED benefit screening of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE. Sip on an Organic Cocktail from Area 51 (on sale at the late show only. Must be 21 yrs and older to attend the 10pm screening).
Enjoy this teaser – er, I mean trailer: HERE.
See you at the movies, Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com
January 3, 2014
Special Screening January 3-4-5 BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR First Tuesday Salon January 7th NEBRASKA ~ 7:45pm Startlight Room ACROSS THE UNIVERSE Sing A Long January 25th with Costumes, Prizes and Cocktails for the 10pm show
Special Screening January 3-4-5 BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR You must be 18 or older to attend these special screenings of BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR at The Rose Theatre because of explicit sexual content. The nearly 3 hr film opens at 9:10pm Friday & Saturday evenings plus a Sunday matinee at noon. Says The Detroit News: “It is much more than a romantic film- it explores the spectrum of romance — flirtation, discovery, lust, domesticity, cooling, longing, betrayal, break-up and the grave aching of love lost. It’s built around an extraordinary performance by then 18-year-old Adèle Exarchopoulos, She brings exuberance and passion to the role, as well as innocent-yet-fiery sensuality, but she also keeps Adèle grounded and vulnerable. And can she own a screen! It’s a brilliant performance in an astounding, complex film about the ecstasy, the danger and the beauty of love.”
Rocky Friedman sums it up simply, “It is SO damn French!”
First Tuesday Salon January 7th NEBRASKA 7:45pm Statlight Room
With all the Oscar buzz about this film, it is even more satisfying to recall when Bruce Dern was our guest for the 12th Annual PT Film Festival. When he left us that September, he was headed straight to the location to begin shooting with Alexander Payne.
Please join us on Tuesday evening at 7:45p for a conversation following this “performance of a lifetime” by our PTFF alum. Bruce speaks highly of his time with us and when he was premiering the film at Sundance last January, he sent his greetings to all of us, thanks to Jane Julian, PTFF programmer who was there for the opening. Thanks, also, to Bob Rosen current legend in Quilcene, who worked with Bruce in Hollywood and convinced him that our festival was worth the trip. Sorry, Bob Rosen will not be joining us for First Tuesday, as he is celebrating his 40th birthday! Happy Birthday Mr. Rosen!!
Starlight Room has only 45 seats, so plan to arrive early for this event or buy your tickets HERE. Watch the trailer HERE.
And our friend at the Kitsap Sun, Michael Moore, shared this insight on the film, Dern and what art contributes to our understanding of ourselves - HERE.
Wonderful insight, Michael!
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE Annual Fund Raiser Sing A Long Saturday, January 25th with costumes, prizes at Noon and 10PM. Cocktails available at the 10pm screening only. All Tickets $15 Remember, these events sell out. We all know the words to every Beatles song, now lets sing together to ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, the revolutionary rock musical created in 2008 by visionary artist & choreographer Julie Taymor. Taymor is responsible for the amazing costumes and puppetry created for THE LION KING musical. SO, of course there will be a costume contest! Here’s your chance to win a 2014 Film Festival Pass for unlimited films and dinner on Taylor St (a $185 value!!).
This musical tribute to the 1960’s has beautiful cinematography, fantastic music and is guaranteed to blast away your winter blues. All proceeds will benefit year round programming and our goal of bringing audiences and filmmakers together. Please join us at The Rose Theatre on January 25, 2014 at noon or 10pm for this NOT TO BE MISSED benefit screening of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE. Sip on an Organic Cocktail from Area 51 (on sale at the late show only. Must be 21 yrs and older to attend the 10pm screening).
Enjoy this teaser – er, I mean trailer: HERE.
See you at the movies,
Janette Force, Executive Director for PTFF 211 Taylor Street, Suite 401A Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-379-1333/ Cell 360-774-1978 www.ptfilmfest.com
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