Here’s Looking at You, Supporters A YEAR IN REVIEW We need stories that transport, transfix, and transform us. We need places where people from all walks of life can come together to laugh and cry, get lost, and find themselves in Film Festival those stories. That’s why we started the film festival, and Festival Admissions that’s why the festival runs two theaters year-round: to share 100,000 stories that help us connect with our neighbors, and see 3,267 Friends of the Film Festival ourselves and our world more clearly. 250+ Screenings and Events 123 Feature Films | 121 Shorts 2016 was a banner year in the story of what we’ve accomplished together since we started up a nationally- 50+ Free & Low-Cost Events renowned film festival in 2005 and opened two world-class 160 Filmmakers & Industry Guests downtown theaters, the State Theatre in 2007 and the Bijou 500+ Sponsors in 2013. Together, we bring art to Traverse City that would otherwise be hundreds of miles away, You have rallied around our educational and cultural mission, around the movies that State & Bijou ignite us and remind us of our shared humanity at 35 frames 200,000 Year-Round Attendance per second. Your support makes it all possible—Thank You. 1,000 State and Bijou Members You deserve a standing ovation! 2,964 Screenings of 400 Featured Films 350+ Free & Low-Cost Community Events 175 Nonprofits Helped Props to @MMFlint for the statement he’s made 6,411 Students at Free Educational Screenings at @TCFF this year. All films in competition directed by women. Dope. Ava DuVernay “The TC Film Festival is a welcome reminder of the power of film.” - Anne Thompson, Indiewire HIGHLIGHTS When you contribute to our organization, you help keep the light burning. You help us welcome hundreds of • We made history at the 2016 film festival— nonprofits to share their eye-opening stories. You open all of the US Official Selections were directed by women, and over 30 of those remarkable the minds of thousands of students who experience the directors came to TC to share their work. ineffable magic of movies on the big screen. You bring the world to Traverse City for one unforgettable week of • The festival marked the State Theatre’s Centennial with the installation of a Hollywood- cinematic bliss during the film festival. You give the gift of style “Walk of Fame” under the marquee, with the movies to everyone in our community, making 30% of special screenings featuring Beatrice Welles, the our tickets available at no cost. daughter of Orson Welles, and with a marathon screening of TCFF Board Member Mark Cousins’ epic “The Story of Film.” For all of this and for so much more, we couldn’t be more grateful. The State Theatre’s first 100 years were filled • We offered a record 350 free movies and events with thrills, chills, and life-changing moments. Celebrating at the State and Bijou—especially for kids, seniors, low-income families, and nonprofits that the State’s Centennial this year rekindled our passion for do good things in our region and state. seeing the majestic State Theatre, its sister the Bijou by the Bay, and the TC Film Fest through the next 100 years of • We hosted the presidential debates, free movies during Cherry Festival and spring break, a MLK Just Great Movies. day celebration, National Theatre and Met Opera live via satellite, the Rotary Show, tributes to 2017 will be our best year yet! Prince and David Bowie, the finale of “Downton Abbey,” holiday movie parties, Art House Theater Day, sneak previews and premieres, and even welcomed a real live princess to town at a special Make-A-Wish® screening. Michael Moore Deb Lake Founder and President Executive Director All of this and more was possible, thanks to your support. VISIT GUIDESTAR.COM FOR TCFF PROGRAMS, FINANCIAL & GOVERNANCE DETAILS 231-392-1134 • 231-947-3446 tcff.org • stateandbijou.org.