The Port Townsend Film Festival a nonprofit organization which presents films and film festivals, supports and nurtures filmmakers, and hosts educational and artistic programming through and about the medium of film.
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PTFF is a multi-faceted Festival held in mid-September each year with 5-8 indoor theatres screening 50-70 films in Port Townsend's walkable National Historic District. Port Townsend, Washington, United States). Port Townsend is at the end of a peninsula surrounded by Port Townsend Bay, Admiralty Inlet and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It is adjacent to Olympic National Park.
Theatres include the beautifully restored vaudevillian-era Rose Theatre and crystal-chandeliered "Starlight Room," with views of the snow-peaked Cascade mountains. Additional theatres are "created" in downtown buildings for the three-day weekend by installing large screens, projectors and state-of-the-art sound. Theatre seating ranges from 45 to 250.
Independent documentary and narrative film submissions are accepted from January–April, and are evaluated by a team of 34 reviewers. The Festival charges a small fee for submissions.
PTFF's mission is "Sparking community through film." Between 40-60 filmmakers attend the Festival annually to meet audiences, network with other filmmakers, and participate in Q&A after their screenings. Filmmaker panel discussions, workshops and other learning events are included in the PTFF Forum.
The Festival invites 200 volunteers to assist with managing the Festival. PTFF operates year-round with a full-time staff of four, and is supported by donors, local business sponsors and pass sales.
The most popular gathering place between films during the Festival is the Festival Lounge, housed in a small building adjacent to the city dock, overlooking Port Townsend Bay.
The City closes off one block of Taylor Street (between Water and Washington Streets) in downtown Port Townsend during the Festival to house the Outdoor Lounge and to accommodate the Outdoor Movie, which begins at dusk (7:30 p.m.), Friday, Saturday and Sunday. PTFF offers a free family-friendly film each night. The Outdoor Movie is projected onto a gigantic inflatable screen, nicknamed after the orca whale Keiko, with limited seating on wood benches. Bringing a chair is encouraged.
Pass sales range from a 3-Pass ($42) to Patron Pass with all-access benefits ($750). There's a pass for every film enthusiast.
The full Fall Festival schedule, links to film trailers and synopsis are posted in August at http:// ptfilm.org