19th Annual Film Festival - Sept. 21-23, 2018
Port Townsend, 60 miles north of Seattle, is a favorite resort destination town. We're a well educated, articulate bunch and we've loved and supported independent film for 18 years. We're at the end of a stunning peninsula that juts into Puget Sound, adjacent to Olympic National Park and we're surrounded by some of the highest mountain peaks in the United States. Our three-day film festival is in our completely walkable National Historic District on the waterfront.
"If you had told me that there was a movie-crazy town on the tip of the Olympic Peninsula, I wouldn’t have believed you. But somehow Port Townsend is a real movie mecca. As a filmmaker, I can’t think of a place more energized around the idea of film. PTFF is the driving engine of a community of people who love movies. What the Festival has created is a treasure, to be re-discovered every year.” Morgan Neville, Academy Award Winning Director, 20 Feet from Stardom, PTFF Special Guest 2017
Our filmmakers are treated like royalty, with an opening parade, parties, a filmmakers’ private lounge, free lodging, and pickup at SeaTac Airport. Travel support may be available.
• Best Narrative Feature $2,500 cash prize
• Best Documentary Feature $2,500 cash prize
• Jim Ewing Young Director Award $1,000 cash prize
• Best Narrative Short
• Best Documentary Short
• Best Adventure Film
• Best Animated Film (of any length)
• Audience Choice is awarded in each category
• Special Jury Recognition awarded at the discretion of the jury
DEADLINES & FEES:
Early Deadline • February 10, 2018
Features $30 / Shorts $20
Regular Deadline • March 15, 2018
Features $45 / Shorts $30
Late Deadline • April 20, 2018
Features $60 / Shorts $40
Über Late • May 9, 2018
Features $85 / Shorts $45
We look forward to seeing your work!
Janette Force, Executive Director
Jane Julian, Director of Programming
(info@ptfilmfest.com)
