TRAVERSE CITY FILM FESTIVAL ADDS MORE FILMS TO LINE-UP

Record Breaking First Day Ticket Sales

TRAVERSE CITY, MI (July 21, 2010) ­ Now in its sixth year, the Traverse City Film Festival has announced a record-breaking 30,000 tickets on the first day of ticket sales, selling out 17 screenings within minutes of the tickets going on sale online to the Friends of the Film Festival. Due to popular demand, the festival has added six screenings of sold-out shows to its sixth annual schedule of events. Here are the additions:

“Nowhere Boy”
Opening Night Screening
Tuesday, July 27 at 10 p.m., State Theatre

“Castaway on the Moon”
Wednesday, July 28 at noon, City Opera House

“Heartbreaker”
Wednesday, July 28 at noon, Lars Hockstad

“Cane Toads: The Conquest”
Thursday, July 29 at 6 p.m., Lars Hockstad

“The Infidel”
Thursday, July 29 at 9 p.m., Lars Hockstad

“His & Hers”
Thursday, July 29 at 3 pm, Milliken Auditorium

Admission prices to regular movies are $9.50 and opening and closing night tickets are $25. Tickets are available for purchase at the box office at 300 E. Front Street in Radio Center, online at www.traversecityfilmfest.org, or call the box office at 231-922-8903.

The Traverse City Film Festival will take place July 27 to August 1.  For a full schedule of events please visit www.traversecityfilmfest.org.