Sure, participating in a film festival is a glorious celebration of the cinema, but seeing a ton of films within a few short days can also be challenging! Whether this year’s 9th Annual Traverse City Film Festival is your first or your ninth, it’s good to remind ourselves of a few basic tips to help […]
If you’ve never watched a classic silent film accompanied by live music, it’s an experience like no other. It’s like going back in time and heading into the future all at the same time. And it brings those great films to a whole new generation. During the 9th Annual Traverse City Film Festival, you have […]
You’ve no doubt heard about the Traverse City Film Festival‘s efforts to transform the Con Foster Museum, located in Clinch Park next to West Grand Traverse Bay, into a second year-round movie theater in downtown Traverse City. That’s awesome. It’s not only an awesome addition to the area in terms of movies, but it pays […]
In 2016, the Traverse City Film Festival‘s anchor venue and movie palace, the gorgeous State Theatre, will celebrate 100 years of showing movies in downtown Traverse City. To mark the anniversary, we’re continuing our five-year pre-party with great films from the early days of cinema. I was born in Traverse City (to cherry farmers, no less) […]
We at the Traverse City Film Festival are going to open a SECOND year-round movie theater in downtown Traverse City! And we need your help. The City Commission has granted us permission to renovate and bring back to life the 80-year-old (and long-vacant) Con Foster Museum, which sits behind the State Theatre on the beach […]
During an amazing week of Just Great Movies at the 2012 Traverse City Film Festival, The Treefort Collective talked to several filmmakers about how they fell in love with the cinema, how it captured their imaginations and why watching a film on the big screen is such a special experience. Featuring Academy Award Winner Michael Moore, 2 […]