With just less than a month until the 12th Annual Traverse City Film Festival, our volunteer interns and managers are busily preparing for this year’s festivities! It’s been said before, but it can never be said too often: the festival simply wouldn’t run without the hard work, dedication, and smiles of our volunteers. They are […]
As God is my witness, you’ll never be thirsty again! It’s the great Olivia De Havilland’s 100th birthday and to celebrate this amazing Oscar-winning actress, TCFF (celebrating a centennial of its own this year) is teaming up to feature a delicious drink in her honor. The Olivia De Havilland Cocktail will be available at the […]
Grab your popcorn, sit back, relax, and enjoy the trailer for TCFF 2016! The films have been picked, the schedule is up, and the festival is just one month away, so prepare yourself by getting a sneak peek at what’s to come at TCFF XII. This year, we’re celebrating the fantastic work of female filmmakers, […]
Karen Ardery is thrilled to volunteer for the festival again for the 12th time! Outside the festival you’ll find Karen working as a sales associate for Century 21. In previous festivals you’ve probably seen her running around lending a hand to anyone that needed it, and working as the Driver Manager to take beyond excellent care […]
City Commissioner Gary Howe is a volunteer photographer who’s been taking some of the festival’s most iconic pictures since day one (yes, all the amazing photos you see on our website and in our program are taken by our incredible volunteers!) A jack-of-all-trades, he’s also helped with social media, curating our amazing Flickr feed, and […]
We are making our final decisions about what films will play at this year’s Traverse City Film Festival, July 26 – 31 — an epic year that will celebrate 100 years of moviegoing magic as we toast the State Theatre’s Centennial 1916-2016! But one very important thing is still missing from our program…YOU. Each year […]
We are thrilled to announce that the Traverse City Film Festival has again been named to MovieMaker Magazine‘s list of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World! Citing our warmth, energy, supportive atmosphere, and awesome offerings like movies on a boat, we join some pretty esteemed company! Read what MovieMaker had to say and […]
The most recent edition of “The Documentary Podcast” for the Detroit Free Press features a special report on location at the Traverse City Film Festival. Listen below to hear interviews with “Deep Web” director and noted actor Alex Winter, “Do I Sound Gay?” director David Thorpe, and “Drunk Brilliant Stoned Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon” […]