Entries by TCFF

VOLUNTEER NOW – Plus SWAG!

Still thinking about volunteering? Or mulling over taking on some additional shifts? Check out these volunteer related updates and perks! We are in awe of our amazing team of volunteers. We aren’t kidding when we say that this festival absolutely would not be possible without you! Even if you have time for one more shift, […]

“From This Day Forward” – Talking with Sharon Shattuck

“From This Day Forward,” a documentary by Petoskey native Sharon Shattuck, is an exploration of her father’s transition after coming out as transgender and her family’s journey toward acceptance. It is above all a love story, a touching and intimate portrayal of a family that stuck together and the Northern Michigan town they live in. […]

No Filter Necessary: Instagram Roundup 7/28-7/29

Check out some of the best Instagram photos from the first two days of TCFF 11 — keep sharing your own by using the #tcff hashtag or by tagging tcfilmfest!

24 Hours to Go, 24 Things You Should Know

It’s that time of year again –less than 24 hours until the Opening Night Movie officially kicks off the 2015 Traverse City Film Festival! To celebrate, here are 24 facts, activities, and more about the 11th annual TCFF: Take a look at the future of storytelling with The Woz, right here at the InsideOut Gallery. Walk […]

Transforming Traverse City into Movie Paradise

As you know, a lot of amazing and awe-inspiring things go into making the festival the magical event it is today. Nothing is quite as impressive as the sudden transformation of some of our venues into state-of-the art movie theaters. Check out these amazing timelapses by our assistant operations director Mark Hubert!

Staff Selects

They’ve been working all year to bring you the very best films out there, and now, with the festival only days away, the TCFF staff share what they’re personally most excited for you to check out at this year’s fest.  

A Message from Michael Moore: T-Minus 5 Days Until the TCFF!

Friends, It’s less than a week until the opening night of the 11th Annual Traverse City Film Festival, so you’re probably in one of three positions right now: 1. You couldn’t get tickets to a particular movie you wanted to see. “Learning to Drive?” So what, I learned to drive when I was 16. “Dark […]

Easter Eggs Revealed

We had a lot of awesome submissions for our Easter Egg Poster Contest. We tallied up the results and our big winner is Hayley Dexter, receiving two tickets to the Opening Night party on July 28th! Thank you to everyone who participated, if you are curious what the correct answers are, we have added a circled poster […]

Through the Lens of Matthew Modine

Matthew Modine (TCFF 2006, 2011) is a Golden Globe Award-winning actor, as well as a writer, producer, and director, who over the course of decades, has with some of cinema’s biggest talent. Having films in the Traverse City Film Festival for the third time, Matthew is an actor and producer on the film “The Brainwashing of My […]

Lots of Tix Left, Screenings Added — and I’ve Got Another Surprise For YOU

 Friends,  I’ll make it brief. 30% of screenings at this year’s festival are sold out! Woo hoo!   That means 70% of all screenings still have tickets available. Lots of ’em. Right now!  My personal event, “Mike’s Surprise,” is pretty much sold out for its Sunday show at Lars, so I’m adding a SECOND “Mike’s […]