PORT TOWNSEND FILM FESTIVAL
SEPT 19-22, 2024
VIRTUAL FEST: SEPT 23-29
Celebrating 25 Years in 2024!
PTFF has been called “Sundance by the Sea” for our legendary hospitality and strong filmmaker support.
PORT TOWNSEND FILM FESTIVAL is the oldest, largest film festival on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.
We welcome approximately 2,000 attendees, 30+ filmmakers, 50+ films, and hundreds of volunteers in our stunningly beautiful, historic, seaside village every year—located just 2 hours from Seattle!
Our Special Guest in 2024: TBA
(see past special guests below)
SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2024 SEASON:
A GALA CELEBRATION: Thurs, Sept 19
OPENING NIGHT FILM: Thurs, Sept 19
FILMMAKER PARADE: Fri, Sept 20
STREET PARTY PICNIC with live music: Fri, Sept 20
FREE OUTDOOR MOVIES on Taylor Street: Fri, Sat, & Sun nights
A Port Townsend tradition!50+ FILM SCREENINGS: throughout the day Fri, Sat, Sun
POST-FILM Q&A with attending filmmakers
LIVE MUSIC & PICNICKING: afternoon/evening, Fri, Sat, Sun
FILMMAKER AWARDS PARTY: Sat night
INDEPENDENT FILMS & FILMMAKERS with national and international acclaim
MULTIPLE FILM WORKSHOPS & PANELS (the “Forum”)
“WOMEN & FILM” TRACK (films by women, networking, forum)
IMPORTANT DATES
SEPT 1 | Full Program Information Available
SEPT 19-22 | In-Person Festival
SEPT 23-29 | Virtual/Online Festival
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Danny Glover
Cloris Leachman
Debra Winger
Tony Curtis
Elliot Gould
Beau Bridges
Peter Fonda
Eva Marie Saint
Bruce Dern
Patricia Neal
Indigo Girls
Malcolm McDowell
Piper Laurie
Chris Cooper
PAST SPECIAL GUESTS
Karen Allen
John Sayles
Morgan Neville
Dyan Cannon
Buck Henry
Lindsay Wagner
Arliss Howard
Jane Powell
Shirley Knight
Charlie Soap
John Cooper
Jared & Jerusha Hess
Stephen Tobolowsky