How it works
First things First…Check-in at The Hospitality Center - Cotton Building, 607 Water Street
Hours:
Thursday, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
At hospitality, you can:
Meet your friends between films
Have a cocktail at Area 51 Cocktail Lounge!
Buy merchandise from the PTFF Store and
Buy DVDs and swag from filmmakers
Get passes
Upgrade your pass
Get info, daily newsletters – awards and updates
Check-in with LOST & FOUND
CONCIERGE SERVICE 
Our incredible concierge service is a benefit for all Director and Mogul Pass holders. Meet your concierge when you pick up your pass at Hospitality. You can set up your whole schedule immediately or call throughout the weekend for personal service. See the back of your pass for a phone number to connect you to our desk, headed by Amanda Steurer. Just let them know what film you want to see and the number of tickets you require. If there is no answer, leave a message with ticket request details and the concierge will call you back to confirm. Your concierge takes care of all of the reservation details. All you have to do is go to the theatre 20 minutes prior to show time, look for a manager wearing a black baseball hat and collect your ticket(s) from him/her. The manager will guide you to the preferred seating entrance. If you're unable to call the concierge ahead of time, feel free to go to the film venue up to an hour before show time and pick up tickets from the theatre manager wearing a black baseball hat. Once you have your tickets, you are free to wander off, but please be back 20 minutes before show time.
HOW TO SEE THE FILM OF YOUR CHOICE
60 minutes before show time, go to the venue and pick up a numbered ticket. A ticket in your hand guarantees you a seat. Venues distribute numbered tickets on a first-come, first-served basis. Once you have picked up your ticket, you may leave the line until 30 minutes before show time, at which time you line up with other movie goers according to your ticket number.
30 minutes before show time, come back to the venue and find your numbered place in line before the line starts to move into the theatre. If you have a numbered ticket and the line has started to move when you return to the venue, you're still guaranteed a seat. If you can't find your numbered place, you simply join the back of the line. Directors and Moguls should look for the theatre manager, who will direct you to your preferred entry.
Latecomers - If you show up after the 30-minute mark with any kind of pass and you don't have a ticket, or you are a Director or Mogul pass holder who has not checked in with the concierge, go immediately to the theater manager for available tickets. If the house is sold out, there will be time to get to a different venue and still get a seat for another great film.
Rush tickets - $10 - $20 - When a theatre doesn't fill up with pass holders, we sell tickets for that film. Rush-ticket buyers gather in the rush-ticket line. Once the pass holder line starts moving, the theatre managers know exactly how many seats are available. Rush tickets for the special screening of "Wish Me Away" with Chely Wright are $20.00, all other film rush tickets cost $10.00. Rush tickets are sold 15 minutes before the movie begins until the lights go down.
QUESTIONS?
Every venue line has one or two CROWD LIAISONS who can answer your festival questions. Those wearing a yellow volunteer hat or a venue manager wearing a black baseball hat can also assist you. You can find information booth locations on the festival map.
MOVIE VENUES
All downtown venues are wheelchair accessible. The Uptown Theatre provides limited wheelchair access. All seating begins 30 minutes before showtime (see map for locations).
1. Uptown Theatre 340 seats, limited {w/chair icon} access. Concessions available. Wheelchair accessible, portable toilets are located on Polk Street.
2. Maritime Center Theatre 140 seats. Concessions available.
3. Peter Simpson Free Cinema at the American Legion Hall, 100 seats. Our free indoor-movie venue has been named in honor of Peter Simpson, a founder and past executive director of the PTFF. He was also a founder of the Port Townsend Arts Commission.
4. Taylor Street Outdoor Cinema Free to the public, our wonderful outdoor theatre is located under the stars Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Festivities start at 6:45 p.m. Some straw bales are available, but it's best to bring seating and blankets.
5. Rose Theatre and Rosebud Cinema 157 seats & 87 seats. Concessions are available inside the theatre.
MOVIE VENUE PROTOCOLS 
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Turn off all cell phones, pagers, beepers and noisemakers during all programs.
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Food other than what is sold at the theatre is not allowed in venues.
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Recording devices of any kind are prohibited.
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Seat-saving is strongly discouraged.
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Children younger than six are permitted only at the Taylor Street Outdoor Cinema.
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Check program timing! Runtimes do not include Q&A sessions or introductions. We have staggered the film start times to help you see as many films as possible. Parental discretion is advised. Most of the films are not rated. We will try to alert you if there is graphic violence, strong language, nudity, etc.
- Out of kindness to the people who sit on the straw bales, NO DOGS on Taylor Street please.
LIBATIONS
THE MAGIC LANTERN BEER & WINE GARDEN on Taylor Street features beverages from PT Brewing, Dry Soda and the Wine Seller.
AREA 51 COCKTAIL LOUNGE Located in the Hospitality Center in the Cotton Building at 607 Water Street. Sit and sip a cocktail made with organically distilled spirits or a non-alcoholic beverage with others who share your love of indie film. Thanks to our sponsor Bainbridge Organic Distillers, all proceeds support our mission to inform and inspire with film!
NORTHWEST MARITIME CENTER has food available and beautiful views of Port Townsend Bay. You may also want to purchase a beer or a glass of wine in the theatre while you watch a fabulous film!
LATE BREAKING NEWS
Programs are subject to change. Get the latest announcements in "The Daily Reel," our festival newsletter. Available 4pm daily at all venues, Hospitality, Information Booths and at the Magic Lantern Wine and Beer Garden on Taylor Street. On Sunday, the newsletter is available at noon.
FILMMAKER INTERVIEWS & EVENTS
Step into our underground interview studio at Undertown Coffee and Wine Bar, 211 Taylor Street and watch our filmmakers tell the back story of their work. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Join us at the Upstage Theatre and Restaurant on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. for "West Coast Live" radio broadcast from NPR with Sedge Thompson.
FOUL WEATHER CONTINGENCY
The Outdoor Theatre will not operate in high winds, but light rain showers will not stop the show.
GETTING AROUND
Our free festival bus shuttles you to all of our venues. Parking downtown is limited. Park at the Jefferson Transit Park-and-Ride off of Sims Way at the Visitor's Information Center. Take Jefferson Transit downtown and continue your festival travels on our free PTFF bus. (see map for the festival bus route)
PTFF MERCHANDISE
Our store at the Hospitality Center, Cotton Building, 607 Water Street carries PTFF logo clothing, caps, mugs, posters and filmmakers' DVDs. The festival poster for this year and signed prints of the Max Grover Festival Poster Artwork are for sale.
RESTROOMS
All venues have restrooms. Portable restrooms are also on the corner of Taylor and Washington and outside the Uptown Theatre on Polk Street. (see map)
RECYCLING
Clearly marked bins are on Taylor Street, at the Peter Simpson Free Cinema, Hospitality Center and Uptown Theatre.
PTFF LIBRARY
After November 1st, many films screened this weekend will be in our Library for members to check-out. See our website for titles or come into the office.
FESTIVAL FEEDBACK
Your insight into the festival is one of the most valuable gifts you can give us. After the festival, we'll email you a link to our survey. As a thank you, you will automatically be entered into a drawing for a 2013 festival pass. Please complete by October 15, 2012.
