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The International Film Festival Submission System
Port Townsend Film Festival prefers paperless entries submitted via The International Film Festival Submission System on the Web at Withoutabox.com.
Withoutabox provides cost-saving, online entry to major film festivals throughout the U.S. and in Europe with one master entry form, allowing you and us to enter your film more quickly and with greater accuracy. This method is free and easy.
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CALL FOR ENTRIES
11TH ANNUAL PORT TOWNSEND FILM FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 24-26, 2010
2010 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
CALL FOR ENTRIES
The 11th annual Port Townsend Film Festival (PTFF) will be held September 24-26, 2010.
PTFF accepts online submissions through www.WithoutABox.com
FILMS
~ Feature length narrative films: more than 30 minutes in duration
~ Feature length documentaries: more than 30 minutes in duration
~ Shorts in any genre: less than 30 minutes in duration
AWARDS
You are submitting to a competitive program. If selected, your film will be eligible for one or more of the following awards:
~ Best narrative feature
~ Best documentary feature
~ Best narrative short
~ Best documentary short
~ Best animated film of any length
~ Audience Choice
Please DO NOT submit Works in Progress
ELIGIBILITY
Must receive two (2) DVDs of your film
Language: English or English subtitles
Preview DVD’s NTSC Region 1 or 0 (Not PAL)
• DVD+RW and DVD-RW are NOT acceptable.
• DVDs will not be returned unless accompanied by a self-addressed and PREPAID envelope
Exhibition Format:
35mm, BetaSP or Digibeta
DEADLINES & FEES
Early Deadline -- January 31, 2010 -- $20.00 for features, $10.00 for shorts
Regular Deadline -- March 15, 2010 -- $35.00 for features, $25.00 for shorts
Final Deadline -- May 1, 2010 -- $50 for features, $40 for shorts
WAIVERS
Submission fees are waived for filmmakers (producers or directors only) in two cases:
(1) those who were either born in or are current residents of Clallam, Jefferson or Kitsap counties, Washington.
(2) those filmmakers who have previously been accepted to an earlier PTFF
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Now in its 10th year, the Port Townsend Film Festival is always a rare pleasure; a celebration of film old and new, held among what felt like a gathering of friends. last weekend. The leaves were golden, the sun was bright and the stars were everywhere. Cloris Leachman, delightfully uncensored, charmed the crowds. Robert Osborne, the debonair host of Turner Classic Movies, brought his encyclopedic knowledge of classic film. Lena Horne sparkled from the screen in the 1943 musical "Cabin in the Sky," with her daughter Gail Buckley on hand to share stories. Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron whirled on the big outdoor screen in "An American in Paris," below an indigo sky that glittered as if strewn with diamonds. (And)it wasn't all classics at the PTFF — the weekend features a wide selection of new feature films and documentaries from around the world, with many filmmakers present.
Writing about PTFF, Moira Macdonald of the Seattle Times
We truly did have the time of our life at Port Townsend. The festival makes a tremendous effort to support the filmmakers and involve the entire town. The integration of quality films and an enthusiastic audience makes for a 'do not miss' festival. It was an honor to win the Audience Award; the notoriety catapulted our independent film into new successes! Since winning, other festivals have contacted us asking for our film. This goes to show that PTFF is a gem in the eye of film enthusiasts everywhere. As a filmmaker, having festivals and distributors asking to see my film is a dream come true and this would not have been possible without PTFF.
J.J. Kelly (Winner Audience Choice 2009 for "Paddle to Seattle")