About Us
Contact Information
Mailing address: P.O. Box 594, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Physical address: 211 Taylor Street, Suite 32A, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Phone: 360-379-1333
Fax: 360-379-0198
General inquiries: info@ptfilmfest.com
Mission and Purpose
The Port Townsend Film Institute is organized exclusively as a charitable and educational organization. Our mission is to:
- Organize and produce periodic film festivals that showcase independent films and filmmakers, and which provide access to such creative activity for the general public;
- Organize and conduct period classes and seminars which encourage amateur video and filmmakers to work with, and learn from, more experienced artists in their field of interest. This may include training in film theory, camera techniques, recording technology and sound and lighting systems;
- Sponsor and produce film symposiums featuring amateur filmmakers, with the emphasis on providing creative experience and promoting their films to the general public;
- Develop an archive of video and film of filmmakers from the Pacific Northwest of the United States. This may be achieved through both the acquisition of existing videos and films and the sponsoring/making of new films.
Staff
Sherry Grover, General Manager
Peter Simpson, Artistic Director
Nancy Sendler, Operations Director
Monica Mick'Hager, Festival Manager
Core Committee Volunteers 2007
Steve Arbuckle, Music Coordinator
Kerry Bourke, Box Office Co-Manager
Mary Buckham, Guest Services
Tom Christopher, Box Office Co-Manager
Suzy Church, Venue Coordinator
Marlies Egberding, Food Coordinator
Janette Force, Special Events Chair
Patricia Giardi, Database Maven
Toby Jordan, Marketing Chair
Darlene Keefe, Hospitality Center Co-Chair
Mara Lathrop, Hospitality Center Co-Chair
Cherel Lopez, Merchandise Co-Manager
Darlene Quayle, Volunteer Coordinator
Sue Raley, Pass Chair
Mark Saran, Festival Manager Assistant
Holly Stone-Cabe, Merchandise Co-Manager
Linda Yakush, Trainer
Venue Managers
Dennis Daneau, Pope Theatre
Steve Gillard, Rose Theatre
Courtney Keith, Taylor Street Outdoor Cinema
Sherry Kimbrough, Talk Movies Venue
Kurt Steinbach, Rosebud Cinema
Terry Tenneson, Uptown Theatre
Mark Welch, Drop-in Theatre
Board of Directors 2007
Toby Jordan, President
John Considine, Vice President
Peter Simpson, Secretary
Marlies Egberding
Karen Gates Hildt
Ian Hinkle
Pam Kolacy
Frank Ross
Linda Marie Yakush