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- Drop-In Theatre
- talkmovies@theupstage
Drop-In Theatre
Sponsored by Digital Port Townsend
A new venue this year, Digital Port Townsend's Drop-In Theatre has been created to provide casual festival-goers with an opportunity to see quality films of varying length and differing topics.
Located at 215 Taylor Street, right on the festival mall between Water and Washington streets, the Drop-In Theatre is actually a screening room that will seat up to 20 plus some standees. It is equipped with 8ft.-wide screen.
PROGRAM
- Film 2880, Year 2003
- Music: The Universal Language, a collection of five films on the impact of music on individual and community lives
- A Potpourri of Short Films
- Film 2880, Year 2004
- The World Then and Now, a survey of seven films about life as it is lived in other parts of the world
- The Lady from Sockholm, a delightful 71-minute spoof of 1940s detective stories as told by sock puppets.
Admission by pass or donation.
newtalkmovies@theupstage
Sponsored by the Seattle Film Institute
For those who like to talk about movies as much as watch them a new venue has been engaged and programmed to bring festival-goers and filmmakers together to converse openly with other movie-lovers - with bits of humor and knowledge thrown in to be enjoyed by even the most casual film enthusiast.
Upstage Theatre and Restaurant is located at 923 Washington St., directly behind the Rose Theatres and the Silverwater Cafe.
PROGRAM
- Eyes Wide Open - The Secrets of Cinema Style with Dan Yezbick -
Learn what KING KONG and CITIZEN KANE have in common, why JAWS may really be a Western, how Clark Gable inspired Bugs Bunny, the weird cinematic secret that links Charles Laughton and Spike Lee. Spend a few pre-festival hours contemplating these and other movie teasers. Enjoy concise interactive demonstrations on mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing, sound, and special effects prepared especially for the festival audiences.
Admission: $5 (free with a regular or preferred seating pass). - West Coast Live! Broadcast
- Panel 1 - Independent Filmmaking, Independent Vision
- Panel 2 - Ethics in Documentary Filmmaking. Ian Hinkle, moderator
- PTFF Awards Breakfast, sponsored by Port Townsend Paper Corp.
- First Features, with Warren Etheredge
- Panel 4 - The Documentary as a Social Action Tool. Ian Hinkle, moderator
- No-host Wrap Party - An informal event for filmmakers and filmgoers who haven't gotten enough.