PTFF News Archive > June 2005 Newsletter
BIG NEWS!
Our guest is secured! But we can't tell you just yet, so stay tuned... for the July newsletter!
GOING, GOING...
Festival passes are on sale now for $150 but hurry! The price goes up to $175 after July 1 for non-members. Passes may be purchased online at [1]http://www.ptfilmfest.com, by mailing in your brochure form, or by giving us a call at 360-379-1333.
ONLINE AT LAST
Many thanks to the team at Wind's Eye Design for our new website. Suzanne, Jon and Carrie have done an amazing job as has a diligent team of proof readers. With the festival archives available you can now read about the films in the festival's library (available to members only, so become a member!).
A Few Very Good Men and Women
Believe it or not there are still some openings for volunteers. Our immediate needs include a festival herald to distribute pass brochures in the Seattle area and ambassadors to staff our Saturday Farmer's Market table. Psst! PTFF offers exclusive benefits to volunteers including a volunteer festival hat - your ticket to a volunteer's only screening and party. And if you volunteer at least 12 hours you get a free pass to all the Broughton Theatre screenings. Sign up online or volunteer@ptfilmfest.com our volunteer coordinators with your questions.
DID YOU KNOW...
- Lanyards and stanchions are critical components of the film festival. They are used every year but what are they? Lanyard: A cord with a hook at one end used to fire a cannon? Yes, it's that, but it's also a cord worn around the neck for carrying something, such as a knife or whistle or a Port Townsend film festival pass. Stanchion: An upright pole, post, or support. In the entertainment industry stanchions are used for public guidance (the polite phrase) or crowd control. We use film instead of velvet rope to rope off areas.
- In Port Townsend, we think ourselves special because we have the Rose Theatre and the Rosebud Cinema. And we are, but we're not unique. Bainbridge Island has the Lynwood Theatre, an English tudor style movie house that screens films similar to the Rose. Sometimes, they're the same, so if you miss a movie in Port Townsend, you can sometimes catch it at the Lynwood. tj faddis (that's all lower case) began the art house programming about five years ago in the historic theatre in Lynwood Center, a few miles west of Winslow. The theatre has been operating since its construction in 1936. Once a month, she shows such classic films as HELL'S ANGELES, DR. STRANGELOVE, and TOUCH OF EVIL. To get on the Lynwood's email list, contact tj1screen@earthlink.net And if by some strange chance you're not on the Rose Theatre email list, contact movies@rosetheatre.com.
Remember: In July we'll conduct our annual Guess-the Guest contest. Stay tuned for the clues.