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January 26, 2007 Newsletter
Contents- Peter Pan
- Reserve Sunday, February 25, for The Envelope, Please
- What the @&%$^(*) is the Port Townsend Film Institute?
HURRY! As of 4:20 pm Friday, January 26, only 31 seats remain for the two screenings of PETER PAN, Sunday, January 28, 2007
Pianist Donald Sosin is packing his bags, Stewart Stern is remembering his lines, and Rocky Friedman is preparing for two sold-out houses for Sunday’s screenings of the Adolph Zukor 1924 production of Peter Pan.
Sponsored by the Rose Theatre and the Port Townsend Film Institute, the screenings will be offered at 12:30 and 4 p.m. Tickets are available at the Rose Theatre box office or online at www.rosetheatre.com.
Highlights of the event will be Donald Sosin’s piano accompaniment of the film on a grand piano, and screenwriter Stewart Stern’s reminiscences of Barbara Bronson who plays Peter Pan in the film. It was Stewart’s uncle, Adolph Zukor, who produced this film.
For more information consult this week’s Port Townsend Leader for an article by Michael McCurdy in the “This Week" section, or online at www.porttownsendleader.com.
Reserve Sunday, February 25, for The Envelope,
Please.
The
Port Townsend Film Institute’s annual fundraiser and celebration
of Oscar Night® will be held on Sunday. February 25, at the Silverwater
Café.
Information about tickets and tables, the red carpet arrival, champagne reception, auctions, dinner menu and What If... Speech grand finale is at www.ptfilmfest.com. Space is limited. Make your reservations early by calling 360-379-1333.
We are currently accepting auction items. If you would like to make a donation please contact our auction coordinator Dianne Diamond: diannejoydiamond@msn.com or 360-385-2341. We are also looking for a 32" or larger flat panel screen to borrow for the day. If you can spare yours we promise to take TLC of it. Call Nancy at the office.
What the @&%$^(*) is the Port Townsend Film Institute?
Last year, in order to better reflect the year-round activities that have evolved out of the annual Port Townsend Film Festival (for example this weekend’s co-sponsorship with the Rose Theatre of the 1924 silent film, PETER PAN), the board of directors voted to give itself a new name, the Port Townsend Film Institute. The Institute will serve as organizational sponsor for the annual film festival in September, as well as
- A Moveable Fest, the festival’s four-day extension on Bainbridge Island,
- Year-round screenings,
- Dinner movies at the Upstage,
- Showcasing Film 2880,
- Reel World Flix, Skookum-sponsored student documentary-making class,
- Cooperative ventures with Peninsula College and WSU,
- Providing consultation to the Celluloid Bainbridge annual film festival in March,
- Student scholarships,
- Presentation of students films from Clallam, Jefferson, Kitsap Counties,
and a lot more as the years go by.
“All of the events and programs have developed out of the September festival," according to Peter Simpson, executive director of the Institute. “Since there is so much community support, we want people to know the full extent of our activities. Just calling ourselves the Port Townsend Film Festival doesn’t do that."