"If you had told me that there was a movie-crazy town on the tip of the Olympic Peninsula, I wouldn’t have believed you. But somehow Port Townsend is a real movie mecca. As a filmmaker, I can’t think of a place more energized around the idea of film. PTFF is the driving engine of a community of people who love movies. What the Festival has created is a treasure, to be re-discovered every year.”
Morgan Neville
Academy Award Winning Director, 20 Feet from Stardom, PTFF Special Guest 2017

Our filmmakers are treated like royalty, with an opening parade, parties, a filmmakers’ private lounge, free lodging, and pickup at SeaTac Airport. Travel support may be available.

We look forward to seeing your work,

Janette Force, Executive Director
Jane Julian, Director of Programming

Awards & Prizes

• Best Narrative Feature $2,500 cash prize
• Best Documentary Feature $2,500 cash prize
• Jim Ewing First Feature Award $1,000 cash prize
• Best Narrative Short
• Best Documentary Short
• Best Adventure Film
• Best Animated Film (of any length)
• Audience Choice is awarded in each category
• Special Jury Recognition awarded at the discretion of the jury

Rules & Terms

I agree that I have secured all necessary rights for both picture and sound, and exhibition will not violate or infringe upon any rights including but not limited to music, images, and content. I further grant PTFF the right to use clips from the film at the Festival or online for promotional, archival, and other non-commercial uses and allow PTFF to retain one copy of the project for use in PTFF library, patron use only.
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  • Kent Loomer

    Great festival...well run and the audiences are great! The Q&A sessions were fun and informative as both a film maker and audience member. The networking opportunities are a little tough due to the event being spread across a few venues in town but the film makers lounge was an awesome place to bump into other attendees and chat. Highly recommend!

    October 2018
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  • David Katz

    Amazing festival. Very well organized, super hospitality and awesome to meet other filmmakers. Would definitely recommend to other filmmakers.

    September 2017
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  • bill jarcho

    What a wonderful event. Can't wait to return again.

    September 2017
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  • Marta Renzi

    A beautiful location, an engaged community, generous hospitality and a great slate of films. It doesn't get any better than this. Each film is screened twice, which is a bonus - and each venue has its charms. The Parade seems like just a goof but turns out to be a novel way to connect with people. Port Townsend is proof that a festival experience can be joyous and playful as well as thought-provoking and intense.

    September 2017
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  • Burleigh Smith

    Great festival run by great people!

    October 2016
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