"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
• Best Narrative Feature $2,500 cash prize
• Best Documentary Feature $2,500 cash prize
• Jim Ewing Young Director 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
