first panel discussion, photo by tcfilmfest
Remember, you can't see it all, and that is OK. There was so much going on during the full day of the festival, that 16 photographers still couldn't cover it all.
The Michigan Film Panel on Wednesday was the first of five panel discussions begins at the City Opera House during [...]
I need to apologize, before anything else, for my lack of blog posts. And feeling in a cheeky mood, I decided to title my daily posts as something everyone wants to hear: an intern's opinion. That's right, I have jumped on the blogging bandwagon, although I believe a certain old professor of mine would have [...]
TCFF2008, photo by Gary L Howe
Before we get to John Williams latest post, note that the woman above is Italian director - and new TCFF board member Sabina Guzzanti. Also pictured are festival co-founder and author Doug Stanton (far right) and our intrepid insider blogger, John Robert Williams…
Wednesday, 6:30pm
Live! From my hammock!
I have just dashed [...]
As the first full day of films in the 4th Annual TCFF gets closer and closer, the more excited I become about being able to see some of the amazing films we have lined up for this year. A question was asked via blog comment about what movies I'm looking forward to seeing this week. [...]
Opening Night, photo by tcfilmfest
Christine Lahti, now a board member for the festival, presents Michael Moore with a new University of Michigan cap before a full house at the opening film, Vicky Christina Barcelona, at the State Theatre on Tuesday July 30, 2008. (Image by Gary L Howe)
TCFF co-founder John Robert Williams' latest report is [...]
Jordanian filmmaker Amin Matalqa spent more than half of his life growing up in Ohio. After a successful business career in the telecommunications industry, he decided to start over again by moving to Los Angeles. There, he started making short films while writing feature screenplays and attending the Directing MFA program at the American Film [...]
As a new member of the Traverse City Film Festival team, I thought it necessary to introduce myself. My name is Ariana Barile and I am a publicity intern. Having heard of the festival in high regards, I discovered how much I love to be a part of this celebration in film. I graduated from [...]
Movie Central, photo by Alan Newton
TCFF co-founder John Robert Williams reports:
Its 9:30 Monday night… my boys and I are at the Open Space. We've just been laughing our asses off at "Hamlet 2". We snuck a preview for the volunteers at Lars. Darn the sound is soooo good over there! Hamlet 2 is a 4 [...]
Before I begin writing, I thought I would introduce myself as one of the newest additions to the TCFF blogging team. My name is Katy Gwizdala, and I will be beginning my final year at Michigan State University in the fall, where I am majoring in English and Film Studies with concentrations in Studio Art [...]
There's so much going on during the festival, one person couldn't possibly cover it all. Fortunately, we have two new writers joining us for the week. Katy Gwizdala and Ariana Barile are both full-time volunteers on our publicity team this year, and between their various studies in film and journalism, will have a lot to [...]