August 16, 2008 – 10:34 am
Interlochen Public Radio has the film festival's complete lineup of morning discussion panels available to listen to for free online. Featuring insights into filmmaking and the film industry from guests like Phil Donahue, Larry Charles, John Lyons, Stanley Donen, Michael Moore and others, these podcasts are a fascinating glimpse into behind-the-scenes of Hollywood. Click here [...]
August 14, 2008 – 6:28 am
Here’s to the 2008 TCFF Volunteers, the best volunteers anywhere! Thanks for a great festival!
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August 13, 2008 – 11:33 am
It's a refrain I heard often during the film festival. "Why are there so many films with 'war' in the title?" "Is this an anti-war festival?" "I thought this wasn't supposed to be a political event"…and so forth. Now, one week post-fest, here we are showing a film at the State entitled - dare I [...]
August 11, 2008 – 9:43 am
This week, festival president Michael Moore sent a letter to TCFF moviegoers sharing some of his favorite festival memories, and asking for others to share their own experiences from this year's event. As part of my efforts to catch up the blog, I thought I'd share some of my personal highlights from the 2008 festival. [...]
In Video: Heavy metal groups stars in the feel-good film at the Traverse City Film Festival, mLive reports:
Heavy metal band Anvil was on hand at the Traverse City Film Festival to present a documentary film on their lives and their refusal to give up their musical dreams no matter what the obstacles.
The surprisingly feel-good film [...]
TCFF080802-0364, photo by tcfilmfest
And the winners are…
Best American Historical Document
"Trouble the Water"
Special Jury Prize for Amazing Non-Fiction Film Construction
"Bigger, Stronger, Faster*"
Special Jury Prize for Non-Fiction Filmmaking
"Pray the Devil Back to Hell"
Best Non-Fiction Film by a New Filmmaker
"The Youngest Candidate"
Best Documentary
"Body of War"
Firefighters Award for Excellence in Humor
"Hamlet 2"
Audience Award, Best Non-Fiction Film
"Body of War"
Audience Award, [...]
One of the highlights from this year's festival was being able to attend the (unofficial) world premiere screening of TCFF board member and "Borat" director Larry Charles' latest film, "Religulous." Though this explanation is fairly superfluous to anyone who has even heard of the film, the title is derived from merging the words "religion" [...]
I can't believe it's Sunday already! Any festival volunteer can tell you that even with the 16+ hour work days and massive sleep deprivation, the festival still felt like it flew by way too fast. We still have a few great films this evening to wrap up the 2008 TCFF, so see them [...]
Madonna, photo by tcfilmfest
TCFF co-founder John Robert Williams reports:
Its "M" day today. Saturday. Ever since Michael told Doug and me about this hook up with Madonna late last winter, it's been ramping up to today. Other outlets are whipping up the frenzy. We (the board) still don't know what she's going to do, want to [...]
TCFF080801-0177, photo by tcfilmfest
Our Friday photos are live and online. This Detroit Free Press article had a little bit of Michael's thoughts about having Phil Donahue at the festival:
An appearance by Phil Donahue, who is making his feature documentary debut with "Body of War" (6 p.m. Thursday, noon Saturday), is a special treat for Moore, [...]
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