Who are some of the major celebrity sponsors or attendees this year? MM: The 2012 festival had some impressive special guests, such as Susan Sarandon and Wim Wenders. We’re extremely proud of it, and it will operate year round, even after the festival ends! Most importantly, we’re introducing a new venue this year: the Con Foster Museum on the shore of the lake has been renovated into a fantastic new theatre called the Bijou by the Bay. We’re also introducing night panels, so night owls don’t always have to wake up so early to listen to their favorite filmmakers discuss movies and the industry. This year, we’re introducing a lot of free movies, so you’ll be able to enjoy the festival no matter what kind of budget you have. We’ll also see the cinema salon and film school make a return. TCFF will have “just great movies” as it always does, and we’re bringing over 85 filmmakers in from around the world to talk about their movies and the industry. KG: Attendees can expect a return of all the things that made the festival great, as well as plenty of new features to make this festival the best one yet. MM: What can attendees expect from the festival this year? Our goal is for people to leave the theater with the feeling that they just watched something special.” We need movies that seek to enrich the human spirit and the art of filmmaking, not the bottom line. We are committed to showing great movies that both entertain and enlighten the audience. ![]() Whether that means watching thousands of submissions, calling film institutes and commissions worldwide, communicating with filmmakers and industry professionals or attending screenings in New York, LA and beyond, TCFF does it’s best to make sure the Traverse City audience has access to the best films of the year. As Michael Moore stated in the TCFF mission statement, “The Traverse City Film Festival is committed to showing ‘Just great movies’ and helping to save one of America’s few indigenous art forms-the cinema. KG: The day the festival ends, TCFF begins searching for the “hidden gems” that might not have received the attention they deserve. The state and the film festival both helped create and help to sustain a vibrant and economically strong downtown area. TCFF exists to serve the community and gives back through excellent programming, and special community and educational events at least once a week. ![]() The State Theatre and TCFF are completely community-based, volunteer-run and mission driven organization that would not exist without the hard work of its volunteers. KG: Michael fell in love with the natural beauty of the town, along with the kindness and generosity of the Traverse City community. ![]() MM: Why was Traverse City chosen as the location for your festival, and what does the event do for the community at large? Along with the annual six-day film festival, TCFF, a charitable and educational non-profit organization, also runs two year-round venues, including the State Theatre, recently rated the #1 Movie Theater in the World by the MPAA. Katy Gwizdala (KG): The Traverse City Film Festival (TCFF) was founded in 2005 by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore, who wanted to bring the very best movies of the year to an audience that might not otherwise get the chance to see them.
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