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The 2007 Festival ended with a fun filled awards ceremony on October 11 at 
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Best Short Film: Full Disclosure, directed by Douglas Horn
Best Documentary: Spitfire 944, directed by William Lorton
Best Local Film: GPS – The Movie, directed by Eric Colley
Best Feature Film: Rain in the Mountains, directed by Joel Metlen & Christine Sullivan
Audience Award: My Left Hand, directed by Joshua Isaac
The Grand Cinema congratulates all of the participants in this year's festival. We look forward to doing it again in 2008!
Welcome to the 2nd Annual Tacoma Film Festival! The Tacoma Film Festival was founded on the idea that new and emerging filmmakers should be given the opportunity to have their work shown before an audience. We are happy to be able to present a wide range of such movies for Tacoma to see, most for the first time ever. We invite you to share in the fun in downtown Tacoma throughout the festival, October 4-11.
The non-profit Grand Cinema is proud to be the primary host for this event. Seventy-two films, ranging in length from two minutes to two hours, will be screened during the weeklong festival at the Grand, Tacoma Art Museum and Tacoma's School of the Arts. Many filmmakers will be in attendance, so watch for those opportunities to interact with the moviemakers themselves. The star icon in the film's synopsis means cast and/or crew will be attending their film.
Advance tickets for all shows are available at the Grand Cinema. Day of show tickets for Tacoma Art Museum and SOTA Theater are available at the venue door half an hour prior to the show.
For a complete schedule by venue, click the venue locations in the right column of this screen. For descriptions of the movies or a listing of movies on a particular day, click a date of the festival in the right column. Programs are also available at the Grand free of charge. To view the Grand's Executive Director's "Must see list" for the festival, click here.
Prices:
$8 for adults
$6 for children (0-12), seniors (62+), military or matinee shows.
Matinee pricing is available for weekday shows before 6:00 p.m. or weekend shows before 4:00 p.m.
Members of the Grand Cinema receive a $1.50 discount off of all prices
Opening Night --Thursday, October 4, 6:30 p.m.
Tickets $15
Where: A.O.C Gallery (next to the Grand)
What: The Opening Night reception is catered by Joeseppi's. A fun pre-film social event followed by the Opening Night screenings of local comedies South 5 – True Grit (10 minutes) and Let Others Suffer (87 minutes).
Closing Night Award Ceremony -- Thursday, October 11, 6:30 p.m.
Tickets: $40 ($37 for Grand members); includes a full buffet dinner
Where: Tacoma's Landmark Convention Center in the Gothic Ballroom at 47 St. Helens Avenue
What: Laura Michalek hosts the presentation of this year's Grandie Awards for best films.
VIP All-Access Passes (includes opening and closing nights) are $90 each. Passes get you into every film!
Film Venues
The Grand Cinema
Thursday, October 4 – Thursday, October 11
606 S. Fawcett Avenue
School of the Arts (SOTA) Theater
Saturday, October 6 – Sunday, October 7
1118 Commerce
Parking available in adjoining lot for $2
Tacoma Art Museum
Saturday, October 6 – Sunday, October 7
1701 Pacific Avenue
Thank you to our supporting sponsors:
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