Celebrating its 26th year, the Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) announced today its lineup of narrative, documentary, and short films, as well as honorees for this year’s Filmmaker on the Edge and Excellence in Acting Awards. Andrew Haigh will be named 2024’s “Filmmaker on the Edge.” The acclaimed English writer/director is best known for WEEKEND, 45 YEARS, LEAN ON PETE and most recently ALL OF US STRANGERS, starring Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal. Haigh also wrote and produced the HBO series LOOKING and its film sequel LOOKING: THE MOVIE. Haigh will be in Provincetown to receive the award in conversation with resident artist John Waters on Saturday, June 15.
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Help Provincetown Film Society Keep Film in the Spotlight in Ptown!
What a difference a year makes! We are happy to say that 2023 brought film back to the forefront in Provincetown. In June, the Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF), a signature program of the Provincetown Film Society (PFS), exuberantly celebrated 25 years honoring and showcasing independent filmmakers on the edge. Film lovers and creators came… Continue reading Help Provincetown Film Society Keep Film in the Spotlight in Ptown!
MovieMaker Magazine: Provincetown International Film Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary by Showing How to Do a Film Festival Right
BY TIM MOLLOYJune 20, 2023 For its 25th anniversary, the Provincetown International Film Festival perfected the art of putting on a film festival at a very hard time for festivals in general. All are bouncing back, or trying to bounce back, after years of COVID-induced darkness. Some were struggling even before COVID. But from June… Continue reading MovieMaker Magazine: Provincetown International Film Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary by Showing How to Do a Film Festival Right
Provincetown International Film Festival Announces 2023 Winners
June 20, 2023 (Provincetown, Mass.) – The Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) announced today the winners of this year’s PIFF Audience Awards, the John Schlesinger Awards, and Short Film Jury Prizes. PIFF Audience Awards The Audience Awards are voted on by in-person festival attendees. PIFF Audience Award / Best Narrative Feature: FAIRYLAND, directed by Andrew… Continue reading Provincetown International Film Festival Announces 2023 Winners
2023 – JULIO TORRES
Julio Torres is an Emmy-nominated and WGA-winning writer. His work on “Saturday Night Live” garnered four Emmy nominations and he’s performed stand-up on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” as well as “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” In 2017, Julio headlined his first solo hour at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, “My Favorite Shapes: By Julio Torres” to rave reviews, and which became… Continue reading 2023 – JULIO TORRES
2023 – MEGAN STALTER
Standout comedian and actress Megan Stalter is known for her hilarious breakout performance as Kayla in the Emmy Award-winning series “Hacks” with Jean Smart. In 2020, The New York Times critic Jason Zinoman declared her “sketch comedy’s newest star.” In addition to her current starring role in the PIFF 2023 Opening Night film CORA BORA, she appears… Continue reading 2023 – MEGAN STALTER
2023 – BILLY PORTER
Billy Porter is a tremendously talented Emmy, Tony and Grammy-award winning actor, singer and director, and playwright. His cinematic performances include 80 for Brady, Cinderella, The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy and Bill Oliver’s OUR SON, which is featured in this year’s festival. He made his feature-film directorial debut with Anything’s Possible in 2022. Billy’s work on FX’s… Continue reading 2023 – BILLY PORTER
2023 – BRUCE LABRUCE
Bruce LaBruce is an award-winning filmmaker, photographer, writer, and artist whose work is known for pushing boundaries and blurring the lines between independent film and pornography. Along with numerous short films, he has written and directed fourteen feature films, including Gerontophilia, which won the Grand Prix at the Festival du Nouveau Cinema in Montreal in 2012.… Continue reading 2023 – BRUCE LABRUCE
Provincetown International Film Festival Announces Lineup: Bruce LaBruce, Billy Porter, Julio Torres and Megan Stalter Named Honorees
– Hannah Pearl Utt’s CORA BORA to open the festival, THEATER CAMP from Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman announced as closing night film – May 9, 2023 (Provincetown, MA) – Celebrating 25 years of “Filmmaking on the Edge,” the Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) announced today its lineup of narrative, documentary, and short films, as… Continue reading Provincetown International Film Festival Announces Lineup: Bruce LaBruce, Billy Porter, Julio Torres and Megan Stalter Named Honorees
MovieMaker Magazine: 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee 2023, Presented by Film Freeway
BY TIM MOLLOYAPRIL 10, 2023 “Exquisite taste in an exquisite place. The festival’s emcee/patron saint John Waters used to jokingly celebrate bad taste, but this festival in Cape Cod’s LGBTQ+ mecca just keeps spotting great talents on the rise. Among recent standouts is Todd Flaherty, whose $20,0000 drag-queen platonic love story Chrissy Judy story was one of… Continue reading MovieMaker Magazine: 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee 2023, Presented by Film Freeway