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!
Category: Film Society
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
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
Todd Flaherty’s Debut Feature Film CHRISSY JUDY Opens April 14, 2023, at Waters Edge Cinema
When his best friend and creative partner suddenly couples off and moves away, an ambitious New York drag queen determined for the limelight must reinvent himself or risk becoming an irrelevant solo act both onstage and off in Provincetown filmmaker Todd Flaherty’s charming debut feature, CHRISSY JUDY. Flaherty will present the movie and do Q&As… Continue reading Todd Flaherty’s Debut Feature Film CHRISSY JUDY Opens April 14, 2023, at Waters Edge Cinema
Provincetown Film Society & Center for Coastal Studies Team Up for April Environmental Film Series
The Provincetown Film Society and the Center for Coastal Studies present an environmental film series on Earth Day weekend (April 21, 22 & 23) that offers both feature-length and short films related to the ocean, climate change, and citizen science. Called “Planet Ptown: An Outermost Coast Film Series,” the movies will be shown at the… Continue reading Provincetown Film Society & Center for Coastal Studies Team Up for April Environmental Film Series
Provincetown Film Society Announces 3rd Annual Winter Auction Featuring Private Dinner with John Cameron Mitchell and “Soiree at the Sewer” Event with John Waters
February 3, 2023 (Provincetown, MA) – The Provincetown Film Society (PFS) announced it has added a new event to its winter auction: join John Waters for “Soiree at the Sewer,” a private dinner featuring log-jam appetizers, elimination entrees and mudslide desserts prepared by Chef Jacob Hetnarski. With a dress code billed as either “mellow yellow”… Continue reading Provincetown Film Society Announces 3rd Annual Winter Auction Featuring Private Dinner with John Cameron Mitchell and “Soiree at the Sewer” Event with John Waters
Artforum: John Waters’s Best Films of 2022
1. PETER VON KANT (François Ozon)By far the best movie of the year. Fassbinder’s classic lesbian melodrama is appropriated and remade as a gay Frenchman’s love letter to the original version. Hilariously stilted, often overwrought, but always highly entertaining, this cock-eyed tribute will make you swoon when Hanna Schygulla finally makes an appearance and Isabelle… Continue reading Artforum: John Waters’s Best Films of 2022
Provincetown Film Society Announces Women’s Week at the Waters Edge Cinema
September 20, 2022 (Provincetown, MA) – The Provincetown Film Society (PFS) announced today its lineup for Women’s Week at Waters Edge Cinema, running October 10-16, 2022. The program includes screenings and conversations featuring compelling storytelling by and aboutwomen, including advanced showings of critically acclaimed movies, classic cinema offerings, and a focus on women musicians. Two… Continue reading Provincetown Film Society Announces Women’s Week at the Waters Edge Cinema
Vanity Fair: Dancing Bulldozers and Noxious Gazpacho: Dining in a Dump With John Waters
The storied filmmaker invited 10 guests to join him for an elegant meal filled with grotesque delights, all in the name of raising money for the Provincetown Film Society. BY EMILY KIRKPATRICKAUGUST 4, 2022 What does one wear to dine with John Waters in the Provincetown, Massachusetts, dump? That is the very surreal question myself and 10… Continue reading Vanity Fair: Dancing Bulldozers and Noxious Gazpacho: Dining in a Dump With John Waters