Through Sunday, Oct. 16: Gig Harbor Film Festival

Galaxy Theatre at Uptown

By Volcano Staff on October 12, 2011

Just can't get enough local film festival action? Neither can we. That's why we'll pony up the bridge tolls this weekend to venture to Gig Harbor, where the annual Gig Harbor Film Festival will run all weekend. An endearingly quaint endeavor, despite the cushy, stadium style seats of the festival's home (the Galaxy Theatre at Uptown), the Gig Harbor Film Festival shines a spotlight on independent film while simultaneously inviting the entire Gig Harbor community to come together and connect through the power of cinema.  This year's festival highlights are sure to include the screening of A Perfect Life including a Q&A with director Chad Ruin and actor Joe Rosati, the Kids Fest and Gig Harbor 72 Hour Film Competition awards ceremony on Sunday, and the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award, which will go to Blake Edwards and be accepted by his wife, Julie Andrews, on Saturday.

[Galaxy Theatre at Uptown Gig Harbor, three-day pass $40, individual tickets $6-$8, $6 Kids Fest, Julie Andrews event sold out, 4649 Point Fosdick Dr. NW, Gig Harbor, gigharborfilmfestival.org]