Comments on: Michael Moore and the Traverse City Film Festival http://modeshift.org/419/michael-moore-and-the-traverse-city-film-festival/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=michael-moore-and-the-traverse-city-film-festival Chronicling the American Transition Mon, 14 May 2012 12:33:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Modeshift » Blog Archive » Michael Moore Directs A Downtown Smash http://modeshift.org/419/michael-moore-and-the-traverse-city-film-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-2051 Modeshift » Blog Archive » Michael Moore Directs A Downtown Smash Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:40:36 +0000 http://modeshift.org/?p=229#comment-2051 [...] Five year ago he and his wife, Kathleen Glynn, bought a home on Torch Lake in Antrim County about an hour's drive from Traverse City. In 2005, he and two Traverse City natives, best-selling author Doug Stanton (In Harm's Way), and well-known photographer John Robert Williams (who took the pictures accompanying this post), founded the Traverse City Film Festival. In the spirit of a grand country hoe-down, the three recruited hundreds of volunteers to help manage a four-day event at the end of July that attracted 50,000 people. The next year the festival expanded to six days in the first week of August and attracted 70,000 people. Last summer, the festival solidified its position as a don't miss event in northern Michigan ... [...] [...] Five year ago he and his wife, Kathleen Glynn, bought a home on Torch Lake in Antrim County about an hour’s drive from Traverse City. In 2005, he and two Traverse City natives, best-selling author Doug Stanton (In Harm’s Way), and well-known photographer John Robert Williams (who took the pictures accompanying this post), founded the Traverse City Film Festival. In the spirit of a grand country hoe-down, the three recruited hundreds of volunteers to help manage a four-day event at the end of July that attracted 50,000 people. The next year the festival expanded to six days in the first week of August and attracted 70,000 people. Last summer, the festival solidified its position as a don’t miss event in northern Michigan … [...]

]]> By: Keith Schneider http://modeshift.org/419/michael-moore-and-the-traverse-city-film-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-1707 Keith Schneider Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:26:00 +0000 http://modeshift.org/?p=229#comment-1707 Rachel, I saw Traverse The Magazine featured in several of the venues that I visited. Good for you guys to be involved. I have this instinct that the TC Film Festival will eventually replace the Cherry Festival as the signature event of the region. The reason is that the film festival has a clear, distinct, and useful message. It's about convening people around great entertainment, inspires them intellectually and emotionally, and engages them and the community in an approachable way. The Cherry Festival's message is excess and dominance and money and an almost palpable sense of mercantile and branding desperation. It's so 20th century in its goals and execution. If the Cherry Festival embraced a new operating principle that focused on land, agriculture, and good healthy food it would be much better positioned to thrive. Thanks for writing, Keith Rachel,
I saw Traverse The Magazine featured in several of the venues that I visited. Good for you guys to be involved. I have this instinct that the TC Film Festival will eventually replace the Cherry Festival as the signature event of the region. The reason is that the film festival has a clear, distinct, and useful message. It’s about convening people around great entertainment, inspires them intellectually and emotionally, and engages them and the community in an approachable way. The Cherry Festival’s message is excess and dominance and money and an almost palpable sense of mercantile and branding desperation. It’s so 20th century in its goals and execution. If the Cherry Festival embraced a new operating principle that focused on land, agriculture, and good healthy food it would be much better positioned to thrive. Thanks for writing, Keith

]]> By: Rachel North http://modeshift.org/419/michael-moore-and-the-traverse-city-film-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-1706 Rachel North Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:14:50 +0000 http://modeshift.org/?p=229#comment-1706 Keith, Your post is a lovely tribute to Traverse City, MI and all that it has to offer its citizens and folks who just dream about living Up North. We participated in the Traverse City Film Fest in a small way and found that the tireless volunteer staff produced a world-class event, organized smartly and efficiently. Specifically, the Opening Night Party was a wonderful collaboration by several wineries, restaurants, designers, florists and logistics companies. A parking lot transformed into a festive likeness of Grauman's Chinese Theater. And I expect that the busy Traverse City calendar will support your comments with further evidence of "distinctive ingredients of neighborhood, history, geography, and good taste." I guess this is a long-winded way of saying, "ditto" and "thanks" to the whole community who made this success possible and repeatable. Rachel North, Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine Keith,
Your post is a lovely tribute to Traverse City, MI and all that it has to offer its citizens and folks who just dream about living Up North. We participated in the Traverse City Film Fest in a small way and found that the tireless volunteer staff produced a world-class event, organized smartly and efficiently. Specifically, the Opening Night Party was a wonderful collaboration by several wineries, restaurants, designers, florists and logistics companies. A parking lot transformed into a festive likeness of Grauman’s Chinese Theater. And I expect that the busy Traverse City calendar will support your comments with further evidence of “distinctive ingredients of neighborhood, history, geography, and good taste.” I guess this is a long-winded way of saying, “ditto” and “thanks” to the whole community who made this success possible and repeatable.

Rachel North, Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine

]]> By: Keith Schneider http://modeshift.org/419/michael-moore-and-the-traverse-city-film-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-1705 Keith Schneider Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:15:54 +0000 http://modeshift.org/?p=229#comment-1705 Theresa, Thanks for playing a part in an enjoyable and useful event. And thanks for writing, Keith Theresa,
Thanks for playing a part in an enjoyable and useful event. And thanks for writing, Keith

]]> By: Theresa Chaze http://modeshift.org/419/michael-moore-and-the-traverse-city-film-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-1704 Theresa Chaze Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:08:52 +0000 http://modeshift.org/?p=229#comment-1704 I was one of the volunteers. It was a really good time with great movies and fun people. The festival's sole purpose was to have a good time while watching movies. The films came from around the world, bringing in diverse viewpoints and cultures. From what I understand the TC library will have copies off all the films shown at the festival. I was one of the volunteers. It was a really good time with great movies and fun people. The festival’s sole purpose was to have a good time while watching movies. The films came from around the world, bringing in diverse viewpoints and cultures. From what I understand the TC library will have copies off all the films shown at the festival.

]]>