Saugatuck Michigan 12th Annual Waterfront Film Festival - Dont' Miss It!

12TH ANNUAL WATERFRONT FILM FESTIVAL-


Named as a top ten film festival in the US, this annual energetic celebration of film kicks off in downtown Saugatuck, featuring movie premieres, workshops, parties and a chance to mingle with Hollywood's movers and shakers.

The 12th annual Waterfront Film Festival June 10-13 in Saugatuck will include screenings of three made-in-Michigan movies, plus opportunities to discuss them with their creators.

Among the works are:
“Tug,” shot in Holland and starring Sam Huntington (who also appeared in “Superman”), Haylie Duff (“Napoleon Dynamite”) and Sarah Drew (TV’s Grey’s Anatomy)
“Cherry,” a coming-of-age tale shot primarily in Kalamazoo, starring Kyle Gallner (“Veronica Mars,” “Big Love,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street”) as well as “Life Unexpected’s” Brittany Robertson and Esai Morales.
“Annabelle & Bear,” a drama shot in 12 locations throughout southeast Michigan and featuring a 100-percent local cast, crew and soundtrack.

Casts and crews for all three films will be on hand for question-and-answer sessions following the screenings.
Academy Award-winner Dustin Lance Black will attend the festival, schedule permitting, for the screening of his documentary “8: A Mormon Proposition,” which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and for which he provides narration.
Film buffs are also invited to a gala screening and world premiere for the comedic coming-of-age drama “Norman,” which stars Oscar nominee Richard Jenkins (“The Visitor,” “Six Feet Under”), Dan Byrd (“Cougartown”), Emily Van Camp (“Brothers & Sisters”) and Adam Goldberg (“Dazed and Confused,” “Saving Private Ryan”).

The festival will wrap up Sunday, June 13, with the gala screening of “The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls,” a high-spirited, feel-good documentary about irrepressible New Zealand music-and-comedy act the Topp twins, featuring Jools and Lynda Tripp.

“Twins” won the Cadillac People’s Choice Award for Best Documentary at the Toronto International Film Festival.
For more WFF schedule information and ticket options, visit http://www.waterfrontfilm.org/.