Monday May 20th at 6 pm

Meet actress, writer, producer, director -- Juleen Murray Shaw.  Having worked on both sides of the camera for many years, Juleen will discuss what it means to be an "actor's director" and how to honor that first spark of inspiration, the creative process, creative inclusion, creative problem solving, and creative flexibility.  Filmmakers of all ages and experience levels are welcome.  Meetings are held at the Gig Harbor Film Festival Office in Uptown and usually run around 75 minutes.  Seating is limited, so please make sure to RSVP by calling the office at 253 851 FILM (3456).  See you there!

Hello to all our friends of the Gig Harbor Film Festival…

We are kicking into our 6^th year with gusto!!!  Mark your calendar, October 18 – 20, 2013.  Already in the planning stage of another exciting year of wonderful films, visiting filmmakers and guest from in town, out of town and all around town.

Due to your continued support, Gig Harbor Film Festival (GHFF) has grown into a prominent, annual tradition for our beautiful community of Gig Harbor.   Our Board of Directors thanks you, our great group of volunteers’ thank you and our staff thank you.

As you know, each year GHFF introduces  guest celebrities:  David DePatie, Executive Producer of the animated Pink Panther, Hal Linden, the friendly cop on Barney Miller, world renowned Julie Andrews and this past year's surprise guest, Josh Lucas.   How fun for our community to meet not only those with famous names….but also, those talented, yet to be known…independent filmmakers from our northwest and those arriving from out of state.   We are honored to bring filmmakers to our festival as they introduce their work in film and offer some ‘behind the scenes’ question and answers.

It Takes a Harbor to bring a quality film festival to our community….to bring positive awareness to our community, increase retail sales…and additional tourism.   Thank you for all you do supporting this event and those smaller events we will bring throughout the year…..keep your ear to the ground and your eyes toward the prize….

Monday April 15 at 6:00pm

Don't miss actor William Michael Paul, leading the discussion at the next Gig Harbor Filmmaker Discussion group, to be held on Monday, April 15th at 6pm in the Gig Harbor Film Festival office.  William will be speaking about "relationships" in filmmaking, between the actors and the production crew, from that first audition until the film is "in the can". Filmmakers of all ages and experience levels are welcome to attend.  Seating is limited, so be sure to contact the festival office at 253-851-3456 to reserve your spot in the group!

William Michael Paul, Hunkpapa Sioux, actor/writer/producer/director/ acting coach, has appeared in numerous films such as Night Shade, Poppies, The Whole Truth, What Just Happened, Counter-Fit, Plastic Wrap, Last Stand, Untethered, The Sixth Man, Spaghetti Western, For Sam, and Heaven Hostage. His TV Projects include The Olympians, Untethered, The Project, General Hospital, and Montel Williams. In Theatre, he has appeared in the original production of Cedars, Mystery Train, Mystery Theatre, White Buffalo, Laura, Joseph’s Coat, Seattle Century, and It’s a Wonderful Life. Bill enjoys teaching film acting to young actors and feels blessed to be able to share his gifts. He dedicates his performances to his daughter, Julia Anne, and many grandchildren. His webpage is http://williammichaelpaul.net/.

Joining William will be actor, Stuart Campion.  Stuart is a local Puget Sound area actor that didn’t enter the world of acting until after the age of 50.  But in just four short years, he has appeared in 16 Hollywood based and local independent films.  He has performed in 2 international and 13 local or national commercials.   Stuart has spent many hours in the recording studio doing numerous voice-overs for movie trailers, commercials, (PSA) public service announcement, and has also appeared on the cable TV show, Leverage.  Stuart is moving to the Gig Harbor area this summer and plans to infuse his communication and acting skills into the community by volunteering and participating in film production activities.

The Gig Harbor Filmmaker Discussion group meets on the third Monday of each month at 6pm unless otherwise noted.