Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE TRAVERSE CITY FILM FESTIVAL IS COMMITTED TO SHOWING "JUST GREAT MOVIES AND HELPING TO SAVE ONE OF AMERICA'S FEW INDIGENOUS ART FORMS - THE CINEMA. WE ARE COMMITTED TO SHOWING GREAT MOVIES THAT BOTH ENTERTAIN AND ENLIGHTEN THE AUDIENCE. WE NEED MOVIES THAT SEEK TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY CENTER FOR FILM SCREENINGS AND EDUCATION, PANELS ON COMMUNITY ISSUES, FREE EVENTS FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, A STUDENT SCREENING PROGRAM AT THE STATE PLUS A FILM SCHOOL DURING THE FESTIVAL TO PROMOTE FILM LITERACY.
HOLD AN ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL, AND RUN TWO MISSION DRIVEN, COMMUNITY BASED, YEAR ROUND ART HOUSES.
THE FESTIVAL BRINGS FILMS AND FILMMAKERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TONORTHERN MICHIGAN FOR THE ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL IN LATE JULY. TO PROMOTETHE ART OF FILMMAKING, THE TRAVERSE CITY FILM FESTIVAL PROVIDESINDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISPLAY THEIR FILMS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND MEMBERS OF THE FILM COMMUNITY. WE BRING FILMMAKERSTO TALK WITH AUDIENCES ABOUT THEIR FILMS. WE HOLD PANEL DISCUSSIONS,FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, FEATURING FILMMAKERS, SCREENWRITERS,DIRECTORS, ACTORS, PRODUCERS, FILM TEACHERS, AND OTHER SPECIALISTS, TOEDUCATE THE PUBLIC, STUDENTS OF FILM, AND ASPIRING FILMMAKERS. WE HAVEA FILM SCHOOL WITH TWO CLASSES A DAY DURING THE FESTIVAL.
STATE THEATRE - OPERATE YEAR ROUND ART HOUSE, BRING INDEPENDENT FILMS TO NORTHERN MICHIGAN. *THE TRAVERSE CITY FILM FESTIVAL OWNS AND OPERATES TWO YEAR-ROUND, COMMUNITY-BASED, MISSION-DRIVEN ART HOUSE MOVIE THEATER, THE STATE THEATRE AND THE BIJOU BY THE BAY, WHICH SERVES AS A COMMUNITY GATHERINGPLACE. WE WORK WITH MANY COMMUNITY NON PROFITS TO HOLD SPECIALSCREENINGS AND PANELS AT THE THEATERS.WE ALSO FOCUS ON SPECIAL SCREENINGS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FORSTUDENTS. A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF OUR SCREENINGS ARE FREE OR 25 CENTS TOENABLE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO HAVE ACCESS TO "JUST GREAT MOVIES".
BIJOU BY THE BAY - OPERATES AS A SECOND SCREEN TO THE STATE THEATRE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jeff Daniels | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Penny Milliken | BOARD TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Mark Cousins | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Morello | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tia Lessin | BOARD VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Rod Birleson | BOARD SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Christine Lahti | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Terry George | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Charles | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Moore | BOARD PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
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