If you have a question that is not answered here, please contact us at:\u00a0info@TriFi.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TRI-Cities International Film Festival (TRIFI) – You don\u2019t have to go far to see something new<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How do the tickets work?<\/strong> TRIFI also has an All-Fest Pass, giving you access to three days of the festival and all the festival theaters at a discounted rate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What kind of films does TRIFI show?<\/strong> Most are short films- 40 minutes or less- with a few feature-length films throughout the schedule. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Many of the movies are in English or dubbed into English, and most movies that aren\u2019t in English will have subtitles or are silent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Why go to a film festival?<\/strong> There\u2019s no shortage of content out there, and let’s face it, scrolling through it all to find something unique is what you’ll spend most of your free time doing anyway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Film festivals showcase movies and filmmakers independent from big-budget production companies and the golden handcuffs of doing the same old-same old. You can see a variety of stories from around the world with unique viewpoints and ideas often overlooked by big-budget movies. Movies from filmmakers who do it for the love of the craft and with stories they want to tell. Going to a film festival guarantees you\u2019ll see a movie you haven\u2019t seen before. Some Hollywood films even start out as independent films showing at film festivals before they hit the big time, so you may get to say, \u201cI saw that before it was big.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n What makes TRIFI different?<\/strong> What does my ticket money go to?\u00a0<\/strong> Do you accept volunteers?<\/strong> If you have a question that is not answered here, please contact us at:\u00a0info@TriFi.org TRI-Cities International Film Festival (TRIFI) – You don\u2019t have to go far to see something new What is a film festival, and how does it work?Unlike the typical movie experience, a film festival isn\u2019t limited to just one movie in one … Continue reading FAQ<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1003","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trifi.org\/wp19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trifi.org\/wp19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trifi.org\/wp19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trifi.org\/wp19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trifi.org\/wp19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.trifi.org\/wp19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1003\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trifi.org\/wp19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
What is a film festival, and how does it work?<\/strong>
Unlike the typical movie experience, a film festival isn\u2019t limited to just one movie in one theater. It\u2019s more like a movie marathon or a convention featuring many different films playing back to back throughout the day, with each theater having its own schedule and showing its own films. The schedule includes short breaks for stretching and snacks. You can come and go from each movie and theater as you like. TRIFI\u2019s website will have a schedule and a description for each movie showing throughout the festival, allowing you to plan your day around specific films you want to see or just pick a theater and sit back to watch the movies as they\u2019re shown. Only a select few films will be played multiple times throughout the festival, though, so make sure not to miss out! Most of the films are one-time experiences. Every year is different from the last, bringing a whole slate of new movies to see.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you purchase a ticket to a film festival, you\u2019re getting a pass to see all the movies the festival is playing that day, not just a single movie. TRIFI\u2019s single-day pass lets you into all the movies that are playing that day AND each TRIFI\u00a0 theater. You can also come and go from the movies or the theater as you please. Just be sure to hold onto your ticket for re-entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Films are submitted to our film festival from all over the world by their filmmakers, and include many genres – Comedy, Drama, Animation, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, Documentaries, Thriller\/Mystery, and even Fan\/Homage movies if you\u2019re looking for something that is both new and familiar.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Have you ever thought, \u201cWhy do all Hollywood movies seem so similar?\u201d
Or \u201cI\u2019d like to watch something I haven\u2019t seen\u201d? Or just wanted your run of a movie theater to pick which movies you\u2019d like to watch instead of being stuck to a single screen?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TRIFI is currently the only international film festival in the Washington Tri-Cities area, but we also spotlight Pacific Northwest and Tri-Cities talent. The second evening of the festival is dedicated to premiering movies from the 72 Hour Film Challenge – a filmmaking competition where moviemakers of all ages race against the clock to make a movie from scratch in 72 hours for recognition and prizes. During the 72-Hour Film Challenge Premiere, audience members get to vote for their favorite movie to win the \u201cPeople\u2019s Choice\u201d award. So come and support local filmmaking talent and help reward their efforts just by being in the audience.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TRIFI is a non-profit organization, which means all the profits go back into the event and the community to continue supporting local arts and commerce. We also strive to educate about filmmaking and provide opportunities for youth and local filmmakers to be shown and receive awards and recognition. TRIFI also works to connect and educate youth with professional filmmaking talent.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, 1000 times yes!\u201d But seriously, we\u2019d love to have you! You can sign up here – (https:\/\/www.trifi.org\/wp19\/#volunteer<\/a>) to volunteer to be a screener or an usher during the festival. The TRIFI International Film Festival takes a lot of volunteers to make it run smoothly every year. Volunteers will receive 1-2 meals (depending on volunteer hours), a T-shirt that is unique to volunteer staff, freedom to watch films when not on duty, and the opportunity to mix and mingle with a wide variety of filmmakers and movie enthusiasts. No prior volunteer experience is required; students looking for volunteer hours are welcome!\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"