Welcome to the 2023 Tacoma Film Festival! It is a true honor to bring you new works to delight, inspire, challenge, and change you. Our theme this year, as illustrated by Dion Thomas's program cover art, is "Turn The Town Upside Down." TFF aims to let you see new angles on storytelling at every screening.

TFF is entirely in-person this year, so we encourage everyone to make the most of the festival and visit us at The Grand Cinema and see films throughout the week.

This year's festival has 27 feature documentary and fictional films and over 180 short works by filmmakers from 28 countries. We are proud of our curation of short works this year. Short film projects are where new voices first find purchase in their art and where filmmaker creativity is often considerably expressed. We encourage filmgoers to explore multiple packages for big viewing rewards. We also have a special focus on PNW filmmakers throughout the week. TFF will also see visits from over 50 regional, national, and international filmmakers for the festival. We are excited that TFF can serve again as a vibrant center for creative connections on the shores of the Salish Sea.

TFF is about a warm welcome and the opportunity to explore. Film festival films are full of adventure and imagination. You can enhance your filmgoing experience this year by doing "opposite viewing." Try something you don't usually choose at the movies, and you might be surprised at the new pathways you discover. Have you never been to an experimental film or documentary short block? Now is your chance!

TFF is a nonprofit, community-inspired festival that depends on you for hs vitality. We thank every filmgoer, pass holder, filmmaker, juror, volunteer, sponsor, board member, and staff and industry folk for contributing to the festival, and hope you enjoy your experience at TFF 2023.

Schedule :

October 5, 2023

6:45 PM : Fantasy A Gets a Mattress OPENING NIGHT - The Grand Cinema Theater #1&2

7:00PM : Fantasy A Gets a Mattress OPENING NIGHT - The Grand Cinema Theater #1&2

October 6, 2023

The Grand Cinema Theater #1

11:00 AM : Dramatic: Happenings

1:30 PM : Dramatic: Aftemeath

4:30 pm : The Secret Art of Human Right

6:45 PM : It's Complicated!

9:00 PM : The Woods Are Real

The Grand Cinema Theater #2

11:18 AM : Docs: Comms

1:45 PM : Animated Shorts

4:15 PM : Trapped Balloon

7:00 PM : Black Barbie

9:15 PM : Pride Shorts

October 7, 2023

The Grand Cinema Theater #1

11:00 AM : JessZilla       

1:00 PM    : Corky   

3:15 PM : WTFF? Shorts

6:00 PM : Immediate Family

8:45 PM : Break the Game

The Grand Cinema Theater #2

11:30 AM : Executive irector's Picks

1:30 PM : We Will Speak

4:00 PM : Indigenous Shorts

6:30 PM : Free Time

8:30 PM : Invitation to Laugh.

The Grand Cinema Theater #4

10.00 AM : Family shorts

October 8, 2023

The Grand Cinema Theater #1

1:30 PM : Brief Tender Light

3:30 PM : Bella

6:15 PM : Black Moon

8:45 PM : Late Night #2

The Grand Cinema Theater #2

11:30 AM : Dramatic: Moving On

1:30 PM : All Abilities

4:00 PM : Song of the Cicada

6:00 PM : Dramatic: Breaking Thru

The Grand Lounge

5:00 PM : Awards

October 9, 2023

The Grand Cinema Theater #1

2:00 pm : Dramatic: On a Mission

4:45 PM : Jack Has a Plan

6:30 PM : Women by Women

8:45 PM : PNW Comedy

The Grand Cinema Theater #2

2:45 PM : Environment and Climate

5:15 PM : PNW Dramatic Shorts

7:45 PM : Maxie

October 10, 2023

The Grand Cinema Theater #1

1:45 PM : Rowdy Girl

3:30 PM : PNW Animation

5:00 PM : Mountainside

7:30 PM : Punderneath It All

9:30 PM : Late Night #3

The Grand Cinema Theater #2

2:00 PM : Documentary & Dramatic Shorts

3:45 PM : The Secret Song

7:00 PM : L'inferno

8:30 PM : Play by Ear:ADiyDOC

The Grand Cinema Theater #3

6:00 PM : PNW Docs #1

October 11, 2023

The Grand Cinema Theater #1

2:00 pm : Dramatic: Threads & Fabrics

5:00 PM : PNW Docs #2

7:15pm : Even Hell has its Heroes

The Grand Cinema Theater #2

2:30 PM : Trapped Balloon

5:15 PM : Sports & Outdoors

7:45 PM : Ellos Gritan Libertad(They Scream freedom)

October 12, 2023

The Grand Cinema Theater #1

5:00 PM  : Richland

7:30 PM : Fancy Dance CLOSING NIGHT

The Grand Cinema Theater #2

5:15 PM : Drama & Doc: Working

7:30 PM : Fancy Dance CLOSING NIGHT

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Date : October 5, 2023 - October 12, 2023

Location :

The Grand Cinema

606 South Fawcett Avenue

Tacoma, WA 98402

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