First clue revelead in PT Film Festival’s ‘Guess the Guest’ contest

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, June 14, 2017

The The Port Townsend Film Festival is back and with it is the annual “Guess the Guest” contest.

The festival brings a slew of top films to screens in eight theaters in Port Townsend’s walkable National Historic District, Sept. 15-17.

Each year the film festival brings a special guest; past guests have included Chris Cooper, Beau Bridges, director John Sayles, Karen Allen, Bruce Dern, Tony Curtis, Eva Marie Saint and Cloris Leachman.

Be the first to identify this year’s special guest and win a free Festival-level pass, which includes a salmon dinner and admission to all eight theaters.

Three clues will be released, one each week, in local newspapers, and on the film festival’s Facebook page. Look for the second clue on June 21, and the third on June 28. The special guest — and the winner — will be announced July 5.

The first clue is:

Ben Franklin starts our quarry’s trail

for this year’s guest, behind words’ veil

who first pursued the mighty pen

in dawning East and back again

‘til, freeway born, the Siren story

of angels lost set path to glory

whereafter, (Summer’s Love still blooms)

Cecelia, saintly, blessed the tunes.

To participate in the contest, email your guess to info@ptfilmfest.com, mail it or stop by in person to drop it off at the PTFF office at 211 Taylor St., Suite 401A, Port Townsend, WA, 98368. Include your name, mailing address, daytime phone and email address.

Festival passes support independent film and education through film.

For more information, visit www.ptfilmfest.com or call 360-379-1333.