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Fresh Coast Film Festival
October 20 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
FRESH COAST FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ITS 2024 FILM SCHEDULE AND VIP GUEST Katie Burrell
This year’s festival will feature 85+ films, 50+ premieres and 70+ filmmakers in attendance
Marquette, Mich., October 3, 2024 – Fresh Coast Film Festival has released its official 2024 festival schedule which includes over 85 films, 60 premieres and more than 70 filmmakers in attendance. The festival will take place October 17-20. The official 2024 schedule and tickets are available now at freshcoastfilm.com.
Unique to this year’s festival:
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Actor and Comedian Katie Burrell anchors a lineup of more than 70 attending filmmakers from across the US and Canada. She’ll be live Saturday, October 19, 2024 with a humorous look at her unique career
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9 world premieres and over 50 Michigan premieres of films
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Fresh Coast Film Festival’s free kickoff event -Fresh Coast Free- will be hosted at Ellwood A Mattson Lower Harbor Park on Thursday, October 17
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Participants will have the opportunity to participate in 15 guided outdoor tours as part of the festival weekend pass
This year’s kickoff event will take place on Thursday, October 17, at Mattson Park located in downtown Marquette. Festival director Aaron Peterson invites the Marquette community to help celebrate the resilience of the community by stating, “It’s so good to bring Fresh Coast back and feel the support of this fun, creative and curious community. Fresh Coast wouldn’t exist without the sponsors, filmmakers and volunteers that share so much with us. In that spirit, we begin every festival with our Fresh Coast Free community kickoff celebration. This year that event will be at Mattson Lower Harbor Park and we hope folks will join us to celebrate the resilient spirit of the Fresh Coast.” Kickoff celebrations will include film showings, live music and food trucks beginning at 5 pm; films begin at 7 pm under the arabesque tent.
Event Details:
Dates: October 17-20
New Venues! 8 venues in total: 2 theaters at the renovated Ore Dock Brewing Company, 3 theaters at Peter White Library, 1 theater at Blackrocks Brewery, The Honorable Distillery and the arabesque tent at Mattson Park on Lake Superior.
Ticket Options:
Patron Pass – $179
Includes a full weekend pass, t-shirt of choice, preferred seating, access to the filmmakers reception dinner, and is also a way to give a little extra back to Fresh Coast to help grow the fest.
Weekend Pass – $79
Includes access to films the entire weekend
Day Pass – $39
Includes access to one (1) day of films
Student Weekend Pass – $29
Includes access to films the entire weekend, discounted rate for students
“We are ecstatic to bring Fresh Coast back to the community for our 8th annual festival,” states Bugsy Sailor, Fresh Coast co-founder. “We’ve long spoken about the resilient spirit of the Great Lakes region, and bringing the festival back is a perfect example of the resilience in our community. Our tradition of storytelling continues, with another 85+ films from filmmakers we’ve had before, and entirely new filmmakers. Fresh Coast has a number of films for every outdoor, adventure, and documentary-loving person. We can’t wait to see everyone on the Fresh Coast this October.”
Throughout Fresh Coast’s eight-year history, the festival has inspired attendees to interact with the landscape of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in new ways. A key component of the Fresh Coast experience will be guided outdoor activities to introduce visitors to the outdoor playground of the Marquette area. Rock climbing, a variety of scenic and history hikes, and even a harbor boat tour will all be offered as part of the Fresh Coast weekend.
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