Welcome!
Trueblood Performing Arts Center Short Film Contest 2021
Introduction: We are inaugurating a short film contest this Winter in which everyone on the Island can participate. It is our hope that we can make this an annual event. We would love to see as many people as possible make a 2-3-minute film using a smart phone about anything that has to do with the Island. It can be funny, about life during the pandemic, your family, pets, friends, school, ferry, hobby, etc. The film is to be made by an individual or team and filmed on the Island or within 4 1/2 miles of Washington Island.
Purpose; To engage the creativity of Islanders. These short films will be posted so that anyone with an internet connection and a smart phone, tablet, computer can watch them
Rules: The short films must be made by the entrant(s) and done in good taste. The judges of good taste will be selected by Trueblood PAC. Up to two entries per entrant are allowed. The entries must be about a person, place, thing, or event on the Island. All entrants under 18 years must have his or her parents provide written consent before submitting an entry.
Copyrighted, trademarked and other protected intellectual property contained in the film must have written permission to be used. It is the filmmaker’s responsibility to secure the permissions needed for all copyrights, trademarks, and other protected intellectual property. Naturally, by submitting a short film to the contest, you are providing a non-exclusive, perpetual license to Trueblood PAC. Trueblood PAC will have the right to use the film for the purposes described herein, including posting publicly on Vimeo or otherwise and as copyright law allows.
Prizes: We will award cash and gift certificate prizes for creativity, content, humor. If you come up with something that we have not categorized, we will create a new category
How to Enter: This event starts accepting short film entries on January 1, 2021 and all entries will need to be emailed by February 28th to mike@elegantfoods.net After a review, we will send you an email that your submission was accepted and posted to the Trueblood Performing Arts Center page on Vimeo.
Judging and Prizes: We will announce the winners and their prizes on Saturday March 13th, 2021
Categories.
Action, Animation, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Music
Each category will be broken down by age groups such as over 18 years, 14-18, 10-13 and under 10 years.
Prizes and number of categories will depend on the entrants and content. Since this is our first year, we purposely have few rules, and they will be subject to change.
The TPAC announces a new music CD!

The new music compilation CD, Hold The Boat, Vol. One, is now available for purchase! This wonderful compilation is comprised of 13 original songs, each written and sung by an Island or Island-connected artist and whose use was donated to this project. The CD has been getting rave reviews and we are very proud to showcase this Island talent!
The project was produced byJulian Hagen and sound engineer Kevin Jones and the songs are a mix of folk, blues, country, light rock and reggae.
This project was made possible by the following kind and supportive TPAC benefactors: Mike Olson, Nicolet Bank/ Bob Atwell, Richard and Sally Handley, Betsey Wallman, Lonn Frye, Fragrant Isle Lavender Farm/ Edgar and Martine Andersen, Washington Island Ferry Line, Fiddlers Green/ Kate Kaniff, Hotel Washington & Studio/ Jeannie Kokes, Don and Patty Baker, Terese Allen, Julian Hagen.
ALL proceeds from sales go to the theater. To order, go to the top of this page to "Shop".

Thank You for joining us this past summer if you were some of the fine folks that relaxed on our front lawn and listened to our musical shows!
It was a crazy, unsettling year but we made the best of it with 9 shows outside on the front lawn of the Theater where folks could socially distance, have a picnic, and enjoy the outdoors while listening to quality music. We are hoping this coming season will let us move back inside but we will still have shows outside in the beautiful summer weather. No matter what, we will be here and will do it safely!
By the way, just below this, you will find some of the wonderful events and shows we sadly had to cancel in 2020. Hopefully, we can reschedule them for someday in the future.
- Time is TBDTrueblood Performing Arts CenterBetsy Ade & The Well Known StrangersCelebrate the 4th with Wisconsin’s own cello infused alternative pop/rock band featuring the vocals of Betsy Ade [you know her from NBC’s The Voice]. You won’t want to miss their melodically rich, expressively groundbreaking performance.
- Time is TBDTrueblood Performing Arts CenterWashington Island Literary FestivalSeptember 17 - 20. Mark your calendars for this opportunity to freely interact with and learn from some of the world’s finest authors. Themed “A World Apart,” this year’s festival features Chris Candor, Christina Clancy, Adrian Matejka and more.
