I had a few moments to update an earlier article concerning the TCM Film Festival, pass history, and updates for annoucnements, special guests, and films.
This is not a comprehensive list, and there may be errors, but it’s definitely a loose guideline timeline, and accompanying photos are not necessarily linked by the years in which they were initially created.
2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010
The First TCM Film Festival was originally announced on September 9, 2009.
With Mrs. Peter Fonda, the man himself, Shirlee Fonda, and Robert Wolders on April 27, 2013….
Pass sales began 11-18, early incentive of $100 discount if passed purchased before 12-18 -2010
Films announced March 9, 2010.
Panel topics and panel guests March 18, 2010.
Christopher Plummer in 2015….
Spotlight Pass Contest began in March ….
Spotlight Passes sold out on February 18
Behind the scenes with Robert Osborne at the Hand and Footprint ceremony for Jerry Lewis in 2014….
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011
Tippi Hedren and The Birds, selected films announcement on 12-11-2010
Film updates on 12-20-2010
Film festival update on 1-31-11
Social media fans with TCM Host Ben Mankiewicz at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in 2014….
2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012
Film update on 1-31
Kim Novak announcement 3-6
Film and Special Guest updates on 3-8
Panel updates 3-19
Richard Lewis, Jerry Lewis, Illeana Douglas and celebrity fan crack smiles in 2014…
2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013
Dates announced 10-10-2012
Spotlight Passes sold out on November 16
(Earliest on record and one day after sales began.)
Films and panels update on 1-17-14 Special Guests announcement on 4-17-13
Social media fans with TCM Host Ben Mankiewicz in 2012,,,,,
2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 The 20TH Anniversary Party!
Dates announced on October 2, 2013.
Festival promo video released on 10-2-2013
Quincy Jones announcement on 12-5-2013
Oklahoma! and Special Guests announced on 2-13-2013
Maureen O’Hara and other special guests announced on 2-5-13 Classic passes sold out before the festival. Gone With The Wind, Why Worry? and The Wizard of Oz announced as screenings on 10-29
Essential passes sold out on 11-4-2013
Panel updates on Thursday, 3-13-2014
Popular Bay Area fan Paula, Mr. Osborne’s first cousin Susan, and Senior TCM researcher Alexa Foreman prior to Robert Osborne’s surprise tribute in 2014…
2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015
TCM’s Scott McGee visits the Hollywood Time Machine on 9-27-14 and announces that a festival update is coming “soon.”
Hollywood Roosevelt sold out on 10-2-14
Announcement of festival theme and 4 Restorations coming to the festival on 11-4-14
Pass sales begin on 11-11-14
Upates on 3-13-15
Kim Novak and TCM Host Robert Osborne at the closing night party in Club TCM 2012…
2016? 2016? 2016? 2016?
Dates announced for TCMFF 2016 on Wednesday, August 28 for April 28-May 1
(The earliest announcement date of record.)
And we are all anxiously awaiting updates for the coming year’s celebrations. Update: ESSENTIAL AND SPOTLIGHT PASSES SOLD OUT AT THE CITIBANK PRESALE ON 11-17-2015.
See you in 2016!
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