The festival is one of the leading destination film festivals in the Midwest, regularly hosting Midwest premieres of Academy Award-winning and nominated documentaries. In 2007, SAGIndie recognized WFF as one of its top five film festivals.

The four-day festival, which will screen more than 70 films in five venues, has released an initial list of films that will be shown, including:

“Women in Trouble” (Midwest premiere) – A fun, campy modern-day take on the B-List “women in trouble” exploitation films of the 1970s, written and directed by “Snakes on a Plane’s” Sebastian Gutierrez. The intersecting stories of a flight attendant, a psychiatrist, a masseuse, a bartender, a pair of call girls, an adopted young girl and a porn star all weave together in the course of one serpentine day in Los Angeles. The amazing and talented ensemble cast is headed up by Carla Gugino (”Watchmen”) as porn start Electra Luxx, Connie Britton (”Spin City”), Adrianne Palicki (”Friday Night Lights”) and Marley Shelton (”Eleventh Hour”). Official selection, SXSW Festival.

“We are looking forward to another amazing festival,” said Hopwood DePree, co-founder of WFF. “With the increased awareness of the film industry in Michigan, we are anticipating a record number of attendees, and our current lineup offers something for everyone.”

Passes range in price from $70 to $75 for a day pass, which guarantees priority admission to all films and seminars for a single day, to $500 for a patron pass, which also offers entry to VIP mixers and includes a $200 tax-deductible contribution.

Filmgoers may also purchase a fast pass for $300 that gives priority admission to all films and seminars, as well as exclusive entry to Friday and Saturday VIP “meet and mingle” mixers. The $200 super pass option provides priority entry to all films and seminars for the festival.

Passes can be purchased online at www.waterfrontfilm.org and may be picked up at the WFF headquarters at 347 Water St. in Saugatuck, beginning Friday. Individual tickets will be available during the event and will go on sale when the full schedule is announced later this month.