About Us

Welcome to Port Townsend Film Studios:

A gateway to the future of filmmaking in Jefferson County.

Our shared dream is to create an independent PNW film & television studio with a strategic growth plan, catering to filmmakers, writers, and immersion artists while fostering the next generation of storytellers with ongoing educational workshops.

Our experienced team has, collectively, over 30 years of working professionally with industry giants like Marvel, Disney, Hulu, 20th Century Fox, Sony, ABC, HBO, Pure Flix, Kingdom Story Company, Angel Studios, Warner Bros., Apple TV, and more.

We are passionate about our roots in Port Townsend and our dedication to our local economy, where we have generously invested our resources with sponsorship and local vendors. 

While working toward building a film-friendly future and sustainable infrastructure for Jefferson County, we realize that we must invest in rural counties in Eastern Washington. These countries have inspiring leadership, are forward-thinking, and business-friendly. They can serve as an example and give us hope for our long-term goals in PT. They have enthusiastically opened their doors to our business and offered competitive incentives for making films in Washington State sustainable and a reality. 

We are genuinely excited about PT's potential as a film hub, a potential we've seen realized in the past with An Officer and a Gentleman. 

In the meantime, we will enthusiastically begin production on two features in Eastern Washington in 2025. 

Port Townsend Film Studio is an independent film studio that has a community focused mission to make Port Townsend a filmmaking hub and empower creators to tell stories unique to our landscape. Be patient as we make steps to bring more filming to Jefferson County. 

We are deeply rooted in partnership with organizations committed to incentivizing Rural Filming, and investing in next generation PNW storytellers. Our team will work alongside Washington Filmworks, and the Washington State Film Commission to ensure sustainability. We hope to inspire more independent studios with our unique vision.

We are currently in preproduction design phase of A Man Walks Into A Hardware Store!

Based on best selling novel by

 Bernie Van De Yacht.

"Compelling and wonderfully human"

"An unassuming yet potent novel about the power and possibilities of personal transformation after traumatic events."  

WHAT WOULD YOU SACRIFICE TO FIND TRUE HAPPINESS?

Terry Boyle is your typical small town guy. Friendly, kind to strangers, a devoted husband and father. A gentle soul quietly moving through life. But still waters run deep, and Terry’s inner turmoil derives from a secret that he can’t share with anyone. As fate would have it, Terry’s guarded world is turned upside down the day he walks into a hardware store and meets Renee Patrick, a free-spirited beauty who is as tough as the nails she sells out of her family business. Unfiltered and unapologetic of her questionable lifestyle, Renee ignites a spark deep inside Terry. As these two lost souls embark on an unlikely relationship, they are both forced to face secrets they have long kept hidden in order to survive. Now, each of them must decide if they will risk completely destroying their fragile existence in a last attempt to find true happiness."Van De Yacht’s talents as a storyteller are solid and impressive. Well-structured, the appealing book delivers polished writing and multidimensional characters." -- Kirkus Reviews"

Soon to be motion picture!

We are currently in the screenwriting development phase of Dylan's marvelous and haunting universe, under a working title we've grown quite fond of...

The Maintenance Man.   

"Very King like with Lovecraft overtones."  

Dylan James Quarels is a 2021 BIBA® Winning author! Over 100,000 books downloaded and read! Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest,

Port Townsend Film Studio is thrilled to announce that we've secured the option rights to local author Dylan James Quarels' spine-chilling masterpiece series, A Secret History of Port Townsend (Volume 1-4). 

It is a riveting multidimensional story about two friends' innocent exploration of Port Townsend's legendary tunnels going horribly wrong and taking a nightmarish turn. As they desperately navigate the treacherous tunnels, secrets of the past and malevolent forces converge, setting the stage for a horrifying descent into the unknown.