Olympia Film Society keeps the drive alive into this year's incredible lineup of screenings, events, guests and kick-ass galas that is the 29th annual Olympia Film Festival.

The event runs Nov. 9-18, and while there are many worthy screenings and highlights of this year's festival, I'm getting straight to the point - I can't wait to see HUMP! and Dan Savage at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14.

I once had some friends that made a little video on top of the pinball machine at Old School Pizzeria for HUMP! - Dan Savage's annual film festival of amateur sex cinema - but I've never actually seen any of the HUMP! festivals. Now in its seventh year, I'm looking forward to a raunchy time - especially since The Stranger columnist Savage will be in the house looking cute and answering questions.

"It was controversial bringing HUMP! down here," says Audrey Henley, manager at the Capitol Theater, which hosts the Olympia Film Festival. "But, we all have that animalistic side. Plus its amateur filmmakers and we encourage film making and creativity in general."

Henley also said that two of the theater's projectionists have made films for past HUMP! events and that it "seems natural" to bring the event to Olympia.

For a complete listing or for tickets visit www.olympiafilmsociety.org.

CAPITOL THEATER, NOV. 9-18, $7-$10 SINGLE TICKETS, PASSES AVAILABLE, 206 E. FIFTH AVE., OLYMPIA, 360.754.6670

LINK: 2012 Olympia Film Festival schedule