Filmmakers, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for. The Portland Film Festival is now accepting submissions for 2023. We are looking for good films with compelling stories. Do you have any suggestions? Please submit your narrative features, documentaries, shorts of all kinds, transmedia, web series, student films, TikToks, Reels, music videos, and more.
MovieMaker Magazine named our festival one of the “25 coolest film festivals in the world” and a “top 50 film festival worth the entry fee,” so get your submission in before time runs out. And we hope to see you in October online and in-person. Portland is a fantastic city—you’ll not want to miss what we’re planning for 2023.

The 2023 Portland Film Festival (October 12th to 16th, 2023) is now accepting submissions online through:
Submission Platforms
- Film Freeway
- Direct Submission
Deadlines
- Starting – December 14th, 2022 (PST Midnight)
- End-of-Year – December 28th, 2022 (PST Midnight)
- Early – January 11th, 2023 (PST Midnight)
Notification date
- September 30, 2023 (Approximately)
Festival dates
- October 12-16, 2023