Film Festival

Portland Film Festival: Supporting Independent Voices

Portland Film Festival is a 501c3 non-profit organization located in Portland, Oregon. The Festival is dedicated to nurturing filmmakers and their audiences. We celebrate storytelling. The festival focuses on people, ideas, technology, skills and artistry behind filmmaking and provides both entertaining and educational opportunities to the public.

The Portland Film Festival 2023 is scheduled for October 12th through October 16th, 2023.

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2024 Portland Film Festival Winning Films Announced. Congratulations and get ready for 2025!

Large group of filmmakers from the 2024 Portland Film Festival displaying their certificates.

The Portland Film Festival celebrates the importance of independent voices and cinema in our culture with their selection of award-winning films from the 2024 festival. Out of the 90+ films screened during the four days, the following winners were selected:

INDIGENOUS STORIES Indie Film Series at McMenamin’s Kennedy School, Portland Oregon Tuesday November 5th 2024

The Portland Film Festival’s Indie Film Series is proud to present two films featuring Indigenous directors:
A short film: Handwoven and a feature film: For Walter and Josiah. BUY TICKETS NOW!

PORTLAND STORIES Indie Film Series at McMenamin’s Kennedy School, Portland Oregon Tuesday October 1st 2024

The Portland Film Festival’s Indie Film Series is proud to present two films featuring Portland directors: a short film Feelings Experiment and a feature film Sing to Me Sylvie. BUY TICKETS N OW !

LATINE STORIES – Indie Film Series at McMenamin’s Kennedy School, Portland Oregon Tuesday September 3rd 2024

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The Portland Film Festival’s Indie Film Series is proud to present two films featuring woman directors: a short film Esperanza’s Turn and a feature film Street Heroines. BUY TICKETS NOW !

HORROR – Indie Film Series at McMenamin’s Kennedy School, Portland Oregon Tuesday August 6th 2024

Unsettling masked human with golden leather glove staring out through face wrappings. Support Independent Voices image for Portland Film Festival's Indie Film Series

The Portland Film Festival’s Indie Film Series is proud to present two films centering around the genre of horror: Beltane and a feature film Moon Garden. BUY TICKETS NOW!

Less than 2 days left for film entry—submit your film by July 2, 2024, Midnight PST.

The Portland Film Festival established itself as one of Portland’s first indie film non-profits, founded in 2013 with Portland’s first movie meetup, the Portland Film Club. Its hundreds of screenings, events, education programs, and community partnerships provide a remarkable experience for our diverse audience to connect with filmmakers working across genres and forms.

VOICES OF ABILITY – Indie Film Series at McMenamin’s Kennedy School, Portland Oregon Tuesday July 2nd 2024

Voices of Ability July 2nd 2024 Portland Film Festival's Indie Film Series - Support Independent Voices

The Portland Film Festival’s Indie Film Series is proud to present two films centering around the voices of those with disabilities: Faye: An Interlude and feature film Sign the Show: Deaf Culture, Access & Entertainment. BUY TICKETS NOW!

Meet us for a Pizza Social for New & Returning Volunteers of the Portland Film Festival 2024

Meet our staff, other volunteers, filmmakers and filmlovers.

WHEN: Wednesday June 12th, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM 2024

WHERE: 1126 NW Marshall St, Portland Oregon

PRIDE Stories – Indie Film Series at McMenamin’s Kennedy School, Portland Oregon Tuesday June 4 2024

Support Independent Voices. Pride Stories June 4 2024 Portland Film Festival presents Indie Film Series

The Portland Film Festival’s Indie Film Series is proud to present two films highlighting LGBTQ+ stories: Brothers, a short narrative that follows a group of transmen, and feature film Our Dad, Danielle, the story of a transwoman’s life after coming out at age 57. MASKS REQUIRED for this showing. BUY TICKETS NOW!