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16 Days Left to Cast Your Vote for Portland Film Festival—USA TODAY Reader’s Choice Best 10 Film Festivals List
The Portland Film Festival is excited to announce its inclusion in the voting for USA TODAY’s Reader’s Choice list of “Ten Best Film Festivals” Readers can vote once daily to support Portland’s unique and over decade long support of indepedent voices.
2024 Portland Film Festival Winning Films Announced. Congratulations and get ready for 2025!
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 NOW!
LATINE STORIES – Indie Film Series at McMenamin’s Kennedy School, Portland Oregon Tuesday September 3rd 2024
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
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.
Less than 2 days left for film entry—FILMMAKERS—submit your film for the 2024 festival 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
VOICES OF ABILITY – Indie Film Series at McMenamin’s Kennedy School, Portland Oregon Tuesday July 2nd 2024
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!
Pizza Social for New & Returning Volunteers of the Portland Film Festival 2024. Meet staff, other volunteers, and filmmakers.
Meet our staff, other volunteers, filmmakers and filmlovers. Portland Film Festival has always been a 100% volunteer-driven organization, and none of our programs would be possible without the support of generous, dedicated volunteers.
PRIDE Stories – Indie Film Series at McMenamin’s Kennedy School, Portland Oregon Tuesday June 4 2024
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!
Mental Health Stories – Indie Film Series at McMenamin’s Kennedy School, Portland Oregon Tuesday May 7 2024
It’s Mental Health Awareness Month. Join us for May’s Indie Film Stories at McMenamin’s Kennedy School. Buy tickets now.
ECO Stories – Indie Film Series 24/25 at McMenamin’s Kennedy School, Portland Oregon April 2nd 2024
The Portland Film Festival’s Indie Film Series is proud to present Eco Stories. Buy tickets now.
Celebrate Earth Day with Indie Eco Stories! Don’t miss April’s Eco Stories at McMenamin’s Kennedy School in their comfy theater.