DisOrient Celebrates 20 Years in Eugene

Join us in celebrating 20 years!

We’re excited to celebrate our 20th anniversary with an exceptional line-up of live and virtual film screenings as well as in-person Q&A’s with filmmakers. View our live screenings schedule starting this Friday, March 7—Sunday, March 9.

Can’t join us at the live festival? Check out our virtual festival program available from March 10—23.

Please check out our How to Fest. This guide contains all the information you need to enjoy this year’s festival.
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The Ashland Independent Film Festival Returns this Spring

The Ashland Independent Film Festival
April 24-27, 2025

You have spoken and AIFF is listening:

AIFF is bringing the festival back to the spring! We’re thrilled to return to what we love doing—offering a vibrant, community-focused experience with thought-provoking films, engaging events and connections with artists and filmmakers.

Here’s what is planned:

2025 Festival. Spring festival with curated feature films, visiting filmmakers, talkbacks and events.

Monthly screening series. New monthly screening series featuring independent films including those locally made, themed and directed. Continue reading... “The Ashland Independent Film Festival Returns this Spring”

Cinema Unbound Awards Coming May 30, 2025

On Friday, May 30, 2025, PAM CUT // Center for an Untold Tomorrow will host the sixth annual Cinema Unbound Awards in Portland, Oregon. This West Coast cultural highlight celebrates visionary creators who redefine cinematic storytelling and push the boundaries of media arts.

The awards celebrate visionary, boundary-breaking artists who defy categorization. This year, the event features a culinary takeover by 2025 James Beard Award-winning Thai-fusion chef, Earl Ninsom, showcasing storytelling through culinary artistry.

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Tag! Queer Shorts Festival 2025

Tag festival banner featuring the festival logo with a blue spray-painted heart.The 2025 edition of Tag! Queer Shorts Festival hits the screen at the Hollywood Theatre on April 5-6, 2025. This year’s theme is “Create, Gather, Resist,” which is a direct call for LGBTQIA+ filmmakers and allies to respond to the dire political climate by engaging in visual storytelling that counters the dehumanizing narratives, to join together in celebration and solidarity, and to organize against the transphobia, homophobia, ableism, racism, and sexism that characterize this administration.

This year’s festival features 42 local and international short films organized into four thematic blocks. Continue reading... “Tag! Queer Shorts Festival 2025”

Making Earth Cool with Short Films & NW Documentary

Making Earth Cool and NW Documentary invite you to create a short film celebrating the Earth for our upcoming curation of Earth Films for Earth Day on April 24th, 2025 at the Tomorrow Theater. Submit an Earth film between 1 – 8 minutes long and it may be chosen in the line-up. Whether it’s addressing climate change, highlighting the beauty of nature, or expressing your love for a specific plant, animal, or the miracle of Earth itself, we want to see it. Continue reading... “Making Earth Cool with Short Films & NW Documentary”

Celebrate 50th Anniversary of #OregonMade “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”

Screening on March 20, 2025 at 730p at the Hollywood Theatre.

Come celebrate the 50th anniversary of the all-time-classic #OregonMade film ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST. Winner of 5 Oscars and shot at the Oregon State Hospital with a full cast field trip to nearby Depoe Bay, the film version of Ken Kesey’s novel will be shown on a 35mm print. The screening will be a benefit for the Museum of Mental Health now housed in the State Hospital in Salem. Continue reading... “Celebrate 50th Anniversary of #OregonMade “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest””

#OregonMade “Trash Baby” to Premiere at SXSW

The locally produced feature film “Trash Baby” will make its world premiere at the SXSW film festival in Austin, TX later this year. Written and directed by Jacy Mairs ​​​​​​”Trash Baby” is an indie drama that celebrates the kids who grew up amidst white trash culture in the early 2000’s. Bold, cinematic, and rooted in authenticity, this film is a love letter to the beauty of one of America’s most dismissed communities, and an honest look at those society openly calls trash.​​​​​ Continue reading... “#OregonMade “Trash Baby” to Premiere at SXSW”

Oregon Media Arts Fellowship Open for Applications through March 31

The Oregon Media Arts fellowships honor Oregon’s professional artists and their achievements while supporting efforts to advance their careers. Oregon Media Arts Fellowships provide financial support to enable Oregon media artists the opportunity to create or complete new work or works-in-progress. Review panels look for Oregon artists of outstanding talent, demonstrated ability and commitment to the creation of new work.

Awards are $5,000, with no matching funds required. There will be two fellowships awarded. There are limited resources and all applicants may not receive funding. Continue reading... “Oregon Media Arts Fellowship Open for Applications through March 31”

Portland Panorama Presents #OregonMade “I Don’t Feel at Home in this World Anymore”

Join us for the first event presented by Portland Panorama, featuring the premiere of our festival poster artwork, information about passes and tickets, and exciting announcements about our film programming.

After being burglarized, a depressed woman (Melanie Lynskey) and her obnoxious neighbor set out to find the thieves, but they soon find themselves up against a group of dangerous criminals.

‘I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore’ is a 2017 American neo-noir comedy thriller film, written and directed by Macon Blair in his directorial debut. Continue reading... “Portland Panorama Presents #OregonMade “I Don’t Feel at Home in this World Anymore””

BendFilm Announces Winner of BIPOC Woman Filmmaker Grant

Filmmaker Rosanna Peng Awarded Grant for Her narrative short film “Bowling Bao”.

BendFilm, Inc announced the winner of its annual $10,000 BIPOC Woman Filmmaker Grant. This annual program created by BendFilm awards a filmmaking grant to a woman of color to promote diversity and inclusion in the film industry. The 2024 winner is director Rosanna Peng for her project ‘Bowling Bao’: a short film that captures the internal struggles of identity, belonging, and self-expression, offering a raw, authentic look at how societal expectations—rooted in class, gender, and culture—can stifle one’s sense of self. Continue reading... “BendFilm Announces Winner of BIPOC Woman Filmmaker Grant”