The Ashland Independent Film festival is returning this Spring –
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Sunday, April 27, 2025
At the Historic Varsity Theatre
Find out more on AshlandFilm.org Continue reading... “The Ashland Independent Film Festival Returns April 24-27, 2025”
We can finally answer your biggest question: what films are playing at Portland Panorama?
Portland Panorama Film Festival begins on Thursday, April 10 at Cinema 21 with International titles and films from across the United States. On Thursday, April 27 the Festival moves to Hollywood Theatre for the opening night of our Northwest Showcase, featuring films from Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, The Northwest Territories, Oregon, and Washington State.
From panels and live music performances to VR experiences and parties, there’s something for everyone to enjoy! Continue reading... “Portland Panorama Launches Program Schedule”
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.
VIEW OUR FESTIVAL SCHEDULE Continue reading... “DisOrient Celebrates 20 Years in Eugene”
“Trash Baby” marks a few firsts. It’s the directorial debut of an Oregon filmmaker and it’s the acting debut for a Portland high schooler.
Now, the film is set for its world premiere at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas.
“’Trash Baby’ is very loosely inspired by my own childhood, and it has a lot of reoccurring themes that I think happened for everyone at that age around forcefully wanting to be older than you are, and then kind of the reality of what that actually looks like when you start embracing some of the adult themes that come into play,” director Jacy Mairs told KOIN 6 News. Continue reading... “KOIN Talks to Jacy Mairs about SXSW & “Trash Baby””
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”
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”
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”
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””
Held annually in the heart of Oregon’s Wine County, McMinnville, the internationally recognized MSFF, focuses on a range of narrative topics, including Native American, Drama, LGBTQ, Comedy, Horror, Experimental, Animation and Documentary films.
This year’s festival opens February 27th and runs through March 2nd. You can read more here.
In addition to supporting our visiting filmmakers, we also promote and raise visibility for our local Willamette Valley and Pacific Northwest based filmmakers and strive to increase the collaborative dialogue between creative peers. Continue reading... “McMinnville Short Film Fest Opens February 27th”
Solar Punk Film Festival (SPFF) is a new festival in Portland, OR hosted by Bridge City Media with a screening in June 2025.
SPFF invites filmmakers, visionaries, and changemakers to share short films embody the Solar Punk philosophy: a hopeful, solution-driven outlook on environmental and societal futures. This festival is an opportunity for artists to imagine worlds where innovation, community, and sustainability thrive, fostering spaces for inspiration, dialogue, and transformation.
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