41st Northwest Filmmaker’s Festival Kicks Off November 7th

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“The Northwest’s premiere showcase of new work by regional filmmakers, the Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival—for 38 years called the Northwest Film & Video Festival—brings artists and audiences together for a singular community celebration. Each year the Festival draws more than 400 entries from filmmakers in Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, presenting to the public carefully selected programs of outstanding work and awarding critical recognition to top juror- and audience-recognized films. After the Festival, the event lives on in the form of the “Best of the Northwest” touring program, presented at key cultural and educational organizations across the Northwest.” Continue reading... “41st Northwest Filmmaker’s Festival Kicks Off November 7th”

Fusion Documentary Challenge Call for Entries

The Fusion Documentary Challenge allows you to create short documentaries (4-7 minutes) in five days from start to finish. You will get to choose the five days they would like to make their film between now and November 5, 2014. Contestants will be given the theme of this year’s challenge and get to choose between two given genres.

The top 20 films receive an exclusive 18-month licensing deal with Fusion to feature these films on Fusion’s broadcast and digital platforms. The top 12 films as determined by an esteemed panel of judges will premiere at Slamdance Film Festival in January 2015 in Park City. Continue reading... “Fusion Documentary Challenge Call for Entries”

Fox Searchlight’s “Wild” Premieres In Telluride

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The 41st Telluride Film Festival announced it’s lineup today. Fox Searchlight Picture’s “Wild” will be premiering at the festival.  “Wild” starring Reese Witherspoon, and produced by her production company, Pacific Standard, shot in more locations throughout Oregon than any other project filmed in the state to date.  From southern Oregon; Crater Lake and Ashland; to the Badlands, Smith Rock and Bend in Central Oregon; and also the Portland metro area, Timberline and Bridge of The Gods in the Columbia River Gorge, to name a few.  Continue reading... “Fox Searchlight’s “Wild” Premieres In Telluride”

Eastern Oregon Film Festival: Call for Entries 2015

10527480_815468441798227_7075829521956691079_n-1Filmmakers are invited to submit works for consideration in the 6th Eastern Oregon Film Festival —held in La Grande, OR, May 7-9, 2015.

EOFF has been graced by many artists and industry professionals—whether in-the-flesh or via Skype Q&A—including Terence Nance, Matt Porterfield, Ornana, Elizabeth Mims, Nandan Rao, Kentucker Audley, Dustin Guy Defa, Zach Weintraub, Lucas Leyva, Tristan Patterson, LAIKA,Evan Glodell, Sophia Takal, Jessica Oreck  and many more.

SUBMISSION DETAILS

  • Secure Online Screener—VIMEO ONLY. No discs. No Youtube links.
  • Submissions must have been completed after August 2012.
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BendFilm – 1 Week Left to submit!

The BendFilm final, final, Without-a-box extended submission deadline is July 14, 2014.  Please get your films in now to one of the “50 best fests” in the country.  We can’t wait to see your film and have you in Bend for the fest!

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Call for Submissions: Local Sightings Film Festival

IMG_1770It’s that time of year again! Northwest Film Forum is pleased to announce the open call for submissions for the 2014 Local Sightings Film Festival. Every year we showcase new feature films and shorts from the Pacific Northwest. You can find out more about the festival and how to submit on our website:

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The First Annual Lone Fir Film Festival, June 25th at the Academy Theater

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FirstLight Project and Ponderall Productions would like to cordially invite you to the first annual Lone Fir Film Festival, a night showcasing the best work from film makers in the Pacific Northwest. Our region has a deep and uniquely talented pool of individuals making inspiring, entertaining, thought-provoking, and gritty works of art for the silver screen, new media, and television. This event serves to gather that talent under one roof, and show their work to a general public who will appreciate and learn more about the immensely diverse and creative individuals quietly working in the PNW to make amazing film. Continue reading... “The First Annual Lone Fir Film Festival, June 25th at the Academy Theater”

Submit to BendFilm

 

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We at BendFilm want to see your work!  Our late deadline is June 13, 2014 (tomorrow) and Final deadline is July 14, 2014.

Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions.

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2014 will be our 11th year and it will be our best year yet!  The filmmaker is king at BendFilm.  We offer cash prizes to our filmmakers.  We provide free housing to all of our visiting filmmakers.  And there are enough breweries to keep the party going until the wee hours.   Continue reading... “Submit to BendFilm”

Calling All Filmmakers, the Portland 48 Hour Film Project is Back!

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2014 PDX 48HFP

That’s right — the original, biggest ,and best of the timed-base competition/festivals is back!

On August 1-3,, hundreds of the area’s most daring and creative filmmakers will hit the streets of Portland to make a movie in 48 hours!  Write, shoot, edit and score a short film in 48 hours.  Will you be among them?  Register  your team at www.48hourfilm.com/portland_oregon

August 1-3;  Filmmaking:

August 6 & August 7;  World Premieres of All Completed Films:

August 20;  The Best of Portland:

All screenings at at the beautiful and historic Hollywood Theater. Continue reading... “Calling All Filmmakers, the Portland 48 Hour Film Project is Back!”