Portland Film Festival

01/02/2026

Remembering our toast to the start of the 2025 Portland Film Festival with a Sokol Blosser Bluebird •:*¨¨*:•.Sparkling•:*¨¨*:• Wine. Here's to a great 2026 to all filmmakers & film lovers! https://www.facebook.com/reel/1471165317903656

10/10/2025

People fly in from EASTERN CANADA to SOUTH KOREA and beyond to volunteer with us. 🇰🇷🇨🇦✈️ Tomorrow? Our Portland Film Festival volunteers get VIP access to an exclusive screening + party. Because when you’re part of the crew, you’re family. 💚
See these photos? The behind-the-scenes magic? The puppet? The legendary teal shirts? This energy?
You could be here next year.
Want to volunteer for the next Portland Film Festival?
👇 Comment “VOLUNTEER” below and we’ll send you the application.
Fair warning: Once you join this crew, you might find yourself booking flights from across the continent. ✈️🎬

10/10/2025

JC Penney building costume. Love it. Also huge thanks to for printing up Festival shirts. Our festival loves your home printed shirts. Buy while supplies last, coming to soon

10/06/2025

Thanks for hosting our closing night screenings of .of.water and documentary. Such a great turnout!

10/04/2025

Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers! Comment “volunteer” below to find out more.

09/28/2025

Meet Äsk, our customer service lead at Portland Film Festival! Created by like all our beloved mascots, Äsk is here to resolve your festival questions ASAP. Don’t hesitate to Äsk away! 🎭 Äsk also invited previous years customer service award winners back to support him in his difficult task. We are available to help with any questions. Äsk us anything.

09/26/2025

🎬 The 2025 Portland Film Festival is here!

October 1-5 in person ($4 advance) • All of October virtual ($8)
Deep cuts from around the world and across the block.

The year of the moth 🦋 Our gorgeous festival print by captures Portland perfectly—guess the bridge! Thanks to for our puppet mascot Äsk—meet him during the Festival or text him at 971/425/4515.

We’re at Center for Native Arts + Cultures (800 SE 10th, use Belmont entrance).

Oct 1st highlights:
• Industry day with & .ox Blue Ox Films speakers
• Free 6pm reception with visiting filmmakers

48+ women directors. 30 genres. 20 states. 12 countries.

Local spotlight: Horsegirls, No Black Dancers in Portland Tales from a Neighborhood Pot Shop, The Oregon Trail of Blood, Future Filmmakers with and 25+ more Portland films.

Plus Kristen Stewart’s adaptation of The Chronology of Water—this masterpiece will wreck you in the best way possible.

Turn your phone off. Watch movies. Learn filmmaking. Eat snacks (we’ve got the good AND bad-for-you stuff).

Comment below:
“PORTLAND” → ticket links
“PROGRAM” → full lineup
“INDUSTRY” → workshops & networking
“VOLUNTEER” → free movies for helping out

Vote for favorites all month long! 🗳️

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06/01/2025

High heels

05/23/2025

05/23/2025

Celilo Falls: An Evening of Music, Storytelling, and Discussion with