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{{Infobox Film Festival
| name = Portland Film Festival
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| founded = 2013
| location = [[Portland, Oregon]]
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| date = August 27 through September 1, 2013
| website = [http://www.portlandfilmfestival.com www.portlandfilmfestival.com]
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'''Portland Film Festival''' is a non-profit organization which hosts events and programs in [[Portland, Oregon]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://portlandfilmfestival.com/about-us/|title=About Us|website=Portland Film Festival|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-18}}</ref> It was founded in 2013 by Joshua Leake with the help of Jay Cornelius.<ref name=":0" /> Their main event called the Portland Film Festival is an annual independent film festival that is held in several local theaters in Portland.<ref name=":0" /> This event focuses on showcasing films, but also provide food, a range of events to participate in, and other forms of entertainment.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.moviemaker.com/archives/festivals/festival-spotlight-friday-portland-film-festival-is-the-artist-colony-of-your-dreams/|title=Festival Spotlight Friday: Portland Film Festival is the Artist Colony of Your Dreams by MM Editors|date=2013-08-30|website=MovieMaker Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-18}}</ref>

== History ==
Jay Cornelius helped Leake set up the first festival by recruiting people that he knew from his previous job as a film instructor.<ref name=":0" /> There were over 148 volunteers that helped pull off the first Portland Film Festival.<ref name=":0" /> These volunteers helped with a wide range of activities from directing music, operations, other volunteers, and social media, to helping with legal advising, talking photos, and more.<ref name=":0" />

The first film festival was held from August 27 through September 1, 2013 and featured networking events, workshops, a [[beer garden]], and [[food cart]]s.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":1">{{cite web|title='For The Love Of Film': Portland's Newest Cinema Festival Debuts|url=http://www.opb.org/artsandlife/article/for-love-of-film-portlands-newest-cinema-festival-debuts/|publisher=OPB|accessdate=9 December 2013}}</ref> 83 films were shown in the inaugural festival and over 600 were submitted for consideration at the festival.<ref name=":1" />

== Theaters and Venues ==
The festival has been hosted at a range of locations across Portland including [[5th Avenue Cinema|Fifth Avenue Cinema]], Clinton St. Theater, [[Cinema 21]], [[Crystal Ballroom (Portland, Oregon)|Crystal Ballroom]], Crystal Ball & Restaurant, [[Hollywood Theatre (Portland, Oregon)|Hollywood Theater]], [[Laurelhurst Theater]], Living Room Theater, McMenamin's Mission Theater, Plum Tree Mortgage Education Center, Pro Photo Supply Event Center, Wallace Park, Waterfront Park, White Space Gallery, [[The Fields Park]], and the Hi-Lo Hotel.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2013/08/the_new_portland_film_festival.html|title=The new Portland Film Festival to premier films in free, outdoor screenings at The Fields Park|last=Hottman|first=Sara|date=2013-08-22|website=oregonlive|language=en|access-date=2019-11-03}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191025005402/en/Portland-Film-Festival-Announces-2019-Award-Winners|title=Portland Film Festival Announces 2019 Award Winners|date=2019-10-25|website=www.businesswire.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-03}}</ref>

== 2019 Award Winners ==
Best Narrative Feature: '''''Princess of the Row''''' by Max Carlson<ref name=":12" />

Best Documentary Feature: '''''Fire on the Hill''''' by Brett Fallentine<ref name=":12" />

Best Director: Gavin Nichael Booth for '''''Last Call'''''<ref name=":12" />

Best Short: '''''Jane'''''by Kathryn Prescott<ref name=":12" />

Audience Award Winners: '''''The First and the Last Time, Ashes to Ashes, Colour Code'''''<ref name=":12" />

Two new award categories were added at the 2019 Portland Film Festival-<ref name=":12" />

Best New Director: Tim True for '''''Here Awhile'''''<ref name=":12" />

Best Midnight Feature: '''''Crack House of the Dead''''' by Jason Toler<ref name=":12" />

== Other Programs and Events ==
The Portland Film Festival nonprofit hosts other film festivals, events, and programs offered year round including the Portland Documentary Film Festival (PDOC) and the Portland Short Film Festival (PDXShorts), as well as others including:<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://portlandfilmfestival.com/programs/|title=Programs|website=Portland Film Festival|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-03}}</ref>

=== #FutureFilmmakers ===
The #FutureFilmmakers program offers free educational workshops to children who are disadvantaged.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://portlandfilmfestival.com/futurefilmmakers/|title=#FutureFilmmakers|website=Portland Film Festival|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-18}}</ref> In the workshops hosted in partner with the [[Boys & Girls Clubs of America|Boys and Girls Club]]<nowiki/>of Portland, children work with professionals in the film industry and are taught about movie making. A few short films are produced by the participants by the end of each workshop.<ref name=":5" />

=== Kids Film Festival ===
The Kids Film Festival is a festival hosted by the Portland Film Festival that focuses on child films.<ref name=":2" /> All of the films shown at this event are performed and/or made by children.<ref name=":2" />

=== Portland Film Club ===
Portland Film Club is the largest film club in Oregon with over 4 thousand members.<ref name=":2" /> The group claims to be set up like a bookclub, meeting each month to watch a film and have a discussion about it afterwards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.meetup.com/portlandfilm/|title=Portland Film Club (Portland, OR)|website=Meetup|language=en|access-date=2019-11-18}}</ref>

=== Portland Film Industry Speed Networking Event ===
The Portland Film Industry Speed Networking Event is the largest of its kind in Oregon.<ref name=":2" /> It is an event hosted annually to bring people in the film industry together to help expand their network.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.eventbrite.com/e/54122092636?aff=efbneb|title=Film Industry Networking|website=Eventbrite|language=en-us|access-date=2019-11-18}}</ref> Those who attend the event are offered appetizers and drinks, and are eligible to join a members only Facebook group to continue to reach others.<ref name=":6" />

=== Portland Film & Video Networking Group ===
With over 5 thousand members, the Portland Film & Video Networking Group unites people from the Portland area film industry together to talk in a public group on [[Facebook]].<ref name=":2" />

=== Portland Independent Film Networking Meetup ===
The Portland Independent Film Networking Meetup is a group of over 4 thousand members that host networking opportunities at bars and restaurants for people in the film industry.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.meetup.com/The-Portland-Independent-Film-Networking-Meetup/|title=The Portland Independent Film Networking Meetup (Portland, OR)|website=Meetup|language=en|access-date=2019-11-18}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{official website|http://www.portlandfilmfestival.com/}}
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