Portland Film Festival

Portland Film Festival
Location Portland, Oregon
Founded 2013
Festival date August 27 through September 1, 2013
Website www.portlandfilmfestival.com

Portland Film Festival is a non-profit independent film festival that is held in several local theaters in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 2013 by Joshua Leake and Jay Cornelius. The first film festival was held from August 27 through September 1, 2013 and featured networking events, workshops, a beer garden, and food carts.[1] 83 films were shown in the inaugural festival and over 600 were submitted for consideration at the festival.[2] Highlights of the event included Andy Mingo's short film Romance, which was based on a Chuck Palahniuk short story.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "'For The Love Of Film': Portland's Newest Cinema Festival Debuts". OPB. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Festival Spotlight Friday: Portland Film Festival is the Artist Colony of Your Dreams". MovieMaker. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Palahniuk helps readers (and now filmgoers) find 'Romance'". Oregon Live. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Dispatches from the Portland Film Festival: Chuck Palahniuk Hands Out Stuffed Kittens". WWeek. Retrieved 9 December 2013.


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