Maria Moreno It’s truly been a uniquely historic year for the Portland International Film Festival. There was certainly excitement about the new Future/Future competition, which marked PIFF’s entrance into the realm of competitive film festivals and locals were also enthusiastic about the merging of the Northwest Filmmakers Festival with PIFF, leading to wider exposure forContinue reading “PIFF 2020 Festival Roundup”
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Film Festivals Wrap Up
Luke Coverdale Film 486 03/19/2020 Throughout the term, we’ve addressed the power of film festivals in shaping the world of film from many perspectives, such as cultural, economic and technologic. It is hard to imagine what the world of cinema would be like without their influence as festivals greatly affect the way in which weContinue reading “Film Festivals Wrap Up”
A hardship of holding a successful International Film Festival: 2020 43rd Portland International Film Festival
The expected virtue of International Film Festivals Introduction It seems there is nothing more confusing year than this year’s 43rd Portland International Film Festival (PIFF). Because the COVID-19 pandemic made the PIFF delay indefinitely during the middle of the festival season only left 4 days until the closing weekend. This was a huge deal to theContinue reading “A hardship of holding a successful International Film Festival: 2020 43rd Portland International Film Festival”
PIFF 43, We Barely Knew Ye
After my one and only (and coincidently, first ever) viewing at the 43rd annual Portland International Film Festival (PIFF), before the novel coronavirus brought it to a screeching halt, I found myself leaving the Empirical Theater at OMSI feeling very satisfied. I have seen many movies in theaters bu,t walking out of this experience, there was something decidedlyContinue reading “PIFF 43, We Barely Knew Ye”
43rd Annual PIFF Round Up
By Hannah Cumming The 43rd annual Portland International Film Festival (PIFF) was experiencing a rebranding this year, before it’s unfortunate cancellation on day seven of the festival in an effort to reduce the COVID-19 spread. After hiring a new director, Amy Dotson, the NW Film Center decided to combine the previously separate and regionally centeredContinue reading “43rd Annual PIFF Round Up”
PIFF43: Festival Round Up
Written by Hannah Mason March 6th through 15th, the Portland International Film Festival (PIFF) showcases select films from around the world at a series of Portland Theatres, such as Cinema 21, Cinemagic, and the Portland Art Museum’s Whitsell Auditorium (which is the primary location for film showings). The festival also hosts workshops and panels onContinue reading “PIFF43: Festival Round Up”
PIFF: Portland’s Local Cinema
By Karlee Boon To most of its attendees and filmmakers, the 2020 Portland International Film Festival will most likely be a week they will never forget. Amidst the growing fears of COVID-19, the festival was able to run up through its Wednesday evening program until finally, on the afternoon of March 12, PIFF was forcedContinue reading “PIFF: Portland’s Local Cinema”
PIFF 43 Round Up: A Community Experience Disrupted
The short lived 43rd annual Portland International Film Festival (PIFF) was an upsetting time. Not for the minimal films that were planned to be screened at the festival or the few films I was personally able to attend before it was cancelled; rather for the unfortunate event of COVID-19 and the derailing of society itContinue reading “PIFF 43 Round Up: A Community Experience Disrupted”
Festival Round Up
By Nicholas Garza This years Portland International Film Festival featured films from across the globe exhibiting in 12 different venues across Portland for the opportunity to win the newly adopted film awards. This years festival was arguably the most unconventional of any other year prior simply because of the early closure of the festival becauseContinue reading “Festival Round Up”
PIFF 43 – A Reflection
The 43rd Portland International Film Festival started off stumbling. On the first day of screenings, the projector died at the Cinema 21 location, cancelling the first shorts program of the festival. Though the projector was back up quickly, it was a rough start for an already somewhat questionable year of programming. There were many observationsContinue reading “PIFF 43 – A Reflection”
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