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”
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Film Festivals in the Time of Plague (and After)
By Sam Schrader March 2020 marked the 43rd year of the Portland International Film Festival, managed and hosted by the Northwest Film Center. While the festival has long been a staple of the local cultural scene, this year things were a little different. For the first time in nearly forty years, the NWFC has aContinue reading “Film Festivals in the Time of Plague (and After)”
Shorts Block III: The Good and the Ugly
By Sam Schrader I had the pleasure of seeing the third block of shorts at the 43rd Portland International Film Festival with Charlie Faulker. This was the first screening I attended since the COVID 19 situation really picked up, and the last event PIFF held before cancelling the festival due to concerns of unnecessary exposureContinue reading “Shorts Block III: The Good and the Ugly”
Onward, Future Filmmakers!
By Sam Schrader Even before the 43rd Portland International Film Festival, or PIFF (immoderately titled “Cinema Unbound”), began, there was buzz in the community regarding their rather unusual opening weekend selection. There is usually an understanding that one will encounter, at a film festival, what might be considered a “festival film.” This is typically somethingContinue reading “Onward, Future Filmmakers!”
PSU School of Film @ PIFF 