Location | Portland, Oregon |
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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. 83 films were shown in the inaugural festival and over 600 were submitted for consideration at the festival. Highlights of the event included Andy Mingo's short film Romance, which was based on a Chuck Palahniuk short story.