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Upcoming Screenings

Wed, Oct 9

Strange Territories: The Short Films of Miri Gossing & Lina Sieckmann

Directed by Miri Gossing, Lina Sieckmann

Strange Territories features six short films by German filmmakers Miriam Gossing and Lina Sieckmann. As an artist duo they have

Fri, Oct 11

Close-Up

Directed by Abbas Kiarostami

The recent death of Abbas Kiarostami (1940-2016), one of our greatest filmmakers, was, and will continue to be, a huge

Sat, Oct 12

Beauty and the Beast

Directed by Jean Cocteau

A film of immense visual beauty and unparalleled imagination, Jean Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast was the first of many

Sat, Oct 12

Lost, Lost, Lost

Directed by Jonas Mekas

Covering the years 1949-1963, this trove of “lost” material features Mekas’s arrival in New York and the subsequent hand-to-mouth years;

Sat, Oct 12

Taste of Cherry

Directed by Abbas Kiarostami

Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival and celebrated as the critical rival of his own

Sun, Oct 13

They Live

Directed by John Carpenter

John Carpenter—absolutely a master filmmaker by 1988, with such key films as Assault on Precinct 13, Escape from New York,

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Classes

The Northwest Film Center is one of the largest community-based film arts programs in the country. It offers the Northwest’s most comprehensive curriculum in media production and appreciation.

Digital Filmmaking for K-12 Teachers

Develop basic proficiency in the film production process (planning, filming, editing) and

Rotoscoping Experimental Images

Learn about Adobe After Effects' Roto Brush tool and its ability to

Super 8 Camera Operation

Learn to shoot in the classic, analog, home-movie format and become part

Super 8mm and 16mm Hand Processing

Learn the "throw your film in a bucket and pour chemistry all

Diary Filmmaking: Blurring the Boundary Between Art & Life

Inspired by our fall exhibition series, Jonas Mekas In His Own Images,

Silver Screen Club

The Northwest Film Center boasts over 500 screenings per year. Find your front row seat to some of the best cinematic programming Portland has to offer!

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Equipment & Facility Rental

The Film Center rents film/video equipment, facilities, and edit labs to artist and nonprofit users at subsidized rates. Equipment is also available for commercial productions as availability allows.

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