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Northwest Film Center

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imageNW Film Center - Portland, Oregon.JPG
established(as Northwest Film Study Center)
(as Northwest Film Center)
(as PAM CUT)
namePAM CUT-Center for an Untold Tomorrow
location934 SW Salmon St.
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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website

(as Northwest Film Center) (as PAM CUT) Portland, Oregon, U.S. PAM CUT–Center for an Untold Tomorrow, formerly the Northwest Film Center, is a regional media arts resource and service organization based in Portland, Oregon, United States, that was founded to encourage the study, appreciation, and utilization of film. The center provides a variety of film and video exhibition, education and information programs primarily directed to the residents of the Pacific Northwest.

History

The center was founded as the Northwest Film Study Center in 1971, and incorporated into the Portland Art Museum in 1978.

The center was located in Portland's historic Guild Theatre from 1998 to 2006.

Sponsors of the center include the National Endowment for the Arts, Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Cultural Trust, Washington State Arts Commission, Regional Arts & Culture Council, The Ted R. Gamble Film Endowment, The Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust, The Paul G. Allen Foundation for the Arts, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission.

In March 2022, the center was renamed the "PAM CUT–Center for an Untold Tomorrow".

Management

In September 2019, Amy Dotson became the director of Portland's Northwest Film Center. Dotson would be responsible for the Film Center's overall vision, including strategic development, marketing, and guidance of the curriculum. She would also work with the curatorial teams of the Museum, incorporating her vast film and new media knowledge, as well as using her financial, commercial and foreign partnerships to promote the development of the Film Center as a world-class film and digital media production hub.

Events

In the past, events at the Northwest Film Center included the Portland International Film Festival, the Northwest Filmmakers' Festival, Reel Music Film Festival, Portland Jewish Film Festival and the Young People's Film Festival. None of these events have been held since 2020 (except the Portland International Film Festival, which was virtual in 2021).

Northwest Filmmakers' Festival

Past judges of the Northwest Filmmakers' Festival (previously known as the Northwest Film and Video Festival) have included Gus Van Sant, Matt Groening, Todd Haynes, Christine Vachon, Bill Plympton, Dan Ireland, Karen Cooper of Filmforum, B. Ruby Rich, Amy Taubin, J. Hoberman, and John Cooper, Sundance Film Festival and Outfest programmer.

Awards

Judge's Award
YearCategoryFilmDirectors
1983ShortThe Rubber Stamp FilmJoanna Priestley
1985ShortVoicesJoanna Priestley
1988ShortShe-BopJoanna Priestley
1993ShortPro and ConJoanna Priestley
1994ShortGrown UpJoanna Priestley
1995ShortHand HeldJoanna Priestley
title=Northwest Film & Video Festival (1996)url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000502/1996/1/access-date=2025-11-18website=IMDblanguage=en-US}}FeatureCat Swallows Parakeet and Speaks!Ileana Pietrobruno
title=Northwest Film & Video Festival (1997)url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000502/1997/1/access-date=2025-11-18website=IMDblanguage=en-US}}ShortSabor a miClaudia Morgado
1997ShortRoad MovieGwen Haworth
title=Northwest Film & Video Festival (1998)url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000502/1998/1/access-date=2025-11-18website=IMDblanguage=en-US}}ShortJohnny BagpipesTodd Korgan
2001ExperimentalPassageChel White
title=Northwest Film & Video Festival (2004)url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000502/2004/1/access-date=2025-11-18website=IMDblanguage=en-US}}ExperimentalGroundedMatt McCormick
2004ShortMagdaChel White
title=Northwest Film & Video Festival (2005)url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000502/2005/1/access-date=2025-11-18website=IMDblanguage=en-US}}ShortDarling DarlingMatthew Lessner
2005ShortDriver's EdThom Harp
2006Most MemorableRegarding SarahMichelle Porter
2007ShortBy Modern MeasureMatthew Lessner
title=Northwest Film & Video Festival (2008)url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000502/2008/1/access-date=2025-11-18website=IMDblanguage=en-US}}ShortRifle WorkbookVincent Caldoni
title=Northwest Film & Video Festival (2012)url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000502/2012/1/access-date=2025-11-18website=IMDblanguage=en-US}}DocumentaryThe Sandwich NaziLewis Bennett
title=Northwest Film & Video Festival (2015)url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000502/2015/1/access-date=2025-11-18website=IMDblanguage=en-US}}ExperimentalRobot Pavlov SputnikOliver Hockenhull
2015ShortUtopia ParkwayJoanna Priestley
2015Northwest FeatureFrank and the WondercatPablo Alvarex-Mesa
2015FeatureBirds of NeptuneStephen Richter
Audience Award
YearFilmDirectors
1996CheckMatingWilliam Azaroff
1998Johnny BagpipesTodd Korgan
2000SoulmateChel White
2008HirsuteAmy Belling
2012David Lynch & Chrysta Bell: Bird of FlamesChel White
2012Dear PlutoJoanna Priestley
2015For Jean-Pierre MelvilleIra Flowers

References

References

  1. Rose Bond. "The Portland Story 1925-76". ASIFA Seattle.
  2. [https://web.pam.org/asp/templates/page.asp?pageID=72 1970s & 1980s]
  3. Levy, Shawn. (June 25, 2006). "Before flying off with Superman, a good-bye to the Guild". [[The Oregonian]].
  4. (9 Mar 2022). "Portland's Northwest Film Center gets a new name: PAM CUT". The Oregonian.
  5. (7 May 2019). "Amy Dotson Announced as New Northwest Film Center Director and Portland Art Museum Curator of Film and New Media".
  6. "Northwest Film & Video Festival (1983)".
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