Want to get involved with the Portland Women’s Film Festival? POW Fest is a totally awesome four-day festival of women-made movies running May 15th-18th at the Hollywood Theatre. Right now we need help promoting the festival coordinating some upcoming events. Our next open meeting will be Wednesday, January 23rd, 6:00PM, at the Mash Tun (2204 NE Alberta St).
Go to www.powfest.com for more information on the festival. Hope to see you there.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Daughters of Wisdom Playing This Weekend
In partnership with Film Action Oregon's Weekend Documentary series, the Portland Women's Film Festival is proud to present DAUGHTERS OF WISDOM.
In beautiful, remote eastern Tibet, one visionary lama and 300 Buddhist nuns are changing their country’s centuries-old perception of gender and spirituality. Established in 1990 by Lama Norlha Rinpoche, the Kala Rongo Monastery has become a unique educational center for Tibetan women, offering them opportunities never previously available to females. Freed of a life of hard labor and gender-based expectations, the nuns find meaning, happiness and fulfillment through dedicating their lives to Buddhist spiritual practice.
Daughters of Wisdom is an intimate portrait of these women and of their rare community. Some shy, some outspoken, all committed to the often difficult life they have chosen, the nuns graciously allow director Bari Pearlman and her camera into their vibrant community and offer insight into their extraordinary lives.
Director Bari Pearlman in attendance this weekend!
In Tibetan with English subtitles. 68 minutes. Not Rated. Showing Saturday and Sunday at 1:30pm, 3:15pm & 5:00pm, Monday at 7:30pm.
"Beautiful, important, and poignant" -- /Filmmaker Magazine/
In beautiful, remote eastern Tibet, one visionary lama and 300 Buddhist nuns are changing their country’s centuries-old perception of gender and spirituality. Established in 1990 by Lama Norlha Rinpoche, the Kala Rongo Monastery has become a unique educational center for Tibetan women, offering them opportunities never previously available to females. Freed of a life of hard labor and gender-based expectations, the nuns find meaning, happiness and fulfillment through dedicating their lives to Buddhist spiritual practice.
Daughters of Wisdom is an intimate portrait of these women and of their rare community. Some shy, some outspoken, all committed to the often difficult life they have chosen, the nuns graciously allow director Bari Pearlman and her camera into their vibrant community and offer insight into their extraordinary lives.
Director Bari Pearlman in attendance this weekend!
In Tibetan with English subtitles. 68 minutes. Not Rated. Showing Saturday and Sunday at 1:30pm, 3:15pm & 5:00pm, Monday at 7:30pm.
"Beautiful, important, and poignant" -- /Filmmaker Magazine/
Friday, January 11, 2008
We Need Volunteers
POW Fest is currently seeking volunteers and/or student volunteers to help us promote, raise funds, and coordinate the festival. If you are interested in empowering women in an industry where their enormous contribution has often been overlooked. Partners for POW Fest include (women-owned) Sour Apple Productions, Film Action Oregon (a non-profit seeking to empower women filmmakers through their Women’s Film Initiative), with additional support from Milagros and volunteers like you!
Click here for more information on volunteer positions we need to fill, or contact Managing Director John Denlinger.
Click here for more information on volunteer positions we need to fill, or contact Managing Director John Denlinger.
ALLISON ANDERS TO BE POW FEST GUEST OF HONOR
The Portland Women’s Film Festival (a.k.a. POW Fest), scheduled for May 15-18, 2008, at Portland, Oregon’s historic Hollywood Theatre is honored to announce that the celebrated and critically acclaimed filmmaker, Allison Anders, will be attending the festival as this year’s Guest of Honor.
Allison Anders is a Los Angeles-based independent filmmaker. In 1995 she was the recipient of a MacArthur "genius grant" and in 2002 she won a George Foster Peabody Award for distinguished achievement and meritorious service for her semi-autobiographical film "Things Behind the Sun". From the release of her acclaimed first feature, "Border Radio" (1989; co-written and co-directed with Kurt Voss) through the recent critical and popular success of “Things Behind the Sun”, Anders has established a body of work that is innovative in its visual and sound style and marked by ensemble acting and strong women characters. Her films as writer-director also include "Gas Food Lodging" (1992), "Mi Vida Loca" (1993), "Grace of My Heart" (1996), and "Sugar Town" (1999; co-directed with Kurt Voss). Anders' films have premiered at the Cannes International Film Festival and at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, and retrospectives of her work have been held in Thessaloniki, Greece; Sheffield, England; and at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in the Czech Republic. She is a distinguished professor at University Of California, Santa Barbara where she teaches film one quarter a year. Anders has also directed episodes of the TV Shows "Sex In The City", "Cold Case", "The L-Word", "Men In Trees", "What About Brian".
POW Fest focuses on the art and cinematic contribution of women filmmakers from around the world. Anders will be joining the festival to discuss her body of work, engage with audiences, and present samples of her filmography
The Portland Women’s Film Festival (a.k.a. POW Fest), scheduled for May 15-18, 2008, at Portland, Oregon’s historic Hollywood Theatre is honored to announce that the celebrated and critically acclaimed filmmaker, Allison Anders, will be attending the festival as this year’s Guest of Honor.
Allison Anders is a Los Angeles-based independent filmmaker. In 1995 she was the recipient of a MacArthur "genius grant" and in 2002 she won a George Foster Peabody Award for distinguished achievement and meritorious service for her semi-autobiographical film "Things Behind the Sun". From the release of her acclaimed first feature, "Border Radio" (1989; co-written and co-directed with Kurt Voss) through the recent critical and popular success of “Things Behind the Sun”, Anders has established a body of work that is innovative in its visual and sound style and marked by ensemble acting and strong women characters. Her films as writer-director also include "Gas Food Lodging" (1992), "Mi Vida Loca" (1993), "Grace of My Heart" (1996), and "Sugar Town" (1999; co-directed with Kurt Voss). Anders' films have premiered at the Cannes International Film Festival and at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, and retrospectives of her work have been held in Thessaloniki, Greece; Sheffield, England; and at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in the Czech Republic. She is a distinguished professor at University Of California, Santa Barbara where she teaches film one quarter a year. Anders has also directed episodes of the TV Shows "Sex In The City", "Cold Case", "The L-Word", "Men In Trees", "What About Brian".
POW Fest focuses on the art and cinematic contribution of women filmmakers from around the world. Anders will be joining the festival to discuss her body of work, engage with audiences, and present samples of her filmography
POW Fest Call For Entries!
The Portland Women’s Film Festival (a.k.a. POW Fest), the premiere showcase for international independent films made by women, is currently accepting film submissions of any length, style, or genre, directed or co-directed by women. Spanning May 15th-18th and held at Portland, Oregon’s historic Hollywood Theatre, POW Fest will exhibit women-made movies, host several exciting and inspiring workshops and panels, and create an expo of women-owned and served businesses. In addition, the festival will feature a retrospective of award-winning director Allison Anders’ (Gas Food Lodging, Grace of My Heart) work. Anders will also be joining us as this year’s Guest of Honor.
Young Filmmakers (under 19 years old) may submit their film free of charge.
Student Filmmakers currently enrolled in school are eligible for discounted submission fees. See the website for details.
Go to www.powfest.com for a submission application and further details. The FINAL DEADLINE for entries is February 21, 2008!
Young Filmmakers (under 19 years old) may submit their film free of charge.
Student Filmmakers currently enrolled in school are eligible for discounted submission fees. See the website for details.
Go to www.powfest.com for a submission application and further details. The FINAL DEADLINE for entries is February 21, 2008!
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