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Portland Dance Film Fest

Portland Dance Film Fest is an adjudicated film festival bringing dance films from around the world to the greater Portland, OR area.

as we try and understand the implications and impact. Our shifting realities of self are mirrored back at us from the wormhole of the web, and in some ways is adding to our discontent and disconnection to ourselves and our communities. And, as with everything, there is a brilliant side. The beauty of technology is endless as well. We are dancers in Portland Dance Film Fest so naturally we are excited to uplift and bare witness to one of the most ancient and sacred art forms while utilizing the brilliance of technology by providing a screen and an audience for artists who are making dance for film. As Portland is a hub for creation and the spirit of Yes we are inspired by our local dancemakers, musicians, and filmmakers and keen on showcasing them alongside their peers from all over the globe. In the terms of technology’s progression, Film is not a new form so much, but we have watched dance for film have more and more of an audience over the last several years. When words feel limiting, we can find recognition of ourselves or something bigger than ourselves in the visual and audio arts.

04/27/2025

Today is the FINAL day to submit to PDFF!

Still from 2024 PDFF Pick Now I Hold You Close by AnA Collaborations

04/26/2025

Hit export on those projects! Tomorrow is the final deadline.

Still from 2024 PDFF Pick Simulation by Heather Lang & Purdie Baumann

04/25/2025

Only 2 days until submissions close!

Still from 2024 PDFF Pick SPINNING HUG by OMAR PÉREZ ROSALES

04/13/2025

The Final Deadline is your last chance to submit to the 2025 Portland Dance Film Fest. Submit to PDFF via FilmFreeway. Link in bio.

Still from 2024 PDFF Pick carefully by Austin Goodwin

04/06/2025

Today is the Extended Deadline!

Still from 2024 PDFF Pick Sameness: Magnificence by Alana Waksman

03/23/2025

Don't miss the Extended Deadline on April 6th!

Still from 2024 PDFF Pick At First Site by Kate Harpootlian

03/16/2025

Today! Today! Today is the Regular Deadline! Submit now via FilmFreeway.

Still from 2024 PDFF Pick Shake Stew - Lila by Rupert Höller

02/09/2025

We are excited to offer a $100 Honorarium for Award Winners. Each year our judges select the Jury Award, Best Mini, Best Short, & Best Long. We also task our attendees to vote for their favorite film for the Audience Award at each screening.

Still is from 2024 PDFF Pick Urban Genesis by Fu Le

02/02/2025

Submit before the Regular Deadline: March 16. Submit your dance film through FilmFreeway.

Still from 2024 PDFF Picks Ruins Within Ruins by Lefteris Parasyris

01/26/2025

Submit today. It's the Early Bird Deadline today! Submit via FilmFreeway. Link in bio.

Still from 2024 PDFF Pick Burn From The Inside by Mthuthuzeli November

01/19/2025

The Early Bird Deadline is April 26. Submit on FilmFreeway Today. Link in bio.

Still from 2024 PDFF Pick What Remains by Vickie Grondin

01/12/2025

2025 Submissions open today! Submit to PDFF via FilmFreeway. Link in bio.

Still from 2024 PDFF Picks: Poet by Mofei Wei & Yang Sun

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Portland Dance Film Fest is about supporting and sharing what we think is the increasingly important work of dance for film. It is no secret that the current technology age has changed, and is continually changing, the way we go thru life. Who and what we are aware of and privy to is infinite and what this means for us a society and as a global people can feel like a rope slipping thru our fingers as we try and understand the implications and impact. Our shifting realities of self are mirrored back at us from the wormhole of the web, and in some ways is adding to our discontent and disconnection to ourselves and our communities. And, as with everything, there is a brilliant side. The beauty of technology is endless as well. We are dancers in Portland Dance Film Fest so naturally we are excited to uplift and bare witness to one of the most ancient and sacred art forms while utilizing the brilliance of technology by providing a screen and an audience for artists who are making dance for film. As Portland is a hub for creation and the spirit of Yes we are inspired by our local dancemakers, musicians, and filmmakers and keen on showcasing them alongside their peers from all over the globe. In the terms of technology’s progression, Film is not a new form so much, but we have watched dance for film have more and more of an audience over the last several years. When words feel limiting, we can find recognition of ourselves or something bigger than ourselves in the visual and audio arts.