BendFilm Festival

⭐️ The 2024 BIPOC Women Film Production Grant application is open!⭐️⁠
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BendFilm’s Grant will support a BIPOC women artist with $10,000 toward making their short or feature film. The grant supports storytellers who are working to tell creative and complex stories told from a point of view that is unique and authentic.⁠

Applications are due September 27th!⁠
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📲 Apply here: https://forms.gle/nU4QU3Tth9iS2VnQ7

Grant supported in part by Oregon Film, Oregon Cultural Trust, NewSun Energy and the Roundhouse Foundation. A big thank you to everyone who helps make this possible!
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🎬2024 BEND FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT! // Environmental/Outdoor and Indigenous Features Competition!🎬⁠

The 2024 Environmental/Outdoor and Indigenous Features Competition features 7 films that explore the relationship between people and the environment. These unique stories of community, activism, and untold history highlight nature’s important role in human life and culture.

Get your pass + view the films | https://bendfilm.org/2024-bendfilm-festival/ 🎬⁠
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☻︎ CONGRATS to all the films selected! ☻︎⁠

🎬 2024 BEND FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT // Narrative Features Competition!🎬⁠
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From Sudan to South Korea, Spain to right here in Oregon — these Narrative Features will bring stories from around the globe to theaters veryyy soon!👀 ⁠

“We’ve got some unforgettable films in this year’s competition categories. Throughout the program, we have films about resilience, creativity, physicality and the environment, approached with and told in innovative and fresh ways. These storytellers — our filmmakers — encourage audiences to open their hearts and minds to new ways of being in the world.” - Selin Sevinç, BendFilm’s Program Director

Get your pass + view the films | https://bendfilmfestival2024.eventive.org/films
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We're Hiring a coordinator for BendFilm: Basecamp Applications due Aug 28th!

Jobs JOBS & OPPORTUNITIES NOW HIRING: Coordinator for BendFilm: Basecamp Position: Basecamp Coordinator Contract Duration: September 9, 2024 - October 15, 2024 Location: Bend, OR (mostly remote work, some time at the BendFilm Office in downtown Bend may be required, commuting to and from Caldera Arts for...

📽️🍿🎬Calling all Cinephiles!

We are joining forces again with our pals at Letterboxd to give away TWO Full Film Passes to the 21st Annual Bend Film Festival, October 10-13th! Keep an eye out at the festival for the Letterboxd Mic to give us your last four watched!🤩

To enter:
🎥Follow and
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🎥Let us know the last movie you watched in the comments

& repost on your story for an extra entry!

GOOD LUCK!

ends 8/25 and a winner will be picked 8/26.

Must be 18 years or older to enter. Giveaway not affiliated with Instagram. You will only ever be connected directly by our official instagram account . Never give out confidential personal information!

https://letterboxd.com/legal/giveaway-rules/

Happy Friday Friends🎉

You know what that means, Movies in the Park!🌳🍿🎬️ Tonights film is 'The Blue Beetle' at Mt. View Park, movie starts at 7!

Have questions about the festival?
Check out our festival FAQ page here:

Festival FAQs Festival FAQ's The annual Bend Film Festival is a combination of in-person and virtual film screenings, filmmaker discussions, mentor sessions, festival honorees, awards and more. We are jazzed to bring back our annual celebration of independent film and connect with all of you. We can all use more....

The 2024 Bend Film Festival is fast approaching! That means now is the time to get your passes. All pass holders get early access to seat reservation, unlimited movies, a cool a** lanyard and more!🌟🍿

Don't miss out on the coolest event of the year, get your passes now!

Stay tuned for the start of our program announcements, coming very very soon👀🎬️

Purchase Passes here: https://bendfilm.org/bend-film-festival-passes/

BFF24 spotted in the wild!👀🤩

If you see a poster or billboard in the wild, take a pic, tag us, share the love! Reminder, were a and your support means the world🥰

Summer Camp Recap!☀️ Our 2024 summer camps were a hit! We even had to move our end of camp screening to a bigger auditorium to accommodate everyone🤯 It's such a joy to watch the next generation of filmmakers in action🎬️🎥

Huge shoutout to our staff, interns and volunteers for working together and making this happen! Until next year!❤️

Putting on an Internationally recognized, Academy Qualified festival should indeed be an Olympic Sport😤🇺🇸🏆️

Our first FREE movie in the park is tomorrow! Kids activities start at 6pm, movie starts at 7pm. Bring your blankets, snacks and cozy up for the iconic film!

MULAN | AUG 2ND | AL MOODY PARK

See ya there!

Happy Birthday to our resident Music Video expert, VHS loving, Tin Pan Marketing Queen, THE Doone Williams!📹️ ⭐️

Doone is a Tin Pan Super star, you'll probably recognize her from many outdoor screenings & VHS Nights over the years. Everyone wish Doone a happy birthday in the comments!🎉

⭐️ VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!⭐️

The festival is rapidly approaching and we need YOUR help! Do you love movies, meeting new people, and helping out your fave local non-profit?

Volunteer at the 2024 festival!

Sign up and learn more here: https://bendfilm.org/get-involved/volunteers/

✨️Applications are due in ONE WEEK!✨️

If you've been putting off applying to BendFilm: Basecamp, this is your reminder to get it in! Join us, former Sundance Director John Cooper, Producer extra-ordinate Christine Vachon and many more for a three day filmmaking intensive in beautiful Central Oregon!

Apply Here:
https://bendfilm.org/education/basecamp/

Give Grandma a run for her money at Not'cho Grandma's Bingo!😉👵🏼
August 4th | 10AM | Silver Moon Brewing

⭐️Join us for a bingo FUNdraiser supporting BendFilm! It's guaranteed to be a good time for a good cause! Tickets and tables are on sale now, make sure you select AUGUST 4TH when checking out!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/notcho-grandmas-bingo-outside-on-the-patio-reservable-tables-seats-tickets-642338601047?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2pCSx-mkBxPczuC2cI6JT4z-Evjm6l_IC2PiUPaUh-CQASeK_8R5o5_YU_aem_3fvtokwU68ovDpAhbZY-4g

Never to late for a little event recap!😉 Thank you to everyone who came out to our screening last week, we had a blast! ⁠
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& a huge shoutout to and for making it an extra special night🫶⁠
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Let us know which short was your fave in the comments!🌲🎥👇️⁠
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⭐️BendFilm Family, we need your Vote!⭐️

Vote for us for Best Non-Profit Serving Arts and Culture! We are so proud to be a part of and serve such an amazing community here in Bend and beyond. We love you all dearly! Now VOTE VOTE VOTE!

Vote here❤️
https://www.bendsource.com/bend/BestOfCentralOregon2024/Page #/gallery?group=489963

Huge shoutout to our pals for putting this on every year!

Vote for us for Best Non-Profit Serving Arts and Culture!❤️

Cast your votes for the Best of Central Oregon 2024!

Return paper ballots to our office, or click the link to cast your votes digitally.
https://www.bendsource.com/bend/BestOfCentralOregon2024/Page #//

Reminder that in order for your ballots to be counted, you must vote for AT LEAST 25 categories.

Best of luck to all!

Happy 4th Movie Lovers🇺🇸🎆 🌭Today we celebrate and honor our true American hero, Tom Hanks🫡

Outdoor movies season is here!☀️🌳 Our beloved FREE movies in the park series is back, every Friday in August throughout Bend!

Activities start at 6PM, Movies at 7PM! We'll have a fancy new screen you don't want to miss😉 Bring the kids, grandparents, your crush, whoever!

Huge thanks to Bend Parks and Rec, WHH Foundation and Audio Visions Plus for helping us make this happen!

Everyone say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the one and only Todd Leiser, aka Foxy La Hound!🎉🥳

You may recognize Foxy from the Tin Pan, a Spaghetti Western night or even a drag show! Foxy is a tech wizard, movie nerd and we are so lucky to have him on our team🫶

Give him some love in the comments!

Scroll for BendFilm: Basecamp ✨️VIBES✨️

Three days nestled in the woods, lakeside, learning, gathering, creating + growing! What more could you ask for?!🌲🎥🛶🫶

Applications are open until July 31st. Filmmakers, don't miss out on this one of a kind experience! Learn more and apply here: https://bendfilm.org/education/basecamp/

Last week we awarded three local students prizes for winning the One Water commercial making contest with the City of Bend!⭐️🎥🏆️

Congrats to our grand prize winner Sage Goldstien (11th grade), 9-12 Division Winner Andres Bahns (12th Grade) and 6-8 Division winner Fisher Olin (8th Grade). Our heartfelt thanks goes out to all the students and their devoted teachers who participated!

🤩🎬SAVE THE DATE for October 10th-13th, and get your fest passes today to be entered to win a free hotel stay during the fest !!! www.bendfilm.org

⭐️Don't let the best weekend of the year pass you by, the fest is 4 months away!⭐️ Tag any familiar faces you see!😉
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMrilS1VYRk

2024 Bend Film Festival Festival Passes on Sale now! https://bendfilm.org/bend-film-festival-passes/Your Annual Big Screen Binge is Back! The 21st annual Bend Film Festival is back ...

Introducing the first 2024 Basecamp mentors: The talented Christine Vachon and Aaron Schimberg!

We are thrilled to have these wonderful filmmakers in our presence to share all their wisdom🎬️🎥

Learn More and apply here:
http://bendfilm.org/education/basecamp/