Comcast Oregon/SW Washington Supports 2017 Portland Film Festival as Presenting Sponsor
August 03 2017 - 5:18PM
Business Wire
Week-Long Event Showcases Independent Film
Spotlighting Veterans, Native Americans, and Female-driven
Films
The Portland Film Festival has announced that Comcast Oregon/SW
Washington will be the presenting sponsor of the fifth annual
festival, which will kick off on Monday, October 30st, 2017. The
line-up for the week-long tribute to independent movie-making will
be announced the first week of October.
“People tend to think of Comcast as a technology provider, but
we’re also an entertainment company,” said Rodrigo Lopez, regional
senior vice-president of Comcast Oregon/SW Washington. “We’re
excited to step in as Presenting Sponsor of the Portland Film
Festival, helping local, independent voices be seen and heard.”
This year, the festival will screen more than 50 narrative and
documentary films and dozens of short films. Over seven days, the
festival will include networking events, workshops, guest speakers,
financing talks, film premieres, director Q&As, and more. All
the films will be screened at the historic Laurelhurst Theater on
E. Burnside Street in Portland.
“We are thrilled to have Comcast as our Presenting Sponsor for
this year’s Portland Film Festival,” said Josh Leake, founder and
executive director of the Portland Film Festival. “It’s a perfect
fit for us, as Comcast provides access to films of every genre
through their Xfinity X1 platform. Our festival focuses on
independent filmmakers, and by supporting the Portland Film
Festival, Comcast is investing in the future of up-and-coming
filmmakers, and the Oregon film industry.”
Leake is presenting another year of compelling and eclectic
films, which will include documentaries focused on Native American
issues and issues of interest to veterans, continuing the
festival’s commitment to diverse voices and visions. There will
also be filmmaking workshops for youth and events for those
interested in writing for the silver screen. A business-to-business
networking event for those in the film industry is also being
planned.
Established in 2013, the Portland Film Festival is one of
Oregon’s largest film festivals, and was named “one of the
coolest film festivals in the world,” by MovieMaker Magazine.
Previous attendees, special guests, and honorees include iconic
screenwriters Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club, Choke), William F. Nolan
(Logan’s Run), and Leslie Dixon (Hairspray, Mrs. Doubtfire),
pioneering stop-motion filmmaker Will Vinton, legendary creature
sculptor /puppet maker Wendy Froud (Star Wars), cinematographer Amy
Vincent (Hustle and Flow), and director George Cameron Romero.
The complete festival lineup and passes will be available at
www.portlandfilmfestival.com. Early festival passes are already on
sale.
About the Portland Film Festival
Established in 2013, the Portland Film Festival is Oregon’s
largest film festival, and was named “one of the coolest film
festivals in the world,” by MovieMaker Magazine in 2014. It is a
non-profit, year round organization dedicated to nurturing
filmmakers and audiences, and to celebrating the power of a good
story. The festival focuses on the people, ideas, technology,
skills and artistry behind filmmaking, and provides both
entertaining and educational opportunities for the public.
Past festival partners include the City of Portland, Portland
Parks & Recreation, Art Institute of Portland, Oregon Film:
Oregon Governor’s Office of Film and Television, Women in Film,
Oregon Media Production Association (OMPA), Willamette Writers, SAG
Aftra (Actor’s Guild/Union), I.A.T.S.E. (Film Union), Directed by
Women, and others.
Although the festival began in 2013, its history goes back to
2009, when the Portland Film Club was founded as a film club to
bring film lovers together to view and discuss films. The club now
boasts over 2300 members and is one of the largest movie clubs on
the west coast. It screens typically one movie a week including new
and independent features.
About Comcast
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and
technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and
NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation’s largest video,
high-speed internet, and phone providers to residential customers
under the XFINITY brand, and also provides these services to
businesses. It also provides wireless and security and automation
services to residential customers under the XFINITY brand.
NBCUniversal operates news, entertainment and sports cable
networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, television
production operations, television station groups, Universal
Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts. Visit
www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
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