Mt. Hood Independent Film Festival
The Mt. Hood Independent Film Festival is an annual film festival based in Hood River, Oregon, United States.[1] The festival seeks to bring films of multiple genres, including narrative, animation, documentary, and sports documentary to the community of Hood River and the Columbia River Gorge area. The festival also seeks to provide a venue to screen films from around the world which otherwise would not be seen in this area. The festival dedicates a portion of programming specifically to independent films made in the Pacific Northwest in an effort support local filmmakers. The festival also dedicates a portion of the program to films made by high-school-age filmmakers with a special emphasis on local films made by high school students. It is the largest Oregon-based arts and culture organization in the mid-Columbia region both in terms of programming and facility.[2]
The Festival was first held in 2012.
Awards
The festival offers multiple awards and honors to its films and filmmakers.
2013 Winners
- Best Adventure, High and Hallowed
- Best Short Documentary, Duk County
- Best Feature Narrative, City Baby
- Best Short Narrative, Curfew
- Dan McCabe’s JBM Award, NaiHe River
- Best Horror-SciFi, Love of My Life - Directed by Michael Budd
- Best Foreign: More than 2 Hours
- Best College Film, Volar en Linea Recta
- Best Student, K-12, The Talk
- Best Full Length Documentary, Walking the Camino
- Regional NW Award, Tiny
- Saving Wild Spaces Award, Fighting for the Futaleufu
- Most Inspirational, Maidentrip
- Most Thought Provoking, Frack Nation
- Filmmaker to Watch, David Angeles (Days Like This)
2012 Winners
- We Grew Wings - Best Sports Documentary
- Children of the Wind - Best Inspirational Film
- I am Not a Rock Star - Best Feature Documentary
- A Big Love Story - Best Feature Narrative
- Save the Bees - Best Local Film
- El Ulitimo Hielero - Best Short Documentary
- Foodie - Best Horror/Sci-Fi
- Frames - JMB Award
- A Family Dinner - Best Narrative Short
References
- ↑ "Mt. Hood Independent Film Festival". Columbia Center for the Arts. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ↑ Drake, Jim (November 13, 2013). "Mt Hood Independent Film Festival draws 1,100 visits". Hood River News. Eagle Newspapers. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
External links
- Mt. Hood Independent Film Festival (official website)