The 33rd Portland International Film Festival announces the Oregonian Audience Award winners. This year’s Festival wrapped up its 18 day run Sunday, February 28th after 195 total screenings at multiple theater locations in the downtown cultural district of Portland. This year’s Festival was attended by over 30,000 attendees and included 77 features and 39 shorts [...]
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A Town Called Panic
Quickcard Review A Town Called Panic Directed by: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar Cast: Horse, Indian, Cowboy Running Time: 1 hr 15 mins Rating: unrated COMPLETE COVERAGE – 33rd Portland International Film Festival Country: Belgium PLOT: This stop-motion animated film tells the story of accidental troublemakers Indian and Cowboy. They order too many bricks for Horse’s [...]
The Wild Hunt
Quickcard Review The Wild Hunt Directed by: Alexandre Franchi Cast: Mark A. Krupa, Tilo Horn, Ricky Mabe Running Time: 1 hr 35 min Rating: unrated COMPLETE COVERAGE – 33rd Portland International Film Festival PLOT: A live action role-playing event goes out of whack after being infiltrated by Erik, a guy looking for his girlfriend. His [...]
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Quickcard Review The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Män Som Hatar Kvinnor) Directed by: Niels Arden Oplev Cast: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Peter Haber Running Time: 2 hr 30 min Rating: unrated COMPLETE COVERAGE – 33rd Portland International Film Festival PLOT: A disgraced journalist is hired by the powerful head of a wealthy family to [...]
The Wedding Song
Quickcard Review The Wedding Song Directed by: Karin Albou Cast: Lizzie Brochere, Olympe Borval Running Time: 1 hr 40 mins Rating: PG-13 COMPLETE COVERAGE – 33rd Portland International Film Festival PLOT: When the Nazis occupy Tunisia, it strains the friendship of Myriam (Brochere), a young Jewess, and Nour (Borval), a traditional Muslim. It’s called The [...]
Welcome
Quickcard Review Welcome Directed by: Philippe Loiret Cast: Vincent Lindon, Firat Ayverdi, Audrey Dana Running Time: 2hrs 15 min Rating: R COMPLETE COVERAGE – 33rd Portland International Film Festival PLOT: Bilal (Ayverdi), a seventeen-year-old Kurdish refugee, arrives in France. He needs to get to London, where the love of his life is now situated with [...]
Bluebeard (Barbe Bleue)
Quickcard Review Bluebeard (Barbe Bleue) Directed by: Catherine Breillat Cast: Lola Créton, Daphné Baiwir, Dominique Thomas Running Time: 1 hr 20 min Rating: unrated COMPLETE COVERAGE – 33rd Portland International Film Festival PLOT: Two little girls read the horrifying fairytale “Bluebeard” while hidden away in an attic, framing the story that’s being lived by two [...]
Film Reviews for The Portland International Film Festival (PIFF 2010)
Bookmark this page, as we will be adding FILM REVIEWS as we see them. The Northwest Film Center Presents: The 33rd Portland International Film Festival February 11-28, 2010 The World Comes to Us in Film. The Northwest Film Center announces the 33rd Portland International Film Festival (PIFF), its annual cinematic foray of thought-provoking, engaging and [...]
A Prophet
Quickcard Review A Prophet Directed by: Jacques Audiard Cast: Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Hichem Yacoubi Running Time: 2 hr 30 mins Rating: PG-13 COMPLETE COVERAGE – 33rd Portland International Film Festival Country: France PLOT: Frenchman Malik El Djebena (Rahim) is part Arab and part Corsican. He’s put in prison for six years and [...]
Terribly Happy
Quickcard Review Terribly Happy Directed by: Henrik Ruben Genz Cast: Jakob Cedergren, Lene Maria Christensen, Kim Bodnia Running Time: 1 hr 35 mins Rating: Unrated COMPLETE COVERAGE – 33rd Portland International Film Festival Country: Denmark PLOT: Robert (Cedergren) is a Copenhagen cop who gets transferred to a small, strange Danish village where the locals like [...]
Fish Tank
Fish Tank Directed by: Andrea Arnold Cast: Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender, Running Time: 2 hrs 2 min Rating: R COMPLETE COVERAGE – 33rd Portland International Film Festival Country: Great Britain PLOT: Mia (Jarvis) is a street tough fifteen-year-old living in an English slum. When Mia’s loose, drunkard mother brings home a new sexy man (Fassbender), [...]
Ajami
Quickcard Review Ajami Directed by: Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani Cast: Shahir Kabaha, Ibrahim Frege, Eran Naim Running Time: 2 hrs Rating: unrated COMPLETE COVERAGE – 33rd Portland International Film Festival Country: Israel PLOT: Palestinians’ and Israelis’ lives intersect, usually in violent ways, in an interracial neighborhood in Tel Aviv, Israel. WHO’S IT FOR? This nominee [...]
Sweetgrass
Quickcard Review Sweetgrass Directed by: Ilisa Barbash, Lucien Castaing-Taylor Cast: John Ahern, Pat Connolly, lots of sheep Running Time: 1 hr 40 min Rating: unrated COMPLETE COVERAGE – 33rd Portland International Film Festival Country: United States PLOT: The filmmakers document the final 150 mile trek that two shepherds make, escorting a large amount of sheep through [...]
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
Quickcard Review For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism Directed by: Gerald Peary Cast: Roger Ebert, Lisa Schwarzbaum, Molly Haskell Running Time: 1 hr 20 min Rating: unrated COMPLETE COVERAGE – 33rd Portland International Film Festival Country: United States PLOT: The history of film criticism, specifically in the United States, is [...]
Portland International Film Festival to screen Oscar nominees
The 33rd Portland International Film Festival (PIFF) Screens Oscar Nominees CLICK HERE for the full Festival Schedule The 33rd Portland International Film Festival (PIFF) will provide Portland audiences with an early look at four of this year’s 2010 Oscar Nominees including two films in the Foreign Language Film category (AJAMI and A PROPHET) and two [...]
The 33rd Portland International Film Festival
The Northwest Film Center Presents: The 33rd Portland International Film Festival February 11-28, 2010 The World Comes to Us in Film. The Northwest Film Center announces the 33rd Portland International Film Festival (PIFF), its annual cinematic foray of thought-provoking, engaging and entertaining works from around the globe. Over the last 33 years, the Festival has [...]
33rd Portland International Festival – 2010 Dates Announced
It’s never too early to start planning … the dates for the 33rd Portland International Festival have been announced and if you’re thinking of getting your work showcased, you have until November. CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE & FILM REVIEWS FOR PIFF 2010 Here’s the news release … The Northwest Film Center announced today that [...]
