Oregon Documentary Film Festival

The Oregon Documentary Film Festival is a theatrical screening event on the Film Festival Circuit that screens international independent documentary films in Portland. This event was founded by author and retired filmmaker Mikel Fair who worked on location in the Film and Television industry from 1999-2015. Multiple short films are screened in a "back to back" format in HD 1080p at the 5th Avenue Cinema. Are you inspired by interesting people, historical events, political awareness, behind-the-scenes insights and thought provoking events? Do you enjoy watching films that tell a story? Are you a documentary enthusiast, docuseries binge watcher or story teller? If so, you'll meet a great community of documentary film supporters at our next event in Portland. Also, you don't want to miss our Awards and Filmmaker Networking Mixer event.

14 Award Categories For Documentary Films

Best Cinematography Award
Best Director Award
Best Documentary Film Award
Best Documentary Micro Film Award
Best Docuseries or Web Series Episode Award
Best Editing Award
Best Experimental Documentary Film Award
Best International Director Award
Best International Film Award
Best International Micro Film Award
Best Oregon Micro Film Award
Best Oregon Film Award
Best Original Music Award
Most Inspirational Film Award

All films are eligible, regardless if they have distribution or not. All films are eligible even if they have been accepted to other film festivals. All films and videos are eligible, regardless of when or where they were produced. Even if your film or docuseries is publicly available on YouTube or Vimeo, it is still eligible for submission. For exhibition purposes. all films are expected to provide a download link, so that we can compile and project them in HD 1080p. 23.976, 24, 25 or 30 frame rates are accepted and will be converted to 23.976 for projection. Please do not submit 720p or Standard Definition films to this festival.

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Hospitality

Networking

Mission & Theory Co.

Thank you for having the Mission & Theory team part of this fantastic film festival. We were excited to have the opportunity to share The Venus Project with audiences in Portland, Oregon.

December 2019

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Harvey Eaton

Great communication from the festival team

December 2019

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Barbara West

It is always a pleasure working with Mikel Fair! Thank you so much for including us!

December 2019

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Robin Starbuck

It was an honor to screen with this festival and I am sorry I was unable to attend. The director, Mikel Fair, was an excellent communicator and helped with getting a newly upgraded version of my film screened at the last minute. Hope I can make it to the festival in the future.

December 2019

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Jason Rosenblatt

Great job running this again this year!

December 2019

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Dates & Deadlines

November 22, 2019
Opening Date
November 30, 2019
Early Deadline
December 31, 2019
Regular Deadline
January 31, 2020
Final Deadline
February 10, 2020
Notification Date
March 15, 2020
Event Date

Categories & Fees

Documentary Film (6-30 minutes)
This category is reserved for documentary films with thought provoking short stories about real life, interesting people, great stories, historical research, medical issues, sports stories, coming of age stories, political issues, war stories, racism, gender issues, LGBTQ stories, social justice issues, artists, musicians, actors, professionals, technologies, or some kind of non-fiction story. All flavors of well documented films and stories are eligible from anywhere in the world, and in any language (with English subtitles or voice-over). The maximum length for all documentary film submissions is between six minutes and thirty minutes in length including all credits. (6:00 - 30:00)
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $27.50
- Gold Members: $24.75
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Gold Members: $27
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Documentary Micro Film (1-6 minutes)
This category is reserved for documentary films with thought provoking short stories about real life, interesting people, great stories, historical research, medical issues, sports stories, coming of age stories, political issues, war stories, racism, gender issues, LGBTQ stories, social justice issues, artists, musicians, actors, professionals, technologies, or some kind of non-fiction story. All flavors of well documented films and stories are eligible from anywhere in the world, and in any language (with English subtitles or voice-over). The time limit for the Documentary Micro Film category is five minutes and fifty nine seconds (05:59) including all credits.
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $20
- Gold Members: $18
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $22.50
- Gold Members: $20.25
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
Submit Now
Docuseries, Web Series or TV Pilot Episode (6-30 minutes)
This category is reserved for a single docuseries, web series, or a TV Pilot episode that is shot in a non-fiction documentary format. An episode with thought provoking short stories about real life, interesting people, great stories, historical research, medical issues, sports stories, coming of age stories, political issues, war stories, racism, gender issues, LGBTQ stories, social justice issues, artists, musicians, actors, professionals, technologies, or some kind of non-fiction story. All flavors of well documented stories are eligible from anywhere in the world, and in any language (with English subtitles or voice-over). Please do not combine more than one episode in one submission. The time limit for the Docuseries, Web Series or TV Pilot Episode category is between six minutes and thirty minutes in length including all credits. (6:00 - 30:00)
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $27.50
- Gold Members: $24.75
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Gold Members: $27
Submit Now
Docuseries, Web Series or TV Pilot Micro Short Episode (1-6 minutes)
This category is reserved for a single docuseries, web series, or a TV Pilot episode that is shot in a non-fiction documentary format. An episode with thought provoking short stories about real life, interesting people, great stories, historical research, medical issues, sports stories, coming of age stories, political issues, war stories, racism, gender issues, LGBTQ stories, social justice issues, artists, musicians, actors, professionals, technologies, or some kind of non-fiction story. All flavors of well documented stories are eligible from anywhere in the world, and in any language (with English subtitles or voice-over). Please do not combine more than one episode in one submission. The time limit for the Docuseries, Web Series or TV Pilot Micro Short Episode category is five minutes and fifty nine seconds (05:59) including all credits.
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $20
- Gold Members: $18
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $22.50
- Gold Members: $20.25
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
Submit Now
Experimental Documentary Film (6-30 minutes)
If your film isn't structured in a traditional narrator, storyteller format and is just a bit different from the norm, this may be the right category for your documentary. Perhaps you've captured footage from a social event, nature, geographic visuals, people interacting or a collection of footage that speaks for itself, without the traditional "beginning, middle, end" format. This category gives you the freedom to get "out of the box" and show the audience something that may be uncommon, unconventional or artistic. The maximum length for the Experimental Documentary film submissions is between six minutes and thirty minutes in length including all credits. (6:00 - 30:00)
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $27.50
- Gold Members: $24.75
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $30
- Gold Members: $27
Submit Now
Experimental Documentary Micro Film (1-6 minutes)
If your film isn't structured in a traditional narrator, storyteller format and is just a bit different from the norm, this may be the right category for your documentary. Perhaps you've captured footage from a social event, nature, geographic visuals, people interacting or a collection of footage that speaks for itself, without the traditional "beginning, middle, end" format. This category gives you the freedom to get "out of the box" and show the audience something that may be uncommon, unconventional or artistic. The maximum length for all Experimental Documentary Micro Film submissions is (5:59) five minutes and fifty nine seconds.
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $20
- Gold Members: $18
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $22.50
- Gold Members: $20.25
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $25
- Gold Members: $22.50
Submit Now

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