About us :

Portland MovieMaker Awards is a seasonal awards event. It is an online event. The world has changed and so have we. We are embracing the virtual future, showing our elite films exclusively and broadly online in a manner that supports each film’s individual path of exposure.

The festvial will welcome any independent project from all genres. This is an independent event for all Feature, Shorts, Documentary, Experimental, Commercial, Music Video, Animations, Student Films, Series and TV.

The award ceremony is looking for independent projects from all genres, particularly low or no-budget ones and all countries. Our mission is to promote films, and be another step up in the filmmakers' careers. The selection process has two parts. First, the submitted projects are judged through private screenings by our internal programming team, and they will select the Finalist films of each edition. Then the Festival’s jurors, who are a random team of invited experts mainly from the film industry, will privately review the films and award the best projects. All of the winners will receive the official laurel and an achievement certificate and can request an online screening. Winner’s announcements will be released through our social media to help promote the films.

Categories:

Best Feature Film
Best Feature Documentary
Best Short Film
Best Short Documentary
Best Super Short Film
Best Web/Tv Series
Best Music Video
Best Student Film
Best Experimental
Best Animation
Best Inspirational Film
Best Drama
Best Comedy
Best Horror
Best Thriller
Best Action
Best Sci-Fi
Best Fantasy
Best LGBTQ
Best Producer
Best First Time Director
Best Director Feature Film
Best Director Short Film
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Screenplay
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Sound Design
Best Short Script
Best Feature Script

Regulations:

Films screened in the festival should be presented in English. For all dialogues presented in other languages, the festival will accept subtitling and/or dubbing.

All films selected for the festival are automatically entered into competition for a variety of honors and prizes.

Please ensure if you are submitting a film that contains copyrighted material by anyone other than yourself, that you have obtained festival clearance for that material used. By entering your work, you agree to this and all the responsibilities involved.

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  • stefania gallo


    We are honored to be semi-finalists in Portland! in our country, there is a lot of confusion and mismanagement of the laws and usage that regulate digital. Talking about electrosensitivities - on a small budget - in our country is not easy. But we believe in opening a speech with our short doc " DESTINATION WHITE ZONE"

    April 2026
  • A great platform for independent films like my mine, 'Reparations'. Great communication.

    April 2026
  • Thank you for selecting Tipping Point, I am honored to be a part of your festival!

    November 2025
  • Gabriela P.

    Gratitude is what I feel for my short film An Urban Wallflower's Fantasy being selected by the Portland Moviemakers Award festival as a semifinalist in the Best Fantasy category. Thank you for a great experience. Congratulations to all filmmakers whose works were selected and whose works won!

    November 2025
  • william mesa

    What a pleasure to be part of Portland Moviemakers Award with many great films . And Walkers still getting a Simi Finalists award . Thanks William Mesa

    November 2025