PAM CUT–Center for an Untold Tomorrow, formerly the Northwest Film Center, is a regional media arts resource and service organization based in Portland, Oregon, United States, that was founded to encourage the study, appreciation, and utilization of film. The center provides a variety of film and video exhibition, education and information programs primarily directed to the residents of the Pacific Northwest.
History The center was founded as the Northwest Film Study Center in 1971, and incorporated into the Portland Art Museum in 1978.1970s & 1980s
The center was located in Portland's historic Guild Theatre from 1998 to 2006.
Sponsors of the center include the National Endowment for the Arts, Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Cultural Trust, Washington State Arts Commission, Regional Arts & Culture Council, The Ted R. Gamble Film Endowment, The Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust, The Paul G. Allen Foundation for the Arts, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission.
In March 2022, the center was renamed the "PAM CUT–Center for an Untold Tomorrow".
Management In September 2019, Amy Dotson became the director of Portland's Northwest Film Center. Dotson would be responsible for the Film Center's overall vision, including strategic development, marketing, and guidance of the curriculum. She would also work with the curatorial teams of the Museum, incorporating her vast film and new media knowledge, as well as using her financial, commercial and foreign partnerships to promote the development of the Film Center as a world-class film and digital media production hub.
Events In the past, events at the Northwest Film Center included the Portland International Film Festival, the Northwest Filmmakers' Festival, Reel Music Film Festival, Portland Jewish Film Festival and the Young People's Film Festival.
Northwest Filmmakers' Festival Past judges of the Northwest Filmmakers' Festival (previously known as the Northwest Film and Video Festival) have included Gus Van Sant, Matt Groening, Todd Haynes, Christine Vachon, Bill Plympton, B. Ruby Rich and Amy Taubin.
Awards
Judge's Award +YearCategoryFilmDirectors1983ShortThe Rubber Stamp FilmJoanna Priestley1985ShortVoicesJoanna Priestley1988ShortShe-BopJoanna Priestley1993ShortPro and ConJoanna Priestley Joan C. Gratz1994ShortGrown UpJoanna Priestley1995ShortHand HeldJoanna Priestley1996FeatureCat Swallows Parakeet and Speaks!Ileana Pietrobruno1997ShortSabor a miClaudia Morgado1997ShortRoad MovieGwen Haworth1998ShortJohnny BagpipesTodd Korgan2001ExperimentalPassageChel White2004ExperimentalGroundedMatt McCormick2004ShortMagdaChel White2005ShortDarling DarlingMatthew Lessner2005ShortDriver's EdThom Harp2006Most MemorableRegarding SarahMichelle Porter Amy Belling2007ShortBy Modern MeasureMatthew Lessner2008ShortRifle WorkbookVincent Caldoni2012DocumentaryThe Sandwich NaziLewis Bennett2015ExperimentalRobot Pavlov SputnikOliver Hockenhull2015ShortUtopia ParkwayJoanna Priestley2015Northwest FeatureFrank and the WondercatPablo Alvarex-Mesa2015FeatureBirds of NeptuneStephen Richter
Audience Award YearFilmDirectors1996CheckMatingWilliam Azaroff1998Johnny BagpipesTodd Korgan2000SoulmateChel White2008HirsuteAmy Belling A.J. Bond2012David Lynch & Chrysta Bell: Bird of FlamesChel White2012Dear PlutoJoanna Priestley2015For Jean-Pierre MelvilleIra Flowers
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