Portland Film Festival

Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts coming to PBS & World Channel this Juneteenth

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

BOSTON, May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PBS and WORLD Channel announced today the presentation of Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts, an award-winning documentary feature that explores the complex history of Black soldiers in the United States military. Director and producer Dru Holley weaves together the testimony of historians, experts and descendants of Buffalo Soldiers with archival photographs, reenactments and animation to tell the story of how newly free Black Americans enlisted in the U.S. Army, a reliable path to income and greater respect, and in the process helped to both fulfill America's Manifest Destiny and disrupted the lives of Indigenous peoples.

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  • PBS and WORLD Channel to Explore the History of Black Soldiers in America with Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts.
  • BOSTON, May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PBS and WORLD Channel announced today the presentation of Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts, an award-winning documentary feature that explores the complex history of Black soldiers in the United States military.
  • Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts will premiere Monday, June 12 at 10pm ET on PBS and Monday, June 19 at 8pm ET on WORLD Channel's Local, USA series.
  • The film will be available to stream on the PBS app, WORLDChannel.org , YouTube and on the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel.

DGAP-News: 2021 PORTLAND FILM FESTIVAL, PRESENTED BY COMCAST, GOES VIRTUAL WITH 250+ INDEPENDENT FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD OCTOBER 6 - NOVEMBER 8

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Thursday, August 12, 2021

As one of Oregon'slargest film festivals, The Portland Film Festival will be available around the world online this fall from Wed., Oct. 6 through Monday, Nov. 8, 2021.

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  • As one of Oregon'slargest film festivals, The Portland Film Festival will be available around the world online this fall from Wed., Oct. 6 through Monday, Nov. 8, 2021.
  • Comcast's Xfinity customers with Xfinity X1 or Xfinity Flex will have easy and free access to a collection of films and livestream events.
  • 'We support and applaud the Portland Film Festival for their commitment to amplifying independent voices.'
  • AVOUT THE PORTLAND FILM FESTIVAL: The Portland Film Festival is one of Oregon's largest film festivals, and was named 'one of the coolest film festivals in the world,' by MovieMaker Magazine.

2020 Portland Film Festival, Presented by Comcast, Kicks Off Today

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Monday, October 12, 2020

Presented by Comcast, the Portland Film Festival brings a broad diversity of independent voices together at one festival this October 12-18, 2020.

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  • Presented by Comcast, the Portland Film Festival brings a broad diversity of independent voices together at one festival this October 12-18, 2020.
  • Im so proud of Comcasts ongoing support of the Portland Film Festival, said David Tashjian, Regional Vice President of Comcast Oregon/SW Washington.
  • This is the fourth consecutive year that Comcast has been the presenting sponsor of the Portland Film Festival.
  • The Portland Film Festival is one of Oregons largest film festivals, and was named one of the coolest film festivals in the world, by MovieMaker Magazine.

Portland Film Festival Announces 2019 Award Winners

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Friday, October 25, 2019

The 8th Annual Portland Film Festival , presented by Comcast NBCUniversal , announced awards from its 2019 program, which wrapped on Sunday, October 20.

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  • The 8th Annual Portland Film Festival , presented by Comcast NBCUniversal , announced awards from its 2019 program, which wrapped on Sunday, October 20.
  • The Portland Film Festival created two new awards for 2019, Best New Director and Best Midnight Feature.
  • We congratulate our winners, who set the bar for what can be accomplished with a story and a camera in 2019, said Josh Leake, Portland Film Festival co-founder and executive director.
  • More than 120 independent films screened from October 14 20 at the Hi-Lo Hotel in downtown Portland for the 2019 edition of the Portland Film Festival.

8th Annual Portland Film Festival, Presented by Comcast NBCUniversal, Announces 2019 Program

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Monday, October 7, 2019

The 8th Annual Portland Film Festival , presented by Comcast NBCUniversal , runs October 14 - 20, 2019 and will screen more than 100 independent films at the Hi-Lo Hotel in downtown Portland.

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  • The 8th Annual Portland Film Festival , presented by Comcast NBCUniversal , runs October 14 - 20, 2019 and will screen more than 100 independent films at the Hi-Lo Hotel in downtown Portland.
  • The Portland Film Festival is one of Oregons largest film festivals, and was named one of the coolest film festivals in the world, by MovieMaker Magazine.
  • In 2018, Governor Kate Brown declared Oregon the State of Independent Film and Mayor Ted Wheeler proclaimed Portland the City of Film during the Portland Film Festival.
  • The Portland Film Festival is one of Oregons largest film festivals, and was named one of the coolest film festivals in the world, by MovieMaker Magazine in 2014.