EASTERN OREGON FILM FESTIVAL has been named again to MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE’S 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World, 2025
LaGrande, Oregon / October 2026 / eofilmfest.com
“You might not expect a rural mountain town four hours east of Portland to be a haven for indie filmmakers with big dreams, but that’s exactly what you get when you attend the Eastern Oregon Film Festival,” says filmmaker H. Nelson Tracey, whose film Breakup Seasonis set in La Grande. The festival supports moviemaking, he notes, through “programs including Filmmaker Field Trips, Filmmaker Residency, and Fiscal Sponsorship.” Tracey credits the festival’s support of one of his early shorts with helping him make the leap to directing a feature. “Few festivals take such an active interest in cultivating future projects by their alumni,” Tracey adds. “Each night of the festival ends with live music from Pacific Northwest musicians, like the end credits to a day of screenings and filmmaker conversations. Trekking out to La Grande for Eastern Oregon is like entering a haven for indie film, and in my case as well as for many others, it can be a life-changing experience.”