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…
Breakup Season Vinyl Release & Holiday Party 🎶 December 6 at 7:30pm Featuring Live Music by Nick Delffs Celebrate the launch of the Breakup Season vinyl soundtrack and the holiday season with a special live performance by Boise-based musician Nick…
Each year, the Eastern Oregon Film Festival presents a series of custom awards honoring standout filmmakers and exceptional works. For 2025, Festival Director Christopher Jennings has selected two special recognitions: the Rural Appreciation Award and the Spirit of EOFF Award. The Rural Appreciation Award celebrates filmmakers who bring…
🎥 The audience has spoken. With over 800 ballots cast, the people have chosen their favorites — a true celebration of the connection between filmmakers and audiences that defines the Eastern Oregon Film Festival experience. Each vote reflects laughter, tears, inspiration, and the…
The Eastern Oregon Film Festival is honored to present the Juried Awards for our sixteenth year, celebrating independent cinema in the Grande Ronde Valley. This year’s program brimmed with inspired storytelling and the incredible artists who bring them to life. 🏆 JURIED AWARD…
Artwork on display at HQ throughout #EOFF2025 and into the fall/winter season The Eastern Oregon Film Festival (EOFF) is proud to showcase the work of Hannah Wave Flower as this year’s Festival Artist. Her collection—spanning five years of deeply personal creative evolution—will be…
Eastern Oregon Film Festival Celebrates 16 Years of Independent Film, Music, and Community October 15–18, 2025 | La Grande, Oregon The Eastern Oregon Film Festival (#EOFF2025) returns for its sixteenth annual celebration of independent cinema, community, and culture. From October…
Join us this evening at HQ in La Grande as we kick off the countdown to the 16th Annual Eastern Oregon Film Festival. ✨ Free to attend! • Mingle with the festival team, board, and fellow film lovers. • Hear from Festival…
EOFF PRESENTS: CASTRATION MOVIE and RAVINE ANGEL – A TWO-NIGHT EVENT! The 16th Annual Eastern Oregon Film Festival, in collaboration with Eastern Oregon University’s Club Cinema, is kicking off October aka Festival Month with an epic, transgressive weekend of alternative,…
Eastern Oregon Film Festival is thrilled to welcome this year’s Official Selections to La Grande, Oregon, October 16–18, for our sixteenth annual celebration of independent cinema, live music, and community connection. We received a record-breaking number of submissions from 19 countries, challenging our programming…
Special Staged Reading: Bad Day for Bigfoot 📍 Wednesday, October 15, 2025 📍 Schwartz Theater, Eastern Oregon University – La Grande, OR Eastern Oregon Film Festival is excited to kick off its sixteenth annual celebration with a special bonus event…
Eastern Oregon Film Festival Announces 2025 Music Lineup: Three Nights of Live Music & Parties at HQ Eastern Oregon Film Festival (EOFF) is thrilled to unveil the official music lineup for its sixteenth annual event, taking place October 16–18, 2025…
A Bigfoot-Sized Adventure: Inside the “Bad Day for Bigfoot” Filmmaker Field Trip June 23–29, 2025 | Eastern Oregon Film Festival (EOFF)Filmmakers: Zach Green & Devin O’RourkeHome Base for the Week: Dern Haven, La Grande, The Grande Ronde Valley, Oregon Project…
Eastern Oregon Film Festival Launches Filmmaker Field Trips Program with “Bad Day for Bigfoot” Eastern Oregon Film Festival (EOFF) is thrilled to announce the first ‘Trippers’ of its new Filmmaker Field Trips program’, a unique initiative designed to support independent…
Free Screening: Outliers and Outlaws WHEN: Friday, May 2, 2025 | 7:00 PM Eastern Oregon University – Schwarz Theater FREE EVENT — Reserve Your Ticket Today! Join us for a powerful evening as we present Outliers and Outlaws, an inspiring…
Special Free Screening: Disfluency Presented by Eastern Oregon Film Festival and Community Partners with a Q&A with Writer/Director Anna Baumgarten In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Eastern Oregon Film Festival has partnered with Soroptimist International of La Grande, the…
The Eastern Oregon Film Festival (EOFF) is excited to introduce a new initiative: the Production Development Field Trip, launching in late spring and summer of 2025. This program is designed to provide filmmakers with the opportunity to explore La Grande, Oregon, as a potential setting…
Breakup Season will have an official theatrical run in La Grande, at The Granada 3 Theatre downtown. Opening Friday, November 15 the film, shot in La Grande and winding down its festival run will play multiple times a day until…
Eastern Oregon Film Festival director Christopher Jennings will be visiting Los Angeles for the LA premiere of Breakup Season which is November 14 at The Laemmle NOHO, at 7pm. On Saturday, November 16 at 2:30pm a special Happy Hour event…
#EOFF2024 Awards & Wrap-Up! The 15th Annual Eastern Oregon Film Festival celebrated three days of film, music, and community last weekend, and the dust is just settling in the beautiful Grande Ronde Valley. Audience Choice Winners: • Best Feature Narrative:…
Oregon-based jazz drummer Dave Storrs is the mastermind — or should we say, master-ears — behind the various musical iterations seen and heard in Space, A Meditation on the Meaning of Art and Storrs, with an ensemble of talent will…
La Grande Summer Film Project Concludes with Collaborative Screening On Friday, August 16, the final screening of a collaborative film created during The La Grande Summer Film Project took place at HQ in La Grande. The event provided an opportunity…
Despite the low number of participants, the hopeful La Grande Summer Film Project brought together a few dedicated individuals around a common idea and the goal of making a movie about it. The project was designed as a way to…
The Eastern Oregon Film Festival is thrilled to announce the Official Selections for #EOFF2024, our fifteenth annual program, set to take place October 17-19, 2024, in La Grande, Oregon. This year, we received a record number of high-quality submissions, making…
Exciting News: #EOFF2024 Celebrates 15 Years! We’re thrilled to announce the fifteenth edition of the Eastern Oregon Film Festival, #EOFF2024. Can you believe it’s been fifteen years already? It’s an incredible milestone, and we’re eager to make this year’s event…
This EOFF & community supported production has found its World Premiere at the St. George International Film Festival and will screen at the end of March. Incepted in 2021, inspired by and shot in La Grande, is now on its…
EOFF NEEDS YOU! Eastern Oregon Film Festival relies on support by awesome folks like you and we intend to keep bringing amazing film, experiences and opportunities to The Grande Ronde Valley for all to benefit by.Official Festival Friends are invited…
Are you ready for an awesome summer project! The La Grande Summer Film Project 2024 is calling out to middle school and high school students along with community members and media professionals in La Grande and the region to embark…
Eastern Oregon Film Festival (EOFF), heralded as one of the “25 Coolest Festivals in the World” by MovieMaker Magazine in both 2017 and 2022, proudly announces its 2024 edition. Taking place from October 17-19 in the historic downtown of La…
As we reflect on the remarkable year that was 2023, we are thrilled to celebrate several milestones that defined the Eastern Oregon Film Festival’s journey. Our commitment to advancing the cinematic arts materialized in significant achievements: Feature Film Production Breakup…
The ballots have been tallied and thank you all who participated. We were honored to present such an exquisite line-up of films this year, but these stood out to our community and audiences. BEST FEATURE NARRATIVEThe Secret Art of Human Flight //…
Get ready to celebrate the magic of indie cinema at the Eastern Oregon Film Festival’s (EOFF) 14th annual program, happening from October 19 to 21, 2023, in the charming town of La Grande, Oregon. EOFF is your passport to a…
Going out with a bang! We’re excited to announce that Hillfolk Noir will be tearing up the stage at the festival’s closing night after party. These folk bring the groove, the raucousness, and a genre-blending sound that’s necessary to process…
The Eastern Oregon Film Festival (EOFF) is excited to bring a diverse and captivating lineup of films to the highly anticipated Hermit Music Festival this Saturday, September 2nd as part of their 9th annual celebration. Dusty & Stones, a touching…
The excitement is building as the Eastern Oregon Film Festival (#EOFF2023) draws near, and we’re reaching out to offer you one final opportunity to become a valued sponsor of this enriching cultural event. **Why Sponsor EOFF?** EOFF isn’t just a…
The Eastern Oregon Film Festival is excited to announce the addition of Portland-based band Abronia to its lineup, bringing an electrifying night of music and community spirit. Following a day of captivating films, festival-goers can unwind and connect at HQ…
Eastern Oregon Film Festival Announces First After-Party Musical Guest: ‘low-fi’ The Eastern Oregon Film Festival (EOFF) is thrilled to announce that the opening night after-party of #EOFF2023 will feature the rock music wonder of ‘low-fi,’ hailing from Boise, Idaho. The…
The Official Selection List has been released and along with it comes a scurry of activity by our volunteers and participants as we work to align film information, assets, logistics, schedule, printed materials and more. There is a lot of…
EOFF has become a vital platform for showcasing independent films, nurturing emerging talents, and fostering a vibrant arts community. We take pride in curating a diverse and compelling lineup of films that challenge conventional narratives, spark meaningful conversations, and entertain…
As the Eastern Oregon Filmmakers Residency in La Grande, Oregon nears its end, the resident artists have soaked up the creative vibes while staying at The Lodge at Hot Lake Springs. With just a few days left, they’ve poured their…
Eastern Oregon Film Festival is excited to announce the cohort for the 2023 Eastern Oregon Filmmaker Residency Program, taking place April 30-May 26 in La Grande. The selected attendees will be hosted at The Lodge at Hot Lake Springs, and…
The Residency is just around the corner! We’ll be announcing our new cohort later in the month and we are thrilled to be hosting them. The Eastern Oregon Filmmaker Residency is a special program in which we host up to…
Over the past few weeks Industry Professionals visited La Grande to bring a feature film idea, seeded at The Eastern Oregon Filmmaker Residency in 2021, to life. Principal photography for BREAKUP SEASON wrapped Friday, February 25 on a fifteen day…
Principal photography has begun for BREAKUP SEASON, a dramatic featurefilm written and directed by H. Nelson Tracey and produced by Static Films of Los Angeles. The film is being shot on location in La Grande, Oregon, and features an ensemble…
#EOFF2023 Call for Entries is open via FilmFreeway! Feature and short competitive categories and a special Oregon Student Category added this year. Details and submissions can be made here: Filmmaker Residency The application window has closed! Hit us up…
Eastern Oregon Film Festival is excited to welcome the first feature film incubated from its 2021 Eastern Oregon Filmmakers Residency seedling. The production is set for principal production in February 2023 in and around La Grande and has many opportunities…
The program will take place April 30 – May 26, 2023 WHAT IS THIS RESIDENCY? A month-long program for writers/directors to get designated time and space to work on feature-length screenplays. The goal of this 4-week program is for artists…
The Eastern Oregon Film Festival is thrilled to announce a special event as part of this year’s festival: a live reading of a new feature length screenplay DUMPED ON CHRISTMAS. Twenty-something Ben brings his longtime girlfriend Cassie to his rural…
Eastern Oregon Film Festival will be celebrating its thirteenth year of independent film, music, and conversation in La Grande and has released the Official Selections for #EOFF2022. The Festival opens Thursday, October 20 and runs through late Saturday Evening, October…
Eastern Oregon Film Festival has been named one of MovieMaker’s 25 Coolest Film Festivals of 2022. The annual list recognizes festivals that go out of their way to be innovative, welcoming, and simply cool. The full list of festivals is…
FUNDRAISING SCREENING Festival Director Christopher Jennings has worked diligently to revive and to provide OWEN STORY, a feature length independent film, that he, and many others, helped make nearly 20 years ago in La Grande and Union as a special VOD (Video on Demand) screening to raise…
Eastern Oregon Film Festival is excited to share this month’s Encore Screening. This month we feature four diverse short films from our 2020 program. This VOD series is free to Festival Friends and is available for unlock for $12.00 beginning…
#EOFF2021 rounds out the year and looks to next! Now that we have woken from the post festival coma, we want to share some awesome sauce! With Covid’s impact on audience participation and the nature of our hybrid event, EOFF…
#EOFF2021 – It’s all happening. Eastern Oregon Film Festival will share its twelfth annual program with audiences both in-person and online come October 21-23. Due to the ever changing nature of COVID and with safety in mind a curated version…
#EOFF2021 After Party Music Eastern Oregon Film Festival will be celebrating its twelfth annual program October 21 -23 both in person and online. In true #eoff fashion, included will be two evening afterparties that bring Boise, Idaho’s BLOOD LEMON and…
Virtual Passes on Sale for Festival’s Twelfth Annual Program The Eastern Oregon Film Festival will celebrate its twelfth year of programming independent cinema in La Grande, Oregon on October 21-23. The festival will present 52 films over the course of…
Festival Sneak Peek Event / Wednesday September 15. The Eastern Oregon Film Festival will unveil the details of their Twelfth Annual Flagship event this coming Wednesday, September 15 via a virtual sneak peek special event. The event virtual package will…
#EOFF2021 Festival Update Eastern Oregon Film Festival will celebrate its twelfth year of programming (#EOFF2021) this October 21-23. Due to the uncertainty of venue availability and the unforeseen nature of COVID-19, the EOFF team has determined that in-person festival passes will…
#EOFF2021 Official Selections Eastern Oregon Film Festival will be celebrating its twelfth year of independent film and music programming in and from La Grande, Oregon on October 21-23, 2021. This year’s submission process saw a record number of submissions, of…
Special Screening w/ The Literary Lion of La Grande Wednesday, Aug 11, 2021 The community is invited to attend a special screening of George Venn : The Literary Lion of La Grande at HQ, 112 Depot Street in downtown La…
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Q&A with Danny Madden / 9:00pm Director Danny Madden takes his award-winning short film Krista and impressively transforms it into an unsettling feature exploration of adolescence, performance, and identity. Newcomer Shirley Chen gives a remarkable breakout performance, crackling with the vulnerability and…
Filmmaker Residency Announces Inaugural Cohort Eastern Oregon Film Festival is excited to share the selected attendees for the first annual Eastern Oregon Filmmaker Residency Program happening April 30-May 26, 2021 in La Grande. This year’s cohort will be hosted at…
Don’t miss this HOT opportunity to refine that story into a final screenplay in The Grande Ronde Valley. Eastern Oregon Film Festival’s Filmmaker Residency program opened for submission in early January and is nearing the application deadline of February 21.…
Eastern Oregon Film Festival, an La Grande based nonprofit is excited to announce the inaugural year of its Filmmaker Residency program. The residency is a month-long retreat for writers and directors to receive designated time and space to work on…
VIEWERS CHOICE AWARDS ** BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE RAF Director – Harry Cepka ** BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE A LIFE’S WORK Director – David Licata ** BEST NARRATIVE SHORT IMMORTAL Director – Natalie Metzger & Robert Allaire ** BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT RECLAMATION:…
La Grande, Ore – Eastern Oregon Film Festival will be celebrating its eleventh year of independent film and music programming VIA La Grande, Oregon on October 22-24, 2020. This year EOFF joins a trend that we are all becoming more…
Coronavirus Relief Fund Cultural Support (CRFCS) grant awards totaling $25.7 million will be distributed to 621 cultural organizations across Oregon through a partnership between the Oregon Cultural Trust and its County and Tribal Cultural Coalitions. The funds, allocated to the…
Eastern Oregon Film Festival will share the details of its eleventh annual program via a virtual ‘Sneak Peek’ event on the evening of Wednesday September 16. At 7:00pm, guests will be able to log in, buy a pass, and watch…
Eastern Oregon Film Festival will be celebrating its eleventh year of independent film and music programming VIA La Grande, Oregon on October 22-24, 2020. #EOFF2020 Festival Pass Get your all access, all weekend pass for our eleventh year of film.…
It’s been a while! We sure hope you are well and that this crazy time that we find ourselves in has brought to you new insight, perspective, ideas, and TONS of online film. If you are like us, you’ve gone…
Eastern Oregon’s premiere film and music event has started its eleventh season with a CALL FOR ENTRIES which opened February 1. Film submission must be received by June 12, 2020. Submit your film filmfreeway.com/eofilmfest Program Tour EOFF has received a…
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. You should still watch the film 😉 It’s been 35 years since The Goonies audiences first went in search of treasure with a lovable band of kids from Astoria into the caves beneath the northern…
“We are proud to announce the ‘winners’ of #EOFF2019! Through conversation with members, artists, and the community, as well as some good ol’ fashioned eavesdropping, we have once again done our best to determine those films that resonated the most…
Eastern Oregon Film Festival is delighted to announce the official film selections for the TENTH annual three-day event held October 24-26 in La Grande, Oregon. EOFF’s programming staff received a record number of submitted films this year spanning a wide…
Eastern Oregon Film Festival will celebrate its tenth year of programming from October 24-26, 2019 in La Grande, Oregon. This anniversary year will take EOFF back to its roots. With the loss of their long-running partner, The Granada Cinema, EOFF…
Eastern Oregon Film Festival is proud to present a FREE SCREENING of Patagonia’s latest documentary film, ARTIFISHAL. Join the organizers of Eastern Oregon Film Festival for a special screening and discussion about the importance of healthy ecosystems and wild and scenic rivers.…
Eastern Oregon Film Festival will begin its fundraising journey towards landing at The Liberty Theatre in 2020, by hosting three music events over three months at hq, 112 Depot Street in downtown La Grande. The series will raise funds toward…
Eastern Oregon Film Festival will celebrate its tenth year of programming from October 24-26, 2019. #EOFF2019 is now open for submission. Filmmakers hoping to participate should visit FILMFREEWAY.COM/EOFILMFEST for details and to submit. The festival is looking for feature and…
#EOFF2018 (Un)official Awards “Once again, it brings us great pleasure to announce the ‘winners’ of #EOFF2018! The selections here have been determined through an informal process that gauged audience response, general interest, laughter, word of mouth and late night conversations.…
NINTH ANNUAL EASTERN OREGON FILM FESTIVAL AFTERPARTY LINE-UP Eastern Oregon Film Festival is excited to announce it’s ninth annual musical guests. October 18-20 at festival hq in La Grande, Oregon – enjoy after-parties each night with live music from a…
EASTERN OREGON FILM FESTIVAL Official Selections for the NINTH ANNUAL — #EOFF2018. Eastern Oregon Film Festival is proud to announce its Official Selections for the 2018 Festival. An intimate gathering nestled in downtown La Grande OR, #EOFF2018 will feature film screenings, special…
#EOFF2017 Festival Awards “We are thrilled to announce the winners of #EOFF2017 — the 8th Annual film festival that finished up over the weekend in La Grande, OR. The films here have been selected through an intimate, if somewhat unconventional…
#EOFF2017 After Party Music Eastern Oregon Film Festival is excited to bring a diverse array of musical offerings to our eighth annual flagship event held October 19-21 in La Grande, Oregon. Thursday, October 19 after consumption of the opening night film…
#EOFF2017 Announces Film Selections Eastern Oregon Film Festival is proud to announce its Official Selections for the 2017 Festival. Spread across five venues (including a 48hr. online program at Filmmaker Magazine), EOFF will run October 19-21, 2017 in La Grande,…
August 16 • Start talking about #EOFF2017 On Wednesday August 16th join EOFF members, fans, and friends at Side A Brewing for a back alley special screening, sneak peek opportunities, and start participating in the hub bub that is #EOFF2017.…
EOFF has landed a ranking in MovieMaker Magazine’s coveted annual article for 2017. A panel of cool put together this list of film festivals that showcase a diverse array of festival style. “The 25 rare birds on our 2017 Coolest Film…
Teaming up with NW Documentary and Oregon Film, Eastern Oregon Film Festival* curator Ian Clark will be hosting a series of films at NW Documentary‘s Media Center, all of which will feature Q&As with the filmmakers via Skype. We also will…
Great things are happening for this year’s flagship event. EOFF’s board of directors and festival director are currently engaged in the hq project, initial programming opportunities, launching the call for entries (opens May 24), and celebrating with #EOFF2016 members and…
All 2016 EOFF Members and hq campaign donors are invited to attend! Spring has arrived… it’s time to get dirty, till the soil, plant some seeds, and help nurture EOFF into bloom again. EOFF2017 is slated for October 19-21 and we…
SAVE THE DATE: Eastern Oregon Film Festival’s eighth annual event will be held October 19-21, 2017 in downtown La Grande, Oregon. FESTIVAL UPDATE: EOFF has been working hard to create a sustainable and permanent footprint in La Grande’s downtown cultural…
Eastern Oregon Film Festival enjoyed three days in La Grande, OR with visiting filmmakers, industry guests, musicians, friends and family. With its focus on contemporary cinema, the program highlighted over 30 independent films that showcased diverse forms and genres. 14…
Eastern Oregon Film Festival will be celebrating its seventh year of independent film and music programming in La Grande, Oregon on October 20-22, 2016. EOFF will be hosting more visiting filmmakers than in previous years, and in all screening more…
Eastern Oregon Film Festival will be celebrating its seventh year of independent film and music programming in La Grande, Oregon October 20-22, 2016. EOFF is privileged to announce the musicians who will be joining us this fall. EOFF will host…
Pass Sale & Auction • September 21 Eastern Oregon Film Festival is excited to present it’s seventh annual program October 20-22 and we’re rolling it all out Wednesday September 21! The event will feature some great appetizers and complimentary drinks while…
Eastern Oregon Film Festival will be celebrating our seventh annual program October 20-22. We have been busy locking in another great program of independent film, music, and conversations to present in historic downtown La Grande. Eastern Oregon University has stepped…
Eastern Oregon Film Festival will be presenting its seventh annual event October 20-22, 2016 in La Grande, Oregon. Making the move back to October, the festival organizers and supporters are feeling giddy with excitement. “October is a great time for…
•• EOFF Co-Founder/Film Curator Ian Clark will premiere his new project A MORNING LIGHT at the 2015 Torino Film Festival! It’s screening in the festival’s out-of-competition category — Waves — on November 21, 27, and 28. EOFF supported this project during its…
(LA GRANDE, OR) • Eastern Oregon Film Festival is excited to announce the new dates for its upcoming seventh edition — #EOFF2016. // Save The Date • October 20-22, 2016 // Eastern Oregon Film Festival is jumping around the calendar!…
The sixth annual Eastern Oregon Film Festival kicks off this Thursday, May 7, in La Grande, Oregon with the documentary feature PLANETARY at 7:00PM preceded by Danny Madden’s ALL YOUR FAVORITE SHOWS! A in-person Q&A with PLANETARY director Guy Reid will follow. The night will…