Category Festival Updates

Breakup Season at The Granada

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…

LA Alumni Event & Movie

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!

#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:…

Summer Film Project Presents

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…

#EOFF2024 Official Selections

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…

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Festival Director Christopher Jennings Speaks at EOFF 2019

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…

After-party #2 w/ ABRONIA

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…

#EOFF2023 Call for Entries

#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…

Owen Story Special Fundraising VOD Screening

still image from Owen Story movie

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…

March Encore Screening

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…

Membership gets Exclusive In-person Experience

#EOFF2021 Web Postcard

#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…

Oregon Cultural Trust Awards Cultural Support

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…

October, and beyond.

EOFF 2020 Postcard - Looking at things Differently

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…

YEAR ELEVEN • October 22-24. #EOFF2020

EOFF2020 Film Festival Promotion

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…

Official Film Selections EOFF2019

official selections EOFF2019

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…

FESTIVAL CELEBRATES TEN YEARS

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…

‘Artifishal’ special screening

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.…

Path to Liberty Music Series

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…

#EOFF2018 Musical Guests

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…

NINE YEARS!??? Yup.

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…

After Party Music

#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…

Official Film Selections Announced

#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,…

EOFF Outdoor Summer Screening

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.…

#EOFF2017 Festival / hq Update

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…

#EOFF2017: Pre-Production & Venue Updates

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…

2016 Award Winners

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…

#EOFF2016 Program Announcement: The Films

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…

#EOFF2016 Program Announcement: MUSIC

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…

EOFF Sneak Peek • Program Release

 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…

EOFF2016 is locked & loaded for October 20-22

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…

#EOFF2016 is in the works!

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…

EOFF2015 ANNOUNCEMENT #6: IT IS HERE

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…

EOFF2015 ANNOUNCEMENT #5: THE FEATURES

•• It just keeps coming, people. We’re honored to introduce this year’s collection of 60+ minute films—narrative features, documentaries, or those experiments somewhere in-between. Through a range of styles and cinematic genre, this year’s collection tackles subjects as diverse as…

EOFF2015 ANNOUNCEMENT #4: ONLINE FILMS

•• We’re excited to announce our OFFICIAL 2015 ONLINE SELECTIONS! We’re collaborating with filmmakers who have agreed to share their works online during the EOFF weekend. It’s exiciting not only because this enables a remote festival component, but because it…

EOFF2015 ANNOUNCEMENT #2: THE MUSIC

From all directions, this year’s musical guests will create the soundscape to the sixth annual Eastern Oregon Film Festival. On Thursday (May 7) come visit the Art Center for a local kick-off show with HAM n CHEESE and Pendleton’s JDK&EOPB. Friday (May 8)…

EOFF2015 ANNOUNCEMENT #1

SIXTH ANNUAL EASTERN OREGON  FILM FESTIVAL Eastern Oregon Film Festival is kicking off its sixth edition on Thursday, May 7, and will run through Saturday, May 9. The opening night feature is Guy Reid’s stunning feature documentary, PLANETARY. It will…

SYNERGY RULES // Xoxoxo Miami

Last summer, EOFF got involved with festival programmer Ian Clark’s upcoming project, A Morning Light. Our 501c3 status enabled project contributions through Kickstarter to become tax-deductible and everyone was psyched. Following production, NW Documentary slapped a high five and generously…

POST-FESTIVAL WRAP-UP & AWARDS!!!! // #EOFF2014

Eastern Oregon Film Festival celebrated a successful fifth edition! Cinema, live music, parties, and panels ran Thursday, Feb.20 through Saturday, Feb.22. On Sunday, Filmmakers and festival-goers shared an incredible Decompression Day at Anthony Lakes Ski Resort. Attendance and buzz were…

THE FESTIVAL GUIDE IS HERE // #EOFF2014

We’re excited to present the complete lineup for the 5th edition of EOFF.  Below you’ll find the digital version of our festival guide for viewing or download.  Printed guides will be available at the event. See you soon!!!! >> View the…

#EOFF2014 // FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Download and view a PDF version of the printed schedule >> EOFF2014 Schedule (PDF) View the entire EOFF2014 Festival Guide >> Click here. THURSDAY | FEB20 11AM -6:30PM ART CENTER FESTIVAL PASS PICK-UP / SOCIALIZE / FESTIVAL INFORMATION ART EXHIBITION: Schnitt!…

#EOFF2014 MUSIC LINE UP

This year’s Eastern Oregon Film Festival will host an unprecedented cast of musicians and bands, carefully selected from the cities, towns, nooks and crannies of our beloved, abundant Northwest music scene. From Thursday’s starting gun to Sunday’s final hour, the…