Portland International Film Festival 2008
Portland, Oregon — February 7 - 23, 2008

The first step: setting your film priorities

The goal of this site is to help you see the films you really want to see, so you'll start by prioritizing the festival's films: indicate your preference for each film by clicking one of the little circles next to each film — the scheduling assistant will use these priorities to build a custom schedule for you.

The highest priority means "I *really* want to see this!," and the lowest means "I don't want to see this: never schedule it for me;" if you've made a choice and want to remove it for some reason, clicking the leftmost circle will forget you ever made a choice.

New for 2011: If there's a film you've seen already, you can note what you thought of it here by entering a rating; you can also enter ratings later. (I'll be sharing these ratings — see the FAQ page for details.)

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4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days (113 minutes, Romania)
  • Friday, February 22, 6:30 - 8:23 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Saturday, February 23, 3:00 - 4:53 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Afghan Muscles, American/Sandanista (83 minutes, Denmark/United States)
  • Saturday, February 16, 4:15 - 5:38 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Monday, February 18, 2:30 - 3:53 pm: Regal Broadway 2
Alexandra (92 minutes, Russia)
  • Friday, February 8, 8:30 - 10:02 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Saturday, February 9, 2:00 - 3:32 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Sunday, February 10, 8:00 - 9:32 pm: Regal Broadway 3
Alice's House (90 minutes, Brazil)
  • Friday, February 15, 7:00 - 8:30 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Saturday, February 16, 5:45 - 7:15 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Saturday, February 16, 8:00 - 9:30 pm: Regal Broadway 4
The Art of Negative Thinking (79 minutes, Norway)
  • Friday, February 15, 9:15 - 10:34 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Sunday, February 17, 7:15 - 8:34 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Monday, February 18, 4:15 - 5:34 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Wednesday, February 20, 9:15 - 10:34 pm: Regal Broadway 4
The Band's Visit (90 minutes, Israel)
  • Thursday, February 7, 7:30 - 9:00 pm: Newmark Theater
Beaufort (125 minutes, Israel)
  • Saturday, February 16, 8:45 - 10:50 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Monday, February 18, 1:30 - 3:35 pm: Regal Broadway 1
Best of the Shorts (90 minutes)
  • Sunday, February 24, 9:00 - 10:30 am: Whitsell Auditorium
Blind Mountain (95 minutes, China)
  • Wednesday, February 13, 6:00 - 7:35 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Thursday, February 14, 8:45 - 10:20 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Saturday, February 16, 1:15 - 2:50 pm: Regal Broadway 3
Breath (94 minutes, South Korea)
  • Tuesday, February 12, 7:00 - 8:34 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Wednesday, February 13, 9:00 - 10:34 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Saturday, February 16, 9:00 - 10:34 pm: Regal Broadway 3
California Dreamin' (155 minutes, Romania)
  • Sunday, February 17, 3:45 - 6:20 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Monday, February 18, 7:15 - 9:50 pm: Regal Broadway 4
Caramel (96 minutes, Lebanon)
  • Saturday, February 9, 8:30 - 10:06 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Chicago 10 (103 minutes, United States)
  • Sunday, February 10, 1:45 - 3:28 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Monday, February 11, 8:45 - 10:28 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Chihuly In the Hotshop (90 minutes, United States)
  • Sunday, February 17, 2:15 - 3:45 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Chop Shop (85 minutes, United States)
  • Tuesday, February 12, 6:45 - 8:10 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Wednesday, February 13, 7:00 - 8:25 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Wednesday, February 13, 9:15 - 10:40 pm: Regal Broadway 4
The Counterfeiters (99 minutes, Austria)
  • Saturday, February 9, 5:45 - 7:24 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Wednesday, February 13, 6:30 - 8:09 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Duska (110 minutes, Netherlands)
  • Saturday, February 16, 6:30 - 8:20 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Sunday, February 17, 1:30 - 3:20 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Tuesday, February 19, 6:00 - 7:50 pm: Regal Broadway 1
The Dutchess of Langeais (137 minutes, France)
  • Tuesday, February 12, 7:00 - 9:17 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Thursday, February 14, 8:30 - 10:47 pm: Regal Broadway 1
The Edge of Heaven (120 minutes, Germany)
  • Friday, February 8, 9:15 - 11:15 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Saturday, February 9, 3:00 - 5:00 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Eduart (105 minutes, Greece)
  • Sunday, February 17, 8:00 - 9:45 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Monday, February 18, 4:30 - 6:15 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Wednesday, February 20, 9:00 - 10:45 pm: Regal Broadway 1
Empties (103 minutes, Czech Republic)
  • Friday, February 15, 6:00 - 7:43 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Saturday, February 16, noon - 1:43 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Sunday, February 17, 1:00 - 2:43 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Thursday, February 21, 8:30 - 10:13 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Sunday, February 24, 12:45 - 2:28 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Family Ties (114 minutes, South Korea)
  • Sunday, February 10, 2:00 - 3:54 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Thursday, February 14, 6:15 - 8:09 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Friday, February 15, 8:15 - 10:09 pm: Regal Broadway 3
Flight of the Red Balloon (113 minutes, Taiwan)
  • Friday, February 8, 6:30 - 8:23 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Saturday, February 9, 8:00 - 9:53 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Tuesday, February 12, 6:15 - 8:08 pm: Regal Broadway 3
Forever (95 minutes, Netherlands)
  • Wednesday, February 13, 8:15 - 9:50 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Saturday, February 16, 1:30 - 3:05 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Wednesday, February 20, 9:00 - 10:35 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Gates (100 minutes, United States)
  • Saturday, February 9, 3:00 - 4:40 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Wednesday, February 13, 6:45 - 8:25 pm: Regal Broadway 1
A Gentle Breeze In the Village (121 minutes, Japan)
  • Monday, February 18, 4:15 - 6:16 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Wednesday, February 20, 6:00 - 8:01 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Thursday, February 21, 6:00 - 8:01 pm: Regal Broadway 4
Getting Home (110 minutes, Hong Kong)
  • Tuesday, February 19, 6:15 - 8:05 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Thursday, February 21, 6:45 - 8:35 pm: Regal Broadway 3
Home Song Stories (103 minutes, Australia)
  • Sunday, February 10, 2:15 - 3:58 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Tuesday, February 12, 9:00 - 10:43 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Monday, February 18, 5:15 - 6:58 pm: Regal Broadway 3
Import/Export (135 minutes, Austria)
  • Monday, February 11, 9:00 - 11:15 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Tuesday, February 12, 9:15 - 11:30 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Saturday, February 16, 2:00 - 4:15 pm: Regal Broadway 4
In Bruges (107 minutes, Great Britain)
  • Friday, February 8, 6:45 - 8:32 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
In the City of Sylvia (84 minutes, Spain/France)
  • Saturday, February 16, 3:45 - 5:09 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Saturday, February 16, 8:15 - 9:39 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Sunday, February 17, 4:30 - 5:54 pm: Regal Broadway 1
In the Heliopolis Flat (118 minutes, Egypt)
  • Tuesday, February 19, 7:00 - 8:58 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Wednesday, February 20, 8:30 - 10:28 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Thursday, February 21, 9:00 - 10:58 pm: Regal Broadway 3
Irina Palm (103 minutes, Belgium)
  • Saturday, February 9, 4:15 - 5:58 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Saturday, February 9, 8:30 - 10:13 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Sunday, February 10, 5:00 - 6:43 pm: Regal Broadway 4
It's a Free World (96 minutes, Great Britain)
  • Sunday, February 10, 4:45 - 6:21 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Wednesday, February 13, 9:00 - 10:36 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Jar City (93 minutes, Iceland)
  • Saturday, February 9, 8:45 - 10:18 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Thursday, February 14, 6:30 - 8:03 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Kings (90 minutes, Ireland)
  • Sunday, February 10, 5:15 - 6:45 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Monday, February 11, 6:15 - 7:45 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Tuesday, February 12, 8:45 - 10:15 pm: Regal Broadway 3
La Antena (90 minutes, Argentina)
  • Thursday, February 14, 9:15 - 10:45 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Friday, February 15, 6:45 - 8:15 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Saturday, February 16, 6:15 - 7:45 pm: Regal Broadway 2
M for Mother (112 minutes, Iran)
  • Saturday, February 9, 2:15 - 4:07 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Monday, February 11, 6:00 - 7:52 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Tuesday, February 12, 8:30 - 10:22 pm: Regal Broadway 1
A Man's Job (107 minutes, Finland)
  • Sunday, February 10, 2:30 - 4:17 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Wednesday, February 13, 8:30 - 10:17 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Sunday, February 17, 1:45 - 3:32 pm: Regal Broadway 2
Mister Foe (96 minutes, Great Britain)
  • Thursday, February 14, 8:45 - 10:21 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Saturday, February 16, 3:30 - 5:06 pm: Regal Broadway 3
The Monastery: Mr. Vig and the Nunn (84 minutes, Denmark)
  • Tuesday, February 19, 9:00 - 10:24 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Wednesday, February 20, 7:00 - 8:24 pm: Regal Broadway 1
Mongol (120 minutes, Kazakhstan/Mongolia)
  • Sunday, February 10, 7:15 - 9:15 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Monday, February 11, 7:15 - 9:15 pm: Regal Broadway 3
My Brother is an Only Child (100 minutes, Italy)
  • Friday, February 15, 8:45 - 10:25 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Sunday, February 17, 4:30 - 6:10 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Not By Chance (90 minutes, Brazil)
  • Saturday, February 9, 5:15 - 6:45 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Monday, February 11, 6:30 - 8:00 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Thursday, February 14, 9:00 - 10:30 pm: Regal Broadway 4
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (99 minutes, France)
  • Friday, February 15, 6:30 - 8:09 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Saturday, February 16, 2:45 - 4:24 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Sunday, February 17, 4:45 - 6:24 pm: Regal Broadway 4
Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa (70 minutes, United States)
  • Saturday, February 16, noon - 1:10 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Monday, February 18, 5:00 - 6:10 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Tuesday, February 19, 9:30 - 10:40 pm: Regal Broadway 2
Operation Filmmaker (92 minutes, United States)
  • Wednesday, February 20, 8:45 - 10:17 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Thursday, February 21, 7:00 - 8:32 pm: Regal Broadway 2
Paranoid Park (85 minutes, United States)
  • Monday, February 18, 6:30 - 7:55 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Persian Carpet (120 minutes, Iran)
  • Sunday, February 17, 12:30 - 2:30 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Monday, February 18, 1:15 - 3:15 pm: Regal Broadway 3
Priceless (110 minutes, France)
  • Saturday, February 23, 8:00 - 9:50 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Sunday, February 24, 2:45 - 4:35 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Romulus, My Father (109 minutes, Australia)
  • Thursday, February 14, 6:00 - 7:49 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Friday, February 15, 8:45 - 10:34 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Saturday, February 16, 5:30 - 7:19 pm: Regal Broadway 1
The Russian Triangle (121 minutes, Russia)
  • Sunday, February 10, 7:15 - 9:16 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Monday, February 11, 8:30 - 10:31 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Tuesday, February 12, 6:00 - 8:01 pm: Regal Broadway 1
Saviour's Square (105 minutes, Poland)
  • Thursday, February 14, 7:00 - 8:45 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Sunday, February 17, 7:00 - 8:45 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Monday, February 18, 7:45 - 9:30 pm: Regal Broadway 2
Short Cuts I: International Ties (105 minutes)
  • Saturday, February 9, noon - 1:45 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Short Cuts II: International Ties (85 minutes)
  • Sunday, February 10, noon - 1:25 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Short Cuts III: International Ties (90 minutes)
  • Sunday, February 17, noon - 1:30 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Short Cuts IV: Made in Oregon (85 minutes)
  • Saturday, February 16, 2:00 - 3:25 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Short Cuts V: The Spaces In Between (80 minutes)
  • Saturday, February 23, 1:00 - 2:20 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Shotgun Stories (90 minutes, United States)
  • Thursday, February 21, 8:45 - 10:15 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Saturday, February 23, 1:00 - 2:30 pm: Regal Broadway 1
Silent Light (127 minutes, Mexico)
  • Sunday, February 17, 7:00 - 9:07 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Tuesday, February 19, 8:30 - 10:37 pm: Regal Broadway 1
Snow Angels (106 minutes, United States)
  • Thursday, February 21, 6:30 - 8:16 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Still Life (108 minutes, China)
  • Tuesday, February 19, 9:00 - 10:48 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Wednesday, February 20, 6:30 - 8:18 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Taxi to the Dark Side (106 minutes, United States)
  • Saturday, February 9, 5:00 - 6:46 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Sunday, February 10, 3:00 - 4:46 pm: Regal Broadway 3
Taxidermia (91 minutes, Hungary)
  • Friday, February 15, 9:00 - 10:31 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Monday, February 18, 8:00 - 9:31 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Tuesday, February 19, 9:00 - 10:31 pm: Regal Broadway 3
Tell No One (120 minutes, France)
  • Friday, February 22, 9:00 - 11:00 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Saturday, February 23, 8:00 - 10:00 pm: Regal Broadway 1
Then She Found Me (100 minutes, United States)
  • Friday, February 8, 9:00 - 10:40 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Monday, February 11, 6:30 - 8:10 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Times and Winds (111 minutes, Turkey)
  • Thursday, February 21, 6:15 - 8:06 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Saturday, February 23, 3:00 - 4:51 pm: Regal Broadway 1
The Trap (106 minutes, Serbia)
  • Thursday, February 14, 6:45 - 8:31 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Saturday, February 16, 8:45 - 10:31 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Monday, February 18, 2:00 - 3:46 pm: Regal Broadway 4
Tuya's Marriage (96 minutes, China)
  • Friday, February 8, 6:00 - 7:36 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Saturday, February 9, 7:30 - 9:06 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Sunday, February 10, 5:30 - 7:06 pm: Regal Broadway 3
Under the Same Moon (109 minutes, Mexico)
  • Saturday, February 9, 6:00 - 7:49 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Sunday, February 10, 4:30 - 6:19 pm: Regal Broadway 1
Unrelated (100 minutes, Great Britain)
  • Wednesday, February 20, 6:15 - 7:55 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Thursday, February 21, 9:15 - 10:55 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Up the Yangtze (93 minutes, Canada)
  • Monday, February 18, 2:00 - 3:33 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Tuesday, February 19, 6:45 - 8:18 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Sunday, February 24, 10:45 am - 12:18 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
The Visitor (108 minutes, United States)
  • Friday, February 22, 6:30 - 8:18 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Saturday, February 23, 5:30 - 7:18 pm: Regal Broadway 1
The White Silk Dress (142 minutes, Viet Nam)
  • Friday, February 8, 7:30 - 9:52 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Saturday, February 9, 1:45 - 4:07 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Sunday, February 10, 7:30 - 9:52 pm: Regal Broadway 4
XXY (90 minutes, Argentina)
  • Wednesday, February 13, 6:15 - 7:45 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Friday, February 15, 6:15 - 7:45 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Sunday, February 17, 7:45 - 9:15 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Monday, February 18, 7:00 - 8:30 pm: Regal Broadway 1
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (104 minutes, Brazil)
  • Friday, February 22, 9:15 - 10:59 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Saturday, February 23, 5:45 - 7:29 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
The Year of the Nail (78 minutes, Mexico)
  • Tuesday, February 19, 6:15 - 7:33 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Wednesday, February 20, 6:45 - 8:03 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Thursday, February 21, 9:15 - 10:33 pm: Regal Broadway 2
Yella (89 minutes, Germany)
  • Saturday, February 16, 6:30 - 7:59 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Sunday, February 17, 5:15 - 6:44 pm: Regal Broadway 3
You, the Living (92 minutes, Sweden)
  • Friday, February 8, 7:00 - 8:32 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Friday, February 8, 9:15 - 10:47 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Sunday, February 10, 8:00 - 9:32 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Monday, February 11, 8:45 - 10:17 pm: Regal Broadway 2

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