2026 Festival

The 2026 Portland Panorama Film Festival wrapped its second year with growing momentum, bringing 51 events and screenings across 18 venues and drawing audiences citywide. The festival closed with the announcement of this year’s Jury and Special Award winners.

The 2026 Panorama Jury Award winners were selected by a distinguished panel of jurors: Rob DeSue, Van Tran Nguyen, Effie Brown, Ryan RedCorn, Courtney Hermann, and Skye Fitzgerald. View the Press Release.

2026 PANORAMA AWARDS

  • BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
    IF I GO WILL THEY MISS ME directed by Walter Thompson-Hernández
    Honorable Mention: ABRIL directed by Hernán Jiménez

  • BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
    DIEU EST TIMIDE (GOD IS SHY) directed by Jocelyn Charles
    Honorable Mention: WOMB directed by Ira Hetarka

  • BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
    SNOW LEOPARD SISTERS directed by Sonal Choekyi Lama, Andrew Lynch, Ben Ayers

  • BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
    CORRECT ME IF I’M WRONG directed by Hao Zhou

  • AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
    OUTDOOR SCHOOL directed by Ime Etuk

  • BUSHRA AZZOUZ IMPACT AWARD
    COMPARSA directed by Doug Anderson

  • MADE IN OREGON AWARD
    A SIMPLE MACHINE directed by Mark Alan Hoffman

NARRATIVE JURY

ROB DESUE

VAN TRAN NGUYEN

EFFIE BROWN

DOCUMENTARY JURY

RYAN REDCORN

COURTNEY HERMANN

SKYE FITZGERALD