2025 Festival

Film Guide

  • BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE | TRASH BABY

  • BEST SHORT | COMO SI LA TIERRA SE LAS HUBIERA TRAGADO

  • BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE | ASHIMA

  • BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT | CHIMERA

  • AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD | TRASH BABY

  • BUSHRA AZZOUZ IMPACT AWARD | FIRE BREAK

  • MADE IN OREGON AWARD | FINDING GROOVOPOLIS

2025 Panorama Festival Awards

The 2025 Portland Panorama Film Festival closed its inaugural edition with the announcement of this year’s jury award winners. From April 10–20, 2025, the festival brought films from around the globe and across the US, celebrating both bold and emerging voices. The final weekend showcased stories from the Pacific Northwest, flexing the region’s flourishing creative community and the power of cinematic storytelling to connect us all.  

With filmmakers arriving from across the globe, packed theaters, educational panels, musical performances, and a slate of over 120 films, the festival buzzed with an electric sense of community among audiences hungry for an extended film festival honoring both connection and creativity. Over 4,600 tickets were sold throughout the 11-day event. 

The 2025 Portland Panorama Jury Award Winners were chosen by our panel of distinguished jurors Ayako Fujitani, Daniel Littlewood, Irene Taylor, Janique L Robillard, and Rana San.

Meet the Jurors

Close-up of a person with long dark hair and tan complexion, standing outdoors with blurred greenery in the background.

Ayako Fujitani

A man with glasses, a beard, and brown hair sitting by a window in an office building.

Daniel Littlewood

A woman with long, curly blonde hair sitting at a table in a room with wooden bookshelves filled with books and decor.

Irene Taylor

Profile of a woman with dark curly hair looking to the right against a plain light background.

Rana San

A woman with long wavy brown hair wearing red glasses, a blue top, and small earrings, smiling outdoors in front of a wooden fence.

Janique L Robillard

  • “The inaugural year of Portland Panorama was a much needed injection of joy and hope for the film and arts community in Portland. The festival brought so much positive energy to town and gave filmmakers from around the world a wonderful chance to watch, meet, network, celebrate, and learn. Every film I saw was thoughtfully curated and every event was well planned and attended”

    Austyn Steelman

  • “Phenomenal festival. Highly recommend. The organizers know exactly what they're doing"

    Cuchulain Music

  • "Wonderful film festival! It's hard to believe it was only the first year as everything went so smoothly. I'd highly recommend this fest!!"

    Paula Bernstein

Festival Poster and Program

The 2025 festival poster and program was designed by Portland-based artist Helday de la Cruz.

Heldáy de la Cruz is an artist and community organizer. Through illustration and design, his work explores the identities that are lost and found within both the queer and Indigenous diaspora. These, alongside his undocumented status, are at the very core of his community work.

He founded and co-leads a collective called UndocuPDX that provides resources, education, and news for the undocumented community. He is the Design Director of Provecho Magazine and the in-house Senior Designer at Ecotrust.

View the 2025 Program