Pictured above: Sophomore Ima Kennerly stars in “Shadow,” a short film submitted to Portland Film Festival’s Future Filmmakers. Two sophomores at Portland’s Catlin Gable School have won $500 for the best overall monster movie – high school category, in a contest sponsored by Comcast in conjunction with our partnership with the Portland Film Festival. In […]
Comcast Wins Innovation in Corporate Philanthropy Award
ORIGINALLY FEATURED IN THE PORTLAND BUSINESS JOURNAL BY ANDY GIEGERICH For Comcast, corporate philanthropy can consist of three simple steps: ready, set and, of course, action. The notion is especially apparent in the giant media company’s (it employs nearly 200,000 workers nationwide) support of the Future Filmmakers program, in which it supports Portland Film Festival […]
Comcast Teams Up with the Portland Film Festival and the Boys & Girls Club of Portland Metro to Introduce Kids to Filmmaking
By: Rebecca Brown, Director, Community Impact Have you ever wanted to be a movie star? Or a screen writer? Or a camera-person working the equipment and filming the action? This past Saturday, I got to experience what it was like to be a “Future Filmmaker.” And even better– so did 50 amazing kids from the various […]