Portland Festival of Cinema Animation And Technology

OMSI is the place to be in Portland as the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology will present five days of screenings, panels, presentations, parties, and our annual award ceremony. The festival is open to a variety of genres and will highlight films and animations created by visionary filmmakers and animators from across the globe. The festival also features VR, dome film screenings, and other special technology showcases. Thank you in advance to our jury, volunteers, and team!

Schedule of Events:

6:00pm - Crafting Stories: Mark Roberts and Jon Raymond

Join two accomplished storytellers, Mark Roberts, whose work spans the stage to screen with credits including Mike and Molly, Two and a Half Men, as well as his acclaimed plays, and Jon Raymond, known for his novels, teleplays and screenplays including Mildred Pierce,Meek’s Cutoff and Wendy and Lucy, for an in-depth conversation on the art of crafting stories for both screen and stage. Whether you’re an aspiring writer or a seasoned storyteller, this event offers a unique opportunity to explore the creative process behind some of television’s most memorable characters, as well as the world of theater.

There is no admission charge for this event. Please note: This talk will be held at Literary Arts, located at 716 SE Grand.

Location: Literary Arts 716 SE Grand Ave, Portland, OR 97214

6:00pm - Animated Realities

This vibrant animated short film sequence brings true (and truth-inspired) stories to life through animation, ranging from puppetry and hand-drawn frames to rotoscoping. Some stories are rooted in personal memory, others inspired by history or family lore. Blending fact with imagination, Animated Realities reveals how truth can take many animated forms. 

Have I Swallowed Your Dreams
Whose Woods are These
Jet Lag
The Stars, and All the Planets and the Moon
Kindness Town
Impossible Journey
Witness: An Organima Film
Sea of Strangers
Flocky
Will You ..?
Splash Back
Matilda and the Brave Escape

Location: The Empirical Theater OMSI, 1945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR 97214

6:00pm - Documentary Shorts: Real Stories, Rewired

From intimate relationships with AI to inventive makers and unsolved mysteries in Portland, these documentary shorts explore how technology, creativity, and community shape our lives. Take a wide-ranging look at the real and the surreal in the world around us.

On Dying of Dementia in a Capitalist System
You and I and AI
Sparking Creativity: GalaxSea
Sparking Creativity: Migrations
Help Solve a Murder
The Art Side of the Moon
The Wild History of Willamette Falls

Location: Theory Theater OMSI, 1945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR 97214

8:00pm - Midnight at 8pm

It’s back by popular demand in 2025! Our anything-goes late-night lineup is all the craziness of a late-night screening—just a little earlier. These unruly shorts dive headfirst into sex, violence, absurdity, and chaos. Equal parts outrageous and hilarious, Midnight at 8pm is not for the faint of heart… and that’s the fun of it.

Location: The Empirical Theater 

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