From Sundance to Telluride, Locarno to Palm Springs, there are no shortage of film festivals set in beautiful locales. But The Columbia Gorge International Film Festival (Cgiff)'s setting is unique. Held in the majestic Pacific Northwest, the Cgiff literally integrates film, art and nature with filmmakers sleeping in tents and taking a break from filmgoing to enjoy the outdoors. For the first few days of the free eleven-day festival, filmmakers are invited to go white water rafting, kayaking, paddle boarding and hiking in the region, which is about a 40 minute drive from Portland, Oregon and a few hours from Seattle, Washington. In its eighth year, the festival continues to operate on an unusual model. It's completely free and festival organizers donate their time. "Nobody gets paid, but we feed everyone and house everyone, or in our case, give them a tent with an air mattress inside," said festival founder/director Breven Angaelica Warren,...
- 9/4/2015
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
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