Join us for an extra special 45th Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival Opening Night celebration at the Portland Art Museum’s Fields (Sunken) Ballroom, with Portland band The OK Chorale PDX leading partygoers in songs by dead musicians. In addition to this sing-a-along séance, there will be costume contests with prizes, food, drink, an array of masquerading monsters, large-scale interactive sets including a séance room with special guests Vera Mysteria and Lady Stockholm, pop up performance from Nina Nightshade and video mapping from Invisible Thread.  All this and more put together by a team of incredibly talented Portland art directors and designers including Ryan Bruce, Darcy Sharpe, Ira Pratt and the folks at Form 3d Foundry.  *A ticket to the opening night film will also get you into this spooky awesome party.

The Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival is the Northwest’s premiere showcase of new work by leading regional filmmakers. This touchstone annual event brings artists and audiences together for a community celebration including current northwest film exhibition, and Northwest Filmmakers’ Summit. Annually, Northwest Fest draws more than 400 entries from Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.

Find the complete schedule at nwfilm.org