Save the Date Step back in time to the glitz and glamour of old Hollywood at our Annual Fundraiser, celebrating 20 years of BendFilm – an unforgettable night of style, fun and philanthropy! Join us for a memorable evening filled with food + drink, music, entertainment and fundraising for a noble cause! Mark your calendars:…
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BendFilm Unveils Poster Design for the 20th Annual Bend Film Festival
BendFilm, Inc unveiled the poster design for the 20th Annual Bend Film Festival, scheduled for October 12-15, 2023. The poster was orignally designed by the former local design firm the Astir Agency and updated by local graphic designer and BendFilm employee Elise Furgurson. The creative design features an iconic image of Bend – the sun…
This Summer, Come BEAT the Heat with BEAT Children’s Theatre!!!
(Photo courtesy of BEAT Children’s Theatre) You can’t spell ‘theatre’ without ‘heat’! This summer, come BEAT the Heat with BEAT Children’s Theatre and join us for all our super fun camps and classes! Maybe you are looking for week-long camps, or just a fun day here or there… Maybe you love to sing and dance,…
Sunriver Stars Open 2023 Season with A Nice Family Gathering
(Mom, Dad and Carl | Photo courtesy of Sunriver Stars) Tickets are now available for the Sunriver Stars Community Theater (SSCT) production of Phil Olson’s A Nice Family Gathering, a story about a man who loved his wife so much, he almost told her. The show, directed by longtime Stars actor, Ron Pugh, will take…
18th Annual Backcountry Film Festival Returns to Central Oregon
Calling all skiers, backcountry adventurers, thrill seekers, and winter enthusiasts! Get ready for the annual celebration of winter wildlands through this collection of short films. We make our grand return to Central Oregon in person and indoors for our eighteenth Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival! We will offer three screenings this year, March 9-12,…
BendFilm Presents Two of the Hottest Music Movies of 2023 to Celebrate Black History Month, Pride & Women’s History Month
BendFilm, Inc will present two of the hottest music documentaries of the year on March 3 and March 4 for their first screenings since premiering at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. This screening series celebrates diversity in filmmaking — honoring LGBTQ+, Women and the BIPOC communities. The Indigo Girls’ It’s Only Life After All will kick…
45th Annual Prineville Follies
The Prineville Follies is excited to present the 45th production Rockin Round the Rimrock March 2-4 in Prineville at the Crook County High School Auditorium. Enjoy musical and theatrical talents from all over Crook County from beginner performers to well-seasoned, young and old! A great time to celebrate the 50’s and performing arts community. Performance begins at…
Reminder — Registration for BEAT’s Spring Production of Anastasia: The Musical (Youth Edition)
(Photo courtesy of BEAT Children’s Theatre) From Tony winners Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, creators of such Broadway classics as Ragtime and Once On This Island, this dazzling show transports its audience from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets…
BendFilm Announces Winner of $10,000 BIPOC Woman Filmmaker Grant
BendFilm, Inc announced the winner of its annual $10,000 BIPOC Woman Filmmaker Grant. This annual program created by BendFilm awards a filmmaking grant to a black, indigenous woman of color to promote diversity and inclusion in the film industry. The 2023 winner is writer/director Rachael Moton of Philadelphia, PA for her feature film called Paper…
Registration for Our Spring Production of Anastasia: The Musical (Youth Edition)
(Photo courtesy of BEAT Children’s Theatre) BEAT’s Spring Play Announcement Anastasia: The Musical (Youth Edition) From Tony winners Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, creators of such Broadway classics as Ragtime and Once On This Island, this dazzling show transports its audience from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris…