The Portland International Film Festival (PIFF) looks back on the last 30 years with a Poster Retrospective. From flying space pickles to painterly compositions, each poster gives a glimpse into the evolution of print design and the themes of the International Film Festival. The Northwest Film Center has commissioned various graphic designers over the years, including artists such as Monte Dolack, Michael Kelley and Steve Sandstrom. Many PIFF posters have won industry awards for their design.

Exhibition Director for the Poster Retrospective, Cheryl Lohrmann, had this to say about the showing, "This exhibit is a rare opportunity to see the evolution of graphic design work over the past thirty years in Portland." While the posters change every year to fit the Festival, Mrs. Lohrmann says "The most interesting thing is to see the Festival represented in distinctive ways. Each poster offers a fun and unique stylistic variation on a theme."

The Poster Retrospective, FILM+INTERNATIONAL, opens with a special reception on First Thursday, February 1st from 6-9pm. PIFF Tickets and 30th Anniversary posters for the Festival will be available for purchase. The posters will be displayed through February 28 9am-9pm, daily in the Swigert Commons at Pacific Northwest College of Arts (PNCA). The Poster Retrospective is sponsored by PNCA, Trader Joes and Borders Books and Music.

The Northwest Film Center is a regional media arts resource and service organization founded to encourage the study, appreciation, and utilization of the moving image arts, foster their artistic and professional excellence, and to help create a climate in which they flourish. In addition to the Portland International Film Festival, the Center produces the annual Northwest Film & Video Festival and a variety of year-round film and video exhibitions, educational and informative programs serving Oregon and residents of the Northwest.

The Portland International Film Festival
FILM + INTERNATIONAL POSTER SHOW
A 30-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE
February 1-28, 2007