Portland International Film Festival 2009
Portland, Oregon — February 5 - 22, 2009

The first step: setting your film priorities

The goal of this site is to help you see the films you really want to see, so you'll start by prioritizing the festival's films: indicate your preference for each film by clicking one of the little circles next to each film — the scheduling assistant will use these priorities to build a custom schedule for you.

The highest priority means "I *really* want to see this!," and the lowest means "I don't want to see this: never schedule it for me;" if you've made a choice and want to remove it for some reason, clicking the leftmost circle will forget you ever made a choice.

New for 2011: If there's a film you've seen already, you can note what you thought of it here by entering a rating; you can also enter ratings later. (I'll be sharing these ratings — see the FAQ page for details.)

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For PIFF: If you're entering priorities in the order films appear in the book, set this to Country!
24 City (112 minutes, China)
  • Friday, February 13, 6:00 - 7:52 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Sunday, February 15, 1:45 - 3:37 pm: Regal Broadway 1
All Around Us (140 minutes, Japan)
  • Saturday, February 14, 9:00 - 11:20 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Saturday, February 21, 5:00 - 7:20 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
As Simple As That (97 minutes, Iran)
  • Sunday, February 8, 2:15 - 3:52 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Friday, February 13, 7:00 - 8:37 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Sunday, February 15, 4:45 - 6:22 pm: Regal Broadway 1
The Baader Meinhof Complex (150 minutes, Germany)
  • Sunday, February 8, 7:30 - 10:00 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Monday, February 9, 7:00 - 9:30 pm: Regal Broadway 3
The Beaches of Agnès (110 minutes, France)
  • Friday, February 20, 6:15 - 8:05 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Saturday, February 21, 12:15 - 2:05 pm: Regal Broadway 1
The Black Balloon (97 minutes, Australia)
  • Friday, February 6, 8:45 - 10:22 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Monday, February 9, 6:45 - 8:22 pm: Regal Broadway 1
Blind Sunflowers (98 minutes, Spain)
  • Saturday, February 7, 6:15 - 7:53 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Thursday, February 12, 8:30 - 10:08 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Monday, February 16, 3:00 - 4:38 pm: Regal Broadway 2
Burned Hearts (84 minutes, Morocco)
  • Wednesday, February 11, 7:00 - 8:24 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Thursday, February 12, 8:15 - 9:39 pm: Regal Broadway 4
Cape No. 7 (130 minutes, Taiwan)
  • Saturday, February 14, 8:00 - 10:10 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Sunday, February 15, 12:45 - 2:55 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Tuesday, February 17, 8:45 - 10:55 pm: Regal Broadway 2
Captain Abu Raed (110 minutes, Jordan)
  • Friday, February 6, 9:00 - 10:50 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Sunday, February 8, 2:45 - 4:35 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Wednesday, February 11, 9:00 - 10:50 pm: Regal Broadway 4
The Chaser (126 minutes, South Korea)
  • Friday, February 6, 9:30 - 11:36 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Saturday, February 7, 1:15 - 3:21 pm: Regal Broadway 1
Cherry Blossoms (127 minutes, Germany)
  • Saturday, February 14, 3:00 - 5:07 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Sunday, February 15, 5:00 - 7:07 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
The Chicken, the Fish, and the King Crab (86 minutes, Spain)
  • Saturday, February 14, 4:00 - 5:26 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Sunday, February 15, 5:15 - 6:41 pm: Regal Broadway 3
Coraline (100 minutes, United States)
  • Thursday, February 5, 7:30 - 9:10 pm: Schnitzer Concert Hall
The Country Teacher (113 minutes, Czech Republic)
  • Saturday, February 7, 2:30 - 4:23 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Monday, February 9, 9:00 - 10:53 pm: Regal Broadway 1
Crossing (107 minutes, South Korea)
  • Saturday, February 14, 6:00 - 7:47 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Monday, February 16, 1:00 - 2:47 pm: Regal Broadway 4
Dean Spanley (100 minutes, New Zealand)
  • Saturday, February 21, 8:15 - 9:55 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Dream Weavers: Bejing 2008 (94 minutes, China)
  • Saturday, February 14, 11:30 am - 1:04 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Monday, February 16, 1:30 - 3:04 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Dunya & Desie (100 minutes, Netherlands)
  • Saturday, February 7, 8:45 - 10:25 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Sunday, February 8, 7:00 - 8:40 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Monday, February 9, 8:30 - 10:10 pm: Regal Broadway 4
Eldorado (80 minutes, Belgium)
  • Saturday, February 7, 5:15 - 6:35 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Sunday, February 8, 8:00 - 9:20 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Tuesday, February 10, 6:45 - 8:05 pm: Regal Broadway 2
Empty Nest (91 minutes, Argentina)
  • Saturday, February 7, 3:00 - 4:31 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Tuesday, February 10, 7:00 - 8:31 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Tuesday, February 10, 9:30 - 11:01 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Wednesday, February 11, 6:30 - 8:01 pm: Regal Broadway 4
The English Surgeon (94 minutes, Great Britain)
  • Saturday, February 7, 3:45 - 5:19 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Monday, February 16, 4:15 - 5:49 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Everlasting Moments (125 minutes, Sweden)
  • Sunday, February 8, 4:30 - 6:35 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Tuesday, February 10, 7:00 - 9:05 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Fermat's Room (88 minutes, Spain)
  • Monday, February 16, 8:45 - 10:13 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Thursday, February 19, 9:45 - 11:13 pm: Regal Broadway 3
The Friend (90 minutes, Switzerland)
  • Sunday, February 15, 2:00 - 3:30 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Sunday, February 15, 7:00 - 8:30 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Saturday, February 21, 5:30 - 7:00 pm: Regal Broadway 1
The Garden (99 minutes, United States)
  • Saturday, February 14, 6:30 - 8:09 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Wednesday, February 18, 7:00 - 8:39 pm: Regal Broadway 3
Gomorrah (137 minutes, Italy)
  • Friday, February 6, 6:30 - 8:47 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Monday, February 9, 6:00 - 8:17 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Goodbye Solo (91 minutes, United States)
  • Tuesday, February 17, 6:15 - 7:46 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
The Great Buck Howard (91 minutes, United States)
  • Thursday, February 19, 9:00 - 10:31 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Saturday, February 21, 3:00 - 4:31 pm: Regal Broadway 1
Home of Dark Butterflies (108 minutes, Finland)
  • Saturday, February 14, 3:30 - 5:18 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Sunday, February 15, 3:45 - 5:33 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Tuesday, February 17, 9:00 - 10:48 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Hunger (96 minutes, Great Britain)
  • Saturday, February 7, 8:30 - 10:06 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Wednesday, February 11, 8:30 - 10:06 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Idiots and Angels (78 minutes, United States)
  • Wednesday, February 18, 6:00 - 7:18 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Thursday, February 19, 6:45 - 8:03 pm: Regal Broadway 4
Il Divo (117 minutes, Italy)
  • Saturday, February 14, 8:30 - 10:27 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Monday, February 16, 7:00 - 8:57 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
In a Dream (78 minutes, United States)
  • Friday, February 13, 6:15 - 7:33 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Saturday, February 14, 1:30 - 2:48 pm: Regal Broadway 3
Jerusalema (118 minutes, South Africa)
  • Saturday, February 14, 5:00 - 6:58 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Wednesday, February 18, 8:45 - 10:43 pm: Regal Broadway 1
Karamazovs (110 minutes, Czech Republic)
  • Monday, February 16, 3:30 - 5:20 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Tuesday, February 17, 8:15 - 10:05 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Wednesday, February 18, 8:30 - 10:20 pm: Regal Broadway 4
Katyn (120 minutes, Poland)
  • Wednesday, February 18, 6:00 - 8:00 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Thursday, February 19, 8:45 - 10:45 pm: Regal Broadway 1
King of Ping Pong (107 minutes, Sweden)
  • Wednesday, February 11, 6:15 - 8:02 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Thursday, February 12, 6:00 - 7:47 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Friday, February 13, 9:15 - 11:02 pm: Regal Broadway 2
Kisses (76 minutes, Ireland)
  • Friday, February 13, 8:45 - 10:01 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Saturday, February 14, 5:45 - 7:01 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Monday, February 16, 4:45 - 6:01 pm: Regal Broadway 1
Lake Tahoe (81 minutes, Mexico)
  • Wednesday, February 18, 6:45 - 8:06 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Wednesday, February 18, 9:15 - 10:36 pm: Regal Broadway 2
Lemon Tree (106 minutes, Israel)
  • Tuesday, February 17, 7:15 - 9:01 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Wednesday, February 18, 8:30 - 10:16 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Lion's Den (113 minutes, Argentina)
  • Friday, February 20, 8:45 - 10:38 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Saturday, February 21, 7:45 - 9:38 pm: Regal Broadway 1
Loose Rope (82 minutes, Iran)
  • Thursday, February 12, 9:00 - 10:22 pm: Regal Broadway 3
Lorna's Silence (105 minutes, Belgium)
  • Friday, February 13, 6:00 - 7:45 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Saturday, February 14, 12:15 - 2:00 pm: Regal Broadway 1
Loss (96 minutes, Lithuania)
  • Monday, February 16, 7:45 - 9:21 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Tuesday, February 17, 6:00 - 7:36 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Thursday, February 19, 7:00 - 8:36 pm: Regal Broadway 2
Love of Siam (153 minutes, Thailand)
  • Sunday, February 15, 6:30 - 9:03 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Monday, February 16, 7:15 - 9:48 pm: Regal Broadway 4
Mermaid (115 minutes, Russia)
  • Friday, February 6, 6:15 - 8:10 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Tuesday, February 10, 6:00 - 7:55 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Tuesday, February 10, 8:45 - 10:40 pm: Regal Broadway 2
Milking the Rhino (85 minutes, United States)
  • Monday, February 16, 4:15 - 5:40 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Thursday, February 19, 6:00 - 7:25 pm: Regal Broadway 3
Modern Life (88 minutes, France)
  • Saturday, February 7, 4:00 - 5:28 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Sunday, February 8, 5:30 - 6:58 pm: Regal Broadway 3
Moscow, Belgium (102 minutes, Belgium)
  • Thursday, February 12, 6:45 - 8:27 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Saturday, February 14, 8:45 - 10:27 pm: Regal Broadway 1
The Necessities of Life (102 minutes, Canada)
  • Saturday, February 7, 4:00 - 5:42 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Monday, February 9, 6:00 - 7:42 pm: Regal Broadway 2
Nightwatching (134 minutes, Netherlands)
  • Friday, February 13, 8:30 - 10:44 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Sunday, February 15, 2:00 - 4:14 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
O'Horten (90 minutes, Norway)
  • Saturday, February 7, 6:15 - 7:45 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Tuesday, February 10, 8:30 - 10:00 pm: Regal Broadway 1
Of Time and the City (74 minutes, Great Britain)
  • Sunday, February 8, 3:00 - 4:14 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Thursday, February 12, 7:00 - 8:14 pm: Regal Broadway 3
Opium War (90 minutes, Afghanistan)
  • Wednesday, February 11, 8:45 - 10:15 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Wednesday, February 18, 6:15 - 7:45 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Wednesday, February 18, 9:30 - 11:00 pm: Regal Broadway 3
Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers (90 minutes, Cambodia)
  • Sunday, February 8, 2:00 - 3:30 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Friday, February 13, 8:15 - 9:45 pm: Regal Broadway 3
Pressure Cooker (99 minutes, United States)
  • Monday, February 16, 1:30 - 3:09 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Tuesday, February 17, 6:45 - 8:24 pm: Regal Broadway 3
The Rest is Silence (140 minutes, Romania)
  • Friday, February 6, 7:00 - 9:20 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Sunday, February 8, 1:30 - 3:50 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Wednesday, February 11, 7:15 - 9:35 pm: Regal Broadway 3
Revanche (121 minutes, Austria)
  • Saturday, February 7, 8:30 - 10:31 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Sunday, February 8, 5:15 - 7:16 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Monday, February 9, 9:00 - 11:01 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Salt of This Sea (109 minutes, Palestinian Territory)
  • Sunday, February 15, 4:30 - 6:19 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Thursday, February 19, 6:15 - 8:04 pm: Regal Broadway 1
Shall We Kiss? (100 minutes, France)
  • Thursday, February 12, 6:00 - 7:40 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Saturday, February 14, 6:00 - 7:40 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Shorts I: International Ties (105 minutes)
  • Saturday, February 7, 1:30 - 3:15 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Saturday, February 21, 11:45 am - 1:30 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Shorts II: Oregon Made (95 minutes)
  • Sunday, February 8, 11:45 am - 1:20 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Shorts III: International Ties (110 minutes)
  • Saturday, February 14, noon - 1:50 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Shorts IV: Sketched in Time (80 minutes)
  • Sunday, February 15, noon - 1:20 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Snow (99 minutes, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  • Saturday, February 7, 5:30 - 7:09 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Saturday, February 7, 8:00 - 9:39 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Sunday, February 15, 1:15 - 2:54 pm: Regal Broadway 3
The Song of Sparrows (96 minutes, Iran)
  • Friday, February 6, 6:45 - 8:21 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Saturday, February 7, 6:00 - 7:36 pm: Regal Broadway 2
Sugar (120 minutes, United States)
  • Thursday, February 19, 6:00 - 8:00 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Saturday, February 21, 2:15 - 4:15 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Séraphine (125 minutes, France)
  • Wednesday, February 11, 6:00 - 8:05 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Sunday, February 15, 8:00 - 10:05 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Tehran Has No More Pomegranates (75 minutes, Iran)
  • Thursday, February 19, 8:15 - 9:30 pm: Regal Broadway 3
Terra Nova (130 minutes, Russia)
  • Friday, February 13, 9:30 - 11:40 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Saturday, February 14, 3:00 - 5:10 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Sunday, February 15, 7:15 - 9:25 pm: Regal Broadway 1
Tokyo Sonata (119 minutes, Japan)
  • Sunday, February 8, 7:15 - 9:14 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Tuesday, February 10, 6:15 - 8:14 pm: Regal Broadway 3
Treeless Mountain (89 minutes, United States)
  • Thursday, February 12, 9:15 - 10:44 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Saturday, February 14, 8:30 - 9:59 pm: Regal Broadway 2
Tricks (96 minutes, Poland)
  • Saturday, February 7, 7:45 - 9:21 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Sunday, February 8, 4:45 - 6:21 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Wednesday, February 11, 9:15 - 10:51 pm: Regal Broadway 1
Tulpan (100 minutes, Kazakhstan)
  • Friday, February 20, 6:00 - 7:40 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
Under the Bombs (98 minutes, Lebanon)
  • Monday, February 9, 8:45 - 10:23 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Thursday, February 12, 6:15 - 7:53 pm: Regal Broadway 4
  • Thursday, February 12, 8:30 - 10:08 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Friday, February 13, 6:45 - 8:23 pm: Regal Broadway 2
Upstream Battle (97 minutes, Germany)
  • Sunday, February 15, 7:30 - 9:07 pm: Regal Broadway 3
  • Monday, February 16, 6:30 - 8:07 pm: Regal Broadway 3
The Window (85 minutes, Argentina)
  • Friday, February 6, 7:15 - 8:40 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Sunday, February 8, 4:30 - 5:55 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Tuesday, February 10, 9:15 - 10:40 pm: Regal Broadway 3
Wolf — The Laws of Wilderness (95 minutes, Sweden)
  • Saturday, February 14, 1:00 - 2:35 pm: Regal Broadway 2
  • Monday, February 16, 2:30 - 4:05 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Tuesday, February 17, 6:30 - 8:05 pm: Regal Broadway 2
Worlds Apart (108 minutes, Denmark)
  • Monday, February 16, 7:00 - 8:48 pm: Regal Broadway 1
  • Friday, February 20, 8:30 - 10:18 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
The Yellow House (85 minutes, Algeria)
Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love (102 minutes, United States)
  • Friday, February 6, 9:30 - 11:12 pm: Whitsell Auditorium
  • Sunday, February 8, 7:45 - 9:27 pm: Regal Broadway 3

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