The purpose of POV is to foster networking, collaboration, and resources for a community of filmmakers.
POV Filmmakers is a 501c3 nonprofit organization
A growing community of Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington Filmmakers
We started in the fall of 2022 as a small group of screenwriters searching for in-person connections. We have quickly become a community for all filmmakers to network, collaborate, and discover resources no matter where they are in their filmmaking journey. Our monthly in-person mixers are always free and welcoming. Join as a member to receive more resources, connections, and opportunities in filmmaking. For a limited time join as a Founding Member and receive even more benefits!
Literally Lost is a genre-hopping web series and a collaborative experiment. Each of its six episodes explores a different film genre—mystery, comedy, thriller, action, psychological drama, and litRPG—written and directed by a team of local filmmakers, united by a love of story and a desire to create together.
This series is more than a show. It’s a community project, born from the nonprofit POV Filmmakers , designed to give indie creatives in the Portland/Vancouver area real experience on a working set. We’re making this project to open doors—literally and figuratively—for filmmakers who want to learn, grow, and create something meaningful together.
We’re running on volunteer power, but we still need help. Every dollar goes directly toward paying and feeding our cast and crew, these wonderful, creative people who are giving their time and talent to bring this project to life.
Thank you for partnering with us as we tell this story—and for helping build something bigger than just one project.
Free Membership
Be a member of the POV Filmmakers organization without a financial commitment.
Free Membership Benefits:
- Receive our free newsletter
- Attend monthly mixers
- POV Filmmakers Podcast
- Network with other filmmakers
- Sign up for classes, workshops, and retreats (fees may apply)
- Annual POV Filmmakers picnic
General Membership
Take your support of POV Filmmakers and your own career to the next level as a member.
General Membership Benefits:
- Member newsletter
- Listing in the professional database
- Access to the database of professionals
- List of resources
- Books
- Websites
- Podcasts
- Films
- Film screenings
- Table Reads
- POV Filmmakers Merch discounts
- Premium Access and Discounts to special POV events
- Retreats
- Paid seminars
- Film Festivals
- Film studies classes
- Discounts to partners’ events
- Special rate for two-member household = $95 (use code “2ndmembergeneral” for the second member)
- Student rate = $45
- Actors receive first opportunity to be a reader
Free Monthly In-Person Education and Networking Opportunity
The POV Filmmakers’ monthly mixers are always free. They include a guest presentation, trivia, and plenty of time for networking with other filmmakers. Sign up for our Free Membership or follow us on socials to receive reminders about these engaging and helpful networking events.