Northwest Youth Film Festival
August 16, 2026
The Sheldon Family Cinema at The Judy
Presented by Northwest Children’s Theater and The Judy Kafoury Center for Youth Arts
Join us for the inaugural Northwest Youth Film Festival, a family-friendly celebration of young filmmaking talent from across Oregon and SW Washington!
Youth filmmakers in grades 6–12 submitted original short films under 10 minutes, and now it’s time to see the best of the best on the big screen. Watch the selected finalists’ films come to life in The Sheldon Family Cinema, then stick around to find out who takes home the festival’s top prizes.
All Tickets $10!
Festival Finalists:
Annika Tsai Ajtai – Reach For You
Carlos Salinas, Jesse Palafox-Arceo – Parachute
Evelyn Michelle Perkins – Change
Harrison Patrick Adams, Josiah Mathew Wilkinson – Unmotivated
Kea Wold – To Bowl Or Not To Bowl: A Lane Of Dreams
Kian Oliver Lech – Clicks
Marlen Frederick Steinke – Mission: Galactic The Director’s Cut
Matvey Bas – Found
Myles Raymond Kiester – The Book of Dave
Ronin Ashby Henneman – The Stranger
Xinyu Luo, Lucas Zhang, and Charlie Rose – Remembering Albina
Most enjoyed by ages 10 and up.
Content warnings: Brief depictions of smoking, guns, violence, adult language, and war – including nazism. Films contain themes of racism, death, and violence.
