Filmed by Bike is a fundraiser for the Multnomah County Bike Fair, a one-day festival of music, mahem and down-and-dirty bike competitions.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Filmed by Bike is the West Coast's premier bike-themed film festival. The festival embraces the art and innovation of bikes through the eyes of imaginative storytellers who use moving images to celebrate the world's most efficient and creative form of transportation. Since 2003, Filmed by Bike has showcased a love of two wheels in eight minutes or less. This festival-plus-party happens once a year in Bike City, USA: Portland Oregon. The event grabs hold of an entire weekend of screenings and features movies from around the globe.
WHY FILMED BY BIKE
For the love of two wheels and all things revolutionary, for art and music and bike culture over all. For taking over, and crawling under and riding in the streets.
WHY +
Every year the festival features a fresh selection of exciting, creative films that are eight minutes or under. Sure, we like those movies of messengers riding like daredevils in-and-out of NYC traffic, smacking taxi butts and skidding in style, but Filmed by Bike is about so much more than that.
An advanced and mature society is one that recognizes, nurtures, revels in and celebrates it's creative class, it's art and culture. Here in Portland, our bike culture is beyond the basics and we are wholely embracing our place in society as more than just bikers. We revel in bringing together movies from around the world for festival that celebrates bike culture.
HOW FILMS ARE SELECTED
Entries are evaluated by an esteemed jury of bicycle and film enthusiasts from the Portland-Seattle area. Our jury page details this year's roster.
STAY IN THE KNOW
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SUBMIT A MOVIE
For more information on making a submission to the festival, see our call for entries page.
IN CLOSING
Bicycles are freedom and those who ride them know the entrancement of endlessly spinning wheels.
==> But you don't have to be a daily rider to be entertained by the magic of seeing bikes on the silver screen.
