INDEPENDENT WOMEN FOR INDEPENDENT FILM

THE INDIEWOMEN MOVEMENT STARTED OUT AS 100 WOMEN DONATING $100 TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT FILM AND CONTINUES TO GROW.

Independent Women for Independent Film was formed as a way to strengthen the bonds of leading women in the arts and business and support female indie flmmakers at the BendFilm Festival. Today, the IndieWomen movement—100 women donating $100— continues to grow and expand its support for female flmmakers.

Created in honor of the late Pamela Hulse Andrews, a pioneer of arts and culture in Bend, the IndieWoman of the Year Award carries on Pamela’s legacy. The award is presented annually to a female flmmaker who demonstrates an exceptional passion for independent flm, bravely shares their authentic voice, and makes extraordinary contributions to an independent body of work.

Don’t miss

Julia in its world premiere during the Local Focus Narrative Shorts program (page 60).

“When I wrote my frst short flm Julia

, the idea of fully producing the flm seemed impossible. Receiving the Tell Your Story grant through Oregon Made Creative Foundation enabled Julia to launch into pre-production and fnally allowed me to tell my mother’s story of hardship growing up in a South Korean orphanage. After flming, I received BendFilm’s BIPOC Women Film Production Grant, which provided the funding we needed to fnish up post-production. Making this flm would not have been possible without these grants. I’m so thankful for the support I’ve been given to amplify underrepresented voices, and think it is crucial to uplift other flmmakers to do the same through flm grants.”

Grant Panel

This year, fve to ten fnal candidates will pitch their projects live to a panel of industry professionals during the Festival. The panel will decide the winner of the $10,000 production grant and may provide mentorship during the flmmaking process at panelists’ discretion and interest. Find more information about the grant and application process at BENDFILM.ORG

In 2022, BendFilm is proud to present the award to Academy Award-nominated writer and director Tamara Jenkins.

IndieWomen fund Festival awards, female flmmaker travel costs and the IndieWoman of the Year Honorarium, sponsoring flmmaker awards, flmmaker travel, and the BendFilm IndieWoman of the Year. Contributions to IndieWomen can be made at BENDFILM.ORG/INDIEWOMEN

Independent Women For Independent Film

THESE ARE THE 2022 INDIEWOMEN WHO ARE SUPPORTING FESTIVAL CASH AWARDS AND TRAVEL COSTS FOR WOMEN FILMMAKERS PRESENTING AT THE FESTIVAL. JOIN THIS MOVEMENT AND ENJOY QUARTERLY MEETUPS, SPECIAL TIN PAN THEATER SCREENINGS AND BENDFILM’S EFFORT TO OVERCOME THE GENDER DISPARITY IN THE FILM INDUSTRY.

Karen Anderson

Tammy Baney

Becky Breeze

Patricia Buehler

Abby Caram

Adele Caram

Margot Caram

Patti Carlson

Kendall Carlson

Amanda Cudd Stuermer

Monica Desmond

Carolyn Dietz

Lori Elkins

Alayna Fardella

Tomoko Ferguson

Molly Foerster

Amy Fratzke

Emerson Fratzke

Pat Fulton

Kirsten Goldstein

Juli Hamdan

Mollie Hogan

Alison Hohengarten

Sue Hollern

Yvonne Hunt

Heather Johnson

Kate Kamaya

Erica Kelly

Terryl Kemple

Else Kerkmann

Karen Koppel

Cristy Lanfri

Jane Lang

Leslie Lynch

Sharon Maier-Kennelly

Autumn Marler

Susan McKnight

Mary Meador

Patsy Melville

René Mitchell

Deb Mortimore

Lynn Nebus

Aleta Nissen

Cheryl Parton

Kimberly Paxton-Hagner

Amy Renalds

Lou Renton

Donna Rice

Laury Riley

Liz Rink

Sheila Rittenberg

Francesca Roveda

Sally Russell

Chris Schroeder Fain

Cassondra Spring Schindler

Anne Marie Stonich

Chantal Strobel

Leanne Summers

Kaari Vaughn

Katharine Vaughn

Coco Vaughn

Alicia Vickery

Rebecca Warner

Valerie Warren

Yvonne Zbranak

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B ENDFILMS IS PROUD TO SPOTLIGHT ACADEMY AWARD-NOMINATED WRITER AND DIRECTOR TAMARA JENKINS AS THE 2022 INDIEWOMAN OF THE YEAR.

Tamara Jenkins is a rare flmmaker who has a knack for fnding a balance of humor and desperation in characters we instantly warm to. We always feel personally comforted by the fact that her characters exist in this world, and that Jenkins exists in today’s world of indie flmmaking despite working with stars like Laura Linney, Natasha Lyonne, Alan Arkin, Kathryn Hahn, Paul Giamatti, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. For her uncompromisingly independent attitude to flmmaking and ongoing inspiration to us all, we’re honored to name Tamara Jenkins IndieWoman of the Year.

Tamara is the writer and director of the flms Private Life,

The Savages, and

Slums of Beverly Hills as well as several award winning shorts. Her flms have screened at the New York Film Festival, the Telluride Film Festival, Cannes, and Sundance. Among the honors she has received are an Academy Award nomination, an Independent Spirit Award, a Los Angeles Film Critics prize, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Tamara attended NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts where she received her MFA and met her husband, the screenwriter, Jim Taylor, with whom she occasionally writes. Jenkins lives in NYC with Jim and their daughter, Mia.

“[Tamara Jenkins’] microscopic looks at human beings in all their complexities and vanities are vital to the cinematic landscape. Her stories are not didactic. They are observational and communal—a hug, not a fnger-point. She is scrupulous not just with the female character closest in age to her; Jenkins takes years to write a script because she wants to walk in the shoes of every character until she gets them right. (As Philip Seymour Hoffman, Linney’s costar in The Savages, once said, Jenkins is ‘not a compromiser.’)”

Private Life

3:15 P.M. SAT. 10/8 @ TOWER THEATRE

123 MIN. | USA | 2018 | RATED R

After

Private Life

Tamara Jenkins will participate in an on-stage conversation with John Cooper about the flm and her career. The talk is free, and everyone is welcome to attend.

Written & Directed by Tamara Jenkins

Richard and Rachel, a couple in the throes of infertility, try to maintain their marriage as they descend deeper and deeper into the weird world of assisted reproduction and domestic adoption. When their doctor suggests third party reproduction, they bristle. But when Sadie, a recent college drop out, re-enters their life, they reconsider. Tower Theatre sponsored by

Slums of Beverly Hills

7 P.M. FRI. 10/7 @ CASCADES THEATRICAL CO.

91 MIN. | USA | 1998 | RATED R

Written & Directed by Tamara Jenkins

In 1976, a lower-middle-class teenager struggles to cope living with her neurotic family of nomads on the outskirts of Beverly Hills.

JOIN US IN MADRAS FOR EXCLUSIVE SCREENINGS AND A SHOWCASE OF INDIGENOUS STORIES IN FILM.

We’re excited to host our showcase and celebration of Indigenous flms in the BendFilm Festival in Madras, featuring exclusive screenings and short flm programs. Special guests include award-winning actor and comedian Tatanka Means and actor and musician Gary Farmer.

Madras Performing Art Center

412 SE Buff Street, Madras