film career development

Start your journey to
a creative career!


We train and place people typically excluded from the film industry on professional film sets in collaboration with the Oregon Media Pathways program.

Our next PA Pathways training dates will be announced here.

This program is for women and non-binary people, BIPOC, LBGTQIA+, people living with disability, and/or those who've experienced poverty or housing insecurity. We will not ask for proof of your identities, though we request that people seeking to participate in the program consider their own access points (education, community connections, etc) before applying.

Questions? Contact Film Career Coordinator Maria Moreno at maria@otfpdx.org.

Curious about a career in film & digital media?

We offer:

  • We offer quarterly networking events to give OTF and Pathways participants an opportunity to meet and connect with industry professionals. Please check our calendar or social media for dates and times.

  • We offer monthly training sessions with industry professionals during our Tuesday Weekly Workshops. These sessions will be led by folks working in a variety of roles in the film industry and will allow for participants to ask questions and gain insight on the different ways they can work in film. Please check our calendar or social media for dates and times.

  • Get individualized support from a professional in the film industry for 6 months. Limited positions available.

    Or if you’re interested in becoming a mentor, learn more and apply today.

  • This one-day class is intended for people who want to pursue a career in film. This class is a part of the Oregon Media Pathways Program and is a prerequisite for paid internship placements.

  • The Oregon Media Pathways Program offers paid internships for Production Assistants on professional projects. Successful completion of the Production Assistant Training is a prerequisite.

    Learn more here.

Creating pathways to film careers!

Oregon Media Pathways is a collaboration between Oregon Film, Oregon Made Creative Foundation, the Oregon Media Production Association, Outside the Frame, IATSE Local 488, Portland Film Office, studios and producers to identify, recruit, subsidize and place candidates from under-resourced communities into paid positions in the studios and on the sets of projects filming in Oregon.