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CENTRAL OREGON HAS A THRIVING MUSIC SCENE, AND WE’RE EXCITED TO SHOWCASE A VARIETY OF LOCAL BANDS DURING THE FESTIVAL. ENJOY THE SHORT SETS FROM THESE MUSICIANS WHILE YOU WAIT FOR THE NEXT FILM TO START.

Check the online schedule to see where and when these and many more wonderful local artists will be performing. BENDFILM.ORG

BendFilm Music is sponsored by

As a non-proft music school for all ages the Cascades School of Music’s MISSION is to enrich our community by providing exceptional music education and experiences for all Central Oregonians.

Jaymi, a young singer-songwriter, has been involved in the musical community of Bend since she was eleven. She writes, records, and releases her own music independently. Jaymi is a former student of Cascade School of Music where she studied guitar, voice, songwriting, and was a member of CSM Youth Band.

Stephanie Slade has been writing and performing music for more than two decades. She performs locally with MoWo and Streetlight Moon, and her current duo and solo projects Hurricane Slade and Simply Slade. She teaches voice locally at Cascade School of Music and her private downtown Bend studio.

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MICHELLE VAN HANDEL

A vocalist, pianist, and Cascade School of Music teacher, Michelle Van Handel loves sharing her passion for music with her students. She has been part of the Central Oregon music scene for 25 years.

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Mark Ransom is a guitarist, songwriter, music educator, and depth psychologist. Best known in his home town of Bend, Oregon as founder and creative director of the Bend Roots Revival, his work encourages community dialogue, and explores the relationship between creativity and psychological well being.

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Blake Lowrey-Evans, a Cascade School of Music teacher, is a local musician whose love of music is only surpassed by his love of sharing and teaching music. He writes music in a local band 3ofWe, who just released their frst EP entitled Treehouse 1

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Pat Pearsall, a Cascade School of Music teacher, has been deep in the Bend music scene for more than 30 years. He’s currently working with several projects including Fair Trade Boogie Band, Mark Ransom & the Mostest, and Company Grand, and releases solo projects under the name the Hurricane.

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Matti Joy, a Cascade School of Music teacher, is an eco-socialist writer delivering lyrically driven folk music. Her delicate fngerstyle guitar, classically trained Mitchell-meetsYoung voice, and poignant perspectives paint a picture of how the world can change when people meaningfully connect with one another.

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Travis Ehrenstrom brings quality musicianship and well-crafted original songs to every performance. Whether gigging with his band TEB or performing solo, Travis is accompanied by an old soul and the spirit of John Prine, Jackson Browne, and Bob Dylan. Travis’s last project, titled Our Creative States, saw him traveling to and writing and releasing songs about most of the United States.

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Sponsored by Dan Wieden & Priscilla Bernard Wieden on behalf of Caldera Arts

After a two-year hiatus, The BendFilm Future Filmmakers program is back in 2022. Encouraging youth to share their ideas, voices, and talents through flm, Future Filmmakers was founded by Michelle Alvarado of Wahoo flms and has grown to become a popular part of the festival each year. This flm education program is open to Central Oregon students grades 5 through 12. This year the program will feature all of the flms made during the 2021 and 2022 BendFilm Summer Filmmaking Camps as well as submitted flms from student flmmakers throughout the year.

The jury awards the grand prize of $100 and the audience also votes for a $100-prize winner.

2019 JURY AWARD

Emily Hopper for her flm, Parents Inc

2019 AUDIENCE AWARD

Bella Moon for her flm, On My Mind

Sponsored by Dan Wieden & Priscilla Bernard Wieden on behalf of Caldera Arts

Since 2021, BendFilm has hosted two weeks of summer flmmaking camps. Twenty students entering 5th through 9th grades participate in a fun, fve-day flmmaking workshop intensive. The students formed four-member groups to develop a story, learn green screen technology, apply their own effects makeup, and learn flm shooting techniques and basic editing skills. For the last day of camp, the students all gather in the Tin Pan Theater to watch their creations at the weekend celebration. Film camps are affordable and also free for students on the free and reduced lunch program. Stay tuned for registration information coming this winter!

The Summer Filmmaking Camp was funded by: