Oregon Film Museum's 2025 Selig Award Presentation

The Oregon Film Museum is proud to inspire the next generation of storytellers across our state. We are thrilled to announce the third annual Oregon Film Museum Selig Award, an honor presented each year to a young Oregonian making a meaningful impact in the local film industry.

Join us for the award presentation ceremony, which is free and open to the public.

Our partner, Outside the Frame, is a dynamic Portland-based nonprofit that empowers homeless and marginalized youth to become directors of their own films—and their own lives. Through filmmaking, OTF provides creative expression, job skills, a supportive audience, and a renewed sense of dignity and possibility. Their mission is simple yet powerful: If youth experiencing homelessness can make films, they can do anything.

The Selig Award is named in honor of William Selig, founder of the pioneering Selig Polyscope Company. Selig’s innovations helped shape the early film industry, including the creation of Hollywood, cliffhangers, multi-reel films, and travelogues. In 1909, his company filmed The Fisherman’s Bride in Astoria—the first commercial narrative film shot in Oregon.

For more information about Outside the Frame, visit: www.outsidetheframe.org

To learn more about this event or other programs hosted by the Clatsop County Historical Society, please call 503-325-2203 or email info@astoriamuseums.org.

The Clatsop County Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich history of Clatsop County and the surrounding region. The Society operates the Flavel House Museum, the Heritage Museum, the Oregon Film Museum, and the Uppertown Firefighters Museum.