CASCADIA is a multi-day annual film festival celebrating exceptional films directed by women from around the world. Now entering its sixth year, is one of only a handful of festivals in the U.S. currently dedicated to this purpose. The organization also works year-round to provide film production, exhibition, and distribution education.

The CASCADIA festival spans all film genres: narrative, live action, animation, documentary, and experimental films of all lengths.

CASCADIA is based in Bellingham, WA., a city of approximately 88,000 people on the shores of Puget Sound. It lies about halfway between the film centers of Seattle, WA, and Vancouver, BC. The city enjoys strong local and regional support for the arts. It is also a destination for hikers, kayakers, climbers, sailors and other outdoor enthusiasts. Increasingly, filmmakers, too, are finding Bellingham, attracted to its proximity to urban and rural environments, as well as the ocean, lakes, rivers and mountains. It is also home to Western Washington University, with a 16,000 undergraduates and graduate enrollment, including the well regarded College of Fine and Performing Arts and one of the finest sculpture gardens in the country.

CASCADIA is an IRS-registered non-profit 501(c ) (3) organization.