The Confluence

LA GRANDE, Ore. (EOFF2014) Portland, Oregon’s AU and ETERNAL TAPESTRY will cozy up with La Grande’s CATSKILLS next Thursday, May 23rd at The Art Center at the Old Library, located at 1006 Penn Ave, in La Grande. Directed by Hannah Gregg of Portland’s INTOTHEWOODS.TV Join Eastern Oregon Film Festival and the La Grande community for a [...]

Director Guillermo Arriaga is returning to Oregon, where he filmed “The Burning Plain” in Portland and Coos Bay in 2008. The film featured Academy Award-winner Jennifer Lawrence in her first starring role, alongside Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger. At the Bijou Cinemas and Northwest Film Center, Arriaga will present The Burning Plain and, only at [...]

ANNOUNCING THE 2014 FESTIVAL DATES Mark your calendars for FEBRUARY 20-22, 2014 for the 5th Annual Eastern Oregon Film Festival in beautiful La Grande, Oregon. IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A FILM FESTIVAL EOFF provides a quality of life component to our valley that is essential in attracting visitors, professionals, and businesses to the Grande Ronde Valley– in [...]

This past weekend the 2013 Ashland Independent Film Festival (AIFF) hosted its first eMerge Tansmedia Showcase (sponsored by Oregon Film, Intel, SOU, Project A, Second Story, PIE, and Technology Association of Oregon).  In simplest terms, it was an opportunity for festival goers to discuss, experience and participate in the future of storytelling.  As technology continues [...]

Cinema Pacific film festival announces 2013 program featuring films from Mexico, Singapore and the U.S. West Coast EUGENE, Ore. – (March 13, 2013) – The fourth annual University of Oregon Cinema Pacific film festival features a wide array of films, exhibitions, receptions and performances opening April 17 and running through April 21, 2013 in both [...]

Sunday was an interesting beast of a day all its own. We were all so caught up in meetings and panels all day! Good problems to have. One of the heads of Vimeo gave a talk with the creator of Star Wars: Uncut and both stopped by for demonstrations of our software with great curiosity. [...]

EOFF IS PLEASED AS PUNCH TO ANNOUNCE ITS 2013 WINNERS We chose to honor this incredible selection of films for their brave, innovative filmmaking, and unique, compelling stories. This year’s award-winners moved EOFF audiences and connected with the festival’s artist-driven, DIY ethos. Hats off to this collection of filmmakers for making such powerful films with [...]

 Moviemaking has always been a collaborative process, and the need for creative production of light and sound aren’t going anywhere, but the capabilities of iPhone cameras are improving phenomenally with each new version. As now we know, some filmmakers have dabbled with creating movies just with their phones and tablets, and mobile film festivals are [...]

With AIFF just a little more than one month away, we wanted to update you on some new info.  A full schedule of events should be up on AIFF’s website in a few weeks but here’s what has been announced to date. “Redwood Highway”, produced last year in Southern Oregon, will premiere at the festival.  [...]

Good Works Film Festival is honored to present three-screenings of Patrick Wang’s debut masterpiece, In the Family. This highly acclaimed narrative film will be shown at Bijou Art Cinemas in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday, March 16th at 7:00 p.m. and again on Sunday, March 17th at 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Patrick Wang, filmmaker and [...]