“Capturing the Wild with Photographer Jody MacDonald” features rock climbing, epic views, and wild adventure and it was shot in Smith Rock, Fort Rock and Steelhead Falls in Central Oregon.
Follow award-winning photographer and documentary filmmaker Jody MacDonald as she scales new heights on her latest expedition. Whether she’s exploring rugged landscapes or navigating off-road terrain, she’s always chasing the perfect shot, no matter how far off the beaten path.
1859, Oregon’s Magazine, recently featured several iconic locations on the Oregon Film Trail as part of an article entitled “Ready, Set, Action.” With a focus on projects using locations like Portland, Ashland, Crater Lake, Astoria, McMinnville, Burns, Eugene, Salem and Depoe Bay, 1859 guides you through how and where to stay to experience the locations for films like “Twilight,” “Wild,” “Lean on Pete,” “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and, of course, “The Goonies.”
Case Study: Navigating the Film Festival Circuit with H. Nelson Tracey
Introduction
Film festivals are often the gateway to an indie filmmaker’s success – at least, that’s the dream. But the reality is that submitting to festivals, especially the A-list ones like Sundance, SXSW, Berlin, and Cannes, is a long shot. As H. Nelson Tracey, director of Breakup Season, will tell you, getting into these festivals is akin to winning the lottery. After all, the odds of making it are slim, and the process is more competitive than most realize.Continue reading... “Case Study: Navigating the Film Festival Circuit”
Oregon based animation company Laika recent spoke to Indiewire about its past, present and future. We’re looking forward to that future and “Wildwood” especially.
From that article:
“Wildwood” is as good of a re-introduction as any. The fantasy film is based on the first in a trilogy of YA novels by Colin Meloy, better known as the lead singer and songwriter for the Portland-based indie rock band The Decemberists. But the project is also right at home for Laika, as it’s set in a secret forest just outside of Laika’s home in Portland and follows a girl whose baby brother is taken into the forest, only to discover an exotic world of talking animals and bandits. Continue reading... “Laika Talks to Indiewire”
EOFF just wrapped its first Filmmaker Field Trip, hosting the team behind Bad Day for Bigfoot for a week of scouting, story-building, and local inspiration. From forest roads to dive bars, town hall to swimming holes—this creative residency lit a fire under pre-production and brought our region’s cinematic potential to life.
Filmmaker Field Trips are supported by Oregon Film through the Creative Opportunity Program.
The inaugural Oregon Film Impact Grants for short films were awarded to five projects – “Here’s to the Girls,” “Javelina: Ingredients of Return,” “Machaca,”“Portland’s Cotton Club: The Only Place On The West Coast With Wall To Wall Soul,” and “The Impeccable Art of Never-Ending Wellness.”
The Impact Grants were designed to support filmmakers and projects that have the potential to make a positive and lasting impact on Oregon’s film industry. These grants are intended to help grow the state’s film scene, provide opportunities for local talent and crew, and bring people together through storytelling that celebrates Oregon’s unique culture, history, and landscape. Continue reading... “Short Film Impact Grants Awarded”
Oregon Film is excited to announce the Feature Film Impact Grant, designed to support film projects that can make a positive impact on Oregon’s film industry. This grant aims to help grow Oregon’s film scene, create local job opportunities, and bring people together through stories that celebrate Oregon’s culture, history, and landscape.
Dallas has joined into a partnership with the Oregon Film Trail, highlighting the history that film has in the city.
Dallas joins more than 40 physical signs and hundreds of digital scene locations across Oregon that celebrate and recognize this history with the installation of a sign highlighting the location where filming occurred, and more about the film and the people behind it.
Downtown Dallas served as a location for the movie “Promise,” starring James Woods and James Garner. The film, released in 1986, highlighted the struggles that families face caring for loved ones who are diagnosed with mental health conditions. Continue reading... “Dallas Joins the Oregon Film Trail”
Laika’s beloved stop-motion film “ParaNorman” is returning to theaters this Halloween for a one-week engagement, now in a newly remastered RealD 3D format. The limited run, announced at the Annecy Animation Festival, will also feature the world premiere of a brand-new CG short film, “ParaNorman: The Thrifting,” starring Anna Kendrick and Finn Wolfhard.
“ParaNorman,” originally released in 2012, was nominated for an Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe, and took home multiple Annie Awards. Directed by Chris Butler and Sam Fell, the film will screen globally starting Oct. Continue reading... ““ParaNorman” Getting Halloween Re-Release in 3D”
Tribeca Festival – “Horsegirls” Co-Producer Blair Skinner
The Industry recently had a chat with producer and line producer Blair Skinner (“Duster,” “Transparent”) on her latest film, “Horsegirls,” which shot in Oregon and recently premiered at Tribeca.
“Horsegirls” tells the story of Margarita (a revelatory Lillian Carrier) who must reluctantly grow up as her mother, Sandy (Gretchen Mol), grapples with an uncertain diagnosis.
“Capturing the Wild with Photographer Jody MacDonald” features rock climbing, epic views, and wild adventure and it was shot in Smith Rock, Fort Rock and Steelhead Falls in Central Oregon.
1859, Oregon’s Magazine, recently featured several iconic locations on the Oregon Film Trail as part of an article entitled “Ready, Set, Action.” With a focus on projects using locations like Portland, Ashland, Crater Lake, Astoria, McMinnville, Burns, Eugene, Salem and Depoe Bay, 1859 guides you through how and where to stay to experience the locations for films like “Twilight,” “Wild,” “Lean on Pete,” “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and, of course, “The Goonies.”
Case Study: Navigating the Film Festival Circuit with H. Nelson Tracey
Oregon based animation company Laika recent 
EOFF just wrapped its first Filmmaker Field Trip, hosting the team behind Bad Day for Bigfoot for a week of scouting, story-building, and local inspiration. From forest roads to dive bars, town hall to swimming holes—this creative residency lit a fire under pre-production and brought our region’s cinematic potential to life.
The inaugural Oregon Film Impact Grants for short films were awarded to five projects – “Here’s to the Girls,” “Javelina: Ingredients of Return,” “Machaca,”
Oregon Film is excited to announce the 
Dallas has joined into a partnership with the Oregon Film Trail, highlighting the history that film has in the city.
Laika