KINO Short Film Fest Open for Submissions

KINO is excited to share with Oregon filmmakers the KINO Short Film Fest. Proudly sponsored by Panavision and Final Draft. Top prizes include the Judge’s Choice Award of $25,000 and the People’s Choice Award of $5,000. Filmmakers also have the chance for KINO (a Film Finance Company) to transform their short film (or another idea) into a full-length feature film. No other film festival offers this.

Additional industry prizes include: The Panavision Award for Cinematography and the Final Draft Award for the Most Original Script, with a series of other awards to also be distributed. Continue reading... “KINO Short Film Fest Open for Submissions”

Clinton Street Theater Screening “Nightlife”

In our Monthly Film Series, we will show a variety of GERMAN or GERMAN language films from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. On the 2nd Tuesday of each month, audiences will now have a chance to see these films on a regular basis at the CLINTON STREET THEATER. (Children’s movies will be playing on Sunday afternoons – please check our website.) All films are with English subtitles.
NIGHTLIFE (Nightlife)  BUY TICKETS HERE
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 – 7:00 PM
Germany 2020, 110 min
Directed by Simon Verhoeven
Cast: Elyas M’Barek, Frederick Lau, Palina Rojinski, Leon Ullrich

A wild comedy that launches at full speed, Nightlife is an entertaining romp about the misadventures of friends lost in the Berlin night.

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My name’s Tristian: I had an idea!

I’m a stand-up, but I want to make movies, or just write them. Or act. Or edit. Or decoupage, but I don’t think anyone would pay me for that, really anything but any stand-up. 

Also, I really like to do stand-up. 

So my idea! I’ll make a movie with stand-up comedians (and a musician.) 

Party Quest showed at the Kiggin’s Theater December the 8th, featuring an hour-long live show of music and comedy with the cast, and finished up with the short film as the headliner.  Continue reading... “My name’s Tristian: I had an idea!”

Portland Premiere – Campy Screwball Comedy Movie “Pocket Mouse Protector”

Winner of Best LGBTQ Feature Film (Seattle Film Festival), POCKET MOUSE PROTECTOR brings its zany humor to Clinton Street Theater on November 5th, 2022.

Starring Portland talent James Sharinghousen, Eleanor O’Brien, Blake Stone, Jonas Israel, Yelena King, Daniel Villarreal, and Paul Bright, the movie is a send-up of screwball comedies from the 20s, 30s, and 70s.

Environmentalist Larry takes an experimental virility drug to woo back his wife Mary who’s having an affair with Barry who works for Thierry who plans to destroy the remaining habitat of the endangered pocket mouse.

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The 2021 Killer Valley Comedy Film Festival Returns For The Holiday Season

Traditionally held in Ashland, Oregon, the Killer Valley Comedy Film Festival will stream virtually through their website for one more year, as live theaters still struggle with opening up to a viewing public in 2021.

Following the success of celebrating independent horror films for over a decade, the Killer Valley team spawned a second genre film festival to celebrate the best original comedy films from underground and emerging filmmakers. The Killer Valley Comedy Film Festival was born and now celebrates its third year with hopes to bring some extra joy and laughter to the holiday season. Continue reading... “The 2021 Killer Valley Comedy Film Festival Returns For The Holiday Season”

Pre Approve Me App

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New work from Bryan Thompson and Jeremiah L Scott!!! Great PNW Talent…Katie Michels (actor), Sean McGrath , Aris Juson and Spencer Baylis Conway nailed it.

Wife — Katie Michels
Husband — Sean Mcgrath
Loan Officer — Aris Juson
Assistant Loan Officer — Spencer Conway

Writer & Director & Producer — Bryan R. Thompson
Director of Photography — Jeremiah L. Scott
PA- Benjamin James
Gaffer: Steve Waters
Sound: Jeff Scott Taylor
Editor & Color: Bryan R. Thompson
Hair & Make-up / Costume Design — Alicia Watkins

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Mayor Sam Adams: “The City of Portland is Politely Asking You to Put an Emmy on It”

Portland Mayor, Sam Adams, is rallying behind Portlandia for Emmy consideration in twelve categories, including Outstanding Variety Series.  Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisens’ hit sketch comedy series has already completed two seasons in Portland and is coming back for a third this year.  The show won an Emmy in 2011 for Outstanding Costumes For A Variety/Music Program.

Go Portlandia!

Other news: Portlandia is now available in the UK on the recently launched (in Britain) netflix.com.  And if you are coming for a visit soon, check out IFC’s cool interactive travel map of the city. Continue reading... “Mayor Sam Adams: “The City of Portland is Politely Asking You to Put an Emmy on It””

IFC Takes Comedy Journey to ‘Portlandia’

‘SNL’ vet Armisen co-created, co-stars in sketch series

IFC has given a greenlight to a Lorne Michaels-exec produced sketch comedy half-hour, “Portlandia,” co-created by and starring Fred Armisen of “Saturday Night Live.”

The series, which begins production of six episodes in Portland, Ore., this month, is scheduled to premiere on IFC in early 2011. Former Sleater-Kinney guitarist Carrie Brownstein co-created “Portlandia” with Armisen and co-stars in the series, which will be directed by fellow creator Jonathan Krisel of “SNL.” Continue reading... “IFC Takes Comedy Journey to ‘Portlandia’”

Portland has been Hiding a Hotbed of Comedic Talent

"The 3rd Floor" photo by Tracey Wilson Photography

Article by Ted Douglass

It’s taken a while, but Portland is finally starting to wake up to the fact that it has its very own exciting comedy scene right under its nose. Sure, there have been a few stand-ups, improv performers and sketch-comedy troupes that have been toiling away long enough to be considered Rose City institutions (nationally renowned acts like Lonnie Bruhn, Dax Jordan, The Bridgetown Comedy Festival, ComedySportz, The Brody Theater, The Liberators, The 3rd Floor, etc…), but it hasn’t been until this year, that members of these niche operations have begun stepping outside of their own brands to co-mingle on various projects. Continue reading... “Portland has been Hiding a Hotbed of Comedic Talent”

Revolver Studio's Webseries "Planning to Fail (Spectacularly)" Reveals Its Cast.

ONLINE (June 4, 2010) – Revolver Digital Media Studio announced their main cast for PLANNING TO FAIL (SPECTACULARLY), their latest web series project. The web series stars: Casey McFeron as Paul, Victor Morris as Richard, John San Nicolas as Bryan, Jacob Bean-Watson as Clive, Mariessa Portelance as Naomi, Roshan Maloney as Dallas, and Sara Robbin as Brevin. The series is scheduled to shoot this summer in Oregon. Continue reading... “Revolver Studio's Webseries "Planning to Fail (Spectacularly)" Reveals Its Cast.”