The Confluence

HIS MONSTER, the haunting new feature from Writer and Director Erich Cannon, will make its steaming premiere Monday, October 5th on Apple TV and Fandango At Home, introducing a whole new audience to a chilling, character-driven genre film that blends psychological horror with raw emotional realism.

HIS MONSTER had a successful limited theatrical and festival run winning the Best Feature Award at the Old Towne Film Festival, winning the Best Narrative Feature at the Unisphere Film Festival in Queens, New York and also screening abroad at the 45th FantaFestival in Rome, Italy, Cine De Terror in Valparaiso, Chile, and MICMXIFF in Mexico City, Mexico.

When the body of a man missing for thirty-six years is discovered at the scene of a horrific crime, it’s up to his estranged daughter to unravel his dark past. Shot in Astoria “The Cycle” comes to Shudder on October 23. 

Director: Jordan Downey Written by: Jordan Downey and Kevin Stewart Cast: Deborah Ann Woll, Jeffrey Donovan, Will Hochman, Jack Doolan, Carl W. Crudup, Jeb Berrier, Gretchen Corbett, David Myers Gregory

On Shudder October 23 #Shudder #TheCycle

The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) is proud to reopen the Portland Arts Project Grant Program (PAPG), which will grant out $1,200,000 to support the creation and sharing of artistic work in Portland. This will be the third annual cycle of this opportunity presented in partnership with the City of Portland’s Office of Arts & Culture. RACC invites applications from organizations, schools, and individual artists spanning all creative disciplines.

PAPG grants are awarded through a competitive process, including peer review panels composed of cohorts of esteemed members of Portland’s creative communities.

On Sunday, Oct 25th, come to the screening of the award winning short documentary, “The Elk,” about Portland’s beloved Thompson Elk statue that held the line through the protests of 2020, took a beating, and triumphantly returned, after much contention and millions of dollars in repairs, to it’s rightful place on Main St.

After the film, Portland tour guide Sarah Gilbert, who is featured in the film, will take us on a walking tour to “The Elk” and other local sites of memory.

The OMPA is holding a series of educational workshops focused on the legal work needed for film and TV production. All three workshops will be given by Christopher Weathers of Miller Nash. Ticket links and times below:

The workshops include:

Workshop 1 — Chain of Title  Tues Sept 22nd 5-7pm

Own Your Story: The essential roadmap to securing rights and protecting your creative IP.

Workshop 2 — Clearance & AI Wed Oct 14th 5-7pm

Stay Legally Clear: How creators can navigate intellectual property, publicity and privacy, defamation, and AI-driven risk.

The Portland Book Festival takes place on Saturday, November 7, where more than 100 authors, readers, writers, and storytellers will gather for a day of conversations, readings, writing workshops, pop-up events, and an exhibitor book fair.

Author Lineup Announced

There is an outstanding lineup of authors to this year’s festival on Saturday, November 7, including Academy Award-winning actor Ke Huy Quan, sharing his journey from Vietnamese refugee and 1980s child star to his remarkable Hollywood comeback in his new memoir Never Say Die; and acclaimed Oregon creative duo Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis, the team behind the Wildwood series.

Watch the full trailer for #OregonMade “Wildwood” from LAIKA below and on WildwoodMovie.com

The feature is released in theaters everywhere on October 23.

Navigating the legal landscape of filmmaking can be as critical as mastering the creative process. The  OVLA is hosting a free, virtual workshop on October 8th at noon that will explore the most common legal questions filmmakers face, with a focus on the unique challenges of activist and documentary filmmaking. Register here!

Please join us to celebrate the life and work of #OregonMade filmmaker and activist Brian Lindstrom at Cinema 21 on September 16; a friend, an artist and an inspiration that was taken from our lives too soon.

Get more info and tickets here.

Widow’s Bay star Kingston Rumi Southwick and Arthur Conti, of Mike Flanagan’s upcoming Carrie, have joined Ariana Greenblatt in Egg Baby, Amazon MGM’s new romantic comedy from director Natalia Anderson and XYZ Films.

Written by Sawyer Perry, Egg Baby follows a rebellious artist (Greenblatt) and a golden-boy quarterback (Southwick) who are forced to co-parent an egg for health class, only to find that raising “Yolk-o” might crack open something real between them.

Conti’s role hasn’t been disclosed.