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Dear Producer Award: OPEN APPLICATION

November 28, 2023 / Oregon Film

Women in Film PDX Announce Vision Grant Winners

November 17, 2023 / Oregon Film

FujiFilm Presents: The Making of “CHISPA”

November 16, 2023 / Oregon Film

The Labor Market Comes to Old Town on Dec 9 & 10

November 15, 2023 / Oregon Film

Outside the Frame Gala Event: In the Grey Wild

November 13, 2023 / Oregon Film

Left Coast Comedy Preview Party – Nov 15

November 13, 2023 / Oregon Film

Top Secret Club Wrap Party & Awards

November 9, 2023 / Oregon Film

ISA PDX 3rd Thursdays On Holiday Hiatus

November 8, 2023 / David Poulshock

“Mother Of Color” Gets Amazon Prime Deal!

October 23, 2023 / Oregon Film
YOU'RE INVITED to the world premiere watch party of the horror tv pilot, John Sunshine’s Lost Rock 'n' Roll Tapes, an international award-winning boldly dark comedic horror/supernatural rock-mock series set in the 1970s and present day Pacific Northwest.

World Premiere Virtual Watch Party

October 22, 2023 / Alice Wells

KINO Short Film Fest Open for Submissions

October 19, 2023 / Brit MacRae

Creatives of Color Mixer & Union Seminar

October 17, 2023 / Oregon Film

Vampira: Glamour Ghoul

October 13, 2023 / Oregon Film

Oregon Film Museum to Present “Selig Award”

October 13, 2023 / Oregon Film

FOR SALE: Filmed by Bike Film Festival

October 11, 2023 / Filmed by Bike

Movies On Morrison

October 6, 2023 / Elyse Taylor Liburd

Film Industry Quarterly Happy Hour

October 6, 2023 / Elyse Taylor Liburd
The Mere Exposure Effect Workshop

Media Bias? Creator Bias?: “Free Willy”

October 3, 2023 / jrutherford

Gorge Impact Film Festival Coming Nov. 4

October 2, 2023 / Oregon Film

Call for Art! – Solidarity Art Auction

September 26, 2023 / Oregon Film

Sixth Annual Portland Dance Film Fest 

September 19, 2023 / Oregon Film

Eastern Oregon Film Festival – Oct 19-21

September 15, 2023 / Oregon Film

20th Annual Bend Film Festival – Oct 12-15

September 15, 2023 / Oregon Film

#OregonMade “It’s What’s Inside” to Premiere at Sundance 2024

#OregonMade feature film “It’s What’s Inside” – directed and written by Greg Jardin and produced by William Rosenfeld, Kate Andrews, Jason Baum, Raúl and Domingo — will premiere in the Midnight section at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

The film tells the story of a pre-wedding party descending into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend shows up with a mysterious suitcase. The cast includes Brittany O’Grady, James Morosini, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Gavin Leatherwood, Reina Hardesty, Nina Bloomgarden.

You can see all of the projects selected by Sundance 2024, the 40th edition of the festival, here.

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BendFilm Announces BIPOC Women Film Production Grant

BIPOC FILMMAKER GRANT: MEET THE FINALISTS AND JUDGES!

Meet the 6 finalists for our BIPOC Women Film Production Grant! These amazing filmmakers were chosen out of 264 applicants!

Join us Dec 17th for a live pitch and announcement of the Grant recipient, determined by our three judges. ⁠

This project was supported by a grant provided by the Creative Opportunity Program and Oregon Film – OregonFilm.org and the Bend Cultural Tourism Fund, A Visit Bend Project.

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#OregonMade “Can’t Seem to Make You Mine” Screening and Q&A

Fresh off of its World Premiere at Dances With Films in New York City, locally shot CAN’T SEEM TO MAKE YOU MINE, starring Zachary Ray Sherman, Lindsay Burdge, Jessica Barr, Journey Baker, and James “Jay Mack” McClendon, is coming home to Portland with a filmmaker Q&A after the screening.

The story revolves around a man recently released from prison as he tries to reconnect with his ex and become a father to his 6-year-old son, while he stays with a stripper he met through a prison pen-pal website.

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Dear Producer Award: OPEN APPLICATION

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In its ongoing commitment to amplify and support the role of the producer, Dear Producer is proud to be continuing the Dear Producer Award in 2024, and launching an open application for year three of the Award (in previous years, producers chosen for the Award were by industry recommendation only).

Four mid-career level producers will receive an unrestricted grant of $50,000 each, to be used at the producer’s discretion, and attend a retreat focused on rest and community-building with fellow Award recipients.

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Call for Submission: FilmFort @ Treefort Music Fest 2024

Call for Submissions to Filmfort 2024! Filmfort is a 3-day programming track that takes place during Treefort Music Fest, celebrating the best of emerging independent cinema. Filmfort showcases diverse cinematic perspectives including shorts and features for audiences of all persuasions, ranging from the enigmatic and gritty to the surreal and off-beat.

Established at Treefort in 2014, Filmfort has been bringing a diverse slate of films and exceptional emerging and established filmmakers to Boise for over eight years. Notable feature films screened over the past couple of years include Jethica (2022), directed by Pete Ohs, Anchorage (2021) by Scott Monahan, as well as riveting shorts such as Weapons and their Names (2023) by Melina Valdez.

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Women in Film PDX Announce Vision Grant Winners

Women In Film Portland (WIF-PDX) recently announced that local filmmakers Fran Bittakis and Betty Alcaraz are the recipients of the WIF-PDX 2023 Vision Grant, a signature program that supports production of a film by a local female or nonbinary storyteller every year. Over four dozen people applied for the 2023 funds. A committee made up of WIF-PDX board members and two award winning filmmakers, Alicia J. Rose and Dawn Jones Redstone, then reviewed applicants and narrowed it down to four finalists.

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FujiFilm Presents: The Making of “CHISPA”

Recently Portland based filmmaker (and Tell Your Story Grant recipient) Karina Lomelin Ripper teamed up with FujiFilm to make her film “Chispa.”

FujiFilm then made a wonderful behind-the-scene short doc about the making of the film.

You can see it here.

 

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The Labor Market Comes to Old Town on Dec 9 & 10

THE LABOR MARKET: Portland film and TV workers put on a free weekend public market and maker fair in Old Town on December 9 and 10.

IATSE Local 488, representing Studio Mechanics (Motion Picture workers) in Oregon, Washington, Northern Idaho, and Montana will host The Labor Market, a holiday event for the general public from 10 am until 6 pm on Saturday and Sunday, December 9 -10 in the Goldsmith Blocks Building on 412 NW Couch Street in Old Town Portland.

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Oscilloscope Labs Release New Trailer – “Sometimes I Think About Dying”

Oscilloscope Labs released the official trailer for the #oregonamde indie film, “Sometimes I Think About Dying” and announced its release date, on January 26, 2024. The feature was produced by, and stars, Daisy Ridley (Star Wars prequel trilogy) and first premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Set in Oregon, it cast features Ridley, Dave Merheje, Parvesh Cheena, Marcia DeBonis, and Bree Elrod. “Sometimes I Think About Dying is “an unexpected fable on the virtues of living.”

Daisy Ridley,  recently shared her thoughts on the movie and her experiences filming in Oregon.

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Prosper Portland Announces Amplify Portland Grant Recipients

The Events and Film Office at Prosper Portland, in partnership with Travel Portland, has selected three recipients of the Amplify Portland: Local Filmmakers Production Grant. The Amplify Portland Grant seeks to create opportunity for filmmakers using local talent, crew, and vendors during production. The grant contributes to productions that build professional development within the local industry and bring exposure to Portland through unique stories with diverse representation both in front of and behind the camera.

This is the first cycle of the new grant.

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