Indie Game Con took place in Eugene, Oregon earlier this month. Around 30 developers, many fans, game reps and around 19 speakers converged on Lane CC’s campus for the second annual event, that showcased the growing Pacific Northwest’s interconnected indie game development scene. Read more here.
Yesterday at the Hollywood Theatre, the local business accelerator, Oregon Story Board presented their second Demo Day this year (first one was in January) of their eclectic class of 2015.
Sockeye has been in existence since 1997 and makes up an eclectic community of creatives that do “work that makes everyone look good”, and now they are making Portland look good too! They just opened their very first international office in Amsterdam. Read this nice shout out from AdWeek about this advertising and branding company here. Continue reading... “Sockeye Bringing A “Little More Portland” To The World!”
Oregon Casting Company, Acting Coaches to Provide Talent Diversity Initiative in Portland
32 Northwest Performers Selected to Complete 36-Hour Actor Training Intensive for Film & Television
“Black Road” shot-in-Ashland-and-southern -Oregon-coast sci-fi thriller starring: Sam Daly, Leilani Sarelle, Simon Templeman, Michelle Lombardo, Danforth Comins and Andrew Wilson, written and directed by Oregonian Gary Lundgren, and produced by Anne Lundgren – premiered in Beverly Hills and Ashland last month.
On Thursday, October 22nd, NW Documentary will present the Grand Premiere of “Voyagers Without Trace”, a feature documentary directed by Ian McCluskey. This film invites views on a treasure hunt with the filmmaker, to uncover what happened to three French adventurers who became the first to kayak down the Green and Colorado rivers in 1938, but then disappeared into obscurity.
What: Voyagers Grand Premiere
Where: OMSI, 1945 SE Water Ave. Portland Oregon 97214
Films submitted by deadline will be screened by a jury of media professionals and an audience at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts on Halloween night. The filmmaker awarded the “Jury Prize” will receive a $1,000 award and the filmmaker given the “Audience Award” will also receive a $1,000 prize. Continue reading... “Eugene’s 3rd Annual EFS 72 Hour Horror Film Contest”
NBC Universal’s “Grimm” begins season 5 just in time for Halloween, and will premiere October 30 (Fridays 9/8c). The first episode, “The Grimm Identity” promises that “vengeance rises from the ashes”, and this season will contain the 100th episode that Silas Weir Mitchell (Monroe) suggests will finally explain the ramifications of the “keys and coins”. Stay tuned!
TNT’s “The Librarians” will be rolling out their season 2 premiere November 1 (8/7c). “Returning to the universe of TNT’s hit movie franchise, The Librarian, this new series centers on an ancient organization hidden beneath the Metropolitan Public Library dedicated to protecting an unknowing world from the secret, magical reality hidden all around.Continue reading... “A Seasonal Crop of Oregon- Made Fall Shows”
Indie Game Con took place in Eugene, Oregon earlier this month. Around 30 developers, many fans, game reps and around 19 speakers converged on Lane CC’s campus for the second annual event, that showcased the growing Pacific Northwest’s interconnected indie game development scene. Read more here.
