Local screenwriter, Christi Sperry, will see her dark comedy screenplay, “Homecoming”, begin shooting in Portland at the end of this month. The cast is comprised of, Lauren Bowles (“True Blood”), Victoria Smurfit (“Once Upon a Time”), Max Ryan (“Death Race”), Michelle Arthur (“Fun With Dick and Jane”), Suleka Mathew (“Da Vinci’s Inquest”) and Kiowa Gordon (“Twilight Saga”).
The cast of “Grimm” at the February “Grimm Gala”: Left to right: Reggie Lee, Bree Turner, Silas Weir Mitchell, Bitsie Tulloch, David Giuntoli, Sasha Roiz, Claire Coffee, Russell Hornsby at the Exchange Ballroom in support of OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital (NBC)
Richard Keith and Erin Cardillo created this new comedy series, set in Portland, that features a restaurant themed backdrop (which Portland plays perfectly) starring, Jonathan Silverman (“Weekend at Bernies”), Krista Allen (“The LA Complex”), Nathaniel Buzolic (“The Vampire Diaries”) and Emma Fitzpatrick (“The Social Network”). Oregon Live, reported that Cardillo and Keith “really wanted to do a show that had a restaurant element,” “Rich and I are both big foodies. We were looking for a big foodie farm-to-table culture.” Continue reading... ““Significant Mother” Will Premiere August 3 On The CW August”
Portland filmmaker David Poulshock and his production company Red Door Films were recently awarded an astounding nine Telly Awards for TV commercials and web videos they produced on behalf of clients Spirit Mountain Casino and Goodwill Industries of the Columbia-Willamette.
“It’s a real honor,” said Poulshock, “especially for the recognition it gives the wonderful talent and stellar production crews who worked on these projects.” According to Poulshock, the overall production included six :30 spots for Spirit Mountain Casino, and five :30 spots and four 3-minute web documentaries for Goodwill. Continue reading... “Portland Filmmaker Wins 9 National Telly Awards”
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxDnWYxhMlM[/youtube]Congratulations to “Portlandia” and IFC on their two Emmy 2015 nominations. The nominations are:
Outstanding Production Design for Variety, Non-Fiction, Reality or reality-Competition Programming.
“We could not be prouder of the Portlandia team for their remarkable work this past season,” said Jennifer Caserta, IFC’s president. “We are extremely happy that Academy voters have recognized this unique comedy with multiple nominations for the fifth year in a row, and especially excited to be included in the newly created sketch series category.” Continue reading... “Congratulations to “Portlandia” On Two Emmy Nominations”
ZipRecuiter placed Eugene in the top ten list of tech job growth cities across the US this week. Joe Maruschak (RAIN – Regional Accelorator & Innovation Network) said, “it reflects that our local efforts to organize the tech community here are being noticed.” ZipRecruiter analyzed the hiring behavior in US cities and watched for the ones that had the highest growing tech jobs. According to the Register Guard, “Eugene-Springfield’s tech community has come a long way in the past few years. Continue reading... “Eugene On Top 10 List Of Emerging Tech Cities”
20,000 increments of $500 tax credit certificates are available. Businesses and individuals with an Oregon income tax liability may bid on the certificates. The credit can be claimed on your 2015 state income tax return. Any amount that cannot be used on your 2015 tax return can be carried forward for up to three years. Continue reading... “The 2015 OPIF Tax Credit Auction is Currently Underway!”
We just wanted to remind everyone that the Oregon Department of Revenue is planning to once again conduct a tax credit auction for the Oregon Production Investment Fund (OPIF) this July. The total amount of tax credits to be auctioned this year will be $10,000,000.
The process will be exactly the same as the successful auction conducted last July. We will be working hard to make sure all the tax credits sell out in the designated time frame. If we are successful in this goal, this will be the only opportunity for people to contribute to the fund and receive OPIF tax credits for 2015. Continue reading... “2015 OPIF Tax Credit Auction Coming Up July 8-17”
The love for the beauty and magnificence of Oregon as a destination continues – this week the New York Times travel section reported that Travel Oregon’s “Seven Wonders” campaign (Wieden + Kennedy), coupled with the “Wild” movie locations tie-in, increased Oregon’s tourism “by nearly 10 percent growth in statewide lodging revenue in 2014 over 2013, an increase of more than 120,000 social media followers, and a record number of unique visitors to its website”.* Travel Oregon partnered with Oregon Film on three distinct aspects of the “Wild” journey;
Portland filmmaker David Poulshock and his production company 
ZipRecuiter placed Eugene in the top ten list of tech
The 2015 OPIF Tax Credit Auction began Wednesday July 8 and continues through July 17.
Daily Variety reports, “