Nancy Haecker, a locations veteran of 18 years and president of the Location Managers Guild of America, read Cheryl Strayed’s trail memoir “Wild” on a 2013 flight, and was determined to scout the film adaptation.
https://variety.com/2015/film/awards/unsung-heroes-of-2015-oscars-foxcatcher-wrestling-coach-wild-location-manager-and-whiplash-drum-coach-1201429144/ Continue reading... “More Incredible Recognition for the WILD Locations Team”
The Grimm Gala took place February 7th at the Exchange Ballroom as a benefit for OHSU’s Doernbecher Children’s hospital. A whopping 310,000 was donated to the “Grimmster Endowment“fund (the goal was $100,000). Many items from the show were auctioned off, and even a walk on role on “Grimm” was offered. The cast were in attendance. Read more here. Continue reading... ““GRIMM” Gives Back – Makes 310K For OHSU’s Doernbecher Children’s Hospital”
A side of the NFL you’ve never seen before is captured in this touching story by Portland-based Stillmotion for CBS/Showtime:
[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/118194658[/vimeo] Continue reading... “Great New Spot Created by Stillmotion for CBS/Showtime”
Good news for Oregon, NBC Universal announced today that “Grimm” is being picked up for Season 5. The show, shot on stages and on location in Portland and the metro area, has been doing well on its Friday night time slot, with season 4 garnering over 7.2 million viewers all-told. “Grimm” was one of five dramas NBC renewed for the 2015-16 season.
(photo: NBC Universal) Continue reading... ““GRIMM” – Back For Season 5”
“Wild” took a foray in to the world of immersive media at the New Frontier Installations at Sundance last week with “Wild – The Experience” from Fox Searchlight and the Fox Innovation Lab. Viewers were able to join Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern on the Pacific Crest Trail and be enveloped in a moment of virtual-reality between the two actresses. Montreal filmmakers, Paul Raphaël and Félix Lajeunesse (The Felix and Paul Studio) directed the three minute sequence as one their first examples of cinematic virtual-reality in 3D. Continue reading... ““Wild” Immersed In Virtual-Reality”
MovieMaker Magazine named Portland in their Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker Top 10 Big Cities. The magazine noted the city has many independent movie theaters, is homes to animation studios such as Laika, and educational programs within the Portland metro area such NW Film Center, Art Institute and PSU. Read more here. Ashland, Oregon was named #1 Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2015 in the Top Five Towns category. Continue reading... “MovieMaker Magazine Names Portland in Top Ten Big Cities to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2015”
The Second Annual Location Managers Guild of America (LMGA) Awards announced the finalists this week. The Oregon Governor’s Office of Film & Television, as well as local scouts, Crofton Diack, Mike Floyd, Alissa Desler and Lori Allen have been nominated for consideration for Location Managers Guild of America Awards. Oregon Film for the “exemplary work on WILD“, Diack and Floyd for Outstanding Locations in a Single Commercial (Nissan Altima, “Migration” – see below)[youtube]http://youtu.be/nlUDk2qkV5I[/youtube] and Desler and Allen for Outstanding Locations in a Commercial Campaign (Subaru Outback). Continue reading... “Oregon Film Office and Local Scouts Get LMGA Award Nominations”
The Siskiyou FilmFest began in 2002 in Ashland, moving to Grants Pass in 2008, and in 2009 began encompassing small towns in the Rogue Valley into their screening repertoire. Additionally, the festival added the KidFest for elementary aged children, as well as Youth Video contest for middle and high school aged kids.
The 13th Annual Siskiyou FilmFest runs January 30-31st at Grants Pass High School Performing Art Center. The festival focuses on “the the activism, science and history of the environmental movement and features award winning films about people creating real world solutions to today’s environmental challenges on a local, regional and global scale. Continue reading... “Siskiyou FilmFest Begins January 30th, Grants Pass”
Check out this great (and helpful) article from Media Inc. magazine on some of the upcoming efforts of Oregon Film.
http://media-inc.com/2015/01/meet-tim-williams/
Continue reading... “Prioritizing Partnerships and Sustainability for Oregon Media Production”
Check out the trailer for Michael Johnson’s Portland-based film “All the Wilderness” which will be released on Feb. 20.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JW1ARPXJB4[/youtube]