Moviegoing is back. And Portland’s independent filmmakers are telling stories that many audiences—particularly white ones—have never seen before, including what it’s like to be a Black woman hiking with chronic pain or a Pakistani couple on a date at a McDonald’s. Willamette Week profiles the storytellers and stories from a dynamic group of emerging local […]
Continue reading...Monday, May 2, 2022
Oregon plays Washington in this first installment of the Twilight saga coming on June 6 as part of the #OregonMade Film Series at The Hollywood Theatre. St. Helens, Silver Falls SP and Ecola SP double for the Washington forests and coastline around Forks. It’s been about 15 years since the couple that recently caught accolades […]
Continue reading...Friday, April 29, 2022
The 2022 Sustainability Labs applications are now open. This NEA funded program is in its second year and seeks to place focus on mid-career artists and creative makers themselves, rather than a specific project. Creative story-telling field can be a difficult one to continually navigate without fears of burn out and feeling overwhelmed. These labs […]
Continue reading...Friday, April 29, 2022
Documentary filmmakers so often find themselves working in isolation, away from larger centers of filmmaking — Oregon Documentary Camp seeks to create an environment for learning, connecting, and support for filmmakers wherever they are. Doc Camp includes workshops, panel discussions, film screenings, filmmaker Q&As, and the chance to share stories with other filmmakers. Doc Camp […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Laika announced today they are teaming up with “Ozark” co-creator, Bill Dubuque, to bring a new stop-motion animated feature, “The Night Gardener” to the screen. Laika’s CEO, Travis Knight, will be directing. The film is based on Dubuque’s original idea and is described as a gritty neo-noir folktale centered on a young man in rural […]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 14, 2022
This morning the 2022 Cannes Film Festival announced its Official Selection. We are excited to see #OregonMade, A24’s “Showing Up” nominated in the main competition group. “Showing Up,” was directed by Kelly Reichardt, written by Reichardt and Oregonian, Jonathan Raymond, and produced by Oregonians, Neil Kopp, Anish Savjani and Vincent Savino (see all cast and […]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 14, 2022
The #OregonMade documentary Feature “Buffalo Soldiers Fighting on Two Fronts” will be part of the Seattle International Film Festival. Come to an in-person screening April 16th or 17th, or see it in the virtual cinema from April 14th-24th. Saturday, April 16th at 4:15pm SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St, Seattle, WA 98122) Sunday, April […]
Continue reading...Friday, April 8, 2022
Maxie, an award-winning independent film shot entirely on location in Eugene and Springfield will premiere on April 29, 2022, at the Broadway Metro in Downtown Eugene. The film was shot in 2020, during the height of the pandemic, and follows two homeless adolescents over an eventful weekend, as they attempt to get clean and begin […]
Continue reading...Monday, April 4, 2022
Congratulations to Hinge on their recent CG stop-motion style Alpenrose’s spot, ‘Keep Portland Small’ on winning multiple Addy’s last week – in particular, a Gold in Animation/VFX/Motion Graphics Elements of Advertising/Animation! Hinge Digutal and CMD teamed up to create this charming stop-motion style CG animated campaign, Keep Portland Small, for Alpenrose’s new home delivery service. […]
Continue reading...Monday, April 4, 2022
The Oregon Doc Camp is coming back and this time they are offering an online AND an in-person event that you can learn more about here. Oregon Doc Camp will take place May 11-13th with the following events: May 13th: Doc Camp Online – A full day of online programming May 11-13th: Doc Camp Lab – […]
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Wednesday, May 11, 2022
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