The Portland shot and #OregonMade feature “Twinless” received three nominations for Film Independent’s Indie Spirt Awards. The film was nominated for “Best Feature” while film’s writer/director and co-star, James Sweeney was nominated for Best Screenplay and lead actor Dylan O’Brien was nominated for Best Lead Performance.
We could not be more proud of all of the Oregon based talent that helped to make this powerful and funny film.
Most likely, you’ve heard of the Oregon Trail, but there’s another trail Oregon is becoming known for: The Oregon Film Trail. The Beaver State has been home to several movies, like The Goonies, Stand by Me and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
Established in 1968, Oregon Film is the country’s oldest continuous state film office, and in 2016 it established the world’s first physical film trail. The Oregon Film Trail has signs throughout the state at locations where films were shot. Continue reading... “Eugene Weekly Celebrates Iconic Films & The Film Trail”
“Portlanders love old movies. That’s obvious each weekend at our independent cinemas, where crowds line up coffee in hand for noir matinees at Cinema 21, slosh IPAs onto the carpet of the Hollywood Theatre while hitting a 35 mm kung fu feature, and sell out revival showings everywhere from the Academy to Cinemagic. There’s a reason why WW’s weekly film coverage is anchored by a repertory screenings column. We never have to look far to find a flick—from 1910 to 2010—that absolutely slaps. Continue reading... “WW Picks the #OregonMade Top 25 of the 2000s”
“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” was first released in the U.S. on Nov. 19, 1975, and won all five major Academy Awards the following year. Based on the 1962 novel by Oregon writer Ken Kesey, it tells the story of a struggle against authoritarian control, embodied in the clash between free-spirited patient Randle McMurphy and Nurse Ratched, the tyrannical head nurse of an Oregon psychiatric hospital.
Lana Condor (To All the Boys franchise) has signed on to star in Whodunnit, a new romantic comedy to be directed by Nora Kirkpatrick (A Tree Fell in the Woods) for BuzzFeed Studios, CaliWood Pictures, Fortitude International, and Nickel City Pictures, which heads into production in Oregon this month.
The horror fantasy film “His Monster,” directed by Washington native Erich Cannon and shot along the Oregon coast and parts of Astoria will screen at FantaFestival in Rome, Italy later this month.
Production company Compassionate Disaster Films announced today that the feature film “His Monster” has been selected to compete in the 45th annual FANTAFESTIVAL in Rome, Italy on Saturday, November 22nd at 4PM.
Erich Cannon’s thriller story follows a struggling alcoholic, played by “Killers of the Flower Moon” actor Gabe Casdorph, whose daughter is attacked and mysteriously swept into the ocean, Casdorph’s James Streeter, remains living in the woods, alone, hunting for what he believes is responsible. Continue reading... “#OregonMade “His Monster” Selected for FantaFestival”
“You might not expect a rural mountain town four hours east of Portland to be a haven for indie filmmakers with big dreams, but that’s exactly what you get when you attend the Eastern Oregon Film Festival,” says filmmaker H. Nelson Tracey, whose film Breakup Season is set in La Grande. The festival supports moviemaking, he notes, through “programs including Filmmaker Field Trips, Filmmaker Residency, and Fiscal Sponsorship.” Tracey credits the festival’s support of one of his early shorts with helping him make the leap to directing a feature. Continue reading... “Eastern Oregon Film Fest Makes MovieMaker’s “Coolest Festivals” List”
MOSMA PRESENTS:
The Nightmare Before Christmas at Hollywood Theatre
December 1, 2025 7:30pm
The Museum of Stop Motion Animation presents Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.
This groundbreaking stop-motion feature-length film has become a timeless classic. It tells the story of Jack Skellington, the King of Halloween Town and his schemes after discovering the existence of Christmas Town.
Following the film there will be a Q&A with special guests, animator Anthony Scott and Brian Capati (President/Founder MOSMA).
We recently asked Pathways participant and @desertislandstudiospdx member, filmmaker DJ Schaller, to interview some DIS members and past Pathways participants and mentors.
DJ’s interviews include filmmaker Roberta Cumbianchera, Writer/Director/Gaffer Haley McCoy, Production Designer Erin Eskila, Filmmaker & DIS co-founder Devin Febbroriello and filmmaking team Fran Bittakis & Betty Alcaraz.
Check out the things they are all up to and help support their work in every way you can.
The PDX Rotating Art Program is featuring a new mural commissioned by Oregon Film that honors more than a century of filmmaking in Oregon. Digitally created by artist Nick Stokes and printed as a large-scale mural, the work salutes the state’s film history, the crews and creatives who power production, and the Oregon locations that bring stories to life.
The Portland shot and #OregonMade feature “Twinless” received three nominations for Film Independent’s Indie Spirt Awards. The film was nominated for “Best Feature” while film’s writer/director and co-star, James Sweeney was nominated for Best Screenplay and lead actor Dylan O’Brien was nominated for Best Lead Performance.
“Portlanders love old movies. That’s obvious each weekend at our independent cinemas, where crowds line up coffee in hand for noir matinees at Cinema 21, slosh IPAs onto the carpet of the Hollywood Theatre while hitting a 35 mm kung fu feature, and sell out revival showings everywhere from the Academy to Cinemagic. There’s a reason why WW’s weekly film coverage is anchored by a repertory screenings column. We never have to look far to find a flick—from 1910 to 2010—that absolutely slaps. 
Lana Condor (To All the Boys franchise) has signed on to star in Whodunnit, a new romantic comedy to be directed by Nora Kirkpatrick (A Tree Fell in the Woods) for BuzzFeed Studios, CaliWood Pictures, Fortitude International, and Nickel City Pictures, which heads into production in Oregon this month.
The horror fantasy film “His Monster,” directed by Washington native Erich Cannon and shot along the Oregon coast and parts of Astoria will screen at FantaFestival in Rome, Italy later this month.
MOSMA PRESENTS:
We recently asked Pathways participant and @desertislandstudiospdx member, filmmaker DJ Schaller, to interview some DIS members and past Pathways participants and mentors.
The PDX Rotating Art Program is featuring a new mural commissioned by Oregon Film that honors more than a century of filmmaking in Oregon. Digitally created by artist Nick Stokes and printed as a large-scale mural, the work salutes the state’s film history, the crews and creatives who power production, and the Oregon locations that bring stories to life.