Oregon Film & Oregon State Parks Plant 50 Trees in Celebration of 50 Years Of Oregon Film Office (Plus The First Historic Oregon Film Trail Sign Is Installed)

The Oregon Film Office and Oregon State Parks planted 50 Sitka Spruce, Western Red Cedar, Douglas-fir, and Western Hemlock seedlings conifer trees at Gleneden Beach State Recreation site to mark the 50th anniversary of the Oregon Film Office and its long standing collaboration with Oregon State Parks.

Additionally, at this site, a sign was erected as part of the recently created the Historic Oregon Film Trail. The sign indicates that the movie, “Sometimes A Great Notion” was filmed very close to the park and in and around the Siletz River area. Continue reading... “Oregon Film & Oregon State Parks Plant 50 Trees in Celebration of 50 Years Of Oregon Film Office (Plus The First Historic Oregon Film Trail Sign Is Installed)”

“The Portland Circuit’s” Inaugural Season Is Underway

 

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This week the Willamette Week did a great job of covering the inaugural Portland Circuit.

The Portland Circuit, a collaboration between the #OregonMade Creative Foundation, the Northwest Film Center, the Hollywood Theatre, the Clinton St. Theater, and Cinema 21, has been created to provide a local theatrical run for #OregonMade feature films. This initial pilot program will select feature-length films and allow them to have a paying audience screening in four of the most dynamically programmed independent theaters in Portland. Continue reading... ““The Portland Circuit’s” Inaugural Season Is Underway”

Tax Credit Auction for the Oregon Production Investment Fund (OPIF), Second Round

Support an industry and get a tax break!
Did you know that the film, television, animation and interactive industry is now directly spending more than $200M and supporting more than 4000 jobs per year? 
And all of this work is supported through the Oregon Production Investment Fund and that fund is dependent on the sale of tax credit, via online auction, to Oregon resident and corporate tax payers.
So, we wanted to make sure that you are aware of the second OPIF tax credit auction now set to open at 9a on Monday, September 24, 2018 and run until 5p on Friday, September 28, 2018.
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SuperGenius Studio Announce “Last Tide:Aquatic Royale” -Now Available For Early Access

“Last Tide” – a new game from SuperGenius is now available for early access on Steam.   “A battle royale shooter sending 100 divers to the depths of the ocean! Avoid bloodthirsty sharks, locate equipment, and do whatever it takes to be the last diver swimming!” #OregonMade
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“American Vandal” – Season 2 – Premiered September

The new trailer is out for American Vandal’s second season (maybe NSFW.)

The #OregonMade season 2 of “American Vandal” will premiere Friday, September 14th, 2018 and will consist of 8 episodes that all shot in and around Portland metro. CBS Television Studios, Funny or Die, and 3Arts produced in partnership for Netflix.  The mockumentary series is a parody of true crime documentaries such as, “Making a Murderer,” and similar in tone to the popular first series, however, series 2 will focus on a new group of students solving a crime in a new school.  Continue reading... ““American Vandal” – Season 2 – Premiered September”

Eastern Oregon Theatre Resoration Needs Help

The Gem Theatre renovation in Northeast Oregon is nearing completion and is about to commence a Kickstarter campaign aimed at finishing up. We are new to this form of fundraising and would like to connect with any other Oregon theatres/arts organizations with successful Kickstarter experience. Please contact Rob McIntyre if you can help or have advice.

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Portland Film Office Gets Official City Liaison In Comm. Nick Fish

September 2018 – Commissioner Nick Fish will become the Portland City Council’s first official liaison to the Portland Film Office. His Senior Policy Director, Mr. Jamie Dunphy, will be point on this new relationship.

The role, created at Commissioner Fish’s request, recognizes the challenges that film productions face – tight turnaround times, tight budgets, and unique physical challenges operating in a busy urban city – and establishes a direct line of communication with City Hall. This liaison role can be helpful in coordinating broad cooperation across City bureaus, problem solving, assisting with long-term financial sustainability, and establishing a high-level City lead in any issue involving the film industry. Continue reading... “Portland Film Office Gets Official City Liaison In Comm. Nick Fish”

Winner Announced For #OregonMade Screenwriter’s Residency Award

Playa in the spring.August 6th, 2018: The OregonMade Creative Foundation, Northwest Film Center and Playa Summer Lake announce the winner for the 2nd annual Playa residency award.

The Screenwriter’s Residency program, now in its second year, received over 30 pitches, proposals and outlines from screenwriters, filmmakers and related creators focusing on a new take on an old genre – The Western. Projects needed to be set in the Northwest but not necessarily all in Oregon, while writers needed to be current Oregon residents. Continue reading... “Winner Announced For #OregonMade Screenwriter’s Residency Award”

Spotlight On Location Professional – Bobby Warberg

Bobby Warberg on top of Mount Hood

When I was 14 years old I answered our home phone and there was a man on the line that said he was looking for old cars to use in a new movie called, “Animal House”. I told him that my mom has an old car. The next thing I knew my mom and I found ourselves at the Dexter Lake Club for 2 nights of filming on the set of “Animal House”. Continue reading... “Spotlight On Location Professional – Bobby Warberg”

Kick Ass Oregon History Is Taking A “Sometimes A Great Notion” Road Trip!

“Sometimes A Great Notion”

The Kick Ass Oregon History podcast will be starting their “Sometimes A Great Notion” road trip this week – folow them as they travel to the locations of the 1971 #OregonMade movie that filmed in such places as Kernville, Toledo, Newport and the Columbia River Gorge. KAOH will be exploring and discussing details about the film, its locations, and much more.

“Sometimes A Great Notion” was developed for film from the 1964 Ken Kesey novel of the same name.  Continue reading... “Kick Ass Oregon History Is Taking A “Sometimes A Great Notion” Road Trip!”