The 8th annual BendFilm Festival opens call for entries! Declared “an important creation for filmmakers” by Gus Van Sant, BendFilm puts its focus on filmmakers, catering to their every need. Submit your film to the BendFilm today!! ** Only a few more days to take advantage of the Earlybird Deadline **
https://www.withoutabox.com/03film/03t_fin/03t_fin_fest_01over.php?festival_id=4813 Continue reading... “BendFilm Earlybird Deadline”
An article this week in Oregon Business Magazine highlighted film production in the southern region of the state. Producer, Gary Kout, founder and director of SOFAT made note of the production upturn due in part to diverse locations and experienced crew. For the details read here.
Continue reading... “Update on Film Industry In Southern Oregon”
Someone needs to sing their praises: you know, the men and women who mentor, intern and teach film. This last summer, I returned to the University of Oregon to attend classes being offered through the new Cinema Studies Department. I had formerly attended the U of O as a child of the 60’s, who had wanted to be a poet. As a direct result of the people I met there, I became a poetic cinema filmmaker.
In those days we had a 16mm Éclair camera, a Nagra and a Movieola, making experimental films. Continue reading... “Veteran Filmmaker Attends Film School”
Seminar: Art Of The Storyboard
Date: Saturday – January 29, 2011
Time: 10:00 – 11:30 AM
Location: Baker Center 325 East 10th – Eugene
Fee: $50
Description: DIVA’s 2011 OpenLens Festival offers an “Art Of The Storyboard” seminar with Portland film director Daniel Schafer. Schafer will discusses his career as a storyboard artist and illustrator and shares insights into the intricacies of pre-visualizing a film production in this informative seminar session. Pre-register: 541-344-3482. Information: OpenLens Festival, divacenter.org
Contact: Eric Ostlind
Phone: 541-344-3482
E-Mail: [email protected] Continue reading... “Seminar: Art Of The Storyboard – Eugene SATURDAY”
Seminar: Art Of The Storyboard
Date: January 29, 2011
Time: 10:00 – 11:30 AM
Location: Baker Center 325 East 10th – Eugene
Fee: $50
Description: DIVA’s 2011 OpenLens Festival offers an “Art Of The Storyboard” seminar with Portland film director Daniel Schafer. Schafer will discusses his career as a storyboard artist and illustrator and shares insights into the intricacies of pre-visualizing a film production in this informative seminar session. Pre-register: 541-344-3482. Information: OpenLens Festival, divacenter.org
Contact: Eric Ostlind
Phone: 541-344-3482
E-Mail: [email protected] Continue reading... “Seminar: Art Of The Storyboard – Sunday/Eugene”
What a great opportunity, PSU’s College of Fine and Performing Arts and PGE are hosting acclaimed director and electric vehicle (EV) enthusiast, Chris Paine for this public lecture on “how the new generation of cars are America’s future: fast, furious, and cleaner than ever”.
Paine is best known for his 2006 documentary Who Killed the Electric Car. This year Paine has a new movie coming out, Revenge of the Electric Car, and in it he chronicles how every major car maker is clamoring to make new electric models as well as winning over the public. Continue reading... “Chris Paine To Give Public Talk At PSU”
….will be showing at the Siskiyou Film Festival in Grants Pass, January 28th and 29th. This festival is a production of the Siskiyou Project, now in it’s 10th year. The festival has rounded up a really interesting collection of films, all of which focus on environmental issues and some specific to the Pacific Northwest. Continue reading... “An Interesting Environmental Film Collection”
Eugene, OR. DIVA’s 2011 OpenLens Festival offers an “Art Of The Storyboard” seminar with Portland film director/ festival host Daniel Schafer from 10:00 – 11:30AM on Saturday, January 29th. Registration is $50. Students: $25. The session will be held at the UO Baker Center Downtown at 325 East 10th, Eugene.
The festival’s visiting filmmaker and host, Dan Schaefer, discusses his career as a storyboard artist, illustrator, and conceptual designer and will share his insights into the intricacies of pre-visualizing a film and TV production in this informative seminar session. Continue reading... “DIVA’s OpenLens Festival Offers an “Art of the Storyboard” Seminar”
Attending our Annual Meeting was Governor Kulongoski, members of the Governor’s Office of Film & Television Board, as well nominees for the annual awards and a large audience of industry professionals at the newly rennovated Lincoln Performance Hall at PSU on Friday evening. PSU‘s technical team made it possible to catch up on industry happenings in Ashland, Bend and Eugene via live broadcast by teleconference bridge.
Governor Kulongoski presented awards to:
Innovation In Media Arts Award– NaturalPoint – OptiTrack, Insight VCS,
Film Advocate Awards went to Rob Burchfield (Traffiic Operations, Portland Dept. Continue reading... “Thank You Governor Kulongoski – Annual Meeting Huge Success”
Remember what it felt like the moment that you wanted to make movies? Where where you? What inspired you to create? Who inspired you to create? What if you could be the person who sparks the creativity of the next great filmmaker or digital artist?
I loved my freelance life (yep, a production designer, wardrobe designer, production coordinator and writer), but when things were slow, I had to look for other opportunities and I found the most amazing group of people: kids who already knew they wanted to be in the biz! Continue reading... “Summer Opportunities for Oregon Filmmakers & Digital Artist”