Digital One Honored for Sound Design at AICP Show

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DIGITAL ONE, a premier post-production studio encamped on the banks of the Willamette River, has been honored by the Association of Independent Commercial Producers at the AICP Show: The Art & Technique of the American Commercial, for it’s sound design on one of “the best commercials of the year”.

The award-winning web film for the 2014 MasterCraft ProStar titled “Mission 04: History Is History,” was revealed at the AICP Show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, NY, where it will also be archived in the Department of Film at The Museum of Modern Art until the end of time. Continue reading... “Digital One Honored for Sound Design at AICP Show”

Submit to BendFilm

 

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We at BendFilm want to see your work!  Our late deadline is June 13, 2014 (tomorrow) and Final deadline is July 14, 2014.

Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions.

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2014 will be our 11th year and it will be our best year yet!  The filmmaker is king at BendFilm.  We offer cash prizes to our filmmakers.  We provide free housing to all of our visiting filmmakers.  And there are enough breweries to keep the party going until the wee hours.   Continue reading... “Submit to BendFilm”

OPB Nominated For 21 NW Regional Emmy Awards

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OPB has collected 21 nominations for the NW Regional Emmy Awards 2014 from the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.  OPB’s local TV productions, and individual staff, have been recognized for their work in many categories, (historical and cultural segments, environmental programming and specials, as well as documentaries, arts & entertainment features, individual writing, producer and reporting honors) as well as an overall  “Station Excellence” award.  You can read the nominations breakdown here. Continue reading... “OPB Nominated For 21 NW Regional Emmy Awards”

Moviemaker Magazine Awards Two Oregon Cities With Honors For “Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2014”!

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In years gone by, Moviemaker Magazine lumped together big city and small town to compete for the sought after title of, “Best Places To Live and Work as a Moviemaker”.  This year, the magazine has split their list into three components:

  • Top Big Cities (they define as more than 50,000 residents)
  • Top Small Cities (100,000)
  • Top Towns (under 100,000)

We are excited to see that two Oregon cities took honors in the Big City and Town categories – Portland and Ashland! Continue reading... “Moviemaker Magazine Awards Two Oregon Cities With Honors For “Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2014”!”

FiLMLaB’s 2014 Script to Screen Competition Now Open

Alis Volat Propriis stars Katie Michels and Randall Jahnson, and writer Haley Isleib at the 2013 OIFF Awards Ceremony
Alis Volat Propriis stars Katie Michels and Randall Jahnson, and writer Haley Isleib at the 2013 OIFF Awards Ceremony

Willamette Writers is soliciting entries for the 2014 FiLMLaB Script to Screen short film scriptwriting competition. We seek writers with the ability to tell a compelling story quickly and cinematically, while adhering to a theme and a practical eye towards real-life movie production. Unique to scriptwriting contests, the Script to Screen Competition grand prize is this: we will produce a short film based on the winning script! Continue reading... “FiLMLaB’s 2014 Script to Screen Competition Now Open”

OMPA Annual Meeting: Live stream 7pm Tuesday

Oregon Media Production Association celebrates achievements of commercial, film, TV and interactive media production in Oregon at their annual meeting on Tuesday night. The meeting will be streamed live beginning at 7pm PST and running for one hour. The streaming link can be found on www.ompa.org or by searching Livestream.com.

OMPA Annual Meeting on Livestream.com, Tuesday 1/28/14 at 7pm

At OMPA’s annual meeting the association will award Awards of Excellence in three categories, distribute over $4500 in student scholarship money and announce newly-elected members of the OMPA Board of Directors. Continue reading... “OMPA Annual Meeting: Live stream 7pm Tuesday”

DIVA Presents – Open Lens Short Film Competition

(Eugene, OR.) Eugene’s Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA) announces its tenth annual OpenLens Short Film Competition. This event provides an opportunity for Oregon resident filmmakers to showcase their short films of 15 minutes or less in a competitive event. The festival screening and awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, February 1st. Submission deadline: Friday, December 6, 2013. Entry details online: http://openlens.proscenia.net/

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Reichardt’s ‘Night Moves’ Opens In Theatres May 30th

“Night Moves” was written by Kelly Reichardt and Jon Raymond (“Mildred Pierce”, “Meek’s Cutoff”, “Wendy and Lucy”) and Executive Produced by Kim Saerom, Brett Cranford, Lourenço Sant’Anna, Alejandro De Leon, Todd Haynes, and Larry Fessenden, and starring Jesse Eisenberg  (“The Social Network”), Dakota Fanning (“The Secret Life of Bees”), and Peter Sarsgaard (“Blue Jasmine”).

Night Moves” was shot exclusively in Southern Oregon.  The film revolves around radical environmentalists that set in motion an eco-terror plot that creates serious moral consequences.   Continue reading... “Reichardt’s ‘Night Moves’ Opens In Theatres May 30th”

Portland 48 Hour Film Project Returns August 2 – 4!!

That’s right, the original, best, and biggest time based festival/competition  is set to take over an unsuspecting Stumptown again, and registration is now open!   Just go to www.48hourfilm.com/portland_oregon to register a team today!

Filmmaking is August 2 -4

The world premieres of all the short films are August 7 & 8 at The Hollywood Theatre.

AND, on August 21, we will present “The Best of Portland”.  This screening will showcase the creme de la creme of this year’s PDX 48HFP.

In case you are unfamiliar with the PDX 48HFP, On Friday, August 2nd, teams of filmmakers will draw their genre from The Cruel Hat of Fate, and each team will be assigned the Character, Prop, and Line of Dialogue for this year.  Continue reading... “Portland 48 Hour Film Project Returns August 2 – 4!!”

Portland’s Stillmotion Wins Emmy Award


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, a team of filmmakers based in Portland, Oregon, won their fourth Emmy Award at the 34th Annual Sports Emmy Award Ceremony on May 7th, 2013.

Stillmotion worked alongside CBS Sports’ Pete Radovich Jr., Stephen Karsik, and Gareth Hughes to produce the film “One Heartbeat” which garnered the award as the most Outstanding Edited Sports Special.

The winning piece tells the story of the Chardon High School shooting on February 27, 2012 in Chardon, Ohio, and how basketball helped the spirit of the community prevail through such a horrific event. Continue reading... “Portland’s Stillmotion Wins Emmy Award”