“Portlandia” Live Tour Announced – Tickets Go On Sale November 22

Today IFC announced a six city tour for a live “Portlandia” show. It’s a natural addition to this budding franchise.  Today’s announcement mentioned that the live show will include special sneak peaks to season 2 as well as behind the scenes stories about the creation of the characters in the show.  Given Fred and Carrie’s rich musical background let’s hope they throw a song or two in there as well!

The tour begins in Portland (of course) on December 27 with stops in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and finally New York (2 shows).   Continue reading... ““Portlandia” Live Tour Announced – Tickets Go On Sale November 22”

Hinge Digital: Un-Hinged!

 


Come out for our December 10th event and see what the team at Hinge Digital has been up to recently! From sports cars, footwear and rampaging robots to cheeky space captains, this band of ex-Sony/Disney/Laika/D-Neg stand-outs bring a combination of technical know how and creative imagination that only few companies can claim in their leadership.

Come hear industry stories from  Michael, Roland,Alex & Ramiro as they breakdowns projects while you network with Portland’s finest talent in 3d animation and VFX! Continue reading... “Hinge Digital: Un-Hinged!”

Governor’s Film and TV Office Annual Meeting – December 12

Oregon Film Annual Meeting On December 12 at 6:00 PM please join us and Governor John Kitzhaber either in person or at the three teleconference sites to celebrate Oregon’s record breaking year for Film and Television production.  We also are holding back a few exciting announcements for this event that will be worth celebrating the future of the industry.  As is the case every year we will be recognizing a few outstanding efforts across the state that have played a part in the industry’s success. Continue reading... “Governor’s Film and TV Office Annual Meeting – December 12”

Make it Short – 40th Anniversary Contest

Make it sad. Make it funny. Make it terrifying. Make it in 40 seconds.
To celebrate the Film Center’s 40th anniversary, we invite Northwest filmmakers to enter the MAKE IT SHORT film contest. No matter what genre or format—narrative, documentary, experimental, animation, 16mm, camera phone, DSLR—we want to see it, but keep it short: 40 seconds or less.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JANUARY 6, 2012 (postmarked)
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3rd Annual Women In Film (WIF-PDX) Holiday Party!

We look forward to seeing you at the Women in Film, Portland OR 3rd Annual Holiday Party! Come celebrate with us!

When: Thursday, November, 17 from 7-10pm
Where: Hotel Deluxe Screening Room / 729 SW 15th Avenue Portland, OR 97205

This event is free and open to the general public, we will be providing free appetizers and there will be a CASH BAR at the event.

We will be introducing our new WIF-PDX Board to the community and announcing the recipient of this year’s WIF-PDX / Faerie-Godmother Grant! Continue reading... “3rd Annual Women In Film (WIF-PDX) Holiday Party!”

Moon Tribe Studios Invites You to a One-time Screening of “Population: 2”

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I am very excited to extend a special invitation to the private, one time screening of the feature film, “Population: 2”.   The screening will take place on Thursday, December 8th, 7:30p.m. (theater doors open at 6pm) at the Baghdad Theater in Portland Oregon. I was a writer and producer on the film, and had the incredible opportunity to collaborate with Kenneth Luba of golightlyfilms as Director of Photography and Gil Luna of Moon Tribe Studios as writer/director.

Tickets to the event are FREE.  

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Call for Oregon Filmmakers – OpenLens Festival, Eugene

Eugene, OR. Oregon filmmakers are encouraged to enter DIVA’s eighth annual OpenLens Festival to be held January 28th, 2012. The competition is accepting short films of 15 minutes or less made by Oregon residents.

The entry deadline is 5PM Friday, December 2nd, 2011. Full entry details are available online at: http://openlens.proscenia.net/.

Awards include: Jury Best Of Show ($500), Jury Honorable Mention ($250), and Audience Choice Award ($100).
The OpenLens Festival has become Eugene’s premier winter film event celebrating the spirit of independent filmmaking in Oregon. Continue reading... “Call for Oregon Filmmakers – OpenLens Festival, Eugene”

38th Northest Filmmakers’ Festival – November 11-20


The Northwest Film Center presents
THE 38TH NORTHWEST FILMMAKERS’ FESTIVAL

Nov. 11-20, 2011

Portland, OR—The Northwest Film Center is proud to announce the line-up for its 38th annual survey of new work by regional media artists, the Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival (formerly the Northwest Film & Video Festival), which takes place November 11-20, 2011. Continue reading... “38th Northest Filmmakers’ Festival – November 11-20”

Save the Date! – Film Office Annual Meeting December 12

You are Invited to Attend

The Governor’s Office of Film and Television

Annual Meeting

December 12, 6:00 PM

 

University of Oregon Portland Campus

70 NW Couch Street

Portland, OR 97209 Continue reading... “Save the Date! – Film Office Annual Meeting December 12”

Quarter Orange’s 2nd Annual Halloween Kickoff Extravaganza!

Once again Quarter Orange will kick the pants off Halloween weekend with a raucous night of unfettered awesomeness and horror at the Holocene.  Badassery to include: A screening of local horror short Evidence of the Sasquatch, which documents the grizzly demise of four filmmakers on a location scout in the Mt. Hood National Forest. Brief Q&A with the filmmakers following the screening. Jams from local electric party monster, Kind Brother and rock providers, Father Figure.

Join us for an amazing night of local film, music and Halloween pageantry. Continue reading... “Quarter Orange’s 2nd Annual Halloween Kickoff Extravaganza!”