Hi all.
I’m going to run a new round of screenwriting workshops starting in the new year…
ESSENTIAL SCREENWRITING:
– 8 weeks (January 5 – February 23) | 8 class meetings every Monday evening
FEATURE WRITING + DEVELOPMENT:
– Runs across 8 weeks (January 6 – February 24) | 5 class meetings, Tuesday evenings
You can see more details here.
All virtual/remote.
Reflecting on this past year of workshops, just by the numbers…
13 feature film scripts finished or reimagined from a previous draft
7 feature film scripts started from scratch by new (often first-time) writers
4 short film scripts finished
and many more ideas generated + projects started
You can reach out to me to sign up: [email protected] Continue reading... “New round of screenwriting workshops – Early January!”
Portland premiere of “Skweezy Jibbs Makes a Movie” with Skweezy live, in person. Be among the first people to see the movie, and stay for an exclusive Q&A with Skweezy himself. One night only!
Oddball internet legend Skweezy Jibbs is making the movie of his dreams. Unfortunately for him, he’s got no money, no experience, no skill, and no filmmaking talent. When his controlling mother gets involved, Skweezy is forced to confront the very essence of who he is.
Find out more and get tickets here. Continue reading... “Premiere Screening of #OregonMade “Skweezy Jibbs Makes a Movie” on Nov. 1”
Eastern Oregon Film Festival is excited to kick off its sixteenth annual celebration with a special bonus event — a live staged reading of the upcoming feature film “Bad Day for Bigfoot.”
Filmmakers Zach Green and Devin O’Rourke, recent participants in EOFF’s Filmmaker Field Trip program, are returning to the valley with their new project: a genre-bending, sci-fi comedy rooted in the rural wilds of Eastern Oregon. With plans to shoot the film locally in June 2026, this staged reading offers a first look at the script and a chance to connect with the filmmakers behind it. Continue reading... “EOFF Presents: Special Staged Reading “Bad Day for Bigfoot””
#OregonMade, Portland shot and Sundance award winner “Twinless” will be released in theaters September 5. Starring James Sweeney, Dylan O’Brien, Lauren Graham, Aisling Franciosi, Chris Perfetti, and Tasha Smith. Watch the trailer below.
In “Twinless,” two young men meet in a twin support group and form an unlikely friendship. Roman (Dylan O’Brien) and Dennis (James Sweeney) both search for solace and an identity without their other halves and soon become inseparable outside the group. But when Roman meets Dennis’ ebullient co-worker, Marcie (Aisling Franciosi), all is revealed to be not what it seems, as each man harbors secrets that could unravel everything. Continue reading... “#OregonMade & Sundance Hit “Twinless” Releases Sept. 5”
Bruce Campbell and his wife, Ida Gearon, join the Jefferson Public Radio’s “Jefferson Exchange” to discuss their upcoming new film “Ernie & Emma,” which was shot entirely in Southern Oregon.
Ernie and Emma is a poignant tale about Ernie Tyler, a small-town pear salesman, and the journey he embarks on following the death of his beloved wife, Emma. After 25 years as an executive secretary, Emma leaves behind a detailed list of instructions regarding her ashes, which leads Ernie on a journey of challenging and reflective escapades. Continue reading... “Bruce Campbell & Ida Gearon Talk “Ernie & Emma” on JPR”
#OregonMade “Alma and the Wolf” is now available on most streaming platforms. Set on the Oregon coast, and shot in and around Tillamook, “Alma and the Wolf” follows troubled police officer Ren Accord as he investigates a mysterious wolf attack. Matters escalate when his estranged son vanishes during the case.
Director: Michael Patrick Jann
Writer: Abby Miller
Starring: Ethan Embry, Li Jun Li, Jeremie Harris
Watch the trailer:
Continue reading... “#OregonMade “Alma and The Wolf” Now Streaming”
#OregonMade and Portland shot “Night Always Comes” has released a trailer and set a release date on Netflix. Vanessa Kirby plays Lynette, a flawed, yet determined, anti-heroine who embarks on a dangerous, one-night odyssey through Portland’s criminal underbelly in a desperate attempt to gather enough cash to keep her family from eviction. Based on the best-selling novel by Willy Vlautin, Night Always Comes is directed by Benjamin Caron and debuts only on Netflix, August 15.
Watch it here:
Continue reading... “#OregonMade “Night Always Comes” Drops Trailer”
Lewis Pullman and Maya Hawke will join forces for the surrealist relationship comedy “Wishful Thinking,” Variety can report exclusively.
Writer-director Graham Parkes will helm the film, about a volatile couple who discovers their emotional state has supernatural consequences on the world around them. The pair must decide whether to fight for their relationship or accept that their powerful connection might be doing more harm than good.
The project will be shooting in Portland.
Read more on Variety. Continue reading... “Lewis Pullman and Maya Hawke to Star in “Wishful Thinking””
#OregonMade “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” will be returning to theatres 50 years after its initial release. The Miloš Forman film will celebrating its anniversary with a nationwide theatrical re-release. The film has become a bit of a sensation — the second highest grossing picture of 1975, behind “Jaws,” while receiving nine Oscar nominations.
“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” would go on to sweep the “big five” — screenplay, director, actor, actress and picture — the first film to do so in 41 years, (“It Happened One Night,” in 1934) which only “The Silence of the Lambs” has done since. Continue reading... ““One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” Returns to Theaters”
Oregon based animation company Laika recent spoke to Indiewire about its past, present and future. We’re looking forward to that future and “Wildwood” especially.
From that article:
“Wildwood” is as good of a re-introduction as any. The fantasy film is based on the first in a trilogy of YA novels by Colin Meloy, better known as the lead singer and songwriter for the Portland-based indie rock band The Decemberists. But the project is also right at home for Laika, as it’s set in a secret forest just outside of Laika’s home in Portland and follows a girl whose baby brother is taken into the forest, only to discover an exotic world of talking animals and bandits. Continue reading... “Laika Talks to Indiewire”
Portland premiere of “Skweezy Jibbs Makes a Movie” with Skweezy live, in person. Be among the first people to see the movie, and stay for an exclusive Q&A with Skweezy himself. One night only!
#OregonMade, Portland shot and Sundance award winner “Twinless” will be released in theaters September 5. Starring James Sweeney, Dylan O’Brien, Lauren Graham, Aisling Franciosi, Chris Perfetti, and Tasha Smith. Watch the trailer below.
Bruce Campbell and his wife, Ida Gearon, join the Jefferson Public Radio’s “Jefferson Exchange” to discuss their upcoming new film “Ernie & Emma,” which was shot entirely in Southern Oregon.
#OregonMade and Portland shot “Night Always Comes” has released a trailer and set a release date on Netflix. Vanessa Kirby plays Lynette, a flawed, yet determined, anti-heroine who embarks on a dangerous, one-night odyssey through Portland’s criminal underbelly in a desperate attempt to gather enough cash to keep her family from eviction. Based on the best-selling novel by Willy Vlautin, Night Always Comes is directed by Benjamin Caron and debuts only on Netflix, August 15.
Lewis Pullman and Maya Hawke will join forces for the surrealist relationship comedy “Wishful Thinking,” Variety can report exclusively.
#OregonMade “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” will be returning to theatres 50 years after its initial release. The Miloš Forman film will celebrating its anniversary with a nationwide theatrical re-release. The film has become a bit of a sensation — the second highest grossing picture of 1975, behind “Jaws,” while receiving nine Oscar nominations.
Oregon based animation company Laika recent