MORE FILM FESTIVALS FOR “CELL COUNT”

 

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Feature film Cell Count has UK Premiere at Celluloid Screams and Canadian Premiere at the Montreal HorrorFest as a part of the Montreal Comic Con.

PORTLAND, Oregon (August 8, 2012) The feature film “Cell Count” premiered on May 20th at the Fantaspoa Fantastic Film Festival and is now an Official Selection of this year’s Celluloid Screams Film Festival in the UK as well as the Montreal HorrorFest in Canada.

Celluloid Screams: Sheffield Horror Film Festival, October 26-28, is a three-day celebration of the best in classic and contemporary horror cinema.  Continue reading... “MORE FILM FESTIVALS FOR “CELL COUNT””

Cell Count picked up for distribution by FilmBuff.

FILMBUFF TAKES ON “CELL COUNT”

Sci-Fi Thriller to be released on digital platforms November, 2012

(New York, NY – July 27, 2012) FilmBuff has come onboard to digitally distribute the sci-fi horror film festival favorite, Cell Count from filmmaker Todd E. Freeman (Two Fisted and Pray for Hell), starring Robert McKeehen (“Leverage”), Haley Talbot (“Grimm”), Ted Rooney (“Boardwalk Empire”) and Daniel Baldwin (Grey Gardens).

The film, which had its world premiere at the 2012 Fantaspoa Film Festival in Brazil, is the story of Russell Carpenter, a man who reluctantly admits his wife Sadie into an experimental treatment facility for her life-threatening disease. Continue reading... “Cell Count picked up for distribution by FilmBuff.”

Shwood Uses Age Old 3D Technique on Newest Video Celebrating Oregon’s Beauty

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A few months back the wood framed sunglasses company Shwood produced a fantastic website featuring many beautiful Oregon locations.  The site was called “This is Oregon” and it featured locations all over the state.  Today I received a link to another video produced by Shwood but this time they used a 3D technique dating back to the early 1800’s.  The technique is called Stereoscopy and as Shwood describes it:

Invented in 1838, Stereoscopy is a technique used for creating the illusion of three-dimensional depth from images on a two-dimensional plane.

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Local Artist Wraps Me Up In Intertwine

Intertwine.  Speaking the word makes one think of grape vines in a vineyard, snakes, tangles and knots.  It almost never has positive connotations and reminds us that dealing with something that is intertwined with something else means that as simple as the issue seems at first, it’s going to get very complicated very quickly.  Welcome to the world of Intertwine.

Let’s give you the lowdown on the plot:

“Intertwine is based on the words Love, Deceit, and Temptation.  The series follows a  newly married couple, whose lies unravel their sanity and create a world of chaos.   Continue reading... “Local Artist Wraps Me Up In Intertwine”

New ParaNorman Videos and Website – #WeirdWins

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As the August premiere of LAIKA’s ParaNorman is approaching, a new website for the film has launched. WeirdWins.com will present a new video showcasing some of the talented people behind the scenes for each of the five weeks leading up to the premiere.  You can view the introductory video above.  Below is a little more information about the site:

WEIRDWINS is about the artists, animators, craftspeople, and filmmakers behind ParaNorman—former weird kids from all over the world who joined forces to make the biggest stop-motion animated film of all time.

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Cell Count accepted into the 2012 Sitges Film Festival.

PORTLAND, Oregon (July 9, 2012)  The feature film “Cell Count” premiered on May 20th at the Fantaspoa Fantastic Film Festival and is an Official Selection of this year’s Macabro Film Festival in Mexico City this August.  This week offered the Producer’s of the film an exciting third acceptance to a film festival so far this year, the Sitges Film Festival in Spain.

The Sitges Film Festival is ‘the number one fantasy film festival in the world and represents, at the same time, the cultural expression with the most media impact in Catalonia. Continue reading... “Cell Count accepted into the 2012 Sitges Film Festival.”

Intel, Portland Incubator Experiment, W+K, and Oregon Film come together for a “Narrative Hack”

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Isn’t it fun talking about “the future”?  Well this past spring Intel Labs, the Portland Incubator Experiment, Weiden + Kennedy and the Governor’s Office of Film and Television decided to spend a weekend in May looking into the future of narrative storytelling.  We reached out to 16 different creative professionals with their own unique expertise from both Oregon and around the country to spend a Saturday in W+K’s offices and literally dream up a new form of storytelling.  Continue reading... “Intel, Portland Incubator Experiment, W+K, and Oregon Film come together for a “Narrative Hack””

A music video for Portland’s “Worth” shot at Last Thursday

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Shot in one awesome in Portland, the new single by Portland’s “Worth” from his debut solo release “Six Foot Soul” due in August. Worth has been rocking the Portland scene for the last five years as the front man for NIAYH (Now Is All You Have) and is currently touring Europe to promote his new album. “Caught Up” is the first single and got a lot of people dancing during the Last Thursday street fest, check it out! Continue reading... “A music video for Portland’s “Worth” shot at Last Thursday”

New trailer and festival announcement for Cell Count.

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PORTLAND, Oregon (June 4, 2012)  Just two weeks ago Cell Count was Closing Night Film at the Fantaspoa Fantastic Film Festival in Brazil and the World Premiere was a huge success.  The scheduled showing was over capacity and a second theater had to be added to accommodate all of the genre loving fans that came out to see the film.  Now it is Polluted Pictures and Wooden Frame Production’s profound pleasure to present the new trailer as well as announce their second film festival acceptance. Continue reading... “New trailer and festival announcement for Cell Count.”

Ed Asner Visits AM Northwest in Portland this Morning

Emmy award winning actor and Oregon Film board member Ed Asner was in town and stopped by to chat with AM Northwest this morning.  He discussed many of the projects he has worked on in his long career as an actor as well as touted the benefits of having film and television production in the state.  You can view full 25 min. video of his appearance above. Continue reading... “Ed Asner Visits AM Northwest in Portland this Morning”