1859, Oregon’s Magazine, recently featured several iconic locations on the Oregon Film Trail as part of an article entitled “Ready, Set, Action.” With a focus on projects using locations like Portland, Ashland, Crater Lake, Astoria, McMinnville, Burns, Eugene, Salem and Depoe Bay, 1859 guides you through how and where to stay to experience the locations for films like “Twilight,” “Wild,” “Lean on Pete,” “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and, of course, “The Goonies.”
Future Cosmos Flow, a 25-minute fantasy narrative film which features fashion and dance, is in the last month of post-production.
The fate of two parallel realms is in the hands of a precocious girl. Journey through a fantastical world of fashion, dance and stunning natural landscapes! This film is modern mythology that brings us a fresh perspective of hope and inspiration to our current climate crisis.
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”
We’ve been building a great community through these and some great projects have been developing. Many folks that have taken both Essential Screenwriting and Feature Writing + Development now have a solid full draft of a feature script.
Tribeca Festival – “Horsegirls” Co-Producer Blair Skinner
The Industry recently had a chat with producer and line producer Blair Skinner (“Duster,” “Transparent”) on her latest film, “Horsegirls,” which shot in Oregon and recently premiered at Tribeca.
“Horsegirls” tells the story of Margarita (a revelatory Lillian Carrier) who must reluctantly grow up as her mother, Sandy (Gretchen Mol), grapples with an uncertain diagnosis.
“So, Why Make Movies in Rural Oregon? And Why La Grande?”
It’s a perfectly fair question for H. Nelson Tracey, whose directorial debut Breakup Season was shot entirely in La Grande, Oregon. Especially considering Nelson’s background: he’s from Denver, Colorado, and has lived in Los Angeles since graduating college.
Every year around this time we take a moment to reflect on the work we do and why we do it.
First of all, the basics: Oregon Film (a/k/a The Oregon Film & Video Office) is a four person semi-independent state agency that is focused on fostering the economic development potential of the film and media industry in Oregon. Established by Gov. Tom McCall in 1968 to aid the permitting process for “Paint Your Wagon,” Oregon Film, as far as we know, is the oldest state film commission in the US. Continue reading... “Who We Are and What We Do (June 2025)”
Oregon Indie Film is a video podcast shining the light on Oregon’s independent film industry.
Interviews with filmmakers, producers, directors, actors, film crew, festival coordinators, and the many other industry professionals, offering insights into the creative process, challenges, and triumphs of making independent movies in Oregon.
Hosted by Dawn Sellers and produced by Broken Toe Productions.
Find it on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts.
The Portland Events and Film Office, in partnership with Travel Portland, is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Post Production Grant to four feature films. The funding is designed to encourage the completion of a local feature-length film and position local producers to build toward larger, more resourced productions. Past recipients of the Post-Production Grant include Trash Baby, directed by Jacy Mairs (which premiered at the 2025 SXSW Film Festival), and G. Chesler’s documentary Connection Isolation (which will be hosting several upcoming screenings with interactive programming nationwide). Continue reading... “Portland Post Production Grant Awardees”
There’s something very special about the creative community here in Oregon. You can see it in everything we do. Because of that, we recently partnered with CineRent West and director Devin Boss to create “Make it Here,” a short film that shows the talent, landscapes, passion and joy that creating work in our state entails.
1859, Oregon’s Magazine, recently featured several iconic locations on the Oregon Film Trail as part of an article entitled “Ready, Set, Action.” With a focus on projects using locations like Portland, Ashland, Crater Lake, Astoria, McMinnville, Burns, Eugene, Salem and Depoe Bay, 1859 guides you through how and where to stay to experience the locations for films like “Twilight,” “Wild,” “Lean on Pete,” “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and, of course, “The Goonies.”
Oregon based animation company Laika recent 
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“So, Why Make Movies in Rural Oregon? And Why La Grande?”
Every year around this time we take a moment to reflect on the work we do and why we do it.
Oregon is the Indie Film Capital
The Portland Events and Film Office, in partnership with Travel Portland, is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Post Production Grant to four feature films. The funding is designed to encourage the completion of a local feature-length film and position local producers to build toward larger, more resourced productions. Past recipients of the Post-Production Grant include Trash Baby, directed by Jacy Mairs (which premiered at the 2025 SXSW Film Festival), and G. Chesler’s documentary Connection Isolation (which will be hosting several upcoming screenings with interactive programming nationwide). 
There’s something very special about the creative community here in Oregon. You can see it in everything we do. Because of that, we recently partnered with