About McDowell: Founded in 1907, The MacDowell Colony is “the oldest artist colony in America. Artists (about 300 a year) receive Fellowships to pursue their work on 450 woodland acres in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Any artist may apply for residency at MacDowell; the only criterion for acceptance is talent demonstrated by work samples. Every accepted artist receives a Fellowship covering all residency essentials, including: use of a private studio with amenities designed to suit specific disciplines and three meals a day and living accommodations. Continue reading... “The McDowell Colony Seeking To Support Oregon-Based Artists + Filmmakers – Applications Being Taken”
Doxx Magazine is a new digital publication dedicated to women documentarians. The online hub is a designated and creative place for the stories, work, and thoughts of female and non-binary nonfiction media makers. To enrich the local and national documentary communities, the magazine will archive filmmakers from Oregon and beyond.
Each issue will include interviews, profiles of historic documentary legends, field notes (submit here), industry-relevant articles, and a watch-list. A short teaser issue was launched last week, and includes conversations with Directors Lana Wilson (After Tiller, The Departure) and Amy Nicholson (Beauty School, Muskrat Lovely, The Zipper, Pickle). Continue reading... “Doxx Magazine Focuses On Women Documentary Filmmakers”
Help the Hollywood Theatre save legendary Portland video store Movie Madness and its world-class collection of 80,000+ titles.
The Kickstarter page outlines the plan: “Movie Madness is a Portland institution. Known for its vast collection, knowledgeable staff, and display cases full of legendary film props, the iconic Belmont storefront has a deserved reputation as one of the best video stores in the country.
But now Movie Madness is in danger of closing forever. The Hollywood Theatre has the chance to purchase Movie Madness and fold it into our nonprofit, ensuring that this invaluable collection remains available to Oregonians for years to come. Continue reading... “Help Save Movie Madness!”
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Learn From Hollywood Director DARIN SCOTT To:
Analyze The Screenplay, Create Compelling Images, Design Your Shot Plans, Choose The Right Cast, Inspire Great Performances, Run An Efficient And Creative Set, Solve Production Problems, Draw The Best From Your Crew, Raise Your Financing, Advance Your Career,
Thomas Haden Church and Domhnall Gleeson in a still from “Crash Pad”
The black listed comedy script, “Crash Pad” is the directorial debut for Kevin Tent, the oscar-nominated editor for ‘The Descendants” and “Nebraska”. Executive Produced by Alexander Payne, produced by Bill Horberg (“Milk”, “Cold Mountain”) and stars Domhnall Gleeson, Thomas Haden Church, Christina Applegate and Nina Dobrev. “Crash Pad” will be available on VOD this Tuesday, 9/26 and a limited theater release on 10/27.
Screenwriter, Jeremy Catalino lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and two children.
Comic-Con screening follows national distribution for Oregon comics doc
Cartoonist-stars Paul Guinan and David Chelsea join filmmaker Milan Erceg to celebrate 24 Hour Comic screening at San Diego Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival.
The biggest little indie feature doc in Oregon, 24 Hour Comic, screened at the San Diego Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival this July. Director Milan Erceg, whose film documents a marathon of comic book creation, says the recognition from Comic-Con film festival “is about the biggest honor we could have.” Continue reading... “Praise for 24 Hour Comic”
Help us to raise scholarship funds for the 2017/2018 POWGirls Workshops!
$5000 Goal by September 20, 2017!
POWGirls depends on partnerships and donations to meet the costs of running our workshops. Since some POWGirls participants are unable to pay tuition, we rely heavily on scholarships to make our workshops available to all young women. NO APPLICANT IS TURNED AWAY DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS.
About McDowell: Founded in 1907, The MacDowell Colony is “the oldest artist colony in America. Artists (about 300 a year) receive Fellowships to pursue their work on 450 woodland acres in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Any artist may apply for residency at MacDowell; the only criterion for acceptance is talent demonstrated by work samples. Every accepted artist receives a Fellowship covering all residency essentials, including: use of a private studio with amenities designed to suit specific disciplines and three meals a day and living accommodations. Continue reading... “The McDowell Colony Seeking To Support Oregon-Based Artists + Filmmakers – Applications Being Taken”
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