We are excited to announce the June 21st premiere of an Oregon made puppet film from Toby Froud and Heather Henson. Toby Froud is a sculptor, fabricator, puppeteer and filmmaker based in Hillsboro, Oregon. His love of puppets began at a very young age after playing Toby the baby abducted by David Bowie’s Goblin King in the Henson classic Labyrinth.
The2014 OPIF Tax Credit Auction began Wednesday July 9 and continues through July 18.
The Oregon Department of Revenue is auctioning $10 million in OPIF tax credits. This is the largest amount of tax credits we have auctioned off at a single time, so it is a great opportunity for more people to be able to have successful bids.
Bids can be placed through the online auction at the following link:
June 7th is a celebration for Oregon’s huge array of state parks. State Park Day is offering free camping and day use as way to thank the public and welcome use of these beautiful areas.
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Community GI Joe Opening Title Sequence
Hinge Digital was tapped by SBI Media to provide animation services for NBC’s much anticipated animated episode of Community. The live-action sitcom, now in it’s 5th season, is no stranger to animation – having produced several experimental episodes including a stop-motion Christmas episode and one in the style of an 8-bit video game. SBI Producer, Trever Stewart says “with Portland’s rich animation history and Hinge Digital’s reputation for providing world-class animation, it was truly a convenience to have such a resource so close to Los Angeles.” Continue reading... “Hinge Digital Provides Animation Services for Community G.I Joe Episode”
We are so pleased to announce that Oregon’s own “Animal House of Blues” is launching World Wide July 22nd 2014 digitally on Amazon, Amazon Prime and Vimeo; and additionally by preordering physical DVD’s (with a booklet) that will be available on August 26th @ Movies On Demand. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2342022/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1.
Backing local crowdfunding campaign grants access to a staged reading of the pilot script of “The Digits” new children’s PBS Show slated for 2015The Digits enlists help on Indiegogo to fund Greenlighted PBS series “Princess Fixit”Portland Oregon, April 23, 2014 . . . Now in its third season of filming, Scotty Iseri’s “The Digits” will turn to crowdfunding on Indiegogo for an exciting new chapter of the start-up’s adventures; Created in 2012 and funded independently since it began, The Digits has been granted 13 episodes on PBS stations. Continue reading... ““The Digits” Launched a Crowdfunding Campaign to Engage Public Ahead of the13 Episode Order for PBS 2015”
Jesse Eisenberger (“The Social Network”) and Alia Shawkat (“Arrested Development”) on Kelly Reichardt’s “Night Moves” set in Southern Oregon.
“Night Moves” will be opening May 30th at the Angelika Film Center in New York, most likely followed by openings in Los Angeles and Portland before playing other cities nationwide.
The film will also be screening in advance of the release date, at the Tribeca Film Festival (April 21st, 24th and 27th), as well as at a few other U.S. festivals.
As we near July and the beginning of a new fiscal year, we are preparing to open up the application process for our “local filmmaker” program, commonly referred to as the Indigenous Oregon Production Investment Fund (iOPIF).
We will begin accepting iOPIF applications on May 5th, 2014. Our iOPIF Advisory Committee will evaluate all applications submitted between May 5th and May 9th as having been submitted at the same time. We are looking for projects that are fully financed and ready to be produced this year.Continue reading... “iOPIF to Begin Accepting New Applications May 5th”
International Shorts Friday-Sunday May 16-18
See 174 of this year’s best short films from around the world. Hilarious, dramatic, strange and inspiring… Have you ever watched the Oscars and wondered where those nominees for Best Animated Short are coming from? This is the place to find out!
Backing local crowdfunding campaign grants access to a staged reading of the pilot script of “The Digits” new children’s PBS Show slated for 2015The Digits enlists help on Indiegogo to fund Greenlighted PBS series “Princess Fixit”Portland Oregon, April 23, 2014 . . . Now in its third season of filming, Scotty Iseri’s “
