Hi All– I’m the new intern here at the Governor’s Office of Film & Television. I love all things film and Oregon, as well as baking and studying communication theory. If you want to talk about the entertainment industry, I’m practically a walking IMDb.
Have a good one! -Katlyn Prentice
You can learn quite a bit by the clothes you wear. Walking around my campus in Boston, sporting my new Portlandia sweatshirt, I learned a lot about the impact that Oregon filmmaking has on rest of the country. Continue reading... “The Impact of Oregon Film”
That’s right, the original, best, and biggest time based festival/competition is set to take over an unsuspecting Stumptown again, and registration is now open! Just go to www.48hourfilm.com/portland_oregon to register a team today!
Filmmaking is August 2 -4
The world premieres of all the short films are August 7 & 8 at The Hollywood Theatre.
AND, on August 21, we will present “The Best of Portland”. This screening will showcase the creme de la creme of this year’s PDX 48HFP.
In case you are unfamiliar with the PDX 48HFP, On Friday, August 2nd, teams of filmmakers will draw their genre from The Cruel Hat of Fate, and each team will be assigned the Character, Prop, and Line of Dialogue for this year. Continue reading... “Portland 48 Hour Film Project Returns August 2 – 4!!”
Oregon’s film and television production Industry prepares for expansion thanks to 67% increase in funds designed to recruit projects to Oregon – but first, a party with performance from Oregon blues legend Curtis Salgado.
“We throw our fundraiser for OMPA and the Media Arts Education scholarships every year at this time. This turns out to be a particularly good year to celebrate,” says Tom McFadden, Executive Director of the Oregon Media Production Association (OMPA), a group which lobbied for the expansion. Continue reading... “Film/TV Production Industry Celebrates Legislative Success Friday”
On May 5, 2013, I got a chance to sit down with the creator behind Intertwine, Dylan Wayne Lawrence, in response to an article I had written earlier with Eastern Oregon University Alumni, Lindsay Freeland, about the T.V. pilot, Intertwine.The following are excerpts from that conversation:
Chuck:So what’s new with you? What’s all exciting and new with Dylan Wayne Lawrence?
Oregon blues legend Curtis Salgado lights a fire at the OMPA Classic on July 12.
Salgado headlines the OMPA Classic on July 12
Legendary blues man and May 2013 recipient of the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year Award Curtis Salgado takes center stage at the OMPA Classic, a fundraiser for the Media Arts Education scholarships, presented by Pacific Office Automation. The OMPA Classic takes place on July 12, 2013 at The Resort at The Mountain (Lakeside Lawn) in Welches, Oregon and includes a golf tournament, croquet tournament and awards party with an auction and raffle. Continue reading... “Curtis Salgado Lends a Hand for Media Arts Education Scholarships”
From award winning filmmakers, the Pander Brothers, comes a brand new short film, “SUBTEXT”, which explores modern relationships in the era of text messaging.
Polluted Pictures (Cell Count) is proud to announce that, Producer Christian Burgess and horror movie icon Bill Oberst Jr., have been officially attached to be a part of the “Love Sick” production later this fall.
“To say that I’m excited about this movie would be an understatement,” says writer and director Todd E. Freeman. “This is a very personal project that is based in a very real time in my life when I wasn’t sure if I was going to be with the woman that I loved until the day I died.
Freelance Writer Eric Gold put together a great piece on our film and TV industry for Alaska/Horizon Air’s June issue. The article features interviews from location manager Roger Faires, Portland Film Office’s Shelley Midthun, Bent Image Lab’s Ray DiCarlo, “Portlandia” producer David Cress, Cast Iron Studio’s Lana Veenker, and Oregon Film Office’s Vince Porter. It’s a pretty nice article! We couldn’t have paid for that kind of coverage in the mag. If you’re flying Alaska or Horizon this month, be sure to read it or
The Northwest Film Center School of Film announces an upcoming workshop for filmmakers:
GRANTWRITING FOR FILM
THURSDAYS, JUN 20 & 27 Taught by Courtney Hermann Register now
Develop the components needed for a competitive grant application.
Topics: how to prepare a one-page treatment, artist statement, budget, and filmography; tips for selecting and preparing work samples and reels; traits of an effective promotional video; see and discuss samples, then bring what you’re working on to the second class meeting for feedback and critique. Continue reading... “New workshop at the Film Center: GRANTWRITING FOR FILM”
Musician Slater Smith Embarks on a Quest to Visit all of Oregon’s State Parks While Shooting His Music Video
