“We are thrilled to announce the winners of #EOFF2017 — the 8th Annual film festival that finished up over the weekend in La Grande, OR. The films here have been selected through an intimate, if somewhat unconventional process. Gauging audience response, laughter and amusement, lobby buzz, and late night conversations — we did our very best to determine which films resonated the most with the community. With this, we present this year’s winners. Enjoy!”
Portland filmmaker Edd Blott (A Tale of Delight and Letters) is setting out to spread a little love for the LGBTQ community with his second feature film, Escaping Freedom, which begins shooting November 2017. After working on a prologue web series entitled ‘Letters’ with Portland actor Patrick Green for the past year and a half, the team is ready to bring Blott’s feature length script to life. “We just seem to be living in some rather dark, anxious times and, as filmmakers, this is the only response we know that can maybe lead to some positive outcomes. Continue reading... “Portland Filmmaker’s Spread Love For LGBTQ Community With ‘Escaping Freedom’”
On the program are almost thirty feature films, including a retrospective dedicated
to the Japanese filmmaker Hideo Nakata, a master in the horror genre, from his classics Ring, Ring 2 and Dark Water to his recent productions, Monsterz, Ghost Theater, and White Lily.
Other Japanese films include the unconventional road movie Bangkok Nites, the intense drama Over the Fence directed by Nobuhiro Yashamita, and the grotesque thriller Museum, directed by Keishi Otomo. Continue reading... “Portland Asian Film Festival Coming Soon…”
La Grande, Ore. – Eastern Oregon Film Festival will present its eighth annual edition October 19-21 in La Grande, Oregon. Fifteen feature films, nearly fifty short films, and multiple special events will be presented throughout the three-day event. Recently hailed as one of the “Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World”, festival-goers will enjoy an intimate and ‘down-home’ style of events and after-parties.
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”
The Ashland Independent Film Festival has assembled an intriguing and illuminating array of international independent films for the 28th annual Varsity World Film Week running October 6 through October 13 at the Varsity Theatre in downtown Ashland. The 13 films selected represent 23 countries, including Canada, Colombia, Lebanon, France, Thailand, Russia, Nepal, and the United States.
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Eastern Oregon Film Festival is proud to announce its Official Selections for the 2017 Festival. Spread across five venues (including a 48hr. online program at Filmmaker Magazine), EOFF will run October 19-21, 2017 in La Grande, OR.
The festival will open and close with fiction and non-fiction offerings that explore possibilities of the near-future. Opening night will feature Pete Ohs and Andrea Sisson’s gorgeous desert fable, Everything Beautiful Is Far Away.
HouseSpecial took home the award for Best Picture at the We Like ‘Em Short Film Festival held on August 17-20, 2017 in Baker City, Oregon. Aaron Sorenson wrote and directed the winning stop-motion film, Jailbreak, which was shot in black and white. The story follows the daring escape of a desperate prisoner fleeing his nightmarish cell in pursuit of sweet punishment. The design is German Expressionist-inspired, but with a decidedly adult twist.
Portland filmmaker Edd Blott (A Tale of Delight and Letters) is setting out to spread a little love for the LGBTQ community with his second feature film, Escaping Freedom, which begins shooting November 2017. After working on a prologue web series entitled ‘Letters’ with Portland actor Patrick Green for the past year and a half, the team is ready to bring Blott’s feature length script to life. “We just seem to be living in some rather dark, anxious times and, as filmmakers, this is the only response we know that can maybe lead to some positive outcomes. 
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The Ashland Independent Film Festival has assembled an intriguing and illuminating array of international independent films for the 28th annual Varsity World Film Week running October 6 through October 13 at the Varsity Theatre in downtown Ashland. The 13 films selected represent 23 countries, including Canada, Colombia, Lebanon, France, Thailand, Russia, Nepal, and the United States.
