Teen Video Challenge – Eugene

Teen Video ChallengeSaturday, April 14, 2012
Time: 11:00 AM
Admission: Free
Location:
Bijou Art Cinemas – 429 E. 13th Ave. Eugene

DIVAs Youth Visions program is pleased to host the 2012 Teen Video Challenge Competition with a screening of entries and winning videos. Each year teens from all over Lane County submit work that is reviewed by a panel of video professionals and educators. Winning videos will be awarded certificates and cash prizes at this years event. This year 16 videos representing a wide range of film themes will be screened and include animation, documentary, music video, and narrative film categories. Continue reading... “Teen Video Challenge – Eugene”

Eastern Oregon Film Festival Announces New Dates

 

[LA GRANDE, OR] Putting our feet up after a successful 3rd annual event last October felt really nice.  But we’re diving back into it, readying ourselves for another amazing year.

We have decided to move the film festival to a date that can be more accessible to our regional friends and introduce visitors to Eastern Oregon’s awesome winter destination.

 

Drum roll please….

The 4th Annual EOFF will take place
February 28th through March 2nd of 2013.

It’s going to be the best EOFF yet. 

Continue reading... “Eastern Oregon Film Festival Announces New Dates”

Great Film Festival Programming in Ashland and Eugene Coming in April

Once again in April Oregon is home to a series of great film festivals in consecutive weeks.  The eleventh annual Ashland Independent Film Festival is happening April 12-16. This year the festival is honoring acclaimed director Julie Taymor.  With Ms. Taymor’s experience in both live theater and film, it makes perfect sense that Oregon Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director Bill Rauch will join Ms. Taymor on stage for a certain lively and engaging discussion.  Other filmmakers expected to be in attendance include documentarian Ondi Timor and director Lynn Shelton.  Continue reading... “Great Film Festival Programming in Ashland and Eugene Coming in April”

New Poster for Cell Count from Artist Tom Hodge.

PORTLAND, Oregon (March 09, 2012)  the announcement just earlier this week that “Cell Count” was chosen as the Closing Night Film and to also have it’s World Premiere at this years Fantaspoa Film Festival in Brazil we thought it would be a great time to show our new poster from the amazing Tom Hodge at The Dude Designs.

Cell Count is the story of Russell Carpenter who “reluctantly admits his wife Sadie into an experimental treatment facility for her life threatening disease. Continue reading... “New Poster for Cell Count from Artist Tom Hodge.”

Portland Feature Film “Cell Count” World Premiere May 20th

Portland Feature Film “Cell Count” has World Premiere and closes the Fantaspoa Film Festival in Porto Alegre Brazil.

PORTLAND, Oregon (March 05, 2012) – The Fantaspoa Film Festival announced today that the Portland feature film “Cell Count,” made by Polluted Pictures in association with Wooden Frame Productions, is the Closing Night Film at their Festival in May.  Last year’s Closing Night Film, “Stakeland”, was later released in theaters in 2011 by IFC Films and Dark Sky Films.

Cell Count was the third of three feature films shot in 2011 from Wooden Frame Productions that utilized the Oregon state iOPIF rebate program which provides rebates of 20% of goods and services and 10% of Oregon labor for films produced by Oregon filmmakers who spend a minimum of $75,000 but not more than $750,000 on their project. Continue reading... “Portland Feature Film “Cell Count” World Premiere May 20th”

Online Auction Benefitting the NW Film Center

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For the NW Film Center, life goes on after the Portland International Film Festival. In addition to PIFF the Film Center host year-round exhibition screenings as well as educational outreach programs, workshops, and production classes and we do all of this as a non-profit.

The Film Center depends on grants, sponsorship support, our loyal members & volunteers, as well as fundraising to make everything we

do happen. With this in mind we want to invite you to keep the bidding going with our Online AuctionContinue reading... “Online Auction Benefitting the NW Film Center”

Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival (POWFest) Announces 2012 Program Highlights

Portland, Oregon – February 15, 2012 – The Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival (a.k.a. POWFest) is excited to announce the programming highlights of our upcoming 5th Anniversary festival scheduled to take place March 8 – 11, 2012 at the Hollywood Theatre.

As the only film festival in Portland exclusively dedicated to showcasing films directed by women and encouraging women to take on the director’s chair; we are one of only a handful of festivals in the U.S. dedicated to women-directed film.  Continue reading... “Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival (POWFest) Announces 2012 Program Highlights”

Film Festival Update: PIFF, POW Fest, Ashland, Bend, Cinema Pacific

This week the the 35th Portland International Film Festival begins its three week celebration of cinema from all over the globe.  The festival begins on Thursday night (February 9) with the film “Salmon Fishing In The Yemen” which was directed by Lasse Hallstrom.  For a complete listing of the films and schedule, click here.

Also in the horizon is POW fest March 8-12, the Ashland Independent Film Festival which is April 12-16, and  Cinema Pacific in Eugene April 18-22Continue reading... “Film Festival Update: PIFF, POW Fest, Ashland, Bend, Cinema Pacific”

Open Mic for Filmmakers!

ATTACK OF THE FLIX: PRESENTED BY MICROFLIX

Join us at Curious Comedy Theatre every third Sunday of the month for Attack of the Flix – a competition for Portland filmmakers.

All films must be less than 10 minutes long and are submitted on USB thumb drives.  We screen nothing beforehand!  Admission is free (donation bucket at the door).

Curious Comedy has a full bar and is an all ages venue. Join us for an unpredictable night of  talented local filmmakers at their best!   Continue reading... “Open Mic for Filmmakers!”