CITY BABY Available on VOD ~ April 22, 2014

 City BabySalad Days LLC is excited to announce that David F. Morgan’s feature film CITY BABY will be  available for online rental and purchase via digital entertainment curator FilmBuff. Look for  it on iTunes – http://bit.ly/1qYrocl – and all other leading VOD platforms beginning April  22nd, 2014.

CITY BABY is a Portland-centric coming-of-age story about a group of meandering 20-somethings trying to find meaning in the new world of adulthood. CITY BABY features live  performances by Glass Candy and  STRFKR/Starfucker, a soundtrack of local Portland bands  including Chromatics and The Helio Sequence, as well as a cameo from musical frontman  Stephen Malkmus (Pavement). Continue reading... “CITY BABY Available on VOD ~ April 22, 2014”

“Night Moves” To Get A May 30th Release

Jesse Eisenberger ("The Social Network") and Alia Shawkat ("Arrested Development") on Kelly Reichardt's "Night Moves" set in Southern Oregon.
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.

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iOPIF to Begin Accepting New Applications May 5th

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”

The NW Animation Festival is Coming Up: May 12-18

 

May 12-18, 2014 

Join us next month for the biggest animation festival in the United States

 

Northwest Animation Festival
Where: Portland, Oregon USA
Venue: Hollywood Theatre
Tickets: $5-$15 single shows
$60 all-festival pass ($114 value!)
on sale soon

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!

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Brittany Murphy’s “Something Wicked”, Begins Its Run In Oregon, April 11th.

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We are excited to see “Something Wicked” roll out in Oregon next week (after it’s premiere April 4th in Eugene) before a wider release in coming weeks.

Below is the press release:

“SOMETHING WICKED” STARRING SHANTEL VANSANTEN, BRITTANY MURPHY, TO HIT THEATERS IN PORTLAND METRO BEGINNING APRIL 11

Pacific Northwest Regal Cinemas Sees First Rollout Of Psychological Thriller

April 8, 2014 – Portland, OR – The long-awaited final film of the late actress Brittany Murphy will hit theaters in Portland, Salem, and Bend beginning April 11, 2014, with more than 15 additional regional Regal Cinema theaters to follow weekly. Continue reading... “Brittany Murphy’s “Something Wicked”, Begins Its Run In Oregon, April 11th.”

The Portland Documentary Summit – May 8-9, 2014

PortlandDocSummitmemeJoin many of Portland’s top non-fiction professionals as they discuss the important issues surrounding the industry. Topics include: storytelling to help raise money, storytelling in production, transmedia storytelling, branded and advocacy storytelling and new distribution models. Come network and get inspired!

Presenters (more to be added):

Irene Taylor Brodsky: Vermillion Pictures
Jon Betz: Collective Eye Films
Amanda Elder: Dir. of Distrib. & Acquisitions – Collective Eye
David Waingarten: Second Story
Kate McMahon: Producer
Laura Fravel: Producer
Ed Jahn: Producer
Jody Turner: Culture of Future
David Davis: OPB
 
Venue: NW Film Center, Whitsell Auditorium, 1219 SW Park Street, Portland, OR 97205

Price: Get a discount of 20% all tickets with promo code: PDXDS
at 
www.documentarysummit.com/portland-documentary-summit/

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Official Trailer for “Birds of Neptune” Released

Birds of Neptune is a feature film shot in Portland, Oregon, to be released in 2014. Written and Directed by Steven Richter (Center of Gravity, The Myth of Drowning), Cinematography by John J. Campbell (Mala Noche, My Own Private Idaho, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.) Edited by Michael Ward (House of Last Things). A Reverie Films production, starring Britt Harris, Molly Elizabeth Parker, Kurt Conroyd, Christian Blair, and Lauren Luiz.

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Barbara Crampton Joins Polluted Pictures’ Love Sick

BarbaraCrampton3348finalHorror Icon Barbara Crampton is Tristan Risk’s Mother in “Love Sick”

PORTLAND, Oregon (March 21, 2014)  Polluted Pictures is proud to announce that Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, You’re Next) has been attached in role of Mother in their feature film production, “Love Sick,” Co-Starring American Mary’s Tristan Risk and Here Comes the Devil’s Francisco Barreiro.

“Love Sick” is the story of Rebecca and Marcus who “have been together for 10 years and after much deliberation have decided to part ways. After separating and being with others, they quickly realize how hard it is to disconnect from one another. Continue reading... “Barbara Crampton Joins Polluted Pictures’ Love Sick”

Portland Composer Duo to Score Indie Science Fiction Feature “Embers”

Location Scouting Gary, Indiana
Location Scouting
Gary, Indiana

 

Portland, Oregon – March 20, 2014Cathedral Sounds, a new Portland Oregon based music production company, is proud to announce that composers Shawn Parke and Kimberly Henninger have been tapped to score the upcoming independent feature Embers.

Embers is an independent science fiction film about memory and forgetting.   The script was written by Charles Spano and Claire Carre’ and is being directed by Carre’, produced by Spano and Mevlut Akkaya with Cinematography by Todd Antonio Somodevilla.   Continue reading... “Portland Composer Duo to Score Indie Science Fiction Feature “Embers””

Dancing Sisters Focus of SOAR Documentary

Soar

 

If you’ve ever seen Kiera Brinkley and Uriah Boyd dance together, you know that they share a bond that goes beyond sisterhood. Born one month after a childhood illness resulted in the amputation of Kiera’s hands and legs, Uriah grew up helping her older sister adapt. Her style of movement reflects the grace and flow that Kiera relies on to move without prosthetics. In fact, both young women credit each other for helping them become the people they are today. Continue reading... “Dancing Sisters Focus of SOAR Documentary”