On July 31, 2024 6:30pm at Vivienne Culinary Books in Portland, OR, you are invited to a sneak peak of exclusive work-in-progress scenes from the forthcoming documentary The Invisible Mammal. Meet and mingle with the film’s director, Kristin Tièche, editor, Heidi Zimmerman, and producers Windy Borman and Eileen Kim. Light hors d’oeuvres will be served and wine will be available to purchase (with a percentage of sales donated to the film). A Q&A session with the filmmakers will follow the preview screening. Continue reading... “Bat Movie Benefit!”
The Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation, and Technology (PFCAT) announced that its 2024 event will be held at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) from August 21 to August 25 and will include screenings, panel discussions, parties, and special events in the Empirical Theater, Theory, the Kendall Planetarium, and OMSI’s auditorium.
This year’s festival includes screenings of over 120 films by visionary filmmakers, including over a dozen Portland-based filmmakers and animators. Innovation will also be displayed in the screening methods utilized at the festival. Continue reading... “PFCAT Returns To OMSI August 21st Through 25th”
The #OregonMade Feature Film “Because We’re Family” is available from July 12 on Amazon Video, Apple TV, and Google Play among others. Dysfunctional siblings reunite to witness the cremation of their mother. Back under one roof for the holidays, all decency is lost when a feud over her ashes tests the boundaries of family, and a Christmas Eve tradition becomes difficult to digest.
Oregon Film’s Executive Director Tim Williams recently connected with Matthew Smith at Wrapbook to talk about all things Oregon – production, crews, incentives, film trails, VFX, animation and our work to help make this state the best possible location for your next creative project.
For those of you who don’t know, Wrapbook is a one-stop-shop platform for your next production. Wrapbook centralizes production management: pay your crew, monitor spending, and synchronize your team—all in one platform.
Tuesday was the first day of production for an independent film being shot in southern Oregon.
Described as “Driving Miss Daisy” meets “Reservoir Dogs,” the 75-minute feature film, “The Plan” follows an Uber ride from Sacramento to Josephine County with unexpected consequences.
The film, directed by Brad Douglas, will be shot entirely in southern Oregon and features Los Angeles Comedian and Actor Henry Coleman, local Actress Marlyn Mason, and Oscar winning Special Effects Artist Jeff Dawn.
The producer, Ray Robison talks about why the film is being shot in southern Oregon, “the time is right, to get this done, and this is the right place to do it because there are so many talented people around here.” Continue reading... ““The Plan” Begins Production in Southern Oregon”
Arriving art our first Airbnb.[80s movie buff, Kim Ward and fiancé, Anthony Klak.]Being a huge 80’s movie fan – especially “The Goonies” and “Stand By Me” – it has long been a dream of mine to take a trip to Oregon and visit the towns of Astoria and Brownsville where some of my favorite movie scenes were filmed, and this year, after a lot of planning, that dream finally came true. After a nine-and-a-half-hour flight from London to Seattle, then a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Seattle we finally arrived in Astoria and were greeted by our first Airbnb host, Judith. Continue reading... “The Week A Dream Came True – Traveling On The Oregon Film Trail!”
Starring 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards nominee Patrick Fabian–widely known for playing tragic lawyer Howard Hamlin across six seasons of AMC’s hit series Better Call Saul. In The Way We Speak, Fabian plays Simon, an up-and-coming writer who refuses to leave the spotlight when his best friend and debate opponent suffers cardiac arrest, leading to an obsession over his new opponent (played by Kailey Rhodes) and a growing rift with his ailing wife (played by Diana Coconubo). Continue reading... “#OregonMade “The Way We Speak” on VOD July 23”
BendFilm, the nonprofit independent cinema organization, today announced BendFilm: Basecamp, a three-day immersive retreat for emerging creatives and their industry counterparts to connect, learn and collaborate. BendFilm: Basecamp will take place at Caldera Arts outside Sisters, Oregon, from October 7-10, 2024, and flow directly into the 21st annual Bend Film Festival (which takes place October 10-13, 2024, across venues throughout Bend and beyond). BendFilm: Basecamp’s inaugural year is made possible, in part, by the generosity of the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust. Continue reading... “BendFilm Announces: Basecamp”
Indie Film Series, a program of the Portland Film Festival, is proud to announce an update to the 2024/25 monthly screening on Tuesday, June 4th, with “Brothers” local co-directors Emmett J. Lundberg, and Sheya Ghieth, and “Our Dad Danielle’s” director S.E. King in attendance.
“Emmett, Sheya, and S.E. are incredibly talented and inspiring filmmakers, and we are thrilled to showcase their remarkable work here in Portland. Their courage in sharing their unique trans stories is an important contribution to the rich tapestry of our city’s history, especially during Pride month. Continue reading... “Portland Film Festival Presents “Pride Stories” – June 4”
Join us for a night of local multimedia storytelling! Featuring local filmmaker Cambria Matlow’s new film “Why Dig When You Can Pluck” at the Tomorrow Theatre on June 27.
Synopsis: “A filmmaker seeking inspiration for her next movie brings her volatile husband and defiant young son camping on the Oregon coast. When her competing desires to be a good mother and creative artist come to a hilt, she reaches a painful but powerful breakthrough.” Prior to the film, Lindsay Baltus will kick off the evening with her storytelling piece “Pregnant in the Archives,” inspired by her personal experience with childbirth, interspersed with archival recordings of a feminist consciousness-raising groups of the 1970s. Continue reading... “Oregon Premiere of #OregonMade “Why Dig When You Can Pluck” June 27”
The #OregonMade Feature Film “Because We’re Family” is available from July 12 on Amazon Video, Apple TV, and Google Play among others. Dysfunctional siblings reunite to witness the cremation of their mother. Back under one roof for the holidays, all decency is lost when a feud over her ashes tests the boundaries of family, and a Christmas Eve tradition becomes difficult to digest.
Oregon Film’s Executive Director Tim Williams recently connected with Matthew Smith at Wrapbook to talk about all things Oregon – production, crews, incentives, film trails, VFX, animation and our work to help make this state the best possible location for your next creative project.
Tuesday was the first day of production for an independent film being shot in southern Oregon.
“The Way We Speak”
BendFilm
Indie Film Series, a program of the Portland Film Festival, is proud to announce an update to the 2024/25 monthly screening on Tuesday, June 4th, with “Brothers” local co-directors Emmett J. Lundberg, and Sheya Ghieth, and “Our Dad Danielle’s” director S.E. King in attendance.
Join us for a night of local multimedia storytelling! Featuring local filmmaker Cambria Matlow’s new film “Why Dig When You Can Pluck” at the