New Film Fest to Kick Off OSF’s Daedalus Project

The Daedalus Project, The Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s annual fundraiser to end the spread of HIV/AIDS, is thrilled to launch its first-ever film festival on August 16-18 at The Varsity Theatre on Main Street in Ashland.

The Daedalus Film Fest, produced in partnership with the Ashland Independent Film Festival and Coming Attractions Theatres, includes a slate of 5 bold, original, award-winning documentaries about the ongoing global HIV/AIDS crisis.

“For years, we’ve come together as a community to save lives at Daedalus.

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Reality Check Brings Time Travel to Portland

There is no future in time travel…when your future is safe with us.

Have you ever considered that you might be dreaming? Your past and present echoes between your blinking eyes…

From Portland, Oregon, a local group of filmmakers have come together to launch a kickstarter campaign for, “Reality Check,” a science fiction short film about an insurance company with a monopoly on time travel.  Writer/Director CHRIS BUCHAL, and his crew have worked for over a year in pre-production to bring this vision to life. Continue reading... “Reality Check Brings Time Travel to Portland”

The Impact of Oregon Film

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”

Portland 48 Hour Film Project Returns August 2 – 4!!

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 Legislature Round-Up – Transformational for Oregon’s Film, TV, and Digital Media Industry

On Monday July 8, the 2013 Oregon Legislative session wrapped up, and it has proven to be a landmark legislative session.  On Monday morning the House concurred with the amendments the Senate passed for HB 3367 over the weekend resulting in an increase annual allocation for the Oregon Production Investment Fund tax credit.  The allocation in OPIF will go from $6million a year to $10million a year.  Other important legislation that will positively affect Oregon’s film, television, and digital media industry includes HB 5028 which allows the Oregon Innovation Council to fund the Oregon Story Board, and SB 836 which exempts film, tv and theartical hair, and make-up professionals from certain cosmetology regulations.  Continue reading... “Oregon Legislature Round-Up – Transformational for Oregon’s Film, TV, and Digital Media Industry”

Pander Brothers finance new short film through Kickstarter crowdfunding

From award winning filmmakers, the Pander Brothers, comes a brand new short film, “SUBTEXT”, which explores modern relationships in the era of text messaging.

Funding for the project was raised through Kickstarter. The Pander Bros. are excited to work in this new fund raising format, giving them a chance to work with long time community friends and supporters.

“We are excited to be up and running on a personal vision that is mostly financed by Portlanders who are supporting the arts and film community through crowd-funding sites like Kickstarter. Continue reading... “Pander Brothers finance new short film through Kickstarter crowdfunding”

Actor Bill Oberst Jr. and Producer Christian Burgess and join the ranks of “Love Sick.”

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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.

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Call for Screenplay Submissions; Deadline July 31st

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Casting and Development Company Announces Call for Screenplay Submissions

PORTLAND, ORE. Cast Iron Studios announced today that is seeking feature-length screenplays under 120 minutes that are set in Oregon for development consideration. All genres, excluding horror and sci-fi, are welcome.

This is the first call for screenplays by the Portland, Oregon-based casting company since adding its development division in late 2011. “Things have been simmering behind the scenes at Cast Iron,” says owner and principal Lana Veenker,” and now we’re excited to discover what kind of talent is out there.” Continue reading... “Call for Screenplay Submissions; Deadline July 31st”

CITY BABY to have Portland Premiere ~ Thursday May 23, 2013

Portland filmmakers David F. Morgan and Cora Benesh are excited to announce the Portland Premiere of their film CITY BABY on Thursday May 23rd, 7:30 p.m. at Cinema 21 in NW Portland.

Tickets available here:
http://www.cinema21.com/movies/abcitybaby/City-Baby.html#.UYrLka_xsZA.gmail

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/Starf*r, a soundtrack of localPortlandbands including Chromatics and The Helio Sequence,  as well as a cameo from musical frontman Stephen Malkmus (Pavement). Continue reading... “CITY BABY to have Portland Premiere ~ Thursday May 23, 2013”

New Thriller “Compound Fracture” Screening at the Hollywood Theatre May 26th

One Night Only (May 26th) Limited Screening of New Thriller COMPOUND FRACTURE with Actor/Producer Tyler Mane (Sabretooth, Michael Myers) in Attendance.

Tyler Mane will personally screen his new film, Compound Fracture, May 26th in Portland, OR at the Hollywood Theatre. This will be one of the“one night only” stops on the Limited Meet & Greet Screening tour in the U.S. and Canada.

Mane, known primarily for his acting career (his credits include, Michael Meyers in Rob Zombie’s Halloween & Halloween II, Troy, The Scorpion King, Joe Dirt, X-Men), co-wrote, produced and co-stars in this new supernatural thriller.

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