Summer Documentary Program – Media Institute for Social Change

The Media Institute for Social Change wants to announce that we have extended the deadline for our Summer Documentary Program. Are you a  college student who is still searching for the perfect way to spend your summer? Do you want to learn how to make a difference in the world through media? Does this sound like somebody you know? Check out this amazing opportunity, and get in touch today! Deadline: April 12. Email [email protected] & [email protected]

June 27th – August 16th, Portland, Oregon

Part summer camp, part production house, Media Institute’s Summer Documentary Program is a seven-week intensive and exciting adventure.  Continue reading... “Summer Documentary Program – Media Institute for Social Change”

Phrenic: A Futuristic Thriller for Mobile

Phrenic, my futuristic thriller made in Portland, premiered in the App Store this week. Not in a theater. Not on YouTube. In the same App Store where you go to download Temple Run or Angry Birds.

I began thinking about creating a story for mobile devices last year when I realized I was watching fewer feature films but binge-viewing full seasons of compelling TV shows. What if I could make a miniature version of this experience? Smaller in terms of budget and scale, but also shorter episodes that could be watched on the bus or–let’s face it–in the bathroom. Continue reading... “Phrenic: A Futuristic Thriller for Mobile”

Horror Icon Bill Oberst Jr. Joins the Cast of “Cell Count 2: Blood Count”

Bill Oberst Jr. joins the cast of the film Cell Count II: Blood Count

PORTLAND, Oregon (February 7th, 2013)  The feature film “Cell Count” went to film festivals all over the world in 2012 and is now available on all leading digital VOD stores including iTunes.  It is now the Freeman Brothers’ profound pleasure to announce that horror icon Bill Oberst Jr. will be coming onboard for the upcoming sequel entitled “Cell Count II:  Blood Count.”

“Blood Count” starts where the first film left off and takes our survivors on a high speed journey filled with monsters and fugitives.   Continue reading... “Horror Icon Bill Oberst Jr. Joins the Cast of “Cell Count 2: Blood Count””

CITY BABY to Premiere at the 23rd Annual Cinequest Film Festival

Portland filmmakers David F. Morgan and Cora Benesh are excited to announce the premiere of their movie CITY BABY next month at the 23rd CINEQUEST film festival in San Jose.

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  STARF*CKR, a soundtrack of local Portland bands including The Chromatics and The Helio Sequence,  as well as a cameo from musical frontman Stephen Malkmus (Pavement). Continue reading... “CITY BABY to Premiere at the 23rd Annual Cinequest Film Festival”

FiLMLaB’s “Script-to-Screen” Competition

Willamette Writers is soliciting entries for the 2013 FiLMLaB’s “Script-to-Screen” short film scriptwriting competition.

Shooting our winning script from last year, “Alis Volat Propriis.”

We seek writers with the ability to tell a compelling story quickly and cinematically, while adhering to a theme and a practical eye towards real-life movie production. Unique to scriptwriting contests, the Script-to-Screen Competition grand prize is this: we will produce a short film based on the winning script! The winning writer will have the opportunity to meet and collaborate with our production team, attend the filming–in short, to experience the collaborative process of filmmaking! Continue reading... “FiLMLaB’s “Script-to-Screen” Competition”

Help Support this Awesome Feature Film Shooting in Portland Oregon this May!

[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/58162919[/vimeo] A father takes his daughter to Mt. Shasta after the death of her mother. One day a mysterious woman appears who claims to be from the lost continent of Lemuria, also known as Mu.

“Mu” is about mystery, it’s about family, it’s about how we perceive each other on this planet and beyond. Oh and did I mention it’s a little scary…

Check out our Indiegogo account and help spread the word! Continue reading... “Help Support this Awesome Feature Film Shooting in Portland Oregon this May!”

Premier Screening of Feature Doc by Jeff Streich, “All the Little Things” Examines Tragic Violence

ALL THE LITTLE THINGS (2012)

“All The Little Things” (2008) screens before Oregon Media Arts Fellowship award announcement, Thursday at Northwest Film Center

DIRECTOR: JEFF STREICH

Premiers Thursday, January 31st at 7:00pm at Whitsell Auditorium, Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park Avenue) in Portland. Buy Tickets.

For his feature-length directorial debut, Academy Award-nominated cinematographer (and 2010 Oregon Media Arts Fellow) Jeff Streich turns to a local story. In 2003, 18-year-old Mount Hood Community College freshman Ben Cramer—described by those who knew him as soft-spoken and “extraordinarily ordinary”—was sentenced to life for the grisly murder of his friend, Cassondra Brown. Continue reading... “Premier Screening of Feature Doc by Jeff Streich, “All the Little Things” Examines Tragic Violence”

Cell Count 2 News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Teaser Poster for the feature film Cell Count II: Blood Count

PORTLAND, Oregon (January 17, 2013)  The feature film “Cell Count” went to film festivals all over the world in 2012 and is now available on all leading digital VOD stores including iTunes.  It is now the Freeman Brothers’ profound pleasure to present the Teaser poster for the upcoming sequel entitled “Cell Count II:  Blood Count.”

“Blood Count” starts where the first film left off and takes our survivors on a high speed journey filled with monsters and fugitives.   Continue reading... “Cell Count 2 News”

OpenLens Festival – Eugene, January 26, 2013

RESERVE THIS DATE – SATURDAY, JANUARY 26TH! The Ninth Annual OpenLens Festival is a celebration of the independent spirit in Oregon filmmaking. This year’s event features a film critic seminar, a meet-the-filmmaker public reception, film screenings, and a closing reception and awards ceremony. The Saturday, January 26th Festival will be held in the UO Baker Center Auditorium at 320 E. 10th Street in Eugene.

This is the third year the Short Film/Video Competition has accepted films from across the entire state of Oregon.

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New Poster for “Wake Before I Die”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New poster by artist Tom Hodge for the feature film “Wake Before I Die.”

PORTLAND, Oregon (January 4, 2013)  The first film Co-Directed by the Brothers Freeman (Cell Count and The Weather Outside) has some new artwork from artist Tom Hodge at The Dude Designs.

“Wake Before I Die” is the story of “Pastor Dan Bennet who moves his family to a small Northwest town and begins to suspect that all might not be as idyllic as he first imagined. Continue reading... “New Poster for “Wake Before I Die””