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PORTLAND, Oregon (June 10, 2013)
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.
Continue reading... “Actor Bill Oberst Jr. and Producer Christian Burgess and join the ranks of “Love Sick.””
Freelance Writer Eric Gold put together a great piece on our film and TV industry for Alaska/Horizon Air’s June issue. The article features interviews from location manager Roger Faires, Portland Film Office’s Shelley Midthun, Bent Image Lab’s Ray DiCarlo, “Portlandia” producer David Cress, Cast Iron Studio’s Lana Veenker, and Oregon Film Office’s Vince Porter. It’s a pretty nice article! We couldn’t have paid for that kind of coverage in the mag. If you’re flying Alaska or Horizon this month, be sure to read it or
Check out the whole issue at this link » Continue reading... “Portland (and Oregon) Film Industry Featured in this Month’s Alaska Air Mag”
Stillmotion, a team of filmmakers based in Portland, Oregon, won their fourth Emmy Award at the 34th Annual Sports Emmy Award Ceremony on May 7th, 2013.
Stillmotion worked alongside CBS Sports’ Pete Radovich Jr., Stephen Karsik, and Gareth Hughes to produce the film “One Heartbeat” which garnered the award as the most Outstanding Edited Sports Special.
The winning piece tells the story of the Chardon High School shooting on February 27, 2012 in Chardon, Ohio, and how basketball helped the spirit of the community prevail through such a horrific event. Continue reading... “Portland’s Stillmotion Wins Emmy Award”
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.
Continue reading... “New Thriller “Compound Fracture” Screening at the Hollywood Theatre May 26th”
Portland Oregon, May 7, 2013 . . . Portland-based web series “The Digits” has recently joined forces with education icon PBS to offer educators a free teacher-tested math resource for their elementary school students. Created by Scotty Iseri, The Digits will be part of PBS LearningMedia beginning mid-April 2013 and will offer teachers ten appisodes (web episode that’s also available as an app) of The Digits.
“I have been watching PBS from before I can remember so you can imagine how proud I am that PBS has acknowledged the educational value of The Digits,” said Iseri. Continue reading... “The Digits is Now Available in PBS LearningMedia”
Did you see these bumpers stickers last week in Salem during “Industry Day”?
Did You Know. . . . . is a new awareness campaign, created in partnership with the film community, that aims to illustrate facts that enlighten the public and the business community alike, to the extended benefits of having a thriving film, TV and multimedia industry in Oregon.
Did You Know . . . . . that even within the industry itself there is sometimes confusion over what our office does and what we are responsible for? Continue reading... “Did You Know. . . . .”
So don’t say you weren’t invited: We want you. We need you. Please forward, post, blog, write a letter, phone bank, take a bus, ride a carpool, Facebook and Tweet asap. But most important: Attend or support Industry Day on May 2nd.
1) RSVP right now
at www.OMPA.org
2) Write a letter to your state legislator
(also at www.OMPA.org)
3) Attend Industry Day in Salem.
You won’t regret it.
WHY??
Governor Kitzhaber has recommended to the Oregon legislature that we expand the OPIF (Oregon Production Investment Fund) so we can recruit twice as much business into our state as we did in this last record-breaking year. Continue reading... “You are officially invited… Media Production Industry Day at the State Capitol”
PORTLAND, Oregon (April 12, 2013) After taking the feature film “Cell Count” to film festivals all over the world in 2012 and seeing the film through to distribution, it is now Polluted Pictures profound pleasure to announce they will co-produce the feature film “Deep Dark” together with Vitamin M in the Summer ’13.
“Deep Dark” is the story of a failed sculptor who discovers a strange talking hole in the wall. The hole has the power to fulfill his wildest dreams or it might just become his worst nightmare. Continue reading... “Polluted Pictures teams up with Vitamin M to produce “Deep Dark.””
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””
[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!”
PORTLAND, Oregon (April 12, 2013) After taking the feature film “
Bill Oberst Jr. joins the cast of the film Cell Count II: Blood Count