From the rolling hills of Oregon wine country to a dynamic urban campus in Portland, Linfield University offers stunning, versatile filming locations for your next project. With historic buildings, modern facilities and flexible access, it’s no wonder filmmakers love Linfield! 📍 Now listed on the Oregon Film Locations site, our McMinnville and Portland campuses are ready to host your production. Need on-site housing? A gated campus just minutes from the airport? A summer campus with no classes? We’ve got you covered. Continue reading... “🎬 Lights, Camera, Linfield: Filming At Linfield University”
The Oregon Film Trail is a statewide network of markers placed at significant filming locations across Oregon—the first trail of its kind in the U.S. This trail connects communities, landmarks, and notable films, weaving together Oregon’s deep film legacy and celebrating over a century of filmmaking.
Happy New Year everyone. As we often do, we’d like to give you some highlights from the past year as well as a small dose of “Looking Forward.”
For those of you who don’t know, Oregon Film, sometimes called the Oregon Film & Video Office (OFVO) other times called the Governor’s Office of Film & Television, is the oldest US state film commission that we know of. Founded in 1968 our mission is to develop, grow and support the film and media industry here in Oregon. Continue reading... “Who We Are and What We Do – Oregon Film – January 2025”
Linfield University is ready to host your next film project.
Capturing Timeless Charm: Filming at Linfield University’s Campuses
With a pair of campuses nestled in two very different Oregon landscapes, Linfield University offers filmmakers a lot of variety. Whether it’s the 189-acre residential campus in the heart of wine country with brick buildings and massive oak trees or the dynamic 20-acre urban campus with state-of-the-art lecture halls and healthcare facilities, there’s no shortage of captivating backdrops for your next project. We’re excited to announce that both Linfield University’s McMinnville and Portland campuses are now listed on the Oregon Film Locations website. Continue reading... “From Wine Country to City: Why Filmmakers Love Filming at Linfield”
The Portland shot thriller “Cellar Door” is out now in select theaters and on streaming platforms. In this suspenseful thriller, a city-dwelling couple (Jordana Brewster, Scott Speedman) is looking to relocate to the suburbs of Portland, Oregon. While visiting the grandiose home of Emmett (Laurence Fishburne), a mysterious man with a talent for pairing the right property with the right people, the couple is suddenly gifted the house of their dreams with one nonnegotiable condition — they must never open the cellar door. Continue reading... “#OregonMade “Cellar Door” Out Now”
When my husband Davon and I started production on our film, A Public Space, we had little idea of what to expect. The film centers on the fate of the now defunct College Hill Reservoir in Eugene, Oregon, and explores the larger significance of public space. While Davon is an accomplished editor, this was our first filmmaking collaboration, and although we deeply believed in the idea, we weren’t sure how it would be received in the community.
The Klamath Independent Film Festival continues its run as the leading all-genre, Oregon-centric film festival, presented for the fifth year both in-person and on-demand/livestreaming!
For the 2024 rendition we continue to showcase the best in independent Oregon filmmaking at the historic Ross Ragland Theater. We plan to continue our hybrid online festival presentation and opening night gala honoring one iconic Made-in-Oregon film. The ever-popular custom awards designed by local artists in the Southern Cascade Woodcrafters Guild will also return in 2024, and the second year of the prestigious James Ivory Award for career achievement in film with Oregon roots. Continue reading... “KIFF2024: 12th Annual Klamath Independent Film Festival”
Join us for a special 10th anniversary screening of WILD with author Cheryl Strayed in a conversation with Oregon Film’s Tim Williams about the making of the film here in Oregon. September 12 at 730p at the Hollywood Theatre.
Shot in 2013 and released in September of 2014, WILD displays Oregon in all of its glory (as well as doubling for the High Sierras and the California Desert). Reese Witherspoon stars and sets out on a journey of discovery on the Pacific Crest Trail. Continue reading... “#OregonMade WILD with Cheryl Strayed”
Magenta Light Studios will be giving Strange Darling a wide theatrical release in the United States on August 23rd – and a new trailer for the film has arrived online, along with a pair of posters.
Shot in Oregon last year, “Strange Darling” was written and directed by J.T. Mollner (Outlaws and Angels) and was produced by former Miramax CEO Bill Block, Chris Ivan Cevic, Steven Schneider, Roy Lee, and actor Giovanni Ribisi, who also served as the director of photography. Continue reading... “#OregonMade “Strange Darling” in Theatres August 23”
From the rolling hills of Oregon wine country to a dynamic urban campus in Portland, Linfield University offers stunning, versatile filming locations for your next project. With historic buildings, modern facilities and flexible access, it’s no wonder filmmakers love Linfield! 📍 Now listed on the Oregon Film Locations site, our McMinnville and Portland campuses are ready to host your production. Need on-site housing? A gated campus just minutes from the airport? A summer campus with no classes? We’ve got you covered. Continue reading... “🎬 Lights, Camera, Linfield: Filming At Linfield University”
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The Portland shot thriller “Cellar Door” is out now in select theaters and on streaming platforms. In this suspenseful thriller, a city-dwelling couple (Jordana Brewster, Scott Speedman) is looking to relocate to the suburbs of Portland, Oregon. While visiting the grandiose home of Emmett (Laurence Fishburne), a mysterious man with a talent for pairing the right property with the right people, the couple is suddenly gifted the house of their dreams with one nonnegotiable condition — they must never open the cellar door. 
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Join us for a special 10th anniversary screening of WILD with author Cheryl Strayed in a conversation with Oregon Film’s Tim Williams about the making of the film here in Oregon. September 12 at 730p at the 
Magenta Light Studios will be giving Strange Darling a wide theatrical release in the United States on August 23rd – and a new trailer for the film has arrived online, along with a pair of posters.
A new comedic mystery TV series and video game are afoot, each designed to humor, surprise, and rouse mystery fans of all age groups.