As most in the local animation industry know, Bent Image Lab has been growing at a steady rate and yesterday the Hallmark Channel announced a project that Bent has been working on this year – “Jingle All the Way”. Go to the Oregon Animation Blog to get more details. The project is a first for the channel and Bent in many ways! Continue reading... “Hallmark special “Jingle All the Way” – Produced by Bent Image Lab”
Make sure you get your tickets before the early bird registration! Below is a discount code to save even more money.
Join other Creative Industries professionals for a celebration of inspiration, imagination and innovation at the Portland Creative Conference on Saturday, September 17th at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts, featuring local and national creative thought-leader presenters. Early bird registration is just $64 after the 20% we can offer you as long as you register with our Discount Code: “GOFT”. Continue reading... “Update – Portland Creative Conference September 17”
Colour Box Makeup Studios founder Kerry Herta returns to Portland Aug. 31-Sept. 5 to teach aspiring makeup artists the latest techniques used in the entertainment and beauty industries.
Herta, a 2011 Daytime Emmy nominee, previously taught her signature workshops – the five-day Makeup Artist Boot Camp and one-day Airbrush Seminar – in Portland in June. The new dates will accommodate the growing waiting list of artists who couldn’t enroll in the last class.
The exclusive workshops are again limited to 12 aspiring artists, all of whom will be trained by Herta and complete assignments using live models and industry-leading products and equipment. Continue reading... “HD/Film Makeup Workshops Returning to Portland”
As Television aficionados know, nominations for the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards were announced this morning and amongst the nominees were several Oregon based filmmakers and companies!
HBO’s acclaimed mini-series “Mildred Pierce” was the most recognized program with 21 nominations, including Outstanding Miniseries or Movie, Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special for Todd Haynes and Jon Raymond – both Oregon based writers/filmmakers – and Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special for Todd Haynes. Continue reading... “Oregon creatives recognized with 2011 Emmy Nominations”
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MAIN CAST OF SUPERNATURAL THRILLER “NIGHTSCAPE” ANNOUNCED
Portland, Oregon—Writer-director David W. Edwards announced the main cast for his first feature film, Nightscape. The film stars, in alphabetical order: Emily Galesh, LaVerne Green, Joshua St. James and Jorge Madrid. The film shoots later this month in and around Portland.
In Nightscape, an emotionally guarded drifter, Kat (Galesh), crosses paths with a phantom car responsible for a wave of supernatural violence. The drifter must learn to trust again if she is to end a lifetime of bad luck and to help her newfound companions survive the growing chaos and carnage. Continue reading... “Main Cast of Supernatural Thriller “Nightscape” Announced”
On July 28 there is a special screening of “Coraline” to benefit the 3D Center for Art and Photography. The full details can be seen here on the Oregon Animation blog. Continue reading... “Screening of “Coraline” to Benefit 3D Center”
The 48 Hour Film Project is back in Stumptown August 5-7! That’s right, from August 5-7, the pressure cooker of creativity that is the 48HFP will explode once again in Portland. Early Bird Registration Ends this Monday July 11th, so register now to save a few bucks .
You can sign up at http://www.48hourfilm.com/portland_oregon
I’m pleased to announce that all films will screen at the beautiful and historic Hollywood Theatre again this year, and the big Portland winner will go head to head with other city winners in a no-holds barred, cage match to determine the best 48 Hour Film of 2011. Continue reading... “2011 Portland 48 Hour Film Project Early Bird Registration Ends Monday July 11”
Today NBC announced that its new series “Grimm” which is set to shoot in Oregon will premiere the pilot episode at the 2011 Comic-Con on July 23. The episode will screen with a Q&A session with Exec. Prods Jim Kauf and David Greenwalt as well as the series’ main cast. Given the subject matter of the show, it’s no surprise to hear that it made it into Comic-Con and it’s great to see that NBC is already beginning a promo push for the show. Continue reading... ““Grimm” To Premiere at Comic-Con on July 23”
Today in the online version of indieWire, there are more details on “LAIKA’s” new feature film “Paranorman”. LAIKA has been at work on the project for more than a year already and the film is slated for an August 2012 vote.
Co-Directors Sam Fell and Chris Butler give some background behind the genesis of the project in the article.
“The essential story came from a ‘what if’ idea in my family that had to do with my relationship with my Grandma,” he said. Continue reading... “New Details from “Paranorman” Directors on the film”
Local Director Matt McCormick’s film “Some Days are Better Than Others” begins a run at the Living Room Theaters tonight in Portland. Here are some details about the film.
Some Days are Better Than Others is Matt McCormick’s poetic, character-driven debut feature-length film that asks why the good times slip by so fast while the difficult times seem so sticky. The film explores ideas of abundance, emptiness, human connection and abandonment while observing an interweaving web of awkward characters who maintain hope by inventing their own forms of communication and self-fulfillment. Continue reading... “Local Film “Some Days” at Living Room Theaters”