After 20 years of work with Oregon Film, Project Manager Bob Schmaling will be retiring at the end of March. It is hard to really give the proper weight and wording to everything that Bob has brought to our work, but suffice it to say that we are grateful to him, we admire him and we will miss him greatly. It has been a pleasure to work with Bob and we hope that you will agree that he has brought a unique flair to his work and to the work of our office. Continue reading... “Oregon Film Thanks Bob Schmaling For His Contributions”
Thanks to the passing of SB1524 in the short 2022 legislative session, the rebate percentage allowances for the “Oregon Production Investment Fund” (OPIF) have been increased in an effort to keep Oregon competitive with other similar programs in the region. Gov. Brown signed the bill into law this week and the increased rebate percentages will become available to productions on July 1.
theDove TV has been honored to be selected by the National Religious Broadcasters to be TV Station of The Year for 2022.
NRB has announced the recipients of the 2022 NRB Media & Special Service Awards, which recognize the most outstanding ministries, organizations, and programs/producers in the world’s largest association of Christian communicators.
“It’s our honor to recognize these NRB members for excellence and effectiveness in Christian media and sharing the Gospel,” NRB CEO Troy A. Miller said. “We look forward to presenting these awards in March at NRB 2022.”
As a sound recordist for film & television in Oregon, I’m responsible for keeping synchronicity between the camera department and my location recordings. Motion pictures demand an unceasing audio stream of dialogue, effects, and music to glue at least 24 frames per second of visuals together. It wasn’t always this way of course. Motion pictures began without audio synchronicity, and without field sound recordings. Silent film provided a rapid stream of still frames that reflected an animated reality that was novel enough for this blog to exist.Continue reading... “Eksod – Altering the Cinematic Experience”
Attention local filmmakers: The Portland Film Office is happy to announce a Post Production Grant opportunity is opening March 15. Applications will be accepted until March 30.
The Portland Film Office, in partnership with Travel Portland, is proud to offer a grant opportunity for Oregon-based independent film productions to support and offset the cost of the post-production process.
The Pacific Northwest Lens Summit is the premier cinema-lens celebration, featuring technology, training, and education.
About this event
The long-awaited return of the in-person Lens Summit is finally on the horizon! Join us Friday, May 13, and Saturday, May 14, from 10am – 5pm to see the latest in cinema-lens technology and products from nearly 30 manufacturers around the world.
Oregon Documentary Camp is a program of NW Documentary that is crafted with working documentary filmmakers in mind.
And this year there are TWO ways to participate:
1) Everyone can join us for DOC CAMP ONLINE for a full day of online programming on Friday, May 13th.
The cost to attend is $50, and Registration opens on April 1st. Learn more.
2) Filmmakers can apply to attend DOC CAMP LAB, a 3-day event that expands upon our online programming by offering an in-person experience for up to 24 filmmakers from May 11-13th in Portland, OR.
Celebrating groundbreaking multi-media artists, industry leaders, and activists working at the intersection of art and film, this year’s recipients will be honored at an in-person event at the Museum on March 8: Carrie Brownstein, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Arthur Lewis, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Shirin Neshat, and Roger Ross Williams— with virtual presenters Jeff Goldblum, Dr.Continue reading... “2022 Cinema Unbound Awards”
Bloated Cat Productions and Penguin Films have unleashed “The New Face of Horror.” UNDER THE KNIFE is a psychedelic journey into the vortex of vanity.
“Beverly travels to South Korea to get plastic surgery, but ends up unknowingly getting a computerized implant from a surgeon who maniacally turns his patients into beautiful killing machines.”
After 20 years of work with Oregon Film, Project Manager Bob Schmaling will be retiring at the end of March. It is hard to really give the proper weight and wording to everything that Bob has brought to our work, but suffice it to say that we are grateful to him, we admire him and we will miss him greatly. It has been a pleasure to work with Bob and we hope that you will agree that he has brought a unique flair to his work and to the work of our office. Continue reading... “Oregon Film Thanks Bob Schmaling For His Contributions”
SB1524 increases the in-state labor rebate from 10% to 20% and the rebate for goods and services bought or rented from Oregon vendors from 20% to 25%. 
