The #OregonMade Mural and Poster Exhibit has been up in the Portland International Airport’s south pedestrian tunnel for two years now, (located underground between baggage claims 3 and 4, connecting the parking garage to the terminal). The mural and exhibit provide travelers with over 160 uninterrupted feet of art and film posters, representing a small collection of Oregon’s rich film history. Recently four new posters were added to the exhibit, “Shrill”, “Trinkets”, “Phoenix, Oregon” and “Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made” in a planned “refresh” to add in more projects that recently filmed in Oregon. Continue reading... “#OregonMade Mural And Film Poster Exhibit At The Portland International Airport Gets A Refresh”
The Bandon, OR-shot feature film, “The Rental,” a horror-thriller directed by Dave Franco (“If Beale Street Could Talk”) and will be available in select theaters and available to watch on a variety of video on demand platforms beginning Friday, July 24.
The film stars Alison Brie (“Mad Men,” “Glow”), and Dan Stevens (“Downton Abbey”), in this horror-thriller – a couple looking to get away for a weekend of fun and relaxation with another couple — Sheila Vand (“A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night”) and Jeremy Allen White (“Shameless”) — but when they retreat to a house seemingly ideal for their vacation…they soon realize maybe it isn’t after all. Continue reading... “#OregonMade “The Rental” – On Video Demand This Friday”
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“The Last Blockbuster” (2020) a feature-length documentary about “the rise and fall of Blockbuster video and how one small town store managed to outlast a corporate giant” is making its World Premiere screening at a BendFilm popup drive-in theatre (in Bend). The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers, Zeke Kamm and Taylor Morden. Additionally, you are being invited to bring your old DVDs and VHS tapes to the screening to donate to the cause of keeping “the world’s last Blockbuster afloat“. Continue reading... ““The Last Blockbuster” – World Premiere Screening In Bend At Pop-Up Drive In!”
PDX Short Docs is a platform for local independent filmmakers to show their short documentaries on the big screen. Due to the pandemic, the program is going online! Included films feature a story from the Portland area or are produced by local filmmakers (or both). Join the filmmakers for a Zoom chat on Wednesday, July 15 at 5pm, where the art of documentary filmmaking and the issues facing Portland will be discussed.

Visit The Hollywood Theatre for additional details about the program Continue reading... “Wonderful Short Stories From New Voices: PDX Short Docs”

Applications opened July 7th for the NW Film Center and Portland Art Museum Artist Fund.
The Re:Imagine Artist Fund, an expanded initiative to support visual, cinema arts, and new media artists, both to provide immediate assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as to sustain their creative practices long-term. The Fund will provide emergency relief grants and longer-term sustainability grants, as well as increase programming stipends to artists from across Oregon and Clark County, Washington. At this critical moment of change, it is crucial to the health of our arts ecosystem to distribute resources, and PAM/NWFC joins the important relief efforts of area organizations indirectly supporting artists. Continue reading... “Portland Art Museum & Northwest Film Center Announced The Re:Imagine Artist Fund”
The Northwest Film Center and the Portland Art Museum present First Cow. Opens [online] Thursday, July 9, 2020. Purchase tickets here.
“First Cow,” shot entirely on location in Oregon last year. “A taciturn loner and skilled cook (John Magaro) has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon Territory, though he only finds true connection with a Chinese immigrant (Orion Lee) also seeking his fortune; soon the two collaborate on a successful business, although its longevity is reliant upon the clandestine participation of a nearby wealthy landowner’s prized milking cow. Continue reading... “Northwest Film Center & Portland Art Museum Present “First Cow” [online]”
A brand new Oregon Film Trail sign has been installed and was unveiled today in Athena, honoring the town’s starring role as a location in the silent film, City Girl. It sits outside the Gem Theatre, Athena. The Gem Theatre hosted the dedication of the newest sign on the Oregon Film Trail, in celebration of the local filming of this F.W. Murnau silent feature film.
The current pandemic situation didn’t allow for a large public dedication but instead, local government representatives attended a photo opportunity with the sign at the dedication. Continue reading... “Athena Joins The Oregon Film Trail”

The Ad Council jumped at the offer from Portland creative agency, Hinge Digital’s offer of a pro-bono PSA for parents and children. Hinge worked with the American PSA nonprofit Ad Council, and in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and US Department of Health and Human Services to create a campaign that educated parents and their children on how to stay safe as they navigate COVID-19’s challenges. Hinge’s Roland Gauthier talked to Cospective about their “rapid two-week production schedule, and how the Portland team stayed connected with the PSA’s NY-based agency creatives” to achieve their final result – the “Stay-Here-O’s. Continue reading... “Hinge Digital Creates PSA For Ad Council So Parents & Children Can Stay Safe As They Navigate Covid-19”

The Art of Makeup School is offering both in-person and virtual makeup camps this summer. In-person and virtual camp sessions are 4 days each, and virtual camps are also offered as day camps. Summer Makeup Camp is the perfect opportunity for actors to learn production makeup tips, or if you’re curious about a career in makeup, or simply for fun. Any age from 12 up is welcome! Strict in classroom safety measures will be taken. Please email for more details. Here’s what’s covered:
Day 1 Corrective Beauty: Color theory, skin tone matching, highlighting and contouring, corrective techniques, and a classic beauty look
Day 2 Fashion Makeup: Editorial fashion look, winged liner, strip lashes, perfect lips, and smoky eyes
Day 3 Special FX Makeup: Create bruises, cuts, and wounds using a variety of makeup mediums
Day 4 Film & TV Makeup: Using makeup for character development, film makeup tips & tricks, career genres in makeup artistry
IN-CLASSROOM CAMP SESSION 1: July 6-9 Mon-Thurs 10:00a-3:00p
IN-CLASSROOM CAMP SESSION 2: July 13-16 Mon-Thurs 10:00a-3:00p
VIRTUAL CAMP SESSION 3: Aug 3 at 10 AM – Aug 6 at 2:30 PM
Please email [email protected] Continue reading... “Summer Makeup Camp”
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival has always been a very bright spot in our artistic firmament and history and they have just been killing it recently with the curatorial content they have been putting out through “O!” – an immersive digital space for all ages.
They are celebrating Juneteenth with a “Social Media Takeover” that needs to be experienced.

Check out the whole line up here.
Continue reading... “This Juneteenth watch Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s “O!” and then just Stay Tuned”