Hinge Digital Provides Animation Services for Community G.I Joe Episode

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Community GI Joe Opening Title Sequence

Hinge Digital was tapped by SBI Media to provide animation services for NBC’s much anticipated animated episode of Community. The live-action sitcom, now in it’s 5th season, is no stranger to animation – having produced several experimental episodes including a stop-motion Christmas episode and one in the style of an 8-bit video game. SBI Producer, Trever Stewart says “with Portland’s rich animation history and Hinge Digital’s reputation for providing world-class animation, it was truly a convenience to have such a resource so close to Los Angeles.” Continue reading... “Hinge Digital Provides Animation Services for Community G.I Joe Episode”

2015 POWFest Call-For-Entries!

402A0211 The Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival (POWFest) is now  accepting entries for its eighth annual festival scheduled to take  place March 12 – 15, 2015. The regular deadline for entries is  Friday, August 15, 2015. POWFest places a spotlight on women  directors by showcasing their work and empowering the  community of women in film. POWFest encourages women to  find their voice and to share their stories through innovative  and quality filmmaking. We feature the work of today’s top women directors, honoring the true pioneers while providing support and recognition for the next generation of leading women filmmakers. Continue reading... “2015 POWFest Call-For-Entries!”

Portland Documentary Summit is NEXT WEEK: May 8-9

Join many of Portland’s top non-fiction professionals as they discuss the important issues surrounding the industry. Topics include: storytelling to help raise money, storytelling in production, transmedia storytelling, branded and advocacy storytelling and new distribution models. Come network and get inspired!

Presenters (more to be added):

Irene Taylor Brodsky: Vermillion Pictures
Jon Betz: Collective Eye Films
Amanda Elder: Dir. of Distrib. & Acquisitions – Collective Eye
David Davis: OPB
David Waingarten: Second Story
Kate McMahon: Producer
Laura Fravel: Producer
Ed Jahn: Producer
Jody Turner: Culture of Future

Venue: NW Film Center, Whitsell Auditorium, 1219 SW Park Street, Portland, OR 97205

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CITY BABY Available on VOD ~ April 22, 2014

 City BabySalad Days LLC is excited to announce that David F. Morgan’s feature film CITY BABY will be  available for online rental and purchase via digital entertainment curator FilmBuff. Look for  it on iTunes – http://bit.ly/1qYrocl – and all other leading VOD platforms beginning April  22nd, 2014.

CITY BABY is a Portland-centric coming-of-age story about a group of meandering 20-somethings trying to find meaning in the new world of adulthood. CITY BABY features live  performances by Glass Candy and  STRFKR/Starfucker, a soundtrack of local Portland bands  including Chromatics and The Helio Sequence, as well as a cameo from musical frontman  Stephen Malkmus (Pavement). Continue reading... “CITY BABY Available on VOD ~ April 22, 2014”

VFX/PDX User Group Meeting Today – W+K, Mocha & Nuke!

Heads up that VFX/PDX, the local visual effects artist user group, has a meeting on tap for today (April 17) featuring David Jahns of Joint Editorial, Wieden and Kennedy’s in-house post production facility.  He’ll be showing off the editing software Smoke from Autodesk and his workflow for the great work coming out of Joint.

Also we have Mary Poplin from Imagineer flying in to demo the popular tracking software Mocha, which won a Sci-Tech Oscar last year and is nothing short of amazing. Continue reading... “VFX/PDX User Group Meeting Today – W+K, Mocha & Nuke!”

The NW Animation Festival is Coming Up: May 12-18

 

May 12-18, 2014 

Join us next month for the biggest animation festival in the United States

 

Northwest Animation Festival
Where: Portland, Oregon USA
Venue: Hollywood Theatre
Tickets: $5-$15 single shows
$60 all-festival pass ($114 value!)
on sale soon

International Shorts
Friday-Sunday May 16-18
See 174 of this year’s best short films from around the world. Hilarious, dramatic, strange and inspiring… Have you ever watched the Oscars and wondered where those nominees for Best Animated Short are coming from? This is the place to find out!

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TNT Gives Green Light for New 10 Episode Series, “The Librarians”, to Shoot in Oregon

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Noah Wyle, Executive Producing and appearing in, TNT’s “The Librarians”.

TNT has given the green light for a 10 episode order of a new drama series, “The Librarians”, (a follow up to the movie trilogy, “The Librarian“).  Electric Entertainment produced the trilogy, and is also taking on “The Librarians”.  TNT and Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment are no strangers to Oregon, having shot all but one season of “Leverage” here.  We are thrilled to welcome them back, with the cast and crew in place and ready to start work. Continue reading... “TNT Gives Green Light for New 10 Episode Series, “The Librarians”, to Shoot in Oregon”

Timbers Army Joins Up with Filmed by Bike for an Awesome Video!

The 12th Annual Filmed By Bike gets creative with trailer — Riding with the Timbers Army on bikes to the game!

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The 12th Annual Filmed By Bike features:
• The best bike movies from around the world
• 45 films from 14 countries
• A brand new Storytelling Night
• Opening night rockin’ street party to kick it off
• Live DJs
• Beer Garden
• An opportunity to revel in film and bike culture
See you there!
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The Portland Documentary Summit – May 8-9, 2014

PortlandDocSummitmemeJoin many of Portland’s top non-fiction professionals as they discuss the important issues surrounding the industry. Topics include: storytelling to help raise money, storytelling in production, transmedia storytelling, branded and advocacy storytelling and new distribution models. Come network and get inspired!

Presenters (more to be added):

Irene Taylor Brodsky: Vermillion Pictures
Jon Betz: Collective Eye Films
Amanda Elder: Dir. of Distrib. & Acquisitions – Collective Eye
David Waingarten: Second Story
Kate McMahon: Producer
Laura Fravel: Producer
Ed Jahn: Producer
Jody Turner: Culture of Future
David Davis: OPB
 
Venue: NW Film Center, Whitsell Auditorium, 1219 SW Park Street, Portland, OR 97205

Price: Get a discount of 20% all tickets with promo code: PDXDS
at 
www.documentarysummit.com/portland-documentary-summit/

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Official Trailer for “Birds of Neptune” Released

Birds of Neptune is a feature film shot in Portland, Oregon, to be released in 2014. Written and Directed by Steven Richter (Center of Gravity, The Myth of Drowning), Cinematography by John J. Campbell (Mala Noche, My Own Private Idaho, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.) Edited by Michael Ward (House of Last Things). A Reverie Films production, starring Britt Harris, Molly Elizabeth Parker, Kurt Conroyd, Christian Blair, and Lauren Luiz.

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