Spring Classes at the Northwest Film Center School of Film are Starting Soon

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Spring classes at the Northwest Film Center School of Film start April 15th. Join us for a great selection of topic classes and workshops taught by industry professionals.

CLASS HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE

  • Dialogue Writing
  • Digital Editing
  • Planning Your First Feature Film
  • Sound recording
  • Make Your Own Lights
  • And more – see full schedule

PLUS – Summer Film Camp for Kids and Teens registration is now open! Learn more. Continue reading... “Spring Classes at the Northwest Film Center School of Film are Starting Soon”

Barbara Crampton Joins Polluted Pictures’ Love Sick

BarbaraCrampton3348finalHorror Icon Barbara Crampton is Tristan Risk’s Mother in “Love Sick”

PORTLAND, Oregon (March 21, 2014)  Polluted Pictures is proud to announce that Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, You’re Next) has been attached in role of Mother in their feature film production, “Love Sick,” Co-Starring American Mary’s Tristan Risk and Here Comes the Devil’s Francisco Barreiro.

“Love Sick” is the story of Rebecca and Marcus who “have been together for 10 years and after much deliberation have decided to part ways. After separating and being with others, they quickly realize how hard it is to disconnect from one another. Continue reading... “Barbara Crampton Joins Polluted Pictures’ Love Sick”

Portland Composer Duo to Score Indie Science Fiction Feature “Embers”

Location Scouting Gary, Indiana
Location Scouting
Gary, Indiana

 

Portland, Oregon – March 20, 2014Cathedral Sounds, a new Portland Oregon based music production company, is proud to announce that composers Shawn Parke and Kimberly Henninger have been tapped to score the upcoming independent feature Embers.

Embers is an independent science fiction film about memory and forgetting.   The script was written by Charles Spano and Claire Carre’ and is being directed by Carre’, produced by Spano and Mevlut Akkaya with Cinematography by Todd Antonio Somodevilla.   Continue reading... “Portland Composer Duo to Score Indie Science Fiction Feature “Embers””

Be A Better Roommate – Eco-Comedy Short

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Shot here in Portland, this eco-conscious short film uses comedy to present a strong message about rethinking the nature of our relationship with the natural world.

Created by filmmakers Patrick Gilmore & Paul North, who work with Lindblad Expeditions/National Geographic documenting around the world, both above and below the water, the film ventures to change minds through laughter.

We hope you enjoy. Continue reading... “Be A Better Roommate – Eco-Comedy Short”

Hinge Digital: Fruit! In! Space!

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Inspired by Jamba Juice, the Hinge creative team developed this delicious and fun all-CG spot, featuring cinematic camera moves, dramatic lighting and exploding cosmic fruit, uniquely blended to perfection.

Fruit! In! Space!

After our success creating a foodscape of fruits and vegetables for NVIDIA, our team here at Hinge Digital was inspired by Jamba Juice to create a whole universe of fruit juice. We wanted to build on their existing name recognition, but expand the brand’s appeal to a younger, tech-savvy, science-fiction audience and exploit the natural beauty of both natural fruit textures and outer space. Continue reading... “Hinge Digital: Fruit! In! Space!”

Dancing Sisters Focus of SOAR Documentary

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If you’ve ever seen Kiera Brinkley and Uriah Boyd dance together, you know that they share a bond that goes beyond sisterhood. Born one month after a childhood illness resulted in the amputation of Kiera’s hands and legs, Uriah grew up helping her older sister adapt. Her style of movement reflects the grace and flow that Kiera relies on to move without prosthetics. In fact, both young women credit each other for helping them become the people they are today. Continue reading... “Dancing Sisters Focus of SOAR Documentary”

“Portlandia” Returns With Season 4

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IFC’s Portlandia is back (February 27th) with their eagerly awaited Season 4.  As in seasons past, part of the fun of Portlandia is seeing who shows up as guest stars, and Season 4 will not disappoint.  Stars such as, Kirsten Dunst (Spider Man), Vanessa Bayer (Saturday Night Live) the intriguing, Joshua Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), amongst others, even Paul Allen and some Trailbalzers make an appearance as well as “the official vehicle of the Pacific Northwest, the Subaru! Continue reading... ““Portlandia” Returns With Season 4”

FiLMLaB’s 2014 Script to Screen Competition Now Open

Alis Volat Propriis stars Katie Michels and Randall Jahnson, and writer Haley Isleib at the 2013 OIFF Awards Ceremony
Alis Volat Propriis stars Katie Michels and Randall Jahnson, and writer Haley Isleib at the 2013 OIFF Awards Ceremony

Willamette Writers is soliciting entries for the 2014 FiLMLaB Script to Screen short film scriptwriting competition. We seek writers with the ability to tell a compelling story quickly and cinematically, while adhering to a theme and a practical eye towards real-life movie production. Unique to scriptwriting contests, the Script to Screen Competition grand prize is this: we will produce a short film based on the winning script! Continue reading... “FiLMLaB’s 2014 Script to Screen Competition Now Open”

Portland Writer, Lidia Yuknavitch’s Novel Optioned by Hollywood Director Katherine Brooks

Portland writer Lidia Yuknavitch‘s novel ‘Dora: A Headcase‘ was just
optioned by MTV director Katherine BrooksBrooks’ credits include “The Osbournes,” “The Real World,” and the feature films“Loving Annabelle”and “Waking Madison.” ‘Dora’ is a modern retelling of Sigmund Freud’s famous case study of a young girl.

 
Continue reading... “Portland Writer, Lidia Yuknavitch’s Novel Optioned by Hollywood Director Katherine Brooks”

Hollywood Theatre Spreading the Good Word on Hope For Film

I don’t know what’s appropriate when it comes to blogging about a blog, but it was brought to my attention that the good works at the Hollywood Theatre made it on Ted Hope’s “Hope For Film” blog this week and I needed to help spread the word.  Justen Harn is the Director of Programs and Community Engagement at the Hollywood Theatre and his work along with Executive Director Doug Whyte continues to push the boundaries of what it means to be a movie theatre in the 21st Century.  Continue reading... “Hollywood Theatre Spreading the Good Word on Hope For Film”