Troon Vineyard, Applegate Valley near Grant's Pass, Oregon
Shawn Levy (The Oregonian) has been busy blogging from Sundance with the roundup of the fantastic showing of Oregon made films and documentaries that have been screening, check it out here.
They were not the only Oregon products featured at Sundance this year – Troon Vineyard (located in the beautiful Applegate Valley near Grant’s Pass) was selected to pour at the Sundance opening ceremonies. They served; Troon 2009 Viognier, 2007 River Guide White and 2009 Druid’s Fluid Red and 2007 Kubli Bench Cabernet Sauvignon. Continue reading... “Sundance Round Up And Oregon Wine”
Chris Paine with EV, the Chevrolet Volt. Courtesy of Chris Paine
What a great opportunity, PSU’s College of Fine and Performing Arts and PGE are hosting acclaimed director and electric vehicle (EV) enthusiast, Chris Paine for this public lecture on “how the new generation of cars are America’s future: fast, furious, and cleaner than ever”.
When Rogue Ales was approached with the idea of creating a special beer bottle to support the IFC show “Portlandia”, without hesitation they said – sign us up! The end result is a special “Portlandia” bottle (bottle artwork is above) which will be available at the “Portlandia” premiere in New York City on January 19. Rogue is also talking to the group planning the Portland premiere next Friday to perhaps provide a few of these limited edition bottles. This is not the first time Rogue has been supportive of the local film and TV scene in Oregon. Continue reading... “Rogue Makes a Portlandia Beer and Bottle”
Board Chair Gordon Sondland at Oregon Film's Annual Meeting
Last Friday our office presented some important information regarding the Oregon Production Investment Fund and the Greenlight Oregon Labor Rebate and those programs’ performance over the last few years. I feel it’s best to share that information on our blog at this point so you all can have a place to find the presented information. Continue reading... “Oregon’s Film Incentives: A Good Deal For All”
Attending our Annual Meeting was Governor Kulongoski, members of the Governor’s Office of Film & Television Board, as well nominees for the annual awards and a large audience of industry professionals at the newly rennovated Lincoln Performance Hall at PSU on Friday evening. PSU‘s technical team made it possible to catch up on industry happenings in Ashland, Bend and Eugene via live broadcast by teleconference bridge.
Since September Paydogs has been set up as an Oregon vendor providing fiscal support services to media productions in Oregon. It’s been an exciting 3 months as we’ve run payroll for two features, and have continued to expand the scope of what we are able to offer.
If you are a professional in Oregon’s commercial, film, TV or new media industry you need to list in SourceOregon.com.
SourceOregon.com lists crew, cast, and resources in Oregon’s media production industry. Listing deadline is Tuesday, November 30th, so log on to www.SourceOregon.com, click “Get Listed”, and do it today.
Here’s why:
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I was approached several times to take over an established camera car company. After being employed by them for several years, an opportunity presented itself. I didn’t want to go it alone. One phone call to a long time friend and the decision was made. Oregon now had Elite Camera Cars LLC. A new partnership built by four Oregonians.
As you know, the America Film Market took place in Santa Monica last week and Vince was there on Tuesday to meet with various producers and production companies. As a way to strengthen some existing relationships and to introduce Oregon as a viable place to shoot to others , we hosted a small reception at Shutters on the Beach. Aside from educating producers about shooting in the state, the idea was to bring a slice of Oregon to Santa Monica. Continue reading... “Oregon Film Hosted Successful AFM Reception”
One of the greatest resources we as filmmakers have today are DVD’s. I can’t tell you how much they come in handy. I myself have over 200 flicks that range from Noir to Horror, Foreign to Family, or Musical to Mayhem, but no matter what the material is, I find that there is a lesson I can learn from each of them and it’s called COMMENTARIES!!!! Continue reading... “How do You Get Cameron, Scorsese, or Tarantino to Teach You at Home?”
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