Below is a link to the KGW news piece covering the NBC pilot “Grimm” as well as the entire motion picture industry in Oregon. A special appearance by former “Will and Grace” star Sean Hayes is in the piece as he is an Executive Producer of the pilot. Let’s all keep our fingers crossed that the show gets ordered to series and they do the series right here in Oregon!
Here’s the link Continue reading... “KGW visits the set of NBC Pilot “Grimm””
We here at Orgeon Film are excited to see this come from Oregon Company LAIKA/house, from right here in Portland Oregon. Congratulations on a great ad campaign LAIKA/house. For those of you not familiar with all the great work coming out of this studio, definitely check out their site! Continue reading... “Making of the Mr. Peanut Commercial from LAIKA/house”
Yesterday on the KGW 6:00 news was this piece. The Portland Police Department has been a great partner on two recent television Pilots – first “Brain Trust” and now “Grimm”. Having the cooperation of organizations like the Portland Police department make Oregon a friendlier place to film. Hopefully it’s a winning proposition for the bureau as well. It was also great to have KGW pick up the story and let’s hope the “Grimm” ends up on KGW’s primetime lineup in the fall! Continue reading... “Portland Police helps the Wardrobe Dept. for “Grimm””
Oregonian writer Kristi Turnquist posted this piece today collecting all the photos and tweets coming from the cast and producers of “Leverage”. This year the team decided to shoot the opening episode up in the Mount Hood area which is the first time the show has left the Portland Metro area. I’m sure when they wrote the episode, they didn’t plan for a blizzard but let’s all hope it goes well for them up on the mountain. Continue reading... ““Leverage” Begins Production of Season 4 Up on the Mountain”
The below release was put out today in coordination with Governor John Kitzhaber’s Office:
2011 Shaping up to be Big Year for Oregon Film and Television Jobs
The Governor’s office of Film and Television reports that 2011 will be the biggest year for total dollars spent on film and television projects in Oregon’s history. Two television series filmed in Oregon, “Leverage” and “Portlandia,” have already announced that their networks have renewed their series.
2011 also marks the first year a major network has committed to shooting a pilot in Oregon with NBC Universal’s “Grimm.” Continue reading... “2011 – A Big Year for Oregon Film and Television Jobs”
Both TV Squad and the Huffington Post have announced that Portlandia has been renewed for a second season, while still having two of the six season one episodes yet to air. The network has ordered 10 new half-hour episodes to premiere in January 2012.
“We’re thrilled with the success of Portlandia and the overwhelmingly positive feedback from
our viewers,” IFC’s senior vice president of original programming Debbie DeMontreux said in the announcement. “Fred and Carrie’s humor is perfectly in line with the sensibility and comedic tone of IFC which makes this show such a great fit for us. Continue reading... ““Portlandia” Renewed for Second Season”
There have been a few naysayers who have stated that “Portlandia” is bad for Portland’s image. Some have said that the video “The Dream of the 90’s” on YouTube is going to ruin the business climate and dive us deeper into a recession. Well for all of you who believe this myth and those who think all this fuss is silly, look no further than the Irish Times. I was sent this article today by Jennifer Yocom from Mayor Adam’s office which is a great tourism piece for Portland and Oregon. Continue reading... ““Portlandia” – A Tourism Destination”
What a Sundance Festival for Oregon Films! Today it was announced that Ashland based Susan Saladoff sold her documentary “Hot Coffee” to HBO. This is Susan’s first film and the success of the film is sure to make everyone believe that documentary film making is still viable. Credit does go to Susan’s ability to tell a compelling story but she also created a great on line presence for the film. Continue reading... “Susan Saladoff’s “Hot Coffee” gets bought by HBO”
It was a great night at the Edison Ballroom Wednesday night as IFC put together a fantastic party for “Portlandia”. The space was decked out in everything Portland – Douglas Fir trees, cocktail tables with bicycle tires, and of course plenty of birds! Local winery Argyle Wines had their 2007 Pinot featured and Rogue Ales was there serving their Dead Guy Ale. Everyone that attended also got one of the signature “Portlandia” bottles. I think the entire SNL cast was there along with Lorne Michaels, Heather Graham, Kyle MacLaclan, and “Kenneth” from “30 Rock”. Continue reading... “Video Footage of the NYC Premiere of Portlandia”
The “Portlandia” east coast premiere is tonight in New York (Edison Ballroom) and is showing a strong Portland presence at 47th and Broadway, right off Times Square. An eclectic variety of Oregon products will make up the goody bags, Rogue Ales created a special “Portlandia” bottle to serve and Portland band, The Thermals, will be playing. All in all, a true Portland experience right there in New York.
Interestingly, some screening events are popping up in and around New York and Portland when the 6 part IFC series begins airing, Friday 21st at 10.30ET/PT. Continue reading... “Portlandia In Times Square For A Day”
