HouseSpecial Signs Kelly Salmon As Its Northeast Rep

Kelly Salmon - HouseSpecial's new Northeast rep
Kelly Salmon – HouseSpecial’s new Northeast rep

JULY 28, 2015 (PORTLAND, ORE) Animated content production studio HouseSpecial (formerly LAIKA/house) President Lourri Hammack announced a new partnership with Kelly Salmon, owner of the independent New York-based repping firm Hunt & Gather, for Northeast representation for all animated content.

Ms. Hammack: “When Gerard Cantor of Joinery spoke highly of Kelly and then quickly signed to her roster, I knew he was onto something special. Upon meeting Kelly, I understood his enthusiasm and we quickly joined forces. Continue reading... “HouseSpecial Signs Kelly Salmon As Its Northeast Rep”

Sasha Roiz (“Grimm”) Appointed To Doernbecher Foundation Board Of Directors

The cast of "Grimm" at the February "Grimm Gala": Left to right: Reggie Lee, Bree Turner, Silas Weir Mitchell, Bitsie Tulloch, David Giuntoli, Sasha Roiz, Claire Coffee, Russell Hornsby at the Exchange Ballroom in support of OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital (NBC)
The cast of “Grimm” at the February “Grimm Gala”: Left to right: Reggie Lee, Bree Turner, Silas Weir Mitchell, Bitsie Tulloch, David Giuntoli, Sasha Roiz, Claire Coffee, Russell Hornsby at the Exchange Ballroom in support of OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital (NBC)

Actor Sasha Roiz (Captain Sean Renard, “Grimm”) has held an interest in helping patients at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital for several years since coming to Portland to shoot the NBC Universal series.  Earlier this year Roiz put together the “Grimm Gives Back” fundraiser, that incredibly, raised $310,000 that was then donated to the “Grimmster Endowment Fund”. Continue reading... “Sasha Roiz (“Grimm”) Appointed To Doernbecher Foundation Board Of Directors”

“Significant Mother” Will Premiere August 3 On The CW August

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Richard Keith and Erin Cardillo created this new comedy series, set in Portland, that features a restaurant themed backdrop (which Portland plays perfectly) starring, Jonathan Silverman (“Weekend at Bernies”),  Krista Allen (“The LA Complex”), Nathaniel Buzolic (“The Vampire Diaries”) and Emma Fitzpatrick (“The Social Network”). Oregon Live, reported that Cardillo and Keith “really wanted to do a show that had a restaurant element,” “Rich and I are both big foodies. We were looking for a big foodie farm-to-table culture.” Continue reading... ““Significant Mother” Will Premiere August 3 On The CW August”

Portland Filmmaker Wins 9 National Telly Awards

 

Screen Shot 2015-07-20 at 8.56.36 AM Portland filmmaker David Poulshock and his production company Red Door Films were recently awarded an astounding nine Telly Awards for TV commercials and web videos they produced on behalf of clients Spirit Mountain Casino and Goodwill Industries of the Columbia-Willamette.

“It’s a real honor,” said Poulshock, “especially for the recognition it gives the wonderful talent and stellar production crews who worked on these projects.” According to Poulshock, the overall production included six :30 spots for Spirit Mountain Casino, and five :30 spots and four 3-minute web documentaries for Goodwill. Continue reading... “Portland Filmmaker Wins 9 National Telly Awards”

Congratulations to “Portlandia” On Two Emmy Nominations

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxDnWYxhMlM[/youtube]Congratulations to “Portlandia” and IFC on their two Emmy 2015 nominations.  The nominations are:

Outstanding Variety Sketch  ( Dead Pets episode)

Tyler Robinson, Production Designer

Schuyler Telleen, Art Director

Katherine Isom, Set Decorator

and

Outstanding Production Design for Variety, Non-Fiction, Reality or reality-Competition Programming.

“We could not be prouder of the Portlandia team for their remarkable work this past season,” said Jennifer Caserta, IFC’s president. “We are extremely happy that Academy voters have recognized this unique comedy with multiple nominations for the fifth year in a row, and especially excited to be included in the newly created sketch series category.” Continue reading... “Congratulations to “Portlandia” On Two Emmy Nominations”

Hinge’s Kitty Litter Spot is the Cats Meow!

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Avoid a cat-astrophe in the bathroom! In an original pitch spot called “Cat’s Meow: The Interruption,” Hinge’s creative team brings attention to a very real problem facing cats and their owners everywhere.

The concept was developed in-house and shot with Portland crew and talent. The animation and post team created and integrated a photo real CG cat into the live action plates — all with a dash of litter humor.

For more details, go to hingedigital.com

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Oregon Animator, Stefan Nadelman, Animates Sequence In Kurt Cobain Doc

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Oregon animator, Stefan Nadelman, created the sequence above for the Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck documentary that premiered at Sundance this year.  Nadelman worked with Cobain’s own drawings to bring them to life.  The New York Times referenced this animated sequence “of (Cobain’s) adolescence, set to his own taped narration, is the best part of the film.”  You can see the whole documentary on HBO tonight.

Read more about Stefan Nadelman’s work as a director here.

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OPB’s Emmy Award-Winning Local Arts Series Goes Behind The Scenes With The Artists of “Grimm”

Watch OPB’s Art Beat and meet some of the talented Oregon crew that create the props, construct the “Wesen” special FX make up, and other artists of “Grimm”. Continue reading... “OPB’s Emmy Award-Winning Local Arts Series Goes Behind The Scenes With The Artists of “Grimm””

Hinge Digital Launches New Character for Oroweat

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Meet Healthfull! Sure he gets toasty, but the crew at Hinge Digital and Coyne PR loved collaborating on all 80 calories of their newest character. Check out the Healthfull Trailer from the makers of Arnold, Oroweat, and Brownberry Bread – in theaters and online now! ‪#‎LoveYourBread‬

And for concept art and behind the scenes images, visit Hinge Digital. Continue reading... “Hinge Digital Launches New Character for Oroweat”

OPB’s State of Wonder previews GRIMM’s Oregon Art Beat Episode

State of Wonder breaks down Oregon Art Beat‘s focus on the great local art and artists on GRIMM.

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Check out the preview as well as the complete episode of both SOW (now online) and OAB (on OPB TV this Thursday, April 30 at 7 p.m.)

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