Prolific Portland-based producers Neil Kopp and Anish Savjani recently won an Emmy for “Rebel Ridge” as Best TV Movie. Kopp and Savjani’s production company, filmscience, has produced many award winning features including the acclaimed Sundance and Netflix hit “I Don’t Feel At Home in This World Anymore,” and Kelly Reichardt’s most recent film “The Mastermind.”
Formed in 2005, filmscience has produced over 20 features that have been nominated for numerous Independent Spirit Awards and screened at festivals around the world, including Cannes, Berlinale, Venice, Toronto, Sundance and Telluride. Continue reading... “#OregonMade Producers Neil Kopp & Anish Savjani Win Emmy for “Rebel Ridge””
The Oregon Production Investment Fund (OPIF) annual tax credit auction will take place starting at 9a on Monday, October 20, 2025 and run for 5 days until 5p on Friday, October 24, 2025.
$20.6M of Oregon state tax credits will be available to purchase in $500 increments by auction at a minimum bid of 90% of face value. This means you can purchase a $50,000 Oregon state tax credit at auction for as little as $45,000. This is a great way to pre-pay your state taxes at a discount and direct your tax dollars to an industry that provides jobs, small business growth and ongoing marketing value for the state. Continue reading... “Annual OPIF Tax Credit Auction: October 20th to 24th, 2025”
“1968,” a new XR work from award-winning Director and Animator Rose Bond will have its WORLD PREMIERE, in competition at the 82 nd Venice International Film Festival on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. This follows
the success of Bond’s previous work “Earths to Come,” which exhibited as part of the Biennale College program last year.
“1968 “is ‘communal VR theatre’ that explores the transformative power of protest through allusions to 1968, a year charged with societal, political and cultural unrest . The work interweaves narrative strands in search
of those international interstices of history, power and human connection that become particularly resonant during times of major socio-cultural upheaval. Continue reading... “Immersive VR Work “1968” by Rose Bond to Premiere at Venice”
9iFX went to the moon and back—literally—to launch Columbia’s Omni-Heat™ Infinity and Omni-Shade™ Sun Deflector technologies into space. Partnering with Intuitive Machines and Columbia, we crafted stunning VFX that showcase these award-winning innovations surviving the harshest lunar environments. From the IM-1 Odysseus lander’s historic mission to the ongoing IM-2 Athena journey, our visuals bring this epic story to life.
See more here. Continue reading... “9iFX Goes to the Moon for Columbia Sportswear”
MovieMaker Magazine recently released its list of the Top 30 Film Schools in the US and Canada and Southern Oregon University in Ashland made the list.
Southern Oregon University’s Digital Cinema Program benefits from strong connections to the local production scene: Students can work on commercial shoots, independent feature films, and short films, as well as fill important staff roles at the Ashland Independent Film Festival.
Following a campus reorganization, Digital Cinema is now in the same school as Theater, Design, Fine Arts, Creative Writing, and Emerging Media/Digital Arts, which has created more opportunities for students to collaborate across disciplines. Continue reading... “SOU Named Among the Best Film Schools in US & Canada”
#OregonMade and St. Helens shot, “Halloweentown” will be screening at the Tomorrow Theater in Portland on October 2.
THE EXPERIENCE
Break out the brooms and the plastic pumpkins—Halloweentown is flying into the Tomorrow to kick off spooky season!
ON SCREEN: Halloweentown
1998. Directed by Duwayne Dunham. Runtime: 84 minutes. Rated G.
On her 13th birthday, Marnie learns she’s a witch, discovers a secret portal, and is transported to Halloweentown—a magical place where ghosts and ghouls, witches and werewolves live apart from the human world. Continue reading... “#OregonMade “Halloweentown” at the Tomorrow Theater on Oct 2”
The Oregon Media Production Association (OMPA) presents Cine | Seen 2025!!
A night of shorts films showcasing the talents of filmmakers based in Oregon! Highlighting the unique perspective and films of underrepresented and underserved artists. Join us in creating a space for creative expression here in Oregon.
Cine | Seen 2024 @ Hollywood Theater, Thursday, September 17th
Doors 6:30pm
Music by Mint Whisper
Event starts 7:30pm-10:00pm
$12 for adults, $10 for senior/student/children, and $9 for Hollywood Theatre.
Present by: OMPA
Produced by: YGB Portland
Graphic by: Good Green PDX
— Continue reading... “CINE | SEEN Returns on September 17”
In partnership with 1803 Fund, MESO is proud to introduce the 1803 Black Filmmakers Grant—a funding opportunity designed to uplift Black filmmakers and support powerful storytelling that reflects the lived experiences, culture, and history of Black Portlanders and Oregonians. This grant aims to contribute to a rooted and prosperous Black community by investing directly in creative projects that center Black voices and narratives.
The fund will be used to support Narrative and Documentary shorts, feature films, and web series at various stages of production — production, post, marketing, and distribution. Continue reading... “1803 Black Filmmakers Grant”
A new film, “Drug Holiday,” will be premiere November 14 at the Mission Theater and will be available on streaming afterwards. It features a thinly veiled version of Portland where the opioid crisis is colliding with rapid gentrification, and two sets of best friends head off into the night with nothing but each other and their destructive coping mechanisms. From the director of the rock opera, “Waiting for the Kick” (Ilima Considine) which won an Oregon Fringe Festival’s 2024 Cinema Honorarium. Continue reading... ““Drug Holiday” Premieres November 14 at the Mission Theater”
After decades of working on their respective projects, these experts will share their in-depth knowledge about the hidden health fallout from the atomic and nuclear industry. They will discuss what we can do to protect our health and our earth’s health, too.
Author and filmmaker JILL MURPHY LONG with her forthcoming book and feature film (of same title) of PLUTONIUM SKIES has organized this very timely forum since billionaires now buying into the nuclear industry. She has invited other authors and filmmakers to join her on Sunday, October 19, 2025, from 2:45 pm to 5:00 pm at the Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre located at 711 SW 14th Avenue in Portland,
Oregon 97205. Continue reading... “POWERHOUSE A Book and Film Forum about Our Nuclear Culture”
Prolific Portland-based producers Neil Kopp and Anish Savjani recently won an Emmy for “Rebel Ridge” as Best TV Movie. Kopp and Savjani’s production company, filmscience, has produced many award winning features including the acclaimed Sundance and Netflix hit “I Don’t Feel At Home in This World Anymore,” and Kelly Reichardt’s most recent film “The Mastermind.”
The Oregon Production Investment Fund (OPIF) annual tax credit auction will take place starting at 9a on Monday, October 20, 2025 and run for 5 days until 5p on Friday, October 24, 2025.
“1968,” a new XR work from award-winning Director and Animator Rose Bond will have its WORLD PREMIERE, in competition at the 82 nd Venice International Film Festival on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. This follows
9iFX went to the moon and back—literally—to launch Columbia’s Omni-Heat™ Infinity and Omni-Shade™ Sun Deflector technologies into space. Partnering with Intuitive Machines and Columbia, we crafted stunning VFX that showcase these award-winning innovations surviving the harshest lunar environments. From the IM-1 Odysseus lander’s historic mission to the ongoing IM-2 Athena journey, our visuals bring this epic story to life.
MovieMaker Magazine recently released its list of the Top 30 Film Schools in the US and Canada and Southern Oregon University in Ashland made the list.
#OregonMade and St. Helens shot, “Halloweentown” will be screening at the Tomorrow Theater in Portland on October 2.
The Oregon Media Production Association (
In partnership with 1803 Fund, MESO is proud to introduce the 1803 Black Filmmakers Grant—a funding opportunity designed to uplift Black filmmakers and support powerful storytelling that reflects the lived experiences, culture, and history of Black Portlanders and Oregonians. This grant aims to contribute to a rooted and prosperous Black community by investing directly in creative projects that center Black voices and narratives.
A new film, “Drug Holiday,” will be premiere November 14 at the Mission Theater and will be available on streaming afterwards. It features a thinly veiled version of Portland where the opioid crisis is colliding with rapid gentrification, and two sets of best friends head off into the night with nothing but each other and their destructive coping mechanisms. From the director of the rock opera, “Waiting for the Kick” (Ilima Considine) which won an Oregon Fringe Festival’s 2024 Cinema Honorarium. 
After decades of working on their respective projects, these experts will share their in-depth knowledge about the hidden health fallout from the atomic and nuclear industry. They will discuss what we can do to protect our health and our earth’s health, too.