Jon Garcia and Matt Alber are working on a new 8 episode docu-series called “Room To Grow“, about what it’s like to be an LGBT teenager today.
Why are we doing this? Figuring out who you are as a young person today can be pretty tough. Expressing it can be even tougher. It can feel exciting, awkward, stressful or even dangerous, especially when you don’t fit into the categories most adults expect. Family, teachers & clergy often want to help but they can also be sources of misinformation or even abuse, and finding a safe place to practice being yourself or even just someone to talk to can seem like an impossible task. Continue reading... “Room to Grow • A New Family Docu-Series About Today’s LGBTQ + Teens & Their Allies.”
We are seeking someone with clerical experience, word doc, and someone who can work long hours- you will learn the business and must sign an NDA and a NON-COMPETE.We are looking for energetic and enthusiastic individuals who are not afraid of speaking to the public and can talk to production in a business manner-
A knowledge of Casting would be preferable please send resumes to [email protected]
Curious about what it takes to make virtual reality? Come explore design, development and user experience classes at Oregon Story Board this June. All 3 of our new class tracts provide a hands-on learning environment for students interested in exploring different aspects of the virtual reality production pipeline. Our custom curriculum is designed to introduce you to theory and content creation tools, then apply these best practices to create the first projects for your VR/MR portfolio! Continue reading... “Beginner Level Virtual/Mixed Reality Classes at OSB”
Going on its 11th year, QDoc is the only film festival in the United States (and one of only two in the world) devoted exclusively to LGBTQ documentaries. From historical films to personal stories; artist biographies to experimental works; topical films to controversial works, QDoc has presented award-winning films, fresh from top-tier festivals, for more than a decade.
The 48 Hour Film Project blasts off in June this year. June 16-18 to be exact. But expect even more excitement than we ever brought you in August. Our sponsors include Shango Premium Cannabis, Blue Star Donuts, Stumptown Coffee, Kind Snacks, and more! Winners get free brewery tours by Brewvana.
The big Portland winner will represent Stumptown against 150 other city winners from around the world, and the twelve best films will once go to the Cannes Film Festival! Previous PDX 48HFP winners have gone to Cannes! Continue reading... “Portland 48 Hour Film Project”
Koerner Camera Systems, the premier supplier of high-end cinema gear for motion picture, television and commercial productions in the Pacific Northwest, will be hosting a first-of-its-its-kind exposition at their new facility in Southeast Portland. The latest optics from Angenieux, Arri, Canon, Cooke, Fujinon, IB/E, Kish, Leica, Lomo Illumina, P+S Technik, Raptor, Sigma, Tokina, and Zeiss were on display for the largest lens event in the history of the Pacific Northwest. Continue reading... “2017 Pacific Northwest Lens Summit”
Outside the Frame teaches homeless and marginalized youth filmmaking, and supports them in the production of their own films. We facilitate intensive film workshops, weekly programming and community screenings. We make homeless youth directors of their lives, rather than character actors. Learn more at otfpdx.org.
We are seeking someone self motivated to grow with us. This position is part Production Coordinator, part Executive Assistant/Office Manager, with potential to grow. Seeking someone flexible, organized, detail oriented, with film production experience who respects youth, doesn’t take no for an answer, has a current driver’s license and reliable access to a vehicle and is able to walk up a flight of stairs. Continue reading... “Outside the Frame Seeks Production Coordinator/Exec Assistant”
‘Five Easy Pieces’ 1970: Karen Black and Jack Nicholson
This is an excerpt from the photo book being written by Oregon Filmmaker Katherine Wilson:
50 Years of Oregon Film, from Hollywood to Cinematic Literary Voices 1968 -2018
Five Easy Pieces & Poetic Cinema: the 1st Oregon Film of Jack Nicholson
There is a quote I love from Jack Nicholson about the low budget existential westerns he made in the early 60’s with Director Monte Hellman (Ride in the Whirl Wind & The Shooting) for Roger Corman: “Roger wanted some good Tomahawk numbers with plenty of Ketchup, but Monte and I were into these films on another level.” Continue reading... “Oregon Poetic Cinema Filmmaker Jack Nicholson Turns 80”
On the heels of her successful music documentary, The Winding Stream – The Carters, the Cashes and the Course of Country Music, filmmaker Beth Harrington is pleased to announce that she and her team are in pre-production on a new project. The Musicianer will be a music-based narrative digital series that builds on the research done on old-time music during the making of the The Winding Stream, and takes the subject matter in new and surprising directions.
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