How many times over the past few years have you seen a road in Oregon featured in a car commercial? The truth is that car commercials are filmed in our state quite a few more times than you would think. For that reason we created a “Roads of Oregon” micro-site featuring photos of roads across the state a few years ago. Today we are unveiling a new and improved site with more photos, higher quality images and a new interface that also organizes the roads by region. Continue reading... “New and Improved “Roads of Oregon” Website Goes Live Today”
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On Sunday, March 25th, the Dill Pickle Club kicks off of A Place Called Home: Lectures on Filmmaking in Portland, a monthly lecture series focused on the history of movie-making in the city, at Cinema 21 with guests David Cress, Walt Curtis, Shawn Levy and David Walker.
DAVID CRESS will talk about Portland’s tradition of advertising and how it’s nourished the film community. Cress is best known as Producer for Independent Film Channel’s Portlandia, although he has been active as a maker in Portland for several decades. Continue reading... “A Place Called Home Lecture this Sunday 3/25”
Once again in April Oregon is home to a series of great film festivals in consecutive weeks. The eleventh annual Ashland Independent Film Festival is happening April 12-16. This year the festival is honoring acclaimed director Julie Taymor. With Ms. Taymor’s experience in both live theater and film, it makes perfect sense that Oregon Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director Bill Rauch will join Ms. Taymor on stage for a certain lively and engaging discussion. Other filmmakers expected to be in attendance include documentarian Ondi Timor and director Lynn Shelton. Continue reading... “Great Film Festival Programming in Ashland and Eugene Coming in April”
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Portland film Population: 2, directed by Gil Luna, has been receiving a multitude of awards and recognitions since it finished production in December of 2011. Top among these has been the reception of an Award of Merit by The Indie Fest and an Award of Excellence from the Accolade Competition.
The most recent news is that Population: 2 will be featured as an official selection in the World Premiere of The 45th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film and Video Festival, which takes place between April 13th-22nd. Continue reading... “Population: 2 featured at Houston World Festival”
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DIRECTOR AMY HECKERLING ANNOUNCED AS THE 2012 PORTLAND OREGON WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL GUEST OF HONOR
Portland, Oregon – March 5, 2012 –Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival (POWFest) organizers are thrilled to host internationally acclaimed director, Amy Heckerling, (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Clueless) as this year’s guest of honor.
Each year, POWFest seeks to pay tribute to those women who have been pioneers in the filmmaking industry, while also creating opportunities for those who are just getting their start. Continue reading... “Director Amy Heckerling Announced as the 2012 POWFest Guest of Honor”
Initial Plans for Film Tax Credit Auction Announced
As we get closer to the OPIF tax credit auction, new information on the Film Tax Credit Auction is available. Below is the most current details on how this auction will proceed:
The total amount of tax credits that will be auctioned is $6million
·Auction to begin (via a website) on July 9, 2012 at 9:00am. The bidder can bid to purchase a film tax credit at a rate no lower than 95%. Continue reading... “Update: Plans for 2012 OPIF Tax Credit Auction Announced – New Information”
Continue reading... ““What is Television” – March 1-3 hosted by University of Oregon”
This week the the 35th Portland International Film Festival begins its three week celebration of cinema from all over the globe. The festival begins on Thursday night (February 9) with the film “Salmon Fishing In The Yemen” which was directed by Lasse Hallstrom. For a complete listing of the films and schedule, click here.
Also in the horizon is POW fest March 8-12, the Ashland Independent Film Festival which is April 12-16, and Cinema Pacific in Eugene April 18-22. Continue reading... “Film Festival Update: PIFF, POW Fest, Ashland, Bend, Cinema Pacific”
Last year Portland’s powerhouse ad agency Weiden + Kennedy made waves with their Chrysler commercial featuring Eminem. This year it was Clint Eastwood. (I can’t embed the clip so here’s the link) http://www.youtube.com/chrysler?sid=1037056&KWNM=chrysler+commercial&KWID=3179744957SB_2012&channel=paidsearch The spot which aired at halftime of the Superbowl was almost as much of a pep rally as it was a commercial. It’s already received a lot of buzz and sure to continue through the week. W+K also scored with several Coca Cola commercials featuring their animated Polar Bears. Continue reading... “Superbowl Ads Once Again Have an Oregon Connection”
This past year Portland Headquartered Ad Agency Weiden + Kennedy had a realization. They needed to be better connected to innovative tech startups. So what did they do? They freed up some office space and started their own startup incubator called the Portland Incubator Experiment. With the help of several brands including Coca-Cola, Target, and Google, W+K invited entrepreneurs to apply for a three month stay along with $18,000 and access to some top mentors in the startup world. Today at Portland’s Bagdad Theater, the first round of companies will present their ideas and products to potential investors, media, and the public. Continue reading... “MoPix – Setting out to Create a Post-DVD Experience – Demos at PIE Demo Day”
Initial Plans for Film Tax Credit Auction Announced
