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#OregonMade WILD with Cheryl Strayed

August 26, 2024August 26, 2024 Oregon Film #OregonMade, Events, feature film, Featured Locations, Film and Media Industry, Film History, Locations, Oregon Film, Rural Production, Women, WritersLeave a Comment

Join us for a special 10th anniversary screening of WILD with author Cheryl Strayed in a conversation with Oregon Film’s Tim Williams about the making of the film here in Oregon. September 12 at 730p at the Hollywood Theatre.

Shot in 2013 and released in September of 2014, WILD displays Oregon in all of its glory (as well as doubling for the High Sierras and the California Desert). Reese Witherspoon stars and sets out on a journey of discovery on the Pacific Crest Trail. Continue reading... “#OregonMade WILD with Cheryl Strayed”

Wild Diversity Is Looking For Media Crew!

March 13, 2024March 18, 2024 Oregon Film Uncategorized Wild DiversityLeave a Comment

Are you a passionate storyteller eager to explore the great outdoors? Do you want to be part of a groundbreaking initiative celebrating diversity, conservation, and adventure? If so, Wild Diversity wants to hear from you!

Wild Diversity is looking for adventurous individuals aged 18-24 from BIPOC communities to join our crew. Their outdoor exploration video series is tailor-made for BIPOC youth and families, showcasing the rich tapestry of stories and experiences within the community.

For more information visit wilddiversity.com/adventure-media

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Outside the Frame Gala Event: In the Grey Wild

November 13, 2023 Oregon Film UncategorizedLeave a Comment

An annual celebration of powerful films by youth experiencing homelessness.

Thursday November 16 at the Hollywood Theatre, tickets here.

Follow us into the Grey Wild of the streets, prisons, refugee camps and a collaboration with the Oregon Symphony . All ages, sliding scale, as always. Can’t attend but want to support? Donate here: Outsidetheframe.org/donate

About Outside the Frame:
Outside the Frame trains homeless and marginalized youth to be directors of their own films and lives, providing a creative outlet, job skills, and a sense of dignity and possibility through filmmaking. Continue reading... “Outside the Frame Gala Event: In the Grey Wild”

#OregonMade “Tasting Wild” Features Central Oregon

November 2, 2022January 19, 2023 Oregon Film #OregonMade, TV Series Nat Geo, Tasting WildLeave a Comment

Nat Geo recently collaborated with Mazda on, “Tasting Wild,” a new 5 part series that began streaming on Hulu, on October 25th. The #OregonMade episode features chef, Melissa King, foraging for nature’s smorgasbord of ingredients in Central Oregon – alongside National Geographic explorers and photographers as they “discover the flavors of the wild places.”

The Central Oregon Film Office was contacted by the National Geographic team and provided scouting and production services at Smith Rock and Whychus Creek. Sandy Henderson, Executive Director and Founder, Central Film Office, said she, “worked closely with the production to ensure they had the locations they wanted, and were able to climb Smith Rock. Continue reading... “#OregonMade “Tasting Wild” Features Central Oregon”

Henry Selick’s “Wendell & Wild” To Premiere At TIFF

August 1, 2022August 2, 2022 Oregon Film Animation/VFX, Film Festivals, Stop motion Henry Selick, Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Lyric Ross, netflix, TIFF, Wendell & WildLeave a Comment

Henry Selick’s “Wendell & Wild” was the only animated film to make the recently announced Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) lineup. It will premiere in the Special Presentations section of the festival. “Wendell & Wild” is directed by Henry Selick, (“Coraline“) and co-created with writer and filmmaker Jordan Peele (“Get Out, Us”), Keegan-Michael Key, and Lyric Ross star (voice.)

Read more. TIFF runs September 8-18, 2022

Deep Sky Studio Creates Animated Visual For Big Wild Music Release

July 26, 2022July 27, 2022 Oregon Film Uncategorized Big Wild, OMGardenLeave a Comment

The upcoming animated music visual release, coming from internationally-acclaimed artist Big Wild in collaboration with design-driven animation studio Deep Sky, based in Portland, Oregon, is releasing alongside Big Wild’s new single “OMGarden” (due out on July 27.) The accompanying animated visual accentuates the song representing a vision of nostalgia filled with pure adventure, euphoria, and glitter as the characters find a sense of unbridled freedom and unlimited possibilities in a worry-free dimension. Deep Sky is an animation and live-action studio known for partnering with the world’s most influential creators and brands. Continue reading... “Deep Sky Studio Creates Animated Visual For Big Wild Music Release”

Oregon OSHA Adopts New Standards for Heat & Wildfires

July 13, 2021 Oregon Film Uncategorized OSHA, safety on setLeave a Comment

Oregon OSHA has adopted new standards for Heat and Wildfires. Unions and Guilds of the Oregon AFL-CIO have been discussing these standards since last year’s wildfires. With the recent heat wave costing the lives of over 200 people in the PNW these standards could not be more timely.

Below is a brief description quoted from the article in the Oregonian with links to the new standards. Please read through, promote to your crews, and follow these standards on your productions.

Oregon will require employers to provide workers with cool-down breaks and better access to shade and cool water on hot days under new emergency workplace rules adopted Thursday.

“PHOENIX, OREGON” Movie’s Namesake, the City of Phoenix, OR, Wiped Out by Wildfire but the Producers Seek Funds to Rebuild

September 14, 2020 Oregon Film #OregonMadeLeave a Comment

In the evening of Tuesday, September 8, 2020, a fast moving wildfire swept through the town of Phoenix, Oregon burning hundreds of homes and businesses, leaving almost the entire town flattened.

This is an especially monumental blow to the filmmaking team behind the 2020 theatrically-released comedy “Phoenix, Oregon”. Not only is the film named after the town, but several crew and family members of the producers lost homes.

Producer, Luis Rodriguez, who lives in Phoenix, Oregon saw family and friends lose everything and is still himself evacuated. Continue reading... ““PHOENIX, OREGON” Movie’s Namesake, the City of Phoenix, OR, Wiped Out by Wildfire but the Producers Seek Funds to Rebuild”

“Coraline” 10th Anniversary Screening & 6 City Tour for Wildfire Relief

January 17, 2019January 27, 2019 Oregon Film UncategorizedLeave a Comment

Presented in partnership with Travel Oregon and LAIKA, our #OregonMade Film Series continues with a 10 year release celebration of a true Oregon Classic: “Coraline.” The tour opens with a screening at The Hollywood Theatre on Monday, February 11th.

Set in Ashland, Hillsboro-based LAIKA’s Oscar-nominated animated feature is a wondrous and thrilling, fun and suspenseful adventure. Written by Neil Gaiman and directed by Henry Selick, LAIKA’s first animated feature would set the course for three additional Oscar-nominated films: “ParaNorman” (2012), “The Boxtrolls” (2014) and “Kubo and the Two Strings” (2016); LAIKA’s fifth film, “Missing Link” will be released April 12. Continue reading... ““Coraline” 10th Anniversary Screening & 6 City Tour for Wildfire Relief”

Ashland Independent Film Festival Launches Year-Round “Best of the Fests” Film Series with the Oregon Premiere of YOUNG MEN AND FIRE, on Oregon Wildland Firefighters

September 5, 2018 Emily McPeck Events, Film Festivals, Independent Films Alex Jablonski, Ashland, Ashland Independent Film Festival, Best Of The AIFF2018 Shorts, Best of the Fests, Collaborative Theatre Project, Eugene, Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf, Grayback Forestry Firefighters, JORDAN SCHNITZER MUSEUM, Ken Ward, Medford, Michael Zahs, Mr. Fish: Cartooning from the Deep End, Saving Brinton, Symphony for Natures, The Reluctant Radical, Varsity Theatre, Wildland Firefighter Foundation, Young Men and FireLeave a Comment

Young Men and Fire Film Still — Young Men and Fire

The Ashland Independent Film Festival is expanding its year-round programming with a new series, Best of the Fests, which will offer audiences a second chance to see some of the best and most requested films from the most recent AIFF, along with other films generating excitement on the film festival circuit. The series will launch with a “Best of the Fests Weekend” September 21-23 at the Varsity Theatre in Ashland and the Collaborative Theatre Project in Medford and continue with screenings at Eugene’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in October and November. Continue reading... “Ashland Independent Film Festival Launches Year-Round “Best of the Fests” Film Series with the Oregon Premiere of YOUNG MEN AND FIRE, on Oregon Wildland Firefighters”