The Confluence

Calvin Marshall opens this Friday, April 30th at the Varsity Theater in Ashland.

One of the largest film productions shot entirely in Southern Oregon,”Calvin Marshall,” an independent baseball comedy, stars Steve Zahn, Alex Frost and Michelle Lombardo, along with many recognizable stars from the big and small screen, including Jane Adams. Diedrich Bader, Abraham Benrubi and many others.

SHAKING THE MONEY TREE: THE ART OF GETTING GRANTS & DONATIONS FOR YOUR FILM
MORRIE WARSHAWSKI
SATURDAY, MAY 8, 9:30 AM-4:30 PM

Securing funding while maintaining a career as an independent mediamaker can be a competitive, elusive, and often overwhelming proposition, especially in this era of reduced public and private support and economic uncertainty. Back by popular demand, this workshop combines a holistic and practical approach, sharing street-tested advice and presenting real life case studies of success. The goal is to help filmmakers attractively position their project, identify and address their strengths and weaknesses as fundraisers, and draw upon appropriate fundraising tools effectively.

On May 9^th at Cinema Pacific, there will be a staged reading of the feature script “Let’s Do It” written by U of O alum Bryce Zabel.  The story is based on true events surrounding the making of the first feature length student film which was produced in 1929 at the University of Oregon.  In addition to using local actors for the reading, University of Oregon President will be playing the part of the U of O President (talk about type casting!). 

Local filmmaker Sam Drevo will present his newly released film Trout on the Wind on the amazing story of restoration and renewal of Trout Creek through removal of Hemlock Dam. Sam Drevo and Ralph Bloemers, both avid whitewater paddlers and river advocates, collaborated on this production telling the story through the words of the individuals directly involved in it, and those influenced by it.

Hollywood Theater- May 13th
Doors open at 6:30pm – films start at 7pm

Wild River Film Night presented by Crag Law Center, Northwest River Guides LLC & Gifford Pinchot Task Force

Trout on the Wind (30 minutes)

During this 4-hour Website Tune-Up Workshop you will:

• Get a chance to showcase your site and discuss what you want to do.
• Get an industrial-strength grade on your site, then look at what highly rated sites are doing right–even your competitors.
• Look at the user interface + visitor experience of your site in a focus group setting.
• Go to the site structure and look at the onpage SEO (page titles, keywords, alt-tags).
• Look at the off page SEO (outbound links, social networking connections).

Send in your short film for a chance to air on national TV.  Films must be under 20 minutes.  Check the website at http://www.ovationtv.com/events/filmcontest/ for full details and entry forms.

The Contest ends at 11:59:59 p.m. on May 7, 2010 (“End Date”). All eligible entries must be received by May 14, 2010.

The Contest is open only to residents of the 50 United States of America or the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older as of their time of entry.