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The Ashland Independent Film Festival announced its highly anticipated juried and audience award-winning films for work screened at the 15th annual festival, April 7-11, 2016, where films made in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest received a warm welcome and took home top awards.
April 18, 2016 (PORTLAND, OR) Introducing Steve the Spokestopus. He’s a new animated super fan created by content production studio HouseSpecial for CustomInk, the leading provider of custom apparel and accessories for groups and communities. The multi-spot campaign is a collaboration with Los Angeles ad agency SUPERMOON (SUPERMOON.com) and debuts this month on broadcast and digital media platforms.
HouseSpecial’s Mark Gustafson (Fantastic Mr. Fox, Planters Mr. Peanut, Häagen-Dazs) helmed the spots and teamed with SUPERMOON’s Executive Creative Director and Partner David DeRoma to refine the initial scripts and develop the Steve character for animation.
The NW Animation Film was founded in 2011 and has grown to become the biggest of its kind in the US – over 1300 films were submitted this year! The fest is coming to the Hollywood Theatre (May 9-15) and the Bijou Art Cinema, Eugene (May 20-22) and will feature over 64 countries and over 200 films. Sign up here for more information. Get your advanced tickets now!
Seaside – the movie.
After being born and raised in Portland, I moved east for college and film school. I love coming back to Portland to visit family and friends but for the past 20 years New York has been my home. That old cliché that you can never come home again ringed true for me.
My first feature, You Belong to Me, came out in 2008. Since then I’ve been itching to do another feature. And inspired by the resourcefulness of many colleagues (especially NYU film school colleagues, Annie Howell and Lisa Robinson – find their new feature, Claire in Motion, which just premiered at SXSW) I’ve come home to take advantage of Oregon’s natural beauty, talented creatives, and a family beach house at the Coast, to make my next feature, Seaside.
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2015 Oregon Music Hall of Fame inductee Jerry Joseph launches “Mars”, the first video from his upcoming double vinyl album, By The Time Your Rocket Gets To Mars, available April 15 from Voodoo Doughnut Records / Cosmo Sex School, with an exclusive premiere on Relix.com
“I was walking down the beach in Chicago years ago talking about technology with a couple of current captains of the tech industry. They were heavily invested in Elon Musk and discussing his plans to have a person on Mars in 20 years.
Co-operative intern position working with non-profit organization and documentary production about gentrification in Portland, Ore.
This position will split time between work for NW Documentary Arts & Media and their in -house projects and working with the resident filmmaker of the Indie Doc Incubator program.
NW Documentary is a non-profit that practices, teaches, and shares the art of non-fiction storytelling. NW Doc offers post-production and photography classes and produces its own independent documentary productions. More at www.NWdocumentary.org
The Indie Doc Incubator program at NW Doc is currently hosting journalist and filmmaker Cornelius Swart, the producer of Priced Out a documentary on gentrification and affordable housing in Portland, Ore.
Ashland Independent Film Festival begins tomorrow and runs through April 11. Get your tickets now! Over 7,000 attendees will converge on Ashland to watch over 100 docs, features and shorts.
NBC’s “Grimm” has been renewed for season 6!
“We absolutely love what our producers and cast have accomplished over the past five seasons,” NBC Entertainment Jennifer Salke said. “They have created a whole new world of creatures and have a truly devoted fan base. We can’t wait to see what comes next.”
Read more here.
“Green Room” graces the cover of MovieMaker Magazine’s latest edition (spring 2016) and delves into an-depth interview with director, Jeremy Saulnier about how the film came together.
In the same edition, MovieMaker names BendFilm as one of “50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee”. Congrats!
Noah Wyle, Executive Producer, “The Librarians”, announced that he will be back in Oregon for Season 3, and this time will be writing and directing, as well acting, in a handful of episodes. Read more here.
