The Oregon film community's official blog.
OPB is celebrating the power of independent films with the OPB Independent Film Festival all month long on OPB TV.
Each weeknight at 10 p.m. from August 10-24, enjoy a documentary film from the POV and Independent Lens libraries. The festival wraps up with the annual OPB series Oregon Lens from August 24-28, which showcases the diverse work of local filmmakers.
Click here for a list of the films OPB will be showcasing: http://bit.ly/1JMOH6x
“The Goonies” 30th Anniversary Celebration was held in Astoria, Oregon from June 4 to 7, 2015 – just a short two weeks ago as of this writing. We enjoyed a successful event overall, bringing a nice economic boost to our community to kick-off the summer season. This is our third anniversary celebration to host, starting in 2005 with the 20th. Attendees come from all across the US and Canada, and we had a representative from every continent except for Antarctica at the Celebration.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Costume Rentals is pleased to announce the relaunch of their website. The new site is a complete upgrade with a sleek and modern design that customers should find very easy to navigate. New features of the website include:
On the streets of Portland, Ore., on Monday, Sept. 7, while the rest of the country will be celebrating Labor Day, the Portland Film Festival will be ringing in Zombie Day Apocalypse. And what better way to celebrate than with a record-setting event.
The “American Pickers” series will be filming in Oregon later this year. Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz will be cruising the state looking for vintage memorabilia and antiques for this documentary series (History) to showcase their valuable “picks” from unlikely places.
If you have a large collection or want to refer someone to Mike and Frank, email: your name, number, address and description of the collection and photos to: [email protected] 855-old-rust.
Read more here.
“American Pickers” is produced by Cineflix Productions for History.
JULY 28, 2015 (PORTLAND, ORE) Animated content production studio HouseSpecial (formerly LAIKA/house) President Lourri Hammack announced a new partnership with Kelly Salmon, owner of the independent New York-based repping firm Hunt & Gather, for Northeast representation for all animated content.
Ms. Hammack: “When Gerard Cantor of Joinery spoke highly of Kelly and then quickly signed to her roster, I knew he was onto something special. Upon meeting Kelly, I understood his enthusiasm and we quickly joined forces.
Local screenwriter, Christi Sperry, will see her dark comedy screenplay, “Homecoming”, begin shooting in Portland at the end of this month. The cast is comprised of, Lauren Bowles (“True Blood”), Victoria Smurfit (“Once Upon a Time”), Max Ryan (“Death Race”), Michelle Arthur (“Fun With Dick and Jane”), Suleka Mathew (“Da Vinci’s Inquest”) and Kiowa Gordon (“Twilight Saga”).
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Los Angeles and Portland July 27, 2015—-The first film under Ted Field’s Radar Pictures overall co-production deal with Filmmaker and Producer Paul Kampf is fast-tracking and confirming it’s cast.
Actor Sasha Roiz (Captain Sean Renard, “Grimm”) has held an interest in helping patients at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital for several years since coming to Portland to shoot the NBC Universal series. Earlier this year Roiz put together the “Grimm Gives Back” fundraiser, that incredibly, raised $310,000 that was then donated to the “Grimmster Endowment Fund”.
INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES
3 SESSIONS, THURSDAYS, AUGUST 13-27, 6:30-9:30PM
NORTHWEST FILM CENTER, 934 SW SALMON ST.
$225 (Tuition includes all needed interviewing equipment (camera, microphone, lights))
Help refine your documentary project by eliciting more meaningful content from your interview subjects. In Interview Techniques you’ll learn a variety of interview styles, get guidance on planning, researching, and formulating questions, as well as discuss broader ethical questions while gaining insight and feedback from instructor and award-winning documentary filmmaker, Courtney Herman.
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Richard Keith and Erin Cardillo created this new comedy series, set in Portland, that features a restaurant themed backdrop (which Portland plays perfectly) starring, Jonathan Silverman (“Weekend at Bernies”), Krista Allen (“The LA Complex”), Nathaniel Buzolic (“The Vampire Diaries”) and Emma Fitzpatrick (“The Social Network”). Oregon Live, reported that Cardillo and Keith “really wanted to do a show that had a restaurant element,” “Rich and I are both big foodies. We were looking for a big foodie farm-to-table culture.”
