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SOFaT Announces New Board

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Southern Oregon Film and Television (SOFaT), Southern Oregon’s media industry trade association, introduced its new board last night at their 2013 Wrap Celebration held at the SOU Digital Media Center in Ashland. Members of the organization were joined by prominent members of local government and business to celebrate a very successful year in film and media production in the region, which included a very high-profile day of shooting for the Reese Witherspoon film WILD.

SOFaT is entering 2014 with a very strong outlook and a renewed approach to marketing Southern Oregon as a filmmaking destination, and installing a new board is a big part of that plan. Continue reading... “SOFaT Announces New Board”

Join Us of Women in Film’s Annual Holiday Party

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Join us this Thursday for our annual Holiday Party at The Governor Hotel and help us celebrate another great year of Women In Film Portland. Meet the new board of directors, the 2013 Women’s Vision Grant recipient, and share some holiday cheer with your fellow industry professionals.

Also, don’t miss our guest speaker for the evening Tsui Ling Toomer, Executive Producer at Bent Image Labs who will share with us stories of her glittering career. Check out her impressive bio!

Tsui Ling Toomer has been the Executive Producer at BENT Image Lab since 2005. Continue reading... “Join Us of Women in Film’s Annual Holiday Party”

First Image of Reese Witherspoon as Cheryl Strayed Pops Up Online.

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Here’s the first image from the set of “Wild” with Reese Witherspoon as Cheryl Strayed.  Good thing we’ve had a dry spell in Oregon the past two weeks!  We can’t wait to see more images and eventually the film!  The image was put up on whosay by Reese Witherspoon.  Can anyone guess where this was shot in Oregon? Continue reading... “First Image of Reese Witherspoon as Cheryl Strayed Pops Up Online.”

Celebrate Earth Day! See Oregon’s First Lady, Cylvia Hayes’ Earth Hour Challenge Monster Makeover!

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(Video was shot by Clackamas Community College Digital Media students)

We blogged recently about the “I Will If You Will” challenge campaign that the World Wildlife Fund and Earth Hour created.  It was a way for them to encourage conversation and positive action for the environment.  Many high profile companies and individuals around the world created their own challenges, including Cylvia Hayes, Oregon’s First Lady. Ms. Hayes agreed to be made-up into a “Wesen” monster (by the special effects make-up artists from the NBC Universal show, “Grimm”) if one thousand people agreed to take a stand against the haunting of the “phantom load” in homes and offices everywhere, by unplugging unused electronics!   Continue reading... “Celebrate Earth Day! See Oregon’s First Lady, Cylvia Hayes’ Earth Hour Challenge Monster Makeover!”

Polluted Pictures teams up with Vitamin M to produce “Deep Dark.”

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PORTLAND, Oregon (April 12, 2013)  After taking the feature film “Cell Count” to film festivals all over the world in 2012 and seeing the film through to distribution, it is now Polluted Pictures profound pleasure to announce they will co-produce the feature film “Deep Dark” together with Vitamin M in the Summer ’13.

“Deep Dark” is the story of a failed sculptor who discovers a strange talking hole in the wall.  The hole has the power to fulfill his wildest dreams or it might just become his worst nightmare. Continue reading... “Polluted Pictures teams up with Vitamin M to produce “Deep Dark.””

Will Cylvia Hayes, Oregon’s First Lady, Be Transformed Into A “Wesen” Monster?

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Hopefully, wherever you are, you will be in the dark on Saturday, 23rd March, between the hour of 8.30 and 9.30PM!  Join many from around the world and turn off your lights in honor of The World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour 2013.

Now in its second year, the WWF’s Earth Hour challenge aims to empower individuals, businesses and even governments to bring a lasting conversation and commitment to environmental issues.  Earth Hour describes their challenge best, “The idea is simple. Someone makes a promise to do something if a certain number of people commit to take an ongoing action for the environment, beyond Earth Hour.” Continue reading... “Will Cylvia Hayes, Oregon’s First Lady, Be Transformed Into A “Wesen” Monster?”

Eastern Oregon Film Festival Releases 2013 Festival Program and Sets Stage for Feb. 28 – March, 2nd in La Grande

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EOFF2013 is the fourth annual Eastern Oregon Film Festival held in La Grande, OregonFebruary 28th – March 2nd, 2013. EOFF features an amazing line-up of emerging independent feature and short films. The festival opens with Only The Young, an intimate portrait of three enigmatic teenagers searching for love, friendship, and skate parks. The film  somehow manages to capture the fly-on-the-wall perspective of a documentary, with the aesthetic of a patiently and beautifully shot narrative film.  Friday night ends with War Witch (Rebelle), the incredibly unique and powerful 2013 Academy Award nominated ‘Best Foreign Language Film’.  Continue reading... “Eastern Oregon Film Festival Releases 2013 Festival Program and Sets Stage for Feb. 28 – March, 2nd in La Grande”

EOFF2013: Poised for the new year!

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Eastern Oregon Film Festival is coming together. Strong. Friends of the festival are stepping up and becoming members. Businesses, organizations, and industry professionals are helping to create a sustainable ‘force-to-be-reckoned-with’ in beautiful La Grande, Oregon.

Last Year

We felt warm embraces by local and regional audiences, were humbled with the presence of more guest artists than ever, and saw a 30% increase in attendance. EOFF was one of the first festivals to utilize Skype technology for its Q/As. This past edition we held conversations with emerging artists Evan Glodell, Tristan Patterson, Sophia Takal, and Dustin Guy Defa. Continue reading... “EOFF2013: Poised for the new year!”

The Weather Outside at the Bagdad Theater on 12.15.12

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FREE ADMISSION TO SEE THE AWARD WINNING FEATURE FILM  “THE WEATHER OUTSIDE.”

9 PM on DECEMBER 15th at the Bagdad Theater in Portland Oregon.

Come and see the film before it goes out to film festivals worldwide.  Join us afterwards at the Backstage Bar behind the theater for drinks and holiday fun!

The Weather Outside is a film about Max who finds himself separated from his family on Christmas Eve. He ultimately comes to the conclusion that his wife has left him and taken their children along with her. Continue reading... “The Weather Outside at the Bagdad Theater on 12.15.12”

Eastern Oregon Film Festival Holiday Update

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Eastern Oregon Film Festival 2013

Happy holidays film festival friends!

As we enter this holiday season, consider giving your friends the gift of
a great time. Purchase a membership for a friend and give them access to all of the amazing film, music, and special programs that Eastern Oregon Film Festival will offer in 2013.
Wildhorse Foundation awards EOFF programming injectionA generous grant from The Wildhorse Foundation has equipped EOFF with some additional resources to bring excellent filmmakers, musicians to La Grande for an inspired weekend of film, music, and cultural celebration.
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