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Holiday Hour in Bend

October 27, 2026 / Oregon Film

“Wildwood” Opens – Portland Shows Up!

October 27, 2026 / Oregon Film

Oregon Arts & Culture Summit Rerurns on Dec. 1

October 26, 2026 / Oregon Film

“Taste Black Portland” Launches

October 20, 2026 / Oregon Film

QDoc Film Festival Returns October 23-25

September 29, 2026 / Oregon Film

PAM CUT’s Plus Plus Festival Returns

September 28, 2026 / Oregon Film

Lake Oswego Film Fest Oct 8-10

September 25, 2026 / Oregon Film

PAM CUT and the Art of Not Defining the Immersive

September 25, 2026 / Oregon Film

“The Elk” Free Screening and Walking Tour

September 21, 2026 / Oregon Film

“Wildwood” Trailer

September 12, 2026 / Oregon Film

“Egg Baby” Announces Cast

September 5, 2026 / Oregon Film

CINE | SEEN Returns September 30

September 3, 2026 / Oregon Film

Oregon Media Arts Fellowship – Now Open!

September 2, 2026 / Oregon Film

Portland Dance Film Fest Returns Oct 2-4

September 1, 2026 / Oregon Film

Tell Your Story Grant Recipients Announced

August 27, 2026 / Oregon Film

Hinge – “Your Connection is Out There”

August 26, 2026 / Oregon Film

BendFilm Returns Oct 7-11

August 25, 2026 / Oregon Film

EOFF’s Film Guide Released for 2026

August 24, 2026 / Oregon Film

#OregonMade “Door” Announces Cast

August 19, 2026 / Oregon Film

Manzanita Film Festival Returns October 2–3

August 11, 2026 / Oregon Film

Temple du cinéma!

August 10, 2026 / David Poulshock

Nominations For “Kubo” (Annie Awards) and “Certain Women” (Spirit Awards)

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44th Annie Awards have nominated “Kubo and the Two Strings” for ten nominations this year:

  • Best Animated Feature
  • Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in an Animated Production
  • Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Feature Production
  • Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
  • Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated Feature Production
  • Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
  • Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
  • Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
  • Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated Feature Production
  • Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated Feature Production

The winners will be announced February 4, 2017.

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Women in Film – PDX holiday party, Thurs. Dec. 8th

screen-shot-2016-11-28-at-7-35-45-amThe Board of Directors of Women in Film Portland chapter invite you to attend our annual holiday party, a great networking event for WIF members and those considering membership.

Thursday, Dec. 8 | 6 pm – 9 pm Portland Community Media

2766 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Portland, OR 97212
Drinks and appetizers will be served, plus a silent auction $10/Member (pay at the door) $25/Non-members
RSVP by Thursday, Dec. 1st to [email protected] or 248-884-0680.

Invite attached – Happy holidays!

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Become A Part Of Seaside, An Oregon Indie Revenge Thriller

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1757826396/seaside-a-feature-length-thriller-set-on-the-orego?ref=creator_nav

Seaside was shot in Portland and the Coast in April with some great New York actors, including Ariana DeBose (Hamilton), and some wonderful Portland actors, including Jana Lee Hamblin, Haley Talbot, Bob Olin, Victoria Blake, Jennie Vaughn, and Brandt Leeds, all cast by Simon Max Hill.

Portland producer is Alyssa Roehrenbeck, Cinematographer Phil Anderson, and Production Designer Jade Harris. And our composer, Megan Diana McGeorge, is the creator of Portland’s Piano.Push.Play.

We also had tremendous in-kind support from local businesses (Mother’s Bistro, Batter, Gearhead, Kroerner Camera, city of Seaside, Funland Arcade, Water Avenue Coffee, and many more).

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“The Librarians” S3 Premieres Sunday

"The Librarians" Season 3TNT’s drama, “The Librarians” will  return to screens this Sunday, November 20th. The opening episode will feature the submarine that is parked outside OMSI, as well as many other Portland locations.
The show stars; Rebecca Romijin, Christian Kane, Lindy Booth, John Kim, John Larroquette, series veteran, Noah Wyle, and this season, Vanessa Williams.

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Local Studios Are Saving Both Energy And Money Using LED Lighting

Our clients aSkypanel S60 Cre  saving significantly thanks to wider adoption of the new LED lighting technology. The potential power  differential can as as great as 75% when compared to incandescent lighting. Although LED lighting has been around for a decade it’s use in Film/ TV production has been limited largely to panel lights. Which were mainly used in field production. In that context they were competing to replace existing fixtures which pulled less than 15 Amps. Which is the capacity of most household plugs.

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Horror Film Festival Haunts Southern Oregon On Nov. 12th

official-poster-2016Returning to Ashland, OR for it’s 8th installment, the Killer Valley Horror Film Festival (KVHFF) is a celebration of independent horror and science fiction movies from around the globe. A one-night affair, geared to film-goers 18 years and older, the festival showcases genres that are arguably the most fun for independent filmmakers to create, and provides an atmosphere for horror fans to watch in a more social environment than a typical theater setting. Audiences often dress in costume, and the festival offers Special FX Makeup Booths in case viewers want to feel like a zombie for the night.

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“The Oregon Trail” Comes To Life At PCS Through November 20th!

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Oregon Trail Runs at PCS October 29-November 20

The Oregon Trail – real life on the trail and the popular video game collide in Bekah Brunstetter‘s play at Portland Center Stage!

“You have died of dysentery! For those who grew up playing “The Oregon Trail” computer game, dysentery was serious business. In this fresh and funny retelling of our history, two Janes traverse The Oregon Trail. “Now Jane” is playing the computer game in 1997; “Then Jane” is in a covered wagon in 1848.

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Put Your Film Skills To Good Use – Mentor Youth Experiencing Homelessness With Outside The Frame

"You can get your basic needs, but what about something that makes you feel like you exist? This works." Talilo Marfil, program alum and board member

Inspire homeless and marginalized youth with your knowledge and expertise. Outside the Frame seeks local Cinematographers, Sound Mixers, Gaffers, Editors, Composers, Animators, and other film industry professionals to join for our pool of paid mentors. Full and half day workshops sessions or post production work available.

Outside the Frame changes how homeless and marginalized youth see and are seen through film. We offer intensive film workshops and weekly programming where participants learn film making from pre-production to broadcast and create original films as a group.

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Discuss Indie Distro with the Experts, Saturday Oct 29th

Film Distribution in the Digital Age

Saturday, Oct 29, 10am-3:30pm
Northwest Film Center, 934 SW Salmon

Join Caitlin Boyle, founder and exec director of Film Sprout along with three awesome guests: Amanda Elder, former Director of Distribution at Collective Eye, Paula Bernstein, contributor at Filmmaker Magazine, and Beth Harrington, director of The Winding Stream. They’ll be talking all about Film Distribution in the Digital Age.

Register online ASAP to make sure you get a spot!

 

The Founder and Executive Director of Film Sprout leads this fast-paced seminar on how new platforms, new audiences and new approaches to sharing and viewing independent film are remaking the distribution landscape.

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Oregon Filmmaker’s Residency Award Winner Announced

Northwest Film Center, The Governor’s  Office of Film & Video (a/k/a/ Oregon Film), and PLAYA announce the winner of a unique residency opportunity for screenwriters, filmmakers and creative teams.

The program called for proposals from filmmakers and related creators to work on a script/film/visual narrative project during a 4-week residency at PLAYA in Summer Lake, Oregon.

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The Oregon Filmmaker’s Residency Award was open to Oregon Resident filmmakers, screenwriters and other creative teams to propose a narrative project focusing on an environmental issue or under-represented community here in the Northwest region.

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