Recent Posts

“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

CINE | SEEN Returns

August 5, 2026 / Oregon Film

WIF PDX Vision Grant Open for Submissions

July 30, 2026 / Oregon Film

Call for Entries for the 43rd Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival

Web Banner 600 x 190
(PORTLAND, OR)
– The Northwest Film Center asks filmmakers based in the Northwest region to submit their recent work for consideration for the 43rd Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival (NW Fest). The Festival is the longest running Festival in the region and was named one of Moviemaker Magazine’s Top 20 Coolest Festivals in 2013.

The 43rd Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival continues the Film Center’s tradition of bringing moving image artists of the Northwest together to share ideas, discover resources available to them, inspire, be inspired and to showcase their finest work to greater audiences.

Continue reading... “Call for Entries for the 43rd Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival”

Star Wars Screening + Presentation April 9th At OMSI

VFX/PDX + OMSI Present:
Fon Davis – The Secret Models of Star Wars

Presentation follows a screening of The Force Awakens – April 9th

What better way to kick off our new Reverse Angle series, highlighting heroes working behind the lens, than a screening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens followed by long time model shop guru Fon Davis joining us from LA to present “The Secret Models of Star Wars.”  This is a can’t miss event that gives us one last chance to catch Star Wars on OMSI’s four story Empirical Theater screen, and simultaneously gets us primed for the onslaught of Design Week with some serious film-making shop talk.

Continue reading... “Star Wars Screening + Presentation April 9th At OMSI”

AEPDX+3DPDX+VFX/PDX Reel Review And Alphabest! 4/18 @ A.R.T.

alphabestMonday, April 18th, 2016 / 6:30-10:00 / Buy Tickets Here

AEPDX, 3DPDX and VFX/PDX are joining forces to bring you a huge double event for Design Week Portland 2016.

Alphabest is an invitational collaborative show where local individuals or teams of talented animators & video artists make a creation (15 – 60 seconds long) based on a word that begins with a randomly assigned letter from the alphabet. The 26 created pieces will be assembled for an amazing presentation.

Reel Review 2016 will be a showcase of the best reels of local talent in motion, 3d and vfx.

Continue reading... “AEPDX+3DPDX+VFX/PDX Reel Review And Alphabest! 4/18 @ A.R.T.”

Lighting On Location With Gary Nolton Starts April 14th

img_0006-2799453079-o_11089206565_o

Join the Northwest Film Center and the owner of Limbo Films for a nine-session course all about lighting. Starting Thursday April 14th, the class will visit a variety of locations and each week explore a new aspect of lighting typical for a narrative film. Taught by an award-winning working Cinematographer, this relaxed yet informative class takes you far beyond the basics by using modern equipment to illustrate a myriad of approaches to lighting.

Continue reading... “Lighting On Location With Gary Nolton Starts April 14th”

Birds of Neptune to be released on DVD and VOD March 22nd!

Birds of Neptune, by Steven Richter, will be released on DVD and VOD on Amazon on March 22nd, with distribution by Brinkvision.

The film will be available soon after On Demand on Hulu, Google Play, and others to be announced as well as video stores nation wide.

Birds of Neptune was filmed in Portland, Oregon, with an all local cast and crew.

774640_10154289311312069_2545710413914223952_oWatch here!

Continue reading... “Birds of Neptune to be released on DVD and VOD March 22nd!”

The Digital Revolution in Lighting

controllerWith the advancements in LED lighting fixtures and HMI ballasts, controlling light fixtures with DMX signals has become both easier and much more precise. These advancements have ushered in new possibilities for control which is both quicker, easier and more economic than ever before.

lightWhile DMX control has been common in Theatrical settings for quite some time, only recently has advances in fixture design made this practical for TV/Film sets. DMX 512 is the standard communication protocol used in Entertainment industry products.

Continue reading... “The Digital Revolution in Lighting”

Oregon Story Board Holds Office Hours This Friday

OSB_rgb Oregon Story Board is holding office hours this Friday, beginning at 3pm –  “learn all about Oregon Story Board by socializing with OSB staff and board members as well as the Digital Storytelling community that surrounds it.”

Read more here.

Continue reading... “Oregon Story Board Holds Office Hours This Friday”

Wieden + Kennedy Use VR In Compelling National MS Society Ads

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-dwtIC7ODY[/youtube]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBdt4FD5oTY[/youtube]

Read more from Ad Week here.

#TogetherWeAreStrongerThanMS

Continue reading... “Wieden + Kennedy Use VR In Compelling National MS Society Ads”

Peter Lund On Game-Making In Oregon & Our Place In The Future Of VR & AR

Peter Lund
Peter Lund

You may remember recently that Clackamas Community College and Oregon Story Board received a $100,000 grant to develop skilled workers and new programs around the Microsoft HoloLens – well – Lund explained to the Portland Business Journal, on why Portland is perfectly placed to make a splash in the new world of virtual and augmented reality development.  Read the article here.

++++++++++

Peter Lund is COO at SuperGenius studio. He also serves as Chair of the Oregon Games Organization, Vice Chair of the Clackamas County Economic Development Commission and on the Clackamas Workforce Partnership board.

Continue reading... “Peter Lund On Game-Making In Oregon & Our Place In The Future Of VR & AR”

New rDMS StoryTelling Reel

[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/133100193[/vimeo]

New year, New reel. We’re excited for all the opportunities and challenges this year has in store us. ‪#‎MAKETHEMNOTICE‬

Continue reading... “New rDMS StoryTelling Reel”