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Storytelling Matters. Join Us and Win $100,000 in Amazing Filmmaking Awards

When was the last time you told a story that you felt so connected to, that if you could, you would tell it entirely for free? And as a storyteller, when was the last time you made a film that truly moved people, and intensely reminded you of your passion for this craft?

Inspired by 10 years of filmmaking, 7 years of giving back, and 1 about-to-launch filmmaking platform, we are excited beyond words to announce Storytelling Parade.

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Eastern Oregon Film Festival: Call for Entries 2015

Filmmakers are invited to submit works for consideration in the 6th Eastern Oregon Film Festival —held in La Grande, OR, May 7-9, 2015.

EOFF has been graced by many artists and industry professionals—whether in-the-flesh or via Skype Q&A—including Terence Nance, Matt Porterfield, Ornana, Elizabeth Mims, Nandan Rao, Kentucker Audley, Dustin Guy Defa, Zach Weintraub, Lucas Leyva, Tristan Patterson, LAIKA,Evan Glodell, Sophia Takal, Jessica Oreck and many more.

SUBMISSION DETAILS

Secure Online Screener—VIMEO ONLY. No discs. No Youtube links.
Submissions must have been completed after August 2012.

Oregon Sci-Fi Feature “A Morning Light” on Kickstarter

Extraterrestrial visitation. Ecology. Wilderness. Human Psychology. Human Nature. The mechanistic response to be fearful of things we do not understand—of that which lies outside of our limited understanding.

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Oregon filmmaker Ian Clark is raising funds on Kickstarter for A MORNING LIGHT—a stark, feature-length portrait about alleged alien abduction phenomenon. Starring Zach Weintraub and Celia Rowlson-Hall.

Shooting September 2014 in La Grande, OR—read about it at Filmmaker Magazine and Tribeca.

CHECK IT OUT ON KICKSTARTER

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ianclark/a-morning-light

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Hinge Digital and Roundhouse team up for adidas Originals SL Loop Runner

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Hinge Digital and Roundhouse agency partnered to create this dynamic launch video for the adidas Originals SL Loop Runner. The animation was created by Hinge’s Portland-based team using Autodesk Maya, mental ray, AfterEffects and Nuke.

Check out Hinge Digital’s other projects on their newly designed website: http://hingedigital.com

WE Infinity launches with video from Hinge Digital

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Introducing WE Infinity

Waggener Edstrom Communications called on Hinge Digital to design and animate a launch video for WE Infinity, a new data-mining and analytics platform, which shows the social, brand and media impact a story makes in the digital universe.

Check out Hinge Digital’s other projects on their newly designed website: http://hingedigital.com

Summer Video Contest

Next Adventure, Deschutes Brewery and Grand Central are holding a video contest for the Deschutes Salute to Summer event in August and want to spread the word!

Submit a one minute video of Your Summer with Next Adventure Gear and Deschutes Beer and your video could be chosen to play at the event with the grand prize opportunity of a VIP weekend to Bend, OR and a GoPro! The deadline for entry has been extended to August 10th! See further details below.

New Portland-based Feature Film: If. I Love You

From time immemorial, love has been the subject of poets, artists, psychologists, philosophers, and now neuroscientists. It is a perpetual query as one navigates many confounding factors that make up the experience of “love,” from evolutionary biological drives to the exalted notions of unconditional love, and all the nitty gritty, everyday details in between.

If. I Love You is an experimental fiction feature film set in Portland, Oregon. The film illustrates love from an investigative, at times deconstructionist, perspective. It utilizes both traditional and experimental directorial techniques.

Zarr Studios and Crew Take 1st Place Golf

Zarr Studios and crew take 1st Place Golf

FROM THE OMPA SPORTS DESK:

Governators Lisa and Nathan Cherrington (pictured here with Will Vinton and members of his team The Vintones) defeated all comers at the Classic Croquet to win the 1st Place in the Croquet tournament. — Governators Lisa and Nathan Cherrington (pictured with Will Vinton and members of his team The Vintones) defeated all comers to win the 1st Place in the OMPA Classic croquet tournament, powered by Zarr Studios.

Congratulations Nathan Cherrington and his wife, Lisa, The Governators, who trounced all comers at the 5-hour croquet tournament of the OMPA Classic powered by Zarr Studios. The Governators, representing the Oregon Governor’s Office of Film and Television, upset Barefoot Bullseyes Signa Cheney and Curtis Kidwell of Bullseye Disc, who were in fact as barefoot as they advertised.

“Something Unexpected” New rDMS Video

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The RevolverDMS team recently crafted the perfect cocktail of sizzle and narrative for the Pacific Northwest franchise giant Pizza Schmizza. “We wanted to produce a video that captured the essence and energy of their thriving pub scene. I’ve been to Pizza Schmizza during large crowd events both during the day- and also late night dance parties- and enjoy each experience for very different reasons,” said Revolver Partner Benjamin James. “We wanted to produce a fun story and associate it with their colorful brand.”

Documentary Weekend: Bet you’re ready

UPDATE: This event has been rescheduled to the fall. To find out more about the reschedule, please join the MeetUp Group: http://www.meetup.com/Startup-Your-Startup/

If you’re a member of the creative class overflowing Portland’s bar scene, bike lanes and barista joints, you might want to take note of an event taking place later this month.

Portland creatives with an eye for film will converge in downtown Portland as part of Documentary Weekend. The event bills itself as an opportunity for people interested in film and documentaries – producers, actors, editors, directors, and film crews but also people with no experience at all – to meet form teams, then create a five-minute documentary in less than 30 hours.

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