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Cubebot Ninja Battle!

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In this miniature action-packed duel for Areaware’s wooden Cubebot toys, the Hinge team took on the challenge of creating a fun, stop motion style animation using CG characters and live action plates. To give this CG spot an authentically crafty stop motion feel, the crew used a combination of animation, camera and compositing techniques.

For more information and behind the scenes images, go to http://hingedigital.com/projects/areaware-cubebot-duel/

VFX Roundtable At Portland Film Fest!

A great afternoon is shaping up for local visual effects and animation artists + fans. Join us for a roundtable style discussion of the current state of visual effects filmmaking! Welcome three VFX Supervisors well known throughout the industry: 3 time Oscar winner Jim Rygiel (Lord of the Rings, Godzilla), Sue Rowe (The Maze Runner, Ender’s Game), and Portland’s own Ed Irastorza (Grimm) will be on hand to field questions from moderators as well as audience Q&A.

Roy W. Dean Fall Film Grant Now Accepting Submissions

Applications are now being accepted for the fall Roy W. Dean Film Grant. The grant seeks films that are unique and make a contribution to society. The winner receives $3,000 cash and close to $30,000 in film products and services to use to complete their film. Films can be documentaries, short films, features, or webisodes. Deadline for submission is September 30th, 2015.

The grant includes some very unique and exceptional prizes. Award winning composer David Raiklen will give the grant recipient $15,000 in theme music and score for their project.

The Future of Storytelling at Portland Film Festival

Technology has not only changed the way filmmakers tell stories, it’s creating new types of stories to tell. The Portland Film Festival explores this new wave ofstorytelling again this year with the Storyworlds program on Saturday, September 5th. Storyworlds invites you to learn more out more about transmedia, virtual reality, augmented reality, and ways to hone your creative idea to build an audience.

What is Transmedia?

How are national TV shows using transmedia? Find out from Geoffrey Colo, transmedia producer for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

A24 Picked Up US Rights To “Green Room”

A24 has picked up the US rights to “Green Room” before it premieres (N. American) at the Toronto Film Festival this September.

“Green Room” was shot and produced in Oregon, and is the latest thriller Jeremy Saulnier (“Blue Ruin”) and produced by Neil Kopp, Anish Savjani and Victor Moyers, and starring Patrick Stewart and Anton Yelchin. It’s set to have it’s theatrical release spring 2016. It was also part of this year’s Cannes Director’s Fortnight .

Come for the Golf (Or Not) … Stay for the Good Times

by Mary McDonald-Lewis, 1st Vice President, OMPA

Me, I’m not a sportser. Call me the Gutter Queen. Or “She Who Picks Dandelions in Right Field,” but I’ve never grokked athletics. I do love the salty snacks, though.

And the camaraderie. I like that a lot.

I dig the friendly competition between folks playing anything having to do with getting balls of various sizes into various containers, whether netted or mitted or flagged. At the OMPA Classic I especially love the laughter and good times outdoors.

“Birds of Neptune” Will Screen Opening Night At The Portland Film Festival

Birds of Neptune, an independent film by Steven Richter, will be the Opening Night narrative feature at this year’s Portland Film Festival.

The film host an all Portland based cast, crew, vendors and services. It premiered at this year’s Slamdance Film Festival and has since gone on to win Best Dramatic Feature and Best Performance at the Arizona International Film Festival. It has also played at the Mammoth Lakes Film Festival and will be playing at the AMFM FEST: Flagstaff this August.

Fullbright’s “Gone Home” Has Been Leading The Way In Portland’s Growing Video Game Industry

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Willamette Week covered the journey of how “a tiny Portland company got mixed up in gaming’s biggest controversy” with the game, “Gone Home“, created by Portland’s The Fulbright Company. “Gone Home”, created by a small, lean team, ended up being the most talked about game of 2013 and was lauded “the greatest video game love story ever told” by the New York Times. The Fullbright Company were awarded the Best Debut in both the BAFTAs and the Game Developers Choice Awards for “Gone Home” (2013) and were a Finalist for Excellence in Narrative by the Independent Games Festival.

The OPB Independent Film Festival is this August

The OPB Independent Film Festival airs weeknights at 10 p.m., starting August 10.

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 – Wrap Up

“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.

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