The Confluence

IFP is currently seeking first-time filmmakers with features in post-production (rough assembly through fine cut) for this year’s Independent Filmmaker Labs.  Deadlines to submit are March 6 for the Documentary Labs and April 3 for the Narrative Labs.

“Supporting filmmakers when they need it most – through the completion, marketing & distribution of their first feature films – IFP’s Independent Filmmaker Labs is the only FREE program in the U.S. for first-time feature directors navigating how to build audience and stand out in a crowded marketplace. 

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Congrats to the whole cast and crew. Read more.

https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/portlandia-gets-two-season-renewal-from-ifc-1201429875/

Nancy Haecker, a locations veteran of 18 years and president of the Location Managers Guild of America, read Cheryl Strayed’s trail memoir “Wild” on a 2013 flight, and was determined to scout the film adaptation.

https://variety.com/2015/film/awards/unsung-heroes-of-2015-oscars-foxcatcher-wrestling-coach-wild-location-manager-and-whiplash-drum-coach-1201429144/

Cinema Project and the Northwest Film Center present

Shortcuts VII: She Never Dreams of Places

February 17 / 8:30 PM

Whitsell Auditorium / 1219 SW Park Ave / $12

For the 2015 Portland International Film Festival, Cinema Project brings a program of international short works that delve into personal, familial, and cultural pasts through a variety of formats and modes of experimentation. The memories evoked—explicitly in voice over or implicitly through texture and tone—are both fresh and distant, revealing the difficulty in going back to, or moving between, physical and psychic spaces.

Harry Dawson wins OMPA Award of Excellence

Approximately four hundred members of Oregon’s commercial, film, television and interactive industry were on hand at Zarr Studios in Portland last Thursday for the annual meeting of the Oregon Media Production Association (OMPA). The professional trade group handed out $3,000 in student scholarships, recognized industry members for their achievements, inspiration, and volunteerism, and introduced newly elected board members.

Harry Dawson was awarded the association’s Award of Excellence in recognition for over 30 years of achievement as an Oregon-based cinematographer and director.