New Doc Screening at Cinema 21 This Week
Brian Lindstrom’s new film “Mothering Inside” follows inmate moms and their children in the Family Preservation Project at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville. It shows at Cinema 21 in NW Portland on this Thursday, Feb. 19 at 7p.
Buy Tickets here: http://www.cinema21.com/#motheringinside
ALL THE WILDERNESS Opening in Portland
Thanks to Josh Leake, Portland Film Festival and OMPA for coordinating and co-hosting the event – and Screen Media Films for releasing it. And congrats to Writer/Director Michael Johnson and the entire cast & crew. Looking forward to seeing it.
“The Librarians” Is Coming Back For Season 2
TNT renews the series produced by Electric Entertainment.IFP Independent Filmmaker Labs Open for Submissions
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.
And They’re Back! Portlandia Gets Two More Seasons.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vSUQHVCjzo[/youtube]
Congrats to the whole cast and crew. Read more.
https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/portlandia-gets-two-season-renewal-from-ifc-1201429875/
More Incredible Recognition for the WILD Locations Team
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.
Cinema Project at PIFF 38
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.
“GRIMM” Gives Back – Makes 310K For OHSU’s Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
The Grimm Gala took place February 7th at the Exchange Ballroom as a benefit for OHSU’s Doernbecher Children’s hospital. A whopping 310,000 was donated to the “Grimmster Endowment“fund (the goal was $100,000). Many items from the show were auctioned off, and even a walk on role on “Grimm” was offered. The cast were in attendance. Read more here.
Great New Spot Created by Stillmotion for CBS/Showtime
A side of the NFL you’ve never seen before is captured in this touching story by Portland-based Stillmotion for CBS/Showtime:
[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/118194658[/vimeo]