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]
“GRIMM” – Back For Season 5
Good news for Oregon, NBC Universal announced today that “Grimm” is being picked up for Season 5. The show, shot on stages and on location in Portland and the metro area, has been doing well on its Friday night time slot, with season 4 garnering over 7.2 million viewers all-told. “Grimm” was one of five dramas NBC renewed for the 2015-16 season.
(photo: NBC Universal)
“Wild” Immersed In Virtual-Reality
“Wild” took a foray in to the world of immersive media at the New Frontier Installations at Sundance last week with “Wild – The Experience” from Fox Searchlight and the Fox Innovation Lab. Viewers were able to join Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern on the Pacific Crest Trail and be enveloped in a moment of virtual-reality between the two actresses. Montreal filmmakers, Paul Raphaël and Félix Lajeunesse (The Felix and Paul Studio) directed the three minute sequence as one their first examples of cinematic virtual-reality in 3D.
OMPA Annual Meeting Celebrates Excellence, Inspiration
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.