Prioritizing Partnerships and Sustainability for Oregon Media Production
Check out this great (and helpful) article from Media Inc. magazine on some of the upcoming efforts of Oregon Film.
http://media-inc.com/2015/01/meet-tim-williams/
“All The Wilderness” Trailer
Check out the trailer for Michael Johnson’s Portland-based film “All the Wilderness” which will be released on Feb. 20.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JW1ARPXJB4[/youtube]
BIRDS OF NEPTUNE to Premiere at Slamdance!
Portland based feature film to premier at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, January 23rd and 26th.
Birds of Neptune, a feature film by Steven Richter which was shot in Portland in 2013 will make its World Premier in Park City, Utah at the Slamdance Film Festival. With an all local Portland based cast and crew and a soundtrack from primarily PNW bands this is truly a local production.
We hope that those who are in Park City this year for Sundance/Slamdance can take the opportunity to go the screening.
The Oregon Film Annual Governor’s Awards
There was a big turnout at the Eastside Exchange Ballroom last night for the Oregon Film’s Annual Governor’s Awards. Kicking off the event was Gordon Sondland (Oregon Film Board Chair, founder and chairman of Provenance Hotels, and co-founder of the merchant bank Aspen Capital) who introduced the evening and then actor Russell Hornsby (“Grimm“), who then declared himself now a Portland local! (“Grimm” is now shooting season 4 in the Portland Metro area).
Governor’s Office of Film & Television Nominated For LMGA Award For Work On “Wild”
The Oregon Governor’s Office of Film & Television (AKA The Oregon Film Office) has been nominated for consideration for a Location Managers Guild of America Award for “exemplary work on WILD“. Winners will be chosen after a vote from active and retired members of the LMGA the finalists were announced January 27th, with final balloting of the nominees taking place February 6th. The second Annual Awards Show will be help in Los Angeles on March 7th.
More Oregon locations were used on “Wild” than any other production shot in Oregon to date.
Oregon Story Board Demo Day – January 9th
Oregon Story Board , (a collaboration of community storytelling innovators) is presenting their first group of projects from the inaugural accelerator program. The initial group of five Oregon companies (Chroma, A Fourth Act, Studio Kate, Built Oregon, Mountain Machine Studios, ) will be showcasing their work on Friday 9th, 2pm at Hollywood Theater. Free to the public but you must RSVP.
Screenwriter Randall Jahnson
Randall Jahnson has been a professional screenwriter for 30 years. He has delivered scripts for both large and small screens; in both studio and independent realms; in genres ranging from horror to historical.
He has worked closely with such film-making talent as Steven Spielberg, Jonathan Demme, Alec Baldwin, Penelope Spheeris, and Spike Lee. Among his produced credits are The Doors, The Mask of Zorro, Sunset Strip, Dudes, and episodes of the HBO cable series, Tales from the Crypt.
He also wrote the epic Western video game, Gun, which was voted Best Story at the 2005 IGN Video Game Awards.
Oregon Video Game Association Takes Shape
The newly formed Oregon Video Game Association had their official launch this month at OMSI, where they showcased Oregon-designed and made games. OVGA’s goal is to advocate for Oregon’s emerging video game industry. Want to find out more? Read here.
“House Of Last Things” Now In Europe!
“House of Last Things” — far from home, on sale now in Germany, Austria, & Switzerland, online and in shops, bluray and dvd.
Thank you Guenter in Wuerzburg for sharing the image above, and happy holidays to Oregon Film from all of us who worked so hard to bring this Portland film to the world!
Michael Bartlett
TNT and Electrics’, “The Librarians” Opened Strong
TNT’s new drama series, “The Librarians”, (a follow up to the movie trilogy, “The Librarian”) delivered 5.4 million viewers for the two hour premiere in December. TNT and Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment are no strangers to Oregon, having shot all but one season of “Leverage” here. Many locations in the Portland metro area, Clackamas county and even the Captiol building in Salem were used in season one.
Rebecca Romijn (“X-Men”) star, along with Noah Wyle (“ER”, “Falling Skies”), Christian Kane (“Leverage”) and Lindy Booth (“Dawn of the Dead”, “The Philanthropist”).