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Amazon Announces Six Pilots, Time Warner Invests Big in Maker Studios. Has Digital Content Finally Arrived?

In the entertainment trade websites today there were two big announcements that might indicate that we have finally reached the point where digital content is now a major player in the entertainment industry. In today’s Variety it was reported that Time Warner has led an investment round of $36million for a 25% stake in Maker Studios. Maker is one of the leading web based Entertainment outlets, and this investment round puts the valuation of the company at $144million. That’s real money people!

UPDATED AGAIN- Series Finale of “Leverage” Airs on Christmas Night 10:00 PST What Surprises are Coming?

UPDATED AGAIN – It was just announced that after five great seasons (four in Oregon) “Leverage” is coming to an end on Christmas night. We’ve been so blessed to have four great seasons in Oregon and we look forward to future TNT and Electric Entertainment productions in the future. For now though, we’ll look to enjoy the series finale on Christmas night.

UPDATED- Here is a link to Beth Riesgraf talking about the sesaon (or is it the series?) finale.

EOFF2013: Poised for the new year!

Eastern Oregon Film Festival is coming together. Strong. Friends of the festival are stepping up and becoming members. Businesses, organizations, and industry professionals are helping to create a sustainable ‘force-to-be-reckoned-with’ in beautiful La Grande, Oregon.

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We felt warm embraces by local and regional audiences, were humbled with the presence of more guest artists than ever, and saw a 30% increase in attendance. EOFF was one of the first festivals to utilize Skype technology for its Q/As. This past edition we held conversations with emerging artists Evan Glodell, Tristan Patterson, Sophia Takal, and Dustin Guy Defa.

“Portlandia” Starts Season 3 on January 4 – But Lots of Goodies to See Now

So did you see the winter special of “Portlandia”? If not you can stil grab it for FREE on iTunes! Now it’s time to get ready for Season 3 which premieres on January 4. One cool addition to season 3 is “Kumail Visits Portlandia” which is on the IFC show website. Make sure you see his visit to the real feminist bookstore!

If you want to get fired up for the new season, just take a look at the stars already announced for season 3!

NW Film Center School of Film: Winter Classes begin in January

Join other artists, creators, communicators, business professionals, and explorers, who want to hone and develop their skills in filmmaking.

Winter classes begin with a $10 Super Saturday Workshops on January 5, which includes Avid for Final Cut Users and Sound Doctor. Core & topic classes begin January 14 and include Art of Film I, Screenwriting Intensive, and Video Production in the Workplace.

For more information and to register for classes, visit NWFilm.org or call 503-221-1156.

Stunt Actor Dominic Cicero Races to Stop Diabetes

OMPA member and Indycar driver Dominic Cicero, who has supporting roles as an actor and stuntman on Leverage and Grimm, will compete with other

Actor, stuntman and Indycar racer Dominic Cicero races to support the American Diabetes Association.

top professional drivers from around the world in a race simulation event at Big Al’s Beaverton this Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 5:00pm. Dominic Cicero was diagnosed with diabetes in 2010, and is racing to support the American Diabetes Association with a $2500 donation prize at stake.

Calling all Southern Oregon filmmakers! The AIFF Call for Entries Locals deadline is Dec. 14!

Portland Represents at Art Basel Miami

From December 6th – 9th, Kimberly Warner’s short film ‘CPR’, will be representing Portland at Art Basel Miami.

CPR, written and directed by Portland’s Kimberly Warner and co-produced by Kimberly and Matt Schulte, will be part of a program called “LIght Assembly”…the goal of Light Assembly is “to combine large-scale video art projection with the citywide canvas of Miami Beach and mainland Miami’s modern architectural marvels and historic landmarks”.

Starting Dec. 6th, and through Dec. 9th, the film will be projected onto the outside of the Art Deco Welcome Building in Miami Beach, 24 hours a day.

Hinge Digital Breathes Life Into Charismatic Characters for Carrington College

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Studio Collaborates with BVK to Deliver Integrated Ad Campaign Featuring Original Character Designs

Award-winning animation and visual effects studio Hinge Digital is proud to present the second :30 spot for Carrington College. “Bus” features Blue and Goldie as they help Theresa stretch her wings, and is now airing on TV. The live-action broadcast spot, showcases original character designs and animation by Hinge Digital’s talented team of artists. The rest of the work from the project are also available to view online here: hingedigital.com/projects/c

Happy Holidays from Limbo Films!

My what a busy year 2012 turned out to be! We produced spots for Mead Notebooks, Ikea, Intel, Kent State University, Cadet Heating, Leatherman Tools, and the Portland Trail Blazers.

Once the creatives at New York agency Ryan Partners gave Limbo Films the green light on a national spot for Five Star/Mead Notebooks our first task was setting the excellent trainers from Boones Animals in Hollywood to work. For 2 weeks prior to our Santa Monica based shoot they trained 4 hero and 4 back-up pooches to do the tricks required by the script and all their work paid off.

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