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The Weather Outside at the Bagdad Theater on 12.15.12

FREE ADMISSION TO SEE THE AWARD WINNING FEATURE FILM  “THE WEATHER OUTSIDE.”

9 PM on DECEMBER 15th at the Bagdad Theater in Portland Oregon.

Come and see the film before it goes out to film festivals worldwide.  Join us afterwards at the Backstage Bar behind the theater for drinks and holiday fun!

The Weather Outside is a film about Max who finds himself separated from his family on Christmas Eve. He ultimately comes to the conclusion that his wife has left him and taken their children along with her.

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Eastern Oregon Film Festival Holiday Update

Eastern Oregon Film Festival 2013

Happy holidays film festival friends!

As we enter this holiday season, consider giving your friends the gift of
a great time. Purchase a membership for a friend and give them access to all of the amazing film, music, and special programs that Eastern Oregon Film Festival will offer in 2013.

Wildhorse Foundation awards EOFF programming injectionA generous grant from The Wildhorse Foundation has equipped EOFF with some additional resources to bring excellent filmmakers, musicians to La Grande for an inspired weekend of film, music, and cultural celebration.
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Bent Produced Hallmark Sequel “Jingle and Bell’s Christmas Star” to Premiere November 23 on Hallmark Channel

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This media release just came out about the next installment of Bent Image Lab’s holiday specials.  You’ll remember that last year Bent produced the original “Jingle All the Way” and this year they have already produced Hallmark’s “Hoops and Yo Yo” Halloween special.  This marks their third project with the Hallmark Channel.

Bent Image Lab and Hallmark Channel  are excited to present “Jingle and Bell’s Christmas Star” the sequel to the critically acclaimed stop motion production “Jingle All the Way”.

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Cast and Crew of @NBCGrimm Give Back at Oregon Food Bank

With very little fanfare the cast and crew of the NBC series “Grimm” spent their weekend working two shifts at two different locations of the Oregon Food Bank packaging 24,139 pounds of food resulting in 15,259 meals for Oregonians in need.  The effort was largely organized by local film workers Bruce Lawson and Dawnn Pavlonnis, but in total there were over 30 volunteers representing members of IATSE, SAG/AFTRA, DGA, and the Teamsters looking to give a little back to the community. 

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New Weekly Travel Show “GO! NW” to Premiere Sunday Nov. 18 on KOIN 6

GO! NW Title card

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEW WEEKLY TRAVEL SHOW “GO! NW” TO PREMIERE SUNDAY NOV.18 ON KOIN 6

PORTLAND, OR (November 12, 2012) – Road trip based travel and culture show GO! NW will premiere this November on KOIN 6. Dynamic and visually engaging, GO! NW utilizes creativity and high production values to provide a forum for honest and compelling story telling. It will air weekly on Sundays at 5:00pm PST, beginning November 18.

Every week, host Leif Hansen will travel the Pacific Northwest in his 1968 solar/electric hybrid VW Bus collecting stories that showcase the unique personality of the region.

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Space Available for Special FX and Airbrush Classes beginning this Nov. 26th!

Art of Makeup School of Professional Makeup Artistry is exclusively dedicated to the art, techniques, and business of professional makeup artistry, located in the community of Multnomah Village in Southwest Portland.

AOM has limited spaces available for TWO upcoming EVENING courses – SPECIAL FX and AIRBRUSH MAKEUP.

1) In the 5-day Special FX course you will learn and practice various skills and techniques such as: bruises, cuts, wounds, scars, bullet holes, burns, small prosthetic application and removal, sickness, track marks, dirt and grime, tattoos and more.

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Film Fighting Classes in Portland

I’m professional actor and fight coordinator Kendall Wells.

I’m offering classes in Portland on fight performance for film and television. I’ve been teaching for about nine years, but only recently decided to hold a regular class (twice per month). I have held a couple workshops in conjunction with Cast Iron Studios in the past, including one taught by my mentor, fight master Anthony De Longis. The workshops were a huge success, and all the students have expressed great interest in training more.

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“The Digits” Nominated for Best Educational Web Series by IAWTV

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Portland produced “Appisode” “The Digits” recently was nominated as Best Educational Web Series by the International Academy of Web Television.  The IAWTV is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of web television.  The award ceremony will be in Las Vegas during the International Consumer Electronic Show January 8.  Congrats to creator Scotti Iseri and his entire team on the nomination and best of luck in January!  Don’t know about “The Digits”?  See below their most recent media release.

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BUOY – Todd Haynes Executive Produces Portland Feature Film

(Portland, OR) BUOY, a local and independent feature written and directed by Steven Doughton and starring Tina Holmes (Six Feet Under, Shelter, Leverage) and Matthew Del Negro (The Sopranos, The West Wing, Chelsea Walls) begins its theatrical release at The Hollywood Theatre, November 28 through December 3, 2012

Synopsis: A woman receives a telephone call from her long-lost brother — reconnecting with the central, though neglected, emotional anchor in her life. In the span of an 80- minute conversation, the two siblings test the strength of a deep, if challenged, love.

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