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Population: 2 featured at Houston World Festival

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/38455642[/vimeo]

Portland film Population: 2, directed by Gil Luna, has been receiving a multitude of awards and recognitions since it finished production in December of 2011. Top among these has been the reception of an Award of Merit by The Indie Fest and an Award of Excellence from the Accolade Competition.

The most recent news is that Population: 2 will be featured as an official selection in the World Premiere of The 45th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film and Video Festival, which takes place between April 13th-22nd.

Women in Film-PDX/Faerie Godmother Production Grant

Cash Grant of $3000

Legal Services, with Entertainment Attorney Candace Jackson

Screening Event

Festival Passes : POW Fest 2013, Ashland Film Fest 2013, Susan Orleans “Voices” Series Lecture and VIP Reception 2013

The purpose of the grant is to support working women video and filmmakers who reside in Oregon and SW Washington (Clark County). The goal of the grant is to provide financial assistance to women filmmakers and to aid in the next step of the crafting of an idea, honing a vision, or assisting in the completion of a consequential piece of work.

Coming this month to Oregon – Wheel…Of…Fortune!

About two years ago I was contacted by Steve Denari from the local ABC afilliate KATU about the possibility of landing “Wheel of Fortune”. We jumped at the chance to help with the effort and along with the help of Mayor Sam Adams’ team, it’s now a reality. Actually the producers of “Wheel” came up here nearly a year ago to shoot all the on location bumpers for the 20 episodes and now they are about to set up shop at the Oregon Convention center.

New Poster for Cell Count from Artist Tom Hodge.

PORTLAND, Oregon (March 09, 2012) the announcement just earlier this week that “Cell Count” was chosen as the Closing Night Film and to also have it’s World Premiere at this years Fantaspoa Film Festival in Brazil we thought it would be a great time to show our new poster from the amazing Tom Hodge at The Dude Designs.

Cell Count is the story of Russell Carpenter who “reluctantly admits his wife Sadie into an experimental treatment facility for her life threatening disease.

“Persephone:” a Live-action, CGI-infused Short Film

Cast of Persephone — The Cast of "Persephone"

During the turn of the 19th century, in a tiny town nestled somewhere in the Netherlands, a husband and wife had once run a very unsuccessful candy shop. Desperate, broke and starving they had decided to trade their souls to a demon in exchange for a recipe that would teach them how to make the most delicious chocolate in the world. Much to their dismay, the next morning a basket was discovered on their doorstep, and inside – a young, living child made of chocolate.

New “ParaNorman” Trailer

We are anxiously awaiting the theatrical release of LAIKA’s “ParaNorman” this August, and were excited to see that they have released a new trailer for the film. View the trailer below, or visit the official site: http://paranorman.com for more.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzjhej9pVuY[/youtube]

Day 1000 Films Presents: The 2nd Annual Music Video Showcase

Day 1000 Films presents The 2nd Annual Music Video Showcase in Portland! Just like last year, we will be having the showcase at The Knife Shop within Kelly’s Olympian downtown at 4th and Washington on Sunday, MARCH 25th. The doors will open at 7:00pm and the music videos will start at 8:00pm – $3 at the door. From now until March 19th we will be accepting submissions of YOUR music videos. The program will feature the top selections along with the premier of Whalebones’ video for “I Don’t Wanna Live In The City No More”.

ReStore is Open for Film and TV Business

Items all from the ReStore warehouse at the recent Home and Garden show

ReStore, a Habitat For Humanity division, can be found nationwide and is open to the public. They sell an enormous variety of reclaimed building materials; everything from doors and windows all the way to the proverbial kitchen sink. The proceeds from our local stores go to Habitat for Humanity to help build homes for needy families right here in Oregon.

There are three thriving ReStore warehouses in Portland alone and 19 in Oregon with recycled goodies coming and going all the time.

Bent Image Lab Teams Up with “Portlandia” for “Zero Rats” Sketch

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/37775364/[/vimeo]

“Portlandia” recently teamed up with Portland animation house Bent Image Lab to produce a stop-motion animated segment featuring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein as rats attempting to break into a zero packaging grocery store. In “Zero Rats,” the animators at Bent Image Lab did a great job of translating the improvised sketch comedy into animation. As you can see in the picture below, the artists at Bent also created some beautifully intricate set pieces.

You can view the final clip above, see the great behind-the-scenes video of the animation process below, or read the full press release about the segment.

Director Amy Heckerling Announced as the 2012 POWFest Guest of Honor

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DIRECTOR AMY HECKERLING ANNOUNCED AS THE 2012 PORTLAND OREGON WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL GUEST OF HONOR

Portland, Oregon – March 5, 2012 –Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival (POWFest) organizers are thrilled to host internationally acclaimed director, Amy Heckerling, (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Clueless) as this year’s guest of honor.

Each year, POWFest seeks to pay tribute to those women who have been pioneers in the filmmaking industry, while also creating opportunities for those who are just getting their start.

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