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New Music Video by Portland’s Day 1000 Films Premiers on Britain’s NME.com

“C’mon Doll” by Seattle’s My Goodness was shot in the Historic Bob White Theater and Academy Theater in SE Portland with the band footage shot in a barn in Scappoose. This is the Second music video in a month by Portland’s Day 1000 Films with a third to be released in May as well as two short films, “The Last 8” and “The Happy Machine”. The video was made to promote the new single in support of the band’s May tour through Europe opening for “We Are Augustines”.

Teen Video Challenge Competition Awards Announced

DIVA’s Youth Visions’ program announced the 2012 Teen Video Challenge Competition winners with a screening and awards ceremony on Saturday, April 14th at the Bijou Theater in Eugene.

The festival’s Jury was please to recognize two first place winning videos this year. Festival Director Steve Newcomb made the awards before a packed theater.

South Eugene High School student Jordyn Roach won a $200 Jury First Place award for her claymation film Jovial Giraffes – a short video in which inanimate objects spring to life from a young boy’s sketchpad.

Portland Animation Now! – at the Cinema Pacific Film Festival

The NW Animation Festival is proud to bring you a special encore presentation of Portland Animation Now!—this weekend at the Cinema Pacific film festival in Eugene, Oregon.

Portland Animation Now!

short films from 20+ Portland animators

Date: April 20 @ 7pm
Runtime: 95min
Venue: Bijou Art Cinemas
Address: 492 East 13th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401
Tickets: $8 general public, $6 students/seniors
CLICK HERE to buy advance tickets

Amazing short films from Portland’s powerhouse animation scene! Highlights include…

Kubla Khan by Oscar-winner Joan Gratz: An interpretation of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s famous opium-inspired poem—claypainted by the animator in a drug-free state.

“Shiver”, Another Oregon Film Production To Premiere at FANTASPOA Film Festival

SHIVER, produced by Bandersnatch FilmCo in association with Cyclone Productions, Inc. on location in Portland, Or will have its South America Premiere at the 2012 Fantaspoa International Film Festival in Porto Alegre, Brasil.

Producer and screenplay author, Robert D. Weinbach and Portland Co-Producer,

A.J. Gordon, produced SHIVER under the Oregon Film Incentive program.

CELL COUNT, another Portland production, produced under the state incentive program has also been selected as the closing night film of the Fantaspoa Film Fest.

Teen Video Challenge – Eugene

Saturday, April 14, 2012
Time: 11:00 AM
Admission: Free
Location:
Bijou Art Cinemas – 429 E. 13th Ave. Eugene

DIVAs Youth Visions program is pleased to host the 2012 Teen Video Challenge Competition with a screening of entries and winning videos. Each year teens from all over Lane County submit work that is reviewed by a panel of video professionals and educators. Winning videos will be awarded certificates and cash prizes at this years event. This year 16 videos representing a wide range of film themes will be screened and include animation, documentary, music video, and narrative film categories.

Eastern Oregon Film Festival Announces New Dates

[LA GRANDE, OR] Putting our feet up after a successful 3rd annual event last October felt really nice. But we’re diving back into it, readying ourselves for another amazing year.

We have decided to move the film festival to a date that can be more accessible to our regional friends and introduce visitors to Eastern Oregon’s awesome winter destination.

Drum roll please….

The 4th Annual EOFF will take place
February 28th through March 2nd of 2013.

It’s going to be the best EOFF yet.

Documentary “Hot Coffee” to be Screened in Portland Next Week

Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy Boulevard: Thursday, April 12 at 7:30 PM* and Saturday 4/14 at 3 PM followed by Q&A with Susan Saladoff in person.

at the White Stag Building, 70 NW Couch Street: Friday, April 13 at 7 PM*, after the Oregon Law Review’s Spring Symposium honoring Professor Arthur R. Miller. (Screening open to the public.) *followed by Q&A with Susan Saladoff in person

at the Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy Boulevard: Thursday, April 26 at 7 PM (note: following the premiere of Susan Saladoff on Live Wire!

Oregon Film Website Update Features Current Film “Buzz”

If you haven’t visited the Oregon Film website in a while, you should stop by and check out some of the new content and features we’ve added. In addition to the newly refreshed “Roads of Oregon” section that we wrote about in an earlier post, we have added two new sections featuring current buzz about the Oregon film/media industry from around the net. These sections are dynamically updated as new content becomes available through a partnership with Oregon based Postano.

“Portlandia” wins a Peabody Award

Fantastic news coming out of Georgia today. The Peabody Awards were announced today and “Portlandia” is one of the recipients. The George Foster Peabody award without question stands out as one of the most prestigous awards that can be given to any radio or television program.

Congratulations to Fred, Carrie, Broadway Video, IFC, and the entire cast and crew who are responsible for making this small show so special. Now let’s all hope that the next award the show gets nominated for is an Emmy!

Portland Mayoral Forum on Creative Economy is this Thursday

This Thursday at 6:30 pm at KGW (1501 SW Jefferson St in Portland): A forum with candidates for Portland Mayor that is *by* and *for* commercial, film, TV and interactive workers! Eileen Brady, Charlie Hales and Jefferson Smith discuss how they will foster local film, television, interactive, commercial, and mobile media ventures as Portland’s next Mayor.

Industry members — including crew, actors, producers, vendors, and post production shops — are encouraged to come and show support for our creative community, while getting to know more about the candidates to be the next mayor of Portland!

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The NW Animation Festival is proud to bring you a special encore presentation of Portland Animation Now!—this weekend at the Cinema Pacific film festival in Eugene, Oregon.

The 4th Annual EOFF will take place February 28th through March 2nd of 2013.

The 4th Annual EOFF will take place
February 28th through March 2nd of 2013.