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#OregonMade & Sundance Hit “Twinless” Releases Sept. 5

#OregonMade, Portland shot and Sundance award winner “Twinless” will be released in theaters September 5. Starring James Sweeney, Dylan O’Brien, Lauren Graham, Aisling Franciosi, Chris Perfetti, and Tasha Smith. Watch the trailer below.

In “Twinless,” two young men meet in a twin support group and form an unlikely friendship. Roman (Dylan O’Brien) and Dennis (James Sweeney) both search for solace and an identity without their other halves and soon become inseparable outside the group. But when Roman meets Dennis’ ebullient co-worker, Marcie (Aisling Franciosi), all is revealed to be not what it seems, as each man harbors secrets that could unravel everything.

Announcing the 2025 WIF-PDX Vision Grant

Women in Film Portland are excited to announce the 2025 Vision Grant! This year WIF-PDX will be awarding one filmmaker $10,000 for their narrative documentary short film in production.

The Vision Grant, now in its 13th year, has been a cornerstone of Women in Film PDX’s mission to foster creativity, innovation, and inclusivity within the film community. The grant is designed to provide financial support to emerging female and nonbinary filmmakers in the Portland Metro area, enabling them to bring their unique visions to the screen and contribute their diverse voices to the world of cinema.

Southern Oregon’s Joma Films Releases Fifth Feature

Ashland based Joma Films recently sent this update about its latest feature “Above the Trees” and its new distribution platform. After leading the way with a new and innovative way to reach their audiences during the pandemic with the wonderful “Phoenix, Oregon,” Joma’s ability to reinvent how it brings their films to audiences continues to be at the forefront of the industry.

It’s been a long time coming – really five years in the making since the release of “Phoenix, Oregon” – and there have been many stops and starts along the way.

Brownsville Set to Mark “Stand By Me Day”

This month, a small Oregon town off Interstate 5 north of Eugene is set to celebrate a classic movie that was filmed there.

“Stand By Me” is a 1986 coming-of-age drama filmed mostly in Brownsville, Oregon, and is based on Steven King’s “The Body.”

The story takes place in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Oregon, and follows four boys on their journey to locate the dead body of a missing boy.

Brownsville has historically celebrated Stand By Me Day — complete with a blueberry pie-eating contest referencing a somewhat grotesque scene from the film — annually on July 23, according to the Oregon Historical Society.

Bruce Campbell & Ida Gearon Talk “Ernie & Emma” on JPR

Bruce Campbell and his wife, Ida Gearon, join the Jefferson Public Radio’s “Jefferson Exchange” to discuss their upcoming new film “Ernie & Emma,” which was shot entirely in Southern Oregon.

Ernie and Emma is a poignant tale about Ernie Tyler, a small-town pear salesman, and the journey he embarks on following the death of his beloved wife, Emma. After 25 years as an executive secretary, Emma leaves behind a detailed list of instructions regarding her ashes, which leads Ernie on a journey of challenging and reflective escapades.

#OregonMade “Alma and The Wolf” Now Streaming

#OregonMade “Alma and the Wolf” is now available on most streaming platforms. Set on the Oregon coast, and shot in and around Tillamook, “Alma and the Wolf” follows troubled police officer Ren Accord as he investigates a mysterious wolf attack. Matters escalate when his estranged son vanishes during the case.

Director: Michael Patrick Jann
Writer: Abby Miller
Starring: Ethan Embry, Li Jun Li, Jeremie Harris

Watch the trailer:

#OregonMade “Night Always Comes” Drops Trailer

#OregonMade and Portland shot “Night Always Comes” has released a trailer and set a release date on Netflix. Vanessa Kirby plays Lynette, a flawed, yet determined, anti-heroine who embarks on a dangerous, one-night odyssey through Portland’s criminal underbelly in a desperate attempt to gather enough cash to keep her family from eviction. Based on the best-selling novel by Willy Vlautin, Night Always Comes is directed by Benjamin Caron and debuts only on Netflix, August 15.

Watch it here:

Lewis Pullman and Maya Hawke to Star in “Wishful Thinking”

Lewis Pullman and Maya Hawke will join forces for the surrealist relationship comedy “Wishful Thinking,” Variety can report exclusively.

Writer-director Graham Parkes will helm the film, about a volatile couple who discovers their emotional state has supernatural consequences on the world around them. The pair must decide whether to fight for their relationship or accept that their powerful connection might be doing more harm than good.

The project will be shooting in Portland.

Emmys Nominations with Oregon Connections

Although we aren’t lucky enough this year to have any projects that were shot here in Oregon being nominated for an Emmy award, we do have several people who live here in Oregon that have been part of the nominations. In fact, that is one of the stronger selling points of Oregon, our talent. Sometimes that talent isn’t able to work in our state but we like to celebrate them anyway.

[If you know if other nominees this year that we have not yet recognized, please let us know!]

“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” Returns to Theaters

#OregonMade “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” will be returning to theatres 50 years after its initial release. The Miloš Forman film will celebrating its anniversary with a nationwide theatrical re-release. The film has become a bit of a sensation — the second highest grossing picture of 1975, behind “Jaws,” while receiving nine Oscar nominations.

“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” would go on to sweep the “big five” — screenplay, director, actor, actress and picture — the first film to do so in 41 years, (“It Happened One Night,” in 1934) which only “The Silence of the Lambs” has done since.

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