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Learn About Animation in PDX from 3 of City’s Best

This coming Sunday, April 29th, the Dill Pickle Club hosts the second installment of A Place Called Home: Lectures on Filmmaking in Portland, a monthly lecture series focused on the history of movie-making in the city, at the Hollywood Theater with guest animators Rose Bond, Joan Gratz and Joanna Priestley. Check out this new short video “Two Minutes with Dennis Nyback,” and hear Dennis talk a bit about the history of animation in Portland, as he previews the lecture.

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3 Spots Remain for Film/TV Hair Workshop

Three student spots are remaining for a two-day workshop being taught by three-time Emmy winner Joe Matke (All My Children, 90210) on June 9-10 in Portland.

The workshop — Hairstyling for Makeup Artists — is hosted by Colour Box Makeup Studios and designed to broaden working makeup artists’ hairstyling skills. It is also ideal for beginner- and intermediate-level stylists or any member of a production crew seeking a basic understanding of film/TV hair design.

The workshop will allow participants to offer potential employers a more complete package as they improve their own hair skills and gain a better understanding of working with other hairstylists on productions.

Northwest Animation Festival, May 18-19 @ the Hollywood Theatre

The biggest animation festival that Oregon has seen in years is just around the corner. From Beaverton to Beijing, filmmakers have responded to our call, sending in their best work. Even the most seasoned animators on our jury agree: this is going to be something special.

NW Animation Fest 2012
amazing shorts from around the world

SHOWTIMES
7-11pm
Friday, May 18
Saturday, May 19
different program each night

TICKETS
in advance: $12 for one night / $20 for both
at the door: $15 for one night / $25 for both
CLICK HERE to buy tickets

VENUE
Hollywood Theatre – main auditorium
4122 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, Oregon 97212

HIGHLIGHTS
The 2012 Northwest Animation Festival showcases nearly 60 short films from 15 countries, representing the very best of contemporary animation.

“VFX Revolution” May 17th – Presented by WebVisions

VFX Revolution: How the Internet and Digital Devices are Reshaping Visual Effects and Film

Thursday, May 17, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM (PT)
Location: Bagdad Theatre, Portland, OR

Anyone with an interest in VFX will not want to miss this opportunity to see and hear first hand what is currently going on directly from some current experts in the field. In less than 40 years, computer graphics and digital devices have transformed film experience with techniques such as digital compositing, motion control, computer-generated characters and photo-realistic images incorporated into live-action footage.

Join Us for a “SourceOregon Directory Release Party”

SourceOregon 2012 is here!

The long awaited 2012 version of the SourceOregon industry directory is here, and we want you to celebrate with us! Three SourceOregon Directory Release Parties are scheduled throughout the state:

Fri, Apr 27, 4-7pm at Koerner Camera Systems in Portland
Wed, May 2, 7pm at 4 Daughters Irish Pub in Medford
Thu, May 3, 6:30pm at Roaring Rapids Pizza in Eugene

There are 1,500 crew and professional services included in this year’s directory, reflecting Oregon’s growing resources to serve the commercial, film, television and interactive media production industry.

Portland Oregon Women’s FF, Hollywood Theatre and the NW Documentary Film Series Present: A Night with Director Barbra Kopple and Ellen Ratner – May 4, 2012

Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival (POWFest), the Hollywood Theatre and NW Documentary are excited to announce “A Night with Barbara Kopple and Ellen Ratner,” taking place Friday, May4^th 2012.

The evening includes a reception; director’s screening of A Force of Nature; and a live Q&A with Academy Award ® Winning Director, Kopple, as well as the subject of the film, philanthropist, Ellen Ratner.

Barbara Kopple is a renowned advocate of social justice and director of documentaries, as well as narrative TV and film.

Blue Like Jazz Is Playing In A Theater Near You

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Based on the New York Times’ bestseller by Donald Miller, “Blue Like Jazz” tells the story of a nineteen-year-old sophomore who “tries to escape his Bible Belt upbringing for life in the Pacific Northwest at the most godless campus in America”. A passion project from the start, filmmakers Donald Miller, (screenwriter) and Steve Taylor (director/screenwriter) used KickStarter to raise $345,992 to get the project off the ground.

Cell Count Poster Giveaway.

Oregonians! Enter to win a full size Cell Count poster from The Dude Designs.

As a thank you to the state we love and the people we love making movies with we are giving away 10 full size 27×40 posters for our feature film Cell Count.

Click HERE to enter the Contest on Facebook!

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.

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VFX Revolution: How the Internet and Digital Devices are Reshaping Visual Effects and Film

Thursday, May 17, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM (PT) Location: Bagdad Theatre, Portland, OR

Thursday, May 17, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM (PT)
Location: Bagdad Theatre, Portland, OR