A Conversation With Prop Master -Greg McMickle

May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 Oregon Film #OregonMade, Locations Greg McMickleLeave a Comment

Over the years, Portland local, Greg McMickle, has expanded his skill-set to include many talents; Propmaster, Production Designer, trumpet player, writer, and Proprietor of The Prop House. We recently caught up with him to ask more about his time working on #OregonMade projects, specifically, “Mr. Holland’s Opus” that shot here in 1994.

Oregon Film: How did you get your start as a Prop Master?
Greg McMickle: I received my degree in Film & TV Production from Mt. Hood in ’77 and worked in various forms of media in Portland before moving to L.A. Continue reading... “A Conversation With Prop Master -Greg McMickle”

Annual OPIF Tax Credit Auction Opens Sept. 30

July 15, 2019July 31, 2019 Oregon Film Uncategorized1 Comment

OPIF Tax Credit Auction – Sept 30 to Oct 4, 2019
$14M in state tax credits are available.

Dates for the tax credit auction for the Oregon Production Investment Fund have now been set: Monday, September 30 at 9a to Friday, October 4 at 5p. You can sign up for the OPIF Tax Credit Auction Newsletter here.

With SB459 now being signed into law, the minimum bid for each $500 increment in the Oregon Production Investment Fund (“OPIF”) Tax Credit Auction this year is now $450, or 90%. Continue reading... “Annual OPIF Tax Credit Auction Opens Sept. 30”

You’re Invited: OMPA Annual Meeting At Hollywood Theatre

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 OMPA Events, Film and Media Industry, Portland Annual Meeting, OMPALeave a Comment

It’s time for another one of OMPA’s biggest annual events! Join us Monday, January 28, at the Hollywood Theatre for our Annual Meeting – presented by JD Fulwiler & Company Insurance. Members and non-members welcome. Admission includes catered buffet and one drink ticket. RSVP Now ►

Don’t let the name fool you – this event is more party than meeting. The evening will include awards presentations, screenings of OMPA member work, special announcements, networking and more. Food will be provided by the always-wonderful Mundo Catering. Continue reading... “You’re Invited: OMPA Annual Meeting At Hollywood Theatre”

Oregon’s Top Trainer Talks To The Animals

March 13, 2018March 17, 2018 Oregon Film #OregonMade Animal Trainers, Animals', Lean On Pete, Oregon animals, Talented Animals, WildLeave a Comment

Lauren Henry and partner Roland Sonnenburg started Talented Animals in 2005, and, if a film was made in Oregon and there was a live animal in it, chances are they were trained by Talented Animals.

Willamette Week’s Jay Horton profiled Henry and Talented Animals which are now, arguably, the most sought-after animal trainer in the Pacific Northwest. Remember the llama and rattlesnake in “Wild?” Yup, that was them. But make sure you check out the upcoming “Lean on Pete” (playing at Portland International Film Festival on Feb. Continue reading... “Oregon’s Top Trainer Talks To The Animals”

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARCHIVE: Portland Exposé (Harold Schuster, 1957)

November 18, 2017 Oregon Film Uncategorized1 Comment

This week, continuing in the Noirvember theme, our world takes on a distinctly darker tone and embraces illegal pinball machines the corrupted Portland that found its way into hearing rooms in D.C. before the likes of J. Edgar Hoover and Bobby Kennedy (under the aegis of the McClellan Committee). This is decades before The Polybius Conspiracy took hold of the local gaming world and with much more visceral and evil intents. Raider/Contributor Phil Oppenheim takes us behind the dark and dirty veil of Portland Exposé. Continue reading... “RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARCHIVE: Portland Exposé (Harold Schuster, 1957)”

Filmmaker Beth Harrington Announces New Project – The Musicianer

April 19, 2017April 19, 2017 sourappleproductions UncategorizedLeave a Comment

On the heels of her successful music documentary, The Winding Stream – The Carters, the Cashes and the Course of Country Music, filmmaker Beth Harrington is pleased to announce that she and her team are in pre-production on a new project. The Musicianer will be a music-based narrative digital series that builds on the research done on old-time music during the making of the The Winding Stream, and takes the subject matter in new and surprising directions.

The Musicianer tells the story of a 1920s-era singer who inadvertently becomes immortal. Continue reading... “Filmmaker Beth Harrington Announces New Project – The Musicianer”

Academy Award Winning Documentary “Citizenfour” Added To 2015 POWFest Line-up

March 5, 2015 POWFest Documentary, Uncategorized CitzenfourLeave a Comment

The Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival is honored to announce the addition of Academy Award winning documenatry CITIZENFOUR to the 2015 festival line-up. Buy Tickets Here.

CITIZENFOUR is a real life thriller, unfolding by the minute, giving audiences unprecedented access to filmmaker Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald’s encounters with Edward Snowden in Hong Kong, as he hands over classified documents providing evidence of mass indiscriminate and illegal invasions of privacy by the National Security Agency (NSA).

Poitras had already been working on a film about surveillance for two years when Snowden contacted her, using the name “CITIZENFOUR,” in January 2013. Continue reading... “Academy Award Winning Documentary “Citizenfour” Added To 2015 POWFest Line-up”

Governor’s Office of Film & TV Has New Executive Director

September 2, 2014September 2, 2014 Oregon Film Film and Media Industry, Jobs, Uncategorized Executive Director, Oregon Film, Oregon film industry, Press Release7 Comments

The Oregon Governor’s Office of Film & Television Board announced today the appointment of Tim Williams as Executive Director. Williams comes to the job after a lengthy search by the Oregon Film Board and plans to officially start in Oregon Film’s Portland office by October 1st.

Previously based in London and New York, and now living in Los Angeles, Williams has a long history in film and TV production and finance throughout the US and internationally. He recently worked for Fox Searchlight during preparations for their upcoming film “Wild” – which shot on more locations throughout Oregon than any other feature film. Continue reading... “Governor’s Office of Film & TV Has New Executive Director”

“The Digits” Launched a Crowdfunding Campaign to Engage Public Ahead of the13 Episode Order for PBS 2015

May 1, 2014May 1, 2014 Oregon Film Film and Media Industry, Television, Uncategorized PBS, The DigitsLeave a Comment

Backing local crowdfunding campaign grants access to a staged reading of the pilot script of “The Digits” new children’s PBS Show slated for 2015The Digits enlists help on Indiegogo to fund Greenlighted PBS series “Princess Fixit”Portland Oregon, April 23, 2014 . . . Now in its third season of filming, Scotty Iseri’s “The Digits” will turn to crowdfunding on Indiegogo for an exciting new chapter of the start-up’s adventures; Created in 2012 and funded independently since it began, The Digits has been granted 13 episodes on PBS stations. Continue reading... ““The Digits” Launched a Crowdfunding Campaign to Engage Public Ahead of the13 Episode Order for PBS 2015”

Official “Start of Production” Release for “Wild” is Out – New Cast Revealed

October 11, 2013October 15, 2013 Oregon Film Film and Media Industry, Movies, Music, Oregon Film, Portland WildLeave a Comment

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FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES BEGINS PRODUCTION ON “WILD”

JEAN-MARC VALLÉE DIRECTS ACADEMY AWARD^® WINNER REESE WITHERSPOON
IN NICK HORNBY’S ADAPTATION OF CHERYL STRAYED BEST-SELLING BOOK

LOS ANGELES, CA October 11, 2013 – Fox Searchlight Pictures announced that director Jean-Marc Valléebegan principal photography in Oregon this week on WILD. The film stars Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon (WALK THE LINE, MUD). The screenplay is adapted by Oscar nominated writer Nick Hornby (AN EDUCATION, High Fidelity) from author Cheryl Strayed’s NY Times #1 best-seller Wild, the book that re-launched Oprah’s Book Club 2.0. Continue reading... “Official “Start of Production” Release for “Wild” is Out – New Cast Revealed”