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Get Your Tickets Now For The Buster Keaton Conference 2021 – Aug 12th Two Full Days Of Programming

The Cottage Grove Historical Society presents

Buster Keaton Conference 2021 – Aug 12, 13, &15 Walk in Buster’s Footsteps!

Register By August 10th

Conference Highlights

Visit the actual locations where Buster filmed The General
See where Buster played baseball during breaks from filming
See the hotel where Buster and much of his entourage stayed while in residence in Cottage Grove
Visit the site of the climactic crash scene
Mingle with silent film experts and fanatics of Buster Keaton and The General
Viewing of The General featuring Mark Orton’s ensemble orchestra soundtrack

Guest Speakers

Harry Keaton “Jingles Jr.”

Join The “Tri-City” Movie Location Scavenger Hunt For Your Chance To Win A Weekend Getaway In The Willamette Valley!

Join Us For A “Tri-City” Scavenger Hunt For Your Chance To Win A Weekend Away In The Willamette Valley!

In addition to the Stand By Me Day celebration in Brownsville, OR, on July 23rd we are inviting you to take your chance to immerse yourself in filming locations from not only Stand By Me but many other amazing movies filmed in the region. In the process, you could win a fantastic weekend getaway Prize Package!

How do you start?

Download the SetJetters app (for iOS/Android).

#OregonMade “The Water Man” Plays at Cinema Unbound Drive In on July 30

The #OregonMade feature film “The Water Man” plays at NW Film Center’s Cinema Unbound Drive-In on July 30.

Gunner (Lonnie Chavis) sets out on a quest to save his ill mother (Rosario Dawson) by searching for a mythic figure who possesses the secret to immortality, the Water Man. After enlisting the help of a mysterious local girl, Jo (Amiah Miller), they journey together into the remote Wild Horse forest — but the deeper they venture, the stranger and more dangerous the forest becomes.

Oregon OSHA Adopts New Standards for Heat & Wildfires

Oregon OSHA has adopted new standards for Heat and Wildfires. Unions and Guilds of the Oregon AFL-CIO have been discussing these standards since last year’s wildfires. With the recent heat wave costing the lives of over 200 people in the PNW these standards could not be more timely.

Below is a brief description quoted from the article in the Oregonian with links to the new standards. Please read through, promote to your crews, and follow these standards on your productions.

Oregon will require employers to provide workers with cool-down breaks and better access to shade and cool water on hot days under new emergency workplace rules adopted Thursday.

#OregonMade Feature Film “Lorelei” Opens in Theatres on July 30

After successful screenings at both Tribeca and the Portland International Film Festival, amongst others, the #OregonMade feature film “Lorelei” opens in select theatres later this month. The film stars Jenna Malone and Pablo Schreiber and it presents a moving look at family, love and a reconnection with community.

You can check out the trailer here:

And here’s the list of theaters it will be opening in: www.lorelei.love

#OregonMade Film Series Resumes with “Point Break”

We’re back and we’re picking up right where we left off in the Spring of 2020 with a screening of our favorite Oregon surf movie – Kathryn Bigelow’s 1991 thriller “Point Break” at the Hollywood Theatre on August 18 at 7p.

Granted, there are limited scenes that Oregon can claim as their own, but if we didn’t get excited about downtown Wheeler and Indian Beach at Ecola SP we wouldn’t be doing our job. So come celebrate the Ex-Presidents and their quest to finance an Endless Summer.

“Any Oregon Sunday” – 3 Oregon Womens’ Extreme Motocross Adventures!

The winners of the third annual Outdoor Adventure Film Grant – “Oregon’s Outdoors Are For Everyone” – recently presented their winning project “Any Oregon Sunday.”

The Winning Team: Kanani Koster, Janie Faison, and Tiffany Lindquist – all based in Portland, OR, and dedicated to telling “diverse and authentic stories that are created by a majority of women and POC-identifying locally-sourced cast and crew” put together this inspiring and uplifting documentary project portraying Adventure MotorSports in Oregon, specifically told through the lens of diverse women riders.

OMPA Is Hiring For A Membership Coordinator Immediately!

Unique opportunity to serve Oregon’s production community

OMPA (Oregon Media Production Association) is seeking an Interim Membership Coordinator who loves data and provides excellent customer service.

This is a unique opportunity to be at the center of all things Oregon production. You’ll get to know industry members of all career levels on a personal level and first-name basis. (Hello, amazing new network!)

We’re building an engaged, connected, and committed membership that’s dedicated to creating a thriving and equitable ecosystem for our local industry.

Oregon Film & The OMCF Have Formed An Exciting New Partnership With Film Tourism Startup, SetJetters

The Oregon Film Trail (through Oregon Film, and the Oregon Made Creative Foundation) has partnered with SetJetters – an exciting new mobile app that aggregates global film locations, guides visitors to actual movie scene sites, provides local information, and so much more.

With the Oregon Film Trail spanning over 30 film locations (and growing) and the state hosting over 500 film and television productions, Oregon understands what it means to accommodate movie lovers who seek real-life locations on their travel bucket list.

Stand By Me Day – July 23rd – Brownsville

Every year July 23rd is Stand By Me Day in Brownsville. This year, due to Covid restrictions and not being able to gather a crowd, Historic Brownsville is hoping that fans will come on their own to celebrate this beloved movie. Although there will not be a blueberry pie-eating contest this year fans can walk around town exploring the Oregon Film Trail stops, see the many scene locations from this beloved movie and play a geocache game. A printed map and SetJetters movie scenes will be available.

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Unique opportunity to serve Oregon’s production community