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Documentary HOOD TO COAST returns to Oregon

March 22, 2011 Oregon Film Uncategorized HOOD TO COAST, Hoodtocoastmovie.com, Oregon FilmLeave a Comment

Documentary HOOD TO COAST returns to Oregon!

The locally produced feature film documentary Hood To Coast just finished two successful nationwide Event screenings in over 380 theaters, selling out shows in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Atlanta, and several other major markets. The film Hood To Coast follows four unlikely teams on their epic adventure as they try to conquer the world’s largest relay race. The film, produced by Film For Thought, Inc., was shot over the span of 11 months in Oregon in 2008 with half of the 100 crew members hired locally. Continue reading... “Documentary HOOD TO COAST returns to Oregon”

PORTLAND OREGON WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL (POW FEST) ANNOUNCES 2011 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

February 18, 2011February 18, 2011 POWFest Film FestivalsLeave a Comment

After months of jurying over 400 films from female filmmakers from around the world, the Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival (a.k.a. POW Fest) is pleased to announce the programming highlights planned for its fourth annual festival scheduled to take place March 9 – 13, 2011. “I am always thrilled after the POWFest schedule comes together to see the amazing talent of women filmmakers. We strive to showcase not only women who have been working for many years, the true pioneers in women-created cinema, but also those who are just getting their start. Continue reading... “PORTLAND OREGON WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL (POW FEST) ANNOUNCES 2011 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS”

“COLD WEATHER” opens Friday, February 25th in Portland

February 12, 2011 ifcfilms UncategorizedLeave a Comment

The acclaimed new film COLD WEATHER Opens Friday, February 25th at Cinema 21. Shot on location in and around Portland, COLD WEATHER premiered at last year’s SXSW Festival. It opened to rave reviews in New York on February 4th and was a New York Times Critics Pick by Manohla Dargis. Filmmaker Aaron Katz (a Portland native) will be at Cinema 21 for Q&As at select showtimes opening weekend.

View the trailer here:

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/coldweather Continue reading... ““COLD WEATHER” opens Friday, February 25th in Portland”

Portlandia In Times Square For A Day

January 19, 2011January 20, 2011 Oregon Film Events, Film and Media Industry, Oregon Film, Portland, Television, Uncategorized Carrie Brownstein, Events, Fred Armisen, IFC, Portlandia, Television1 Comment

The “Portlandia” east coast premiere is tonight in New York (Edison Ballroom) and is showing a strong Portland presence at 47th and Broadway, right off Times Square. An eclectic variety of Oregon products will make up the goody bags, Rogue Ales created a special “Portlandia” bottle to serve and Portland band, The Thermals, will be playing. All in all, a true Portland experience right there in New York.

Interestingly, some screening events are popping up in and around New York and Portland when the 6 part IFC series begins airing, Friday 21st at 10.30ET/PT. Continue reading... “Portlandia In Times Square For A Day”

An Interesting Environmental Film Collection

January 18, 2011January 18, 2011 Oregon Film Documentary, Education, environmental, Events, Featured Locations, Film Festivals, Green, Independent FilmsLeave a Comment

….will be showing at the Siskiyou Film Festival in Grants Pass, January 28^th and 29^th. This festival is a production of the Siskiyou Project, now in it’s 10^th year. The festival has rounded up a really interesting collection of films, all of which focus on environmental issues and some specific to the Pacific Northwest. Continue reading... “An Interesting Environmental Film Collection”

Do You Have An Environmental Message, Concern…….Opinion….

January 4, 2011December 6, 2011 Green Production Award, Events, Film and Media Industry, Film Festivals, Green, Independent Films, Movies, Oregon Film, Uncategorized2 Comments

……… then this year’s 48 Hour Go Green project is inviting filmmakers to SPEAK UP AND CREATE!

Simultaneously, on February 18th, 2011, in cities around the world , 48 Hour Go Green kicks off. Teams will be given a brief and then have only 48 hours to get their films written, shot, edited and through post (you can secure equipment, actors and choose team members ahead of time but must register prior to the kickoff) before finally submitting for competition. The early bird special expires January 19^th. Continue reading... “Do You Have An Environmental Message, Concern…….Opinion….”

Thank You Governor Kulongoski – Annual Meeting Huge Success

December 18, 2010 Oregon Film Award, Economic Impact, Education, Events, Film and Media Industry, Green, Independent Films, Jobs, Movies, Oregon Film, Production Services, Resources, Technology1 Comment

gov and industry 2 — Industry Honors Gov. Kulongoski

Attending our Annual Meeting was Governor Kulongoski, members of the Governor’s Office of Film & Television Board, as well nominees for the annual awards and a large audience of industry professionals at the newly rennovated Lincoln Performance Hall at PSU on Friday evening. PSU‘s technical team made it possible to catch up on industry happenings in Ashland, Bend and Eugene via live broadcast by teleconference bridge.

Governor Kulongoski presented awards to:

Innovation In Media Arts Award– NaturalPoint – OptiTrack, Insight VCS,

gov and jim — Innovation award to Natural Point Optitrack VCS

Film Advocate Awards went to Rob Burchfield (Traffiic Operations, Portland Dept. Continue reading... “Thank You Governor Kulongoski – Annual Meeting Huge Success”

Oregon Film Annual Meeting – December 17th

November 19, 2010December 8, 2010 Oregon Film Award, Events, Film and Media Industry, Oregon Film, Uncategorized Governor Ted Kulongoski, Portland State University, Southern Oregon University, University of Oregon7 Comments

Mark your calendars… the Oregon Film Annual Meeting will be held Friday, December 17th at 7:00PM. This year’s meeting will once again be a state-wide teleconference event thanks to the support of our friends in Bend, Eugene, and Ashland. The Portland location for the meeting will be Portland State University’s Lincoln Hall.

Attending for the last time as Governor, will be Governor Ted Kulongoski. We need a strong turnout to demonstrate our gratitude to the Governor for all he has done to support our industry. Continue reading... “Oregon Film Annual Meeting – December 17th”

The Brave New World of Media – November 17

October 18, 2010October 28, 2010 Oregon Film Economic Impact, Education, Events, Financing, Oregon Film, Technology, Uncategorized Brave New World of Media, TransmediaLeave a Comment

Digital media, the Internet, games and mobile applications have opened up new channels of distribution for film and television and offer tremendous opportunities for enterprising companies. The traditional model of media production is rapidly changing and it’s more important than ever to develop plans to fully leverage film, video and interactive projects to reach audiences around the country and around the world.

Buy tickets online starting on Mon., Oct. 18th at Brown Paper Tickets. Continue reading... “The Brave New World of Media – November 17”

"Meeks Cutoff" gets distribution

September 18, 2010 Oregon Film Film and Media Industry, Independent Films, Locations, Oregon Film, Talent "Meeks Cutoff", Burns, Neil Kopp, OR2 Comments

So I was doing the Oregon Film rounds Friday night (very rare for me). I first stopped by OMPA’s “Oregon’s Got Talent” event which was literally packed with talent. Then I headed over to a wrap party at the North Portland Chopsticks – equally fully with creative talent. At the party I heard producer Neil Kopp was at the bar celebrating the news that “Meeks Cutoff” got a distribution deal with Oscilloscope Laboratories. I went looking for Neil before my curfiew of 11:00 but could not find him to congratulate him on the news. Continue reading... “"Meeks Cutoff" gets distribution”