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“Tell Your Story” Grant – A Residency Opportunity For Portlanders – Now Accepting Applications

October 13, 2020 Oregon Film Uncategorized Cast Iron Studios, Gearhead Grip, Oregon Film, Oregon Media Production Association, RACC, Tell Your Story Grant1 Comment

Tell Your Story Grant.

This single $10,000 grant will be awarded to the City of Portland BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Person of Color – including but not limited to Latinx, Asian American, and Pacific Islanders) creators or creative teams for a virtual-residency in order to develop, explore and/or shoot story(ies) applicants want to tell in any film format they choose.

The connections, insights, experience, access to physical office space (at the Oregon Film Office, if needed), and consultations with strategic supporting and contributing sponsors, will be made directly available to each of the winning creators for a period of six months.

New Portland-Set Narrative Podcast Series

October 8, 2020October 12, 2020 pdxfilmprogram Uncategorized Short Of BreathLeave a Comment

The limited-run narrative podcast series Short of Breath is a small-scale socioeconomic thriller focusing on problems relevant to contemporary working-class American life. While rooted in real human interactions, the series has the tenor, structure, and tempo of a melodrama and thriller.

Set in the days leading up to the election of Donald Trump, Short of Breath follows Olissa, a single mother in her early 30s who loses her factory job in the series’ first scene. It’s terrible luck and even worse timing. Continue reading... “New Portland-Set Narrative Podcast Series”

BendFilm Opens Next Week!

October 3, 2020 Oregon Film UncategorizedLeave a Comment

Connect, explore and escape with us!

We look forward to kicking off our most unconventional festival yet on October 8 and thank you for coming along on this journey to foster connection through the power of film. While the BendFilm Festival will look different from past years, we continue to believe strongly in the power of film to entertain, illuminate, build empathy and spark crucial conversations.

Over the course of the Festival, we encourage you to get lost in a film you may not otherwise see, and call a friend to discuss the themes and issues you discover.

A New Sign For The Oregon Film Trail At Silver Falls State Park!

August 26, 2020August 28, 2020 Oregon Film #OregonMade, Oregon Film Trail Oregon Film Trail, Silver Falls State ParkLeave a Comment

Silver Falls State Park Ranger, Carl Krigbaum

The Oregon Film Trail sign was installed last week at Silver Falls State Park, and it celebrates the starring role the park played as a location in Twilight among other films. This is the 15^th sign on the Oregon Film Trail, it was installed at the Howard Creek Trailhead parking lot near the campground within the Park.

This sign celebrates multiple filming locations related to the popular romantic vampire fantasy feature film, Twilight, that was based on Stephenie Meyer’s novel of the same name. Continue reading... “A New Sign For The Oregon Film Trail At Silver Falls State Park!”

Oregon Film – Who We Are & What We Do (2020)

August 25, 2020August 28, 2020 Oregon Film #OregonMadeLeave a Comment

Even though we have seen so many unusual, frustrating, debilitating and just plain indescribable events come to the fore here in 2020, we wanted to keep up our tradition and reflect on some of the projects, works, events, and connections we have been a part of during the last year.

SAFETY & COMMUNITY

The last few months have seen us set out to find ways to ensure that all parts of our industry and all content creators could find a way to get back to work in a safe manner. Continue reading... “Oregon Film – Who We Are & What We Do (2020)”

ShadowMachine’s #OregonMade Animated Musical “Pinocchio” Announces Cast

August 20, 2020 Oregon Film #OregonMade, Animation/VFX, feature film #OregonMade, netflix, Pinocchio, Shadow MachineLeave a Comment

Shadow Machine announced this week its cast choices for the animated musical feature, “Pinocchio“. Principal photography on “Pinocchio” began last autumn at ShadowMachine’s Portland studio and production has continued uninterrupted during the pandemic.

Oscar-winner Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion animated musical movie “Pinocchio” for Netflix has announced its cast – newcomer Gregory Mann is in the title role, Ewan McGregor as Cricket, and David Bradley (Harry Potter franchise, Game of Thrones) as Geppetto.

Short Film, “Another Day” Follows A Young Black Girl’s Experiences Navigating Through Portland’s Predominately White Schools

August 11, 2020 Oregon Film #BLM, #OregonMade #BLM, Another Day, Sommer MartinLeave a Comment

“Another Day” was written and directed by Portland ethnographic filmmaker, Sommer Martin.

In Martin’s own words, “Another Day” is a film following a young Black girl’s experiences navigating through Portland’s predominately white schools. Another Day, in conjunction with Portland public school teachers and administrators, comes with discussion questions as a guide for viewings of the film for students, teachers, religious organizations, and more. Produced by Golden Pride Productions and starring Broadway actor Bobbi MacKenzie.”

The Regional Arts & Culture Council and “countless other donors” made this project possible.

“The Rental” Topped Nationwide Weekend Box Office – 2nd #OregonMade Movie To Do So This Year!

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 Oregon Film #OregonMade, feature film, Locations "Phoenix, #1 box office, oregon, The RentalLeave a Comment

Last weekend, the Bandon, #OregonMade feature film, “The Rental” – a horror-thriller directed by Dave Franco (“If Beale Street Could Talk”) – topped the nationwide box office. It is available in select theaters and available to watch on a variety of video on demand platforms that began Friday, July 24.

The film stars Alison Brie (“Mad Men,” “Glow”), and Dan Stevens (“Downton Abbey”), in this horror-thriller – a couple looking to get away for a weekend of fun and relaxation with another couple — Sheila Vand (“A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night”) and Jeremy Allen White (“Shameless”) — but when they retreat to a house seemingly ideal for their vacation…they soon realize maybe it isn’t after all. Continue reading... ““The Rental” Topped Nationwide Weekend Box Office – 2nd #OregonMade Movie To Do So This Year!”

Need A Face-Covering? Want To Also Help Support Local Filmmaker Projects? We Have A Few #OregonMade Bandanas Left.

July 27, 2020 Oregon Film #OregonMade, Independent, Independent Films, Oregon Made Creative Foundation Oregon Made bandanas, Oregon Made Creative FoundationLeave a Comment

100% cotton OregonMade bandana $10 (measures 19″ x 19″)

For all of you who love Oregon as much as we do – we have created a limited number of #OregonMade bandanas, which when folded properly can be used as a face-covering. All net proceeds will go towards grants for low or micro-budget #OregonMade creative content projects initiated in Oregon by Oregonians, or made in Oregon with Oregonians and run by Oregon Made Creative Foundation.

All bandanas are 100% quality cotton, printed in Oregon with a custom #OregonMade design.

The OAFG19 Grant Film, “Pedal Through” Premieres Tomorrow!

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020 Oregon Film #OregonMade, Grants OAFG19, Oregon Made Creative Foundation, Pedal Through, REI, Travel OregonLeave a Comment

“Black Joy is important. Black Healing is important.” –

Director Analise Cleopatra about her debut film, “Pedal Through.”

Join us (tomorrow (Thurs 7/23 at 12pm PT) for the live online debut of “Pedal Through“, a film about three young black women taking on a week-long bike packing adventure full of joy, healing, and mentorship with mother nature in Oregon’s backcountry. Followed by a panel discussion with the film’s cast and crew. This is the second annual Outdoor Adventure Film Grant – “Oregon’s Outdoors Are For Everyone” (OAFG19) – a co-venture between the Oregon Made Creative Foundation and Travel Oregon. Continue reading... “The OAFG19 Grant Film, “Pedal Through” Premieres Tomorrow!”