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Submissions Now Open For 3rd Consecutive PLAYA Screenwriter’s Residency Award!

May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 Oregon Film #OregonMade, Grants NW Film Center, OregonMade Screenwriter's Residency Award, PLAYALeave a Comment

The OregonMade Creative Foundation, in conjunction with Oregon Film, Northwest Film Center and PLAYA, announce the third consecutive year of a unique residency opportunity for screenwriters and filmmakers.

This program calls for proposals from screenwriters, filmmakers and related creators to work on a script/story/pitch/narrative project during an up to 2-week residency at PLAYA in Summer Lake, Oregon.

The OregonMade Screenwriter’s Residency Award is open to Oregon Resident filmmakers, screenwriters and other creative teams (no more than 3) to develop and write a narrative project with a “historic” theme that is set here in the Northwest. Continue reading... “Submissions Now Open For 3rd Consecutive PLAYA Screenwriter’s Residency Award!”

Spotlight On Location Professional – Janet Weiss

April 25, 2019 Oregon Film #OregonMade, Locations Janet WeissLeave a Comment

Janet Weiss, on location in the control tower of the Morrison Bridge, Portland, Oregon.

My name is Janet Weiss and I live a double life. A Portland, OR resident since 1989, I moved here from the Bay Area to play music and to take advantage of cheap rent and basements in which to practice. I’ve been the drummer in Sleater-Kinney and Quasi ever since (amongst others). Ten years ago I got myself an amazing day job… Location Manager! I cut my teeth five seasons on the fast paced whirlwind of a show, “Portlandia” and am currently enjoying the rewarding challenges working on feature films. Continue reading... “Spotlight On Location Professional – Janet Weiss”

Ashland Independent Film Festival Announces 2019 Juried & Audience Award Winners

April 18, 2019April 19, 2019 Emily McPeck Award, Film Festivals Ashland Independent Film Festival, film festivalLeave a Comment

Director Asher Jelinsky took home the juried and audience awards for Best Narrative Short for their film Miller & Son. Photo by Kyle Asher, courtesy of the Ashland Independent Film Festival

ASHLAND, Ore. – The Ashland Independent Film Festival (AIFF) wrapped its 18^th annual edition, which ran April 11-15, 2019, screening over 150 films to audiences of over 17,000. On April 14 at its Awards Night celebration, the juried and audience award-winning films were announced.

The James Blue Award was presented to directors Alyssa Fedele and Zachary Fink of The Rescue List. Continue reading... “Ashland Independent Film Festival Announces 2019 Juried & Audience Award Winners”

#OregonMade “Shrill” Renewed For 2nd Season

April 15, 2019April 15, 2019 Oregon Film UncategorizedLeave a Comment

Hulu has renewed ‘Shrill,’ starring Aidy Bryant, for Season 2 for eight episodes. Based on the book by Lindy West.

The series launched this March to positive reviews (according to the Hollywood Reporter, the series currently has a 91 percent rating among critics and 80 percent score among viewers on RottenTomatoes.com.) “Shrill” shot in and around Portland last year.

The Outdoor Adventure Film Grant 2019 Announces A Winner!

April 4, 2019April 10, 2019 Oregon Film #OregonMade, Grants Aly Nicklas, Analise Cleopatra, Meredith Meeks, OAFG19, Oregon Made Creative Foundation, Oregon's Outdoors Are For Everyone, Outdoor-Adventure Film Grant, Travel OregonLeave a Comment

Analise Cleopatra (Photo: Chris Franklin)

The second annual Outdoor Adventure Film Grant – “Oregon’s Outdoors Are For Everyone” (OAFG19) announces the winning application – “Three Sisters, Three Rivers” – filmmakers Aly Nicklas, Meredith Meeks and Analise Cleopatra, will spend ten days this summer bikepacking 325 miles through some of Oregon’s most iconic landscapes. Beginning in Bend and ending near Roseburg, the film will address both barriers and entry points for access to wilderness—especially for those of us who are raised without a relationship to the outdoors. Continue reading... “The Outdoor Adventure Film Grant 2019 Announces A Winner!”

Ashland Independent Film Festival Unveils Complete 2019 Program Details

April 3, 2019 Emily McPeck Film Festivals Ashland Independent Film Festival, film festival, film festivalsLeave a Comment

Film Still - Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements — Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements

The Ashland Independent Film Festival has announced its lineup for the eighteenth annual festival, April 11-15, 2019, screening in venues across Ashland. The year’s selections include over 150 films chosen from more than eight hundred submitted to the festival, or specially selected by AIFF Artistic and Executive Director Richard Herskowitz. The entire program, including information about show times, live performances, art exhibits, filmmaker TalkBack panels, children’s programs, and more is now online at ashlandfilm.org. Continue reading... “Ashland Independent Film Festival Unveils Complete 2019 Program Details”

Features vs Benefits of a Loop Group

February 26, 2019 Mike Vaughn #OregonMade, Acting, UncategorizedLeave a Comment

First things first: “What the hell is a Loop Group?”
Here you go:

And here’s a great historical perspective.

Has there ever been a cohesive Loop (ADR) Group in the Pacific Northwest? I couldn’t find one, so when I moved back to Portland from LA to raise my kid, it was time to build one. Throughout 2018, we trained, rehearsed, and even worked on a few great local projects.

Now that RebeLoop is ready to go, I asked our actors at a recent session, “How should we go about getting the word out to content creators?” Continue reading... “Features vs Benefits of a Loop Group”

Ashland #6 In MovieMaker Magazine’s Best Places To Live & Work As A Moviemaker: Small Towns & Cities

January 17, 2019January 17, 2019 Oregon Film Awards, Featured Locations, Independent Films, Locations Ashland, MovieMaker Magazine Best Places To Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2019: Small Cities & Towns1 Comment

At a cabin on Hyatt Lake, 12 miles east of Ashland, the crew sets up a scene for the pilot episode of The Stem starring Abby Wathen, Marlyn Mason and Clive Rosengren. Photograph by Ray Nomoto Robison

For the 6th year in a row Ashland is in MovieMaker Magazine’s top group of small and cities and towns in which to be a filmmaker – congrats!

Coming in at #6. Ashland, Oregon

Here is what MM had to say about Ashland:

The smallest city on our list, with a population of 21,117, Ashland in Southern Oregon punches far above its weight. Continue reading... “Ashland #6 In MovieMaker Magazine’s Best Places To Live & Work As A Moviemaker: Small Towns & Cities”

“Coraline” 10th Anniversary Screening & 6 City Tour for Wildfire Relief

January 17, 2019January 27, 2019 Oregon Film UncategorizedLeave a Comment

Presented in partnership with Travel Oregon and LAIKA, our #OregonMade Film Series continues with a 10 year release celebration of a true Oregon Classic: “Coraline.” The tour opens with a screening at The Hollywood Theatre on Monday, February 11th.

Set in Ashland, Hillsboro-based LAIKA’s Oscar-nominated animated feature is a wondrous and thrilling, fun and suspenseful adventure. Written by Neil Gaiman and directed by Henry Selick, LAIKA’s first animated feature would set the course for three additional Oscar-nominated films: “ParaNorman” (2012), “The Boxtrolls” (2014) and “Kubo and the Two Strings” (2016); LAIKA’s fifth film, “Missing Link” will be released April 12. Continue reading... ““Coraline” 10th Anniversary Screening & 6 City Tour for Wildfire Relief”

MovieMaker Magazine Votes Portland #14 In Best Places To Live & Work As A Moviemaker: Big Cities

January 16, 2019 Oregon Film Award, Incentives, Rural Production, Women Best Places To Live And Work As A Moviemaker: Big Cities 2019, Clementine, Lara Jean Gallagher, Moviemaker Magazine, Sabrina DoyleLeave a Comment

Clementine writer-director Lara Jean Gallagher works with actors Otmara Marrero, Sydney Sweeney, and Will Brittain between takes on location in Florence, OR. Photograph by Allyson Riggs

Yet again Portland makes onto MovieMaker’s, “Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker” – congrats!

Here is what MM had to say:

14. Portland, Oregon

“Without the new regional tax incentive, which gives an additional rebate back to productions shooting outside of Portland proper, I don’t think we could’ve made this film,” says moviemaker Lara Jean Gallagher, in post on her directing debut, the psychological drama Clementine. Continue reading... “MovieMaker Magazine Votes Portland #14 In Best Places To Live & Work As A Moviemaker: Big Cities”